Community Service

ACG Atlanta’s 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, incentivizes 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.

Award Components

$5,000 cash grant.
Optional: one-day volunteer effort by ACG Atlanta members at recipient’s location.

Submit an Application

We are now seeking nominations from our members for these awards. These grants will be awarded to our organization recipients at the ACG Atlanta February 23, 2012 dinner meeting at The Buckhead Club. A short application form and is available on our website http://www.acg.org/atlanta/communityserviceapplication.aspx, and see below for grant criteria. The deadline to submit an application is hard stop January 9, 2012, from which the Community Service committee will review applicants and make final recommendations to our ACG Atlanta Board to select our winners.

Grant Criteria

Cash grants shall be provided only to nonprofit organizations whose programs and focus adhere to the following criteria:

Programs must impact education and/or employment in the metro Atlanta area.
Must have been in operation for at least 3 years.
Minimum annual budget of $250,000; maximum annual budget of $2,000,000.
Have not received an ACG Atlanta cash grant in the last 12 months.
Not faith-based or politically-based.
Must agree to provide semi-annual program updates to an ACG Atlanta representative.
Have the ability to utilize volunteers in a productive manner.

ACG Atlanta Community Service Award Application Instructions

The ACG Atlanta Community Service Award Application needs to be completed by the nonprofit organization, not the ACG Atlanta nominating member. The deadline to submit an ACG Atlanta Community Service Award Application is hardstop Monday, January 9, 2012.

Please click here to download and print your application, using the three section (optionally, four section) format, and submit to ACG Atlanta at acgatlanta@acg.org or

Click Here to Apply Online for the Community Service Awards

Past Recipients

Cool Girls, Inc.
Reach For Excellence
The Atlanta Day Shelter for Women and Children
The ACG Chapter in Louisiana, Victims of Hurricane Katrina
The Samaritan House of Atlanta
Create Your Dreams

Congratulations to the 2011 Community Service Initiative Award winners:

Atlanta Urban League, Inc.
http://ulgatl.org/

The Urban League of Greater Atlanta has been all about economic empowerment since we opened our doors more than 90 years ago, as part of a broader, National Urban League network of 98 historic civil rights organizations throughout the United States—all dedicated to fostering economic empowerment in order to elevate the standard of living in historically underserved urban communities.

The Atlanta Women's Foundation
http://www.atlantawomen.org/

In 1986, a group of visionary women business owners founded The Atlanta Women’s Fund as part of the Community Foundation for Greater Atlanta. In 1998, that fund had grown in importance and credibility to become independent as The Atlanta Women’s Foundaton (AWF). Backed by the enthusiasm and support of men and women, corporations and foundations, AWF has put over $11 million back into our community. These dollars are the first drops of water that begin the ripple of change in our community today.

The Atlanta Women’s Foundation is dedicated to breaking the generational cycle of poverty for women and girls. Our mission is to be a catalyst for change in the lives of women and girls.