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Center for Civic Innovation Celebrates Atlanta's Unsung Heroes

Center for Civic Innovation Celebrates Atlanta's Unsung Heroes

Motivation is easy to come by when your efforts are reaping something for yourself, but it takes a special kind of person to hustle for the benefit of others. Last Thursday, leaders from the Atlanta business and nonprofit community gathered at the Center for Civic Innovation (CCI) in downtown Atlanta

Entrepreneurs Shaping the Social Good of Atlanta

Entrepreneurs Shaping the Social Good of Atlanta

Atlanta is brimming with savvy social entrepreneurs shaking up the civic sector. They've got heart, they've got soul, and, together, they'll create lasting change for communities worldwide. We've highlighted a few of our hometown favorites. We hope you find them as inspiring

HonorCode Catapults Tech Knowledge into ATL Schools

HonorCode Catapults Tech Knowledge into ATL Schools

Jeffrey Martín, CEO and founder of honorCode, has contagious energy. Meeting him at the Civic of Center Innovation, where he recently was named to its inaugural fellowship class, he lit up as he talked about education, upward mobility in the city and how programming can help change all of that

8 Social Entrepreneurs to Shake Up Atlanta via Civic Innovation Fellowship

8 Social Entrepreneurs to Shake Up Atlanta via Civic Innovation Fellowship

The Center for Civic Innovation (CCI) has pulled from the brimming entrepreneurial talents of the City of Atlanta to welcome an inaugural class to its Civic Innovation Fellowship. The six-month program will provide leadership and business development resources to eight early-stage social entrepreneurs chasing outcome-driven ideas for

Philanthropitch Powers Southern Social Entrepreneurship

Philanthropitch Powers Southern Social Entrepreneurship

On Thursday night, social entrepreneurs pitched their hearts out on behalf of their civic causes during Atlanta's first Philanthropitch. Its success came as no surprise with partners like ChooseATL, Georgia Center for Nonprofits (GCN), and the Center for Civic Innovation powering together to help every pitching nonprofit walk

How Heroes and Hashtags Can Boost Startup Diversity

How Heroes and Hashtags Can Boost Startup Diversity

She grew up in Nashville, but Partpic co-founder and CEO Jewel Burks knew her destiny lay four hours to the south on Interstates 24 and 75. "I was always looking at Atlanta as where I wanted to be," Burks told the audience at a recent panel discussion