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Changemaker Spotlight: Shemitria Smith, Clark Atlanta University

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is responsible for the overall advancement services at Clark Atlanta University as the senior director of advancement operations. I had worked at an Atlanta-based nonprofit for over 16 years when I felt like God was calling me to do more but I wasn’t sure exactly what. Shemitria Smith, M.Ed. Know that this is a journey, not a race.

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Nourish + Bloom Market, first Black-owned, autonomous grocery, opens in Atlanta

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Contactless grocery store Nourish + Bloom Market opened to the public Friday in Trilith’s Town Centre retail district in Atlanta. Jilea Hemmings explained that while researching the role that diet played in autism, they started a food company to take child favorites and give them a healthier spin.

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TechCrunch Live is going to Atlanta and you’re invited!

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Atlanta, Georgia has emerged as one of the buzziest new hubs in the nation, with booming enterprise, cybersecurity and SaaS sectors, as well as a slew of investors looking to back the hot new startups coming from the city. Some well-known companies from Atlanta include Calendly, Kabbage, One Trust and FullStory — all unicorns, by the way.

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Nonprofits get $10 million grant from Google to expand AI

Mashable Tech

Channeled through community foundations in Atlanta, Austin, Columbia, New York City, and San Francisco, more than $10 million in grants have been awarded to technical nonprofits that will then supply individualized AI support to organizations in their communities.

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19 Creative Volunteer Recruitment Ideas You Should Try

Bloomerang

Clear role descriptions. Clear guidelines help new volunteers feel more comfortable in their roles, creating a better experience. Consider segmenting or filtering your existing inactive list of volunteers in your volunteer management solution by interest, skills, or other attributes relevant to the roles you seek to fill.

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Apply for the 2021 Digital Inclusion Fellowship

NTEN

NTEN has long advocated that every organization needs to recognize the role of digital equity in meeting its mission. We are thrilled to open applications today for fellows in the following cities: Atlanta, GA: 1 position (sponsored by Google Fiber). You can read more about past fellows’ projects (and get inspired to start your own!)

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Accel Partners heads down to Georgia to invest in DecisionLink, leading an $18.5 million round

TechCrunch

DecisionLink , an Atlanta-based company that provides software for cost-benefit analyses of business services from a customer’s perspective, has managed to woo one of Silicon Valley’s top venture firms to invest in its latest $18.5 Atlanta startups are on fire. million round of funding.

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