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The UGA J.W. Fanning Institute for Leadership Development presented its 2021 Innovations in Community Leadership Award posthumously to Superior Court Judge Horace J. Johnson Jr., in honor of his commitment to developing leaders and strengthening his hometown of Newton County… Full story

Dink NeSmith understands small towns. For 50 years, the 1970 University of Georgia graduate has been publishing dozens of newspapers scattered across the Southeast. The president and co-owner of Athens-based Community Newspapers, Inc. has witnessed—firsthand—what it takes for rural communities… Full story

The University of Georgia is helping the state’s universities and technical colleges better support students who have experienced foster care or homelessness through a contribution from the AT&T Foundation. In all, the AT&T Foundation contributed $25,000 to help Embark Georgia… Full story

A new University of Georgia leadership initiative will partner with eight organizations across the state to build stronger communities by developing leaders within underserved populations. The J.W. Fanning Institute for Leadership Development, a unit of UGA Public Service and Outreach,… Full story

The COVID-19 pandemic has not stopped the University of Georgia from supporting nonprofits in their mission to build a better quality of life in their communities. Prior to the pandemic, Georgia Court Appointed Special Advocates (CASA), Inc. had called on… Full story

COVID-19 was not on their radar in October 2019 when 28 emerging public health leaders from across the Southeast began a leadership skills program created by the University of Georgia. Within months, however, the first fellows in the Public Health… Full story

A leadership program at the University of Georgia continues to build a stronger nonprofit community equipped to address the state’s critical issues. Nineteen nonprofit leaders from around Georgia graduated from the 2020 Executive Leadership Program for Nonprofit Organizations (ELPNO), held… Full story

The University of Georgia is proud to announce its selection as an Institute Partner for the 2020 Mandela Washington Fellowship for Young African Leaders. Beginning in mid-June, UGA will host 25 of Africa’s bright, emerging Civic Engagement leaders for a… Full story

A $25,000 contribution from the AT&T Foundation will help the University of Georgia increase college access and retention for youth who have experienced foster care or homelessness. Embark Georgia, founded and run by UGA’s J.W. Fanning Institute for Leadership Development,… Full story

An entrepreneurial leadership curriculum developed by the University of Georgia is helping several Macon business owners lead their businesses to new heights. In 2018, NewTown Macon – a nonprofit organization focused on economic and cultural development in downtown Macon –… Full story

A program developed by UGA’s J.W. Fanning Institute for Leadership Development is helping prepare young African American males in Colquitt County to be future leaders in their community. Leadership Legends is designed to equip young African American men to positively… Full story

The J.W. Fanning Institute for Leadership Development has recognized a faculty member, staff member and student for their work in promoting leadership development throughout Georgia. At the May 22 meeting of the Fanning Institute Advisory Board, Matt Bishop, director of… Full story