Community

COMMUNITY SERVICE INITIATIVE

Mission: To show ACG Atlanta's commitment to our business community by providing civic leadership through educational scholarships and member-directed initiatives aimed at improving Atlanta's social and community development.

ACG Atlanta believes that a strong local educational and civic system is critical to, and helps develop and promote, business growth. Assisting students with financial aid and access to the Atlanta business community strengthens our local graduates, provides exposure to local leaders, incents them to remain in Atlanta, and provides for a better educated work force and pro-Atlanta development.

We also believe that businesses are enhanced by improving the communities in which they operate, and allows the success of their business efforts to be re-invested in their community where it improves the lives of employees, customers, vendors, and shareholders. Improving and developing our local resources via significant educational and civic investment provides for a more attractive business community, and improves Atlanta's business competitiveness and commercial attractiveness.

Each grant shall require annual re-commitment by the ACG Atlanta chapter Board, and each proposed recipient(s) shall be approved by a majority vote of the BOD.

Grant Specifics

• $5,000 cash grant
• One-day volunteer effort by ACG members on-site at recipient
• Up to 2-year grant, but subject to annual renewal

Grant Criteria

Grants shall be provided only to agencies whose programs and focus adhere to the following criteria:

• Not faith based
• Not politically based
• Receive less than 10% of their funding from United Way
• Impacts education and/or employment
• Able to utilize volunteers
• Established at least 3 years
• Program is focused on serving metro Atlanta
• Cannot have received an ACG grant in last 12 months
• Must provide semi-annual program up-date to ACG representative
• Minimum annual budget of $250,000
• Maximum annual budget of $2.0 million

CLICK HERE TO MAKE A NOMINATION FOR THE COMMUNITY SERVICE INITIATIVE AWARD FOR 2007/2008

CONGRATULATIONS TO REACH FOR EXCELLENCE - WINNERS OF THE 2007/2008 COMMUNITY SERVICE INITIATIVE AWARD