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NPO Leaders Mourn Passing Of President Jimmy Carter

The NonProfit Times

Carter, 100, died Sunday at his home in Plains, Georgia. President and Mrs. Carter began volunteering with Habitat for Humanity near their home in southwest Georgia more than 40 years ago and soon brought worldwide attention to the need for decent and affordable housing. followed by a private interment in Plains, Georgia.

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Georgia Authorities Indict 14 Individuals for Running a Sham Charity

NonProfit PRO

The state’s attorney general is alleging charity fraud and claiming Georgia Peach Youth Club of America Inc. was run by a subset of a well-known Los Angeles street gang, using the charity as human trafficking ring for more than three years.

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US files lawsuit against Georgia Tech over cybersecurity failures, lab admin opposed the use antivirus software

TechSpot

Amid growing concerns over cybersecurity compliance in research settings, the US government has filed a lawsuit against the Georgia Institute of Technology, specifically targeting Dr. Emmanouil "Manos" Antonakakis and his cybersecurity lab.

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2023 Rising Star: William Jackson

NonProfit PRO

This year’s NonProfit PRO Rising Star Award recognizes William Jackson, membership coordinator at New Georgia Project Action Fund, who has proven he is up for the challenge. To not only succeed but excel in a new role is a challenging feat.

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The 2025 Hyundai Ioniq 5: The best all-around EV just got better

Ars Technica

Since then, Hyundai has begun building Ioniq 5s at its new plant in Georgia, and for model year 2025, it has made some tweaks that have turned a great EV into an even better one. The Ioniq 5 was the first EV to use Hyundai's new E-GMP platform, designed for mid-to-large EVs with rear- or all-wheel drive.

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Timing Year-End Fundraising in an Election Year: A Survival Guide

Bloomerang

If you live in one of the seven swing states like Arizona, Georgia, Michigan, Nevada, North Carolina, Pennsylvania, or Wisconsin, and the election noise is positively crushing, you may consider how you might schedule your appeals to maximize attention. There’s one caveat.

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Verizon says service in Georgia has been restored

The Verge

Verizon says it has fixed a major outage that appeared to affect Georgia and parts of Florida. This afternoon there was a fiber issue that caused a network disruption for some customers in Georgia,” Verizon spokesperson Karen Schulz said in a statement to The Verge. “Our Outages are mainly affecting customers in Georgia.

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