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The Atlanta Journal-Constitution
The Atlanta Women’s Foundation has reached a historic milestone.
On Tuesday, the foundation awarded more than $1 million to nonprofits that serve women and girls in metro Atlanta —- the most it has ever given in one year.
“It’s so exciting to be able to do something like this,” said Karen Webster Parks, who is serving as interim CEO of the Atlanta Women’s Foundation. Being able to donate $1 million in grants in one year was a goal the foundation set last year.
The 22-year-old foundation also set another milestone. With this year’s grants, the foundation has given more than $10 million to women- and girl-related nonprofits.
This year’s grants also included two major multi-year grants —- $200,000 to Friends of International Community School and $100,000 to the Women’s Resource Center to End Domestic Violence.
The foundation also has a couple of other major events happening this year. It has a search under way to hire a permanent CEO, which it hopes to have in place by September.
And on Oct. 30, it will hold its major fund-raising event —- Numbers Too Big to Ignore —- when it will feature the next generation of women leaders.
NEW CHAIRWOMAN FOR FOUNDATION
Community leader Jane Black has been elected as chairwoman of the Piedmont Hospital Foundation board of directors. She is the first woman and the first non-physician to hold that post.
Black has been a volunteer leader to many nonprofits in Atlanta. She was honored as the 2007 Georgia Volunteer Fundraiser of the Year by the Greater Atlanta Chapter of the Association of Fundraising Professionals.
She has served as chairwoman of the Atlanta Botanical Garden’s capital campaign, as president of the board for the Ben Franklin Academy and as chairwoman of the EARTH University Foundation. She also is president of the Atlanta History Center’s Exposition Foundation.
And Black also has been honored with the Distinguished Alumni Award by the Westminster Schools.
Five other Atlanta leaders have been named to the hospital’s board: Tom Asher, a civic leader who used to be executive vice president of Robinson-Humphrey Co.; Larry Klamon, former president and CEO of Fuqua Enterprises; Ann Estes Klamon, a community leader who is retired from SunTrust Bank; Neil Williams, a former managing partner of Alston & Bird and retired general counsel of Amvescap; and Frannie Graves, a civic leader who has been active with Agnes Scott College, the Atlanta Symphony Orchestra and Trinity Presbyterian Church.
JEWISH FEDERATION SELECTS NEW LEADER
The Jewish Federation of Greater Atlanta has a new board chairwoman. Carol Zaban Cooper is a community leader who also is the daughter of Erwin Zaban, the longtime CEO of National Service Industries.
Cooper succeeds Marty Kogon, who led the board the past two years. Kogon is CEO of Pull-A-Part.
Cooper said in a statement that she will focus on increasing participation among three groups —- young adults, young families and newcomers to Atlanta.
The Jewish Federation, a philanthropic organization, conducts an annual fund-raising campaign to support a host of charities that provide social and human services.
Meanwhile, the American-Israel Chamber of Commerce has re-elected Laurence Olivier as its chairman. Olivier is an Atlanta-based partner of the Israeli venture firm Venture Partners.
The other officers are Charlie Harrison of Wynden Pharmaceuticals as chairman-elect; Lorin Coles of Allianceshere as vice chairman; and Benjamin Fink of Berman Fink Van Horn as treasurer. Tom Glaser will continue to serve as the chamber’s president.
LAND CONSERVANCY HAS NEW CHAIRMAN
The Georgia chapter of the Nature Conservancy has named Braye Boardman, president of Beacon Blue, as its new chairman. He succeeds Dwight Mathews, the board’s leader for two years.
Boardman has been on the Nature Conservancy’s board since 2002. In the release, Boardman said he “grew up fishing in the Savannah River, hunting in Georgia’s deep forests and exploring the mysteries of nature in my backyard.”
The Nature Conservancy also has a relatively new director in Georgia —- Shelly Lakly.
LAWYER CONFIRMED FOR FEDERAL PANEL
Eric Tanenblatt, senior managing director of McKenna Long & Aldridge’s Atlanta office, was confirmed earlier this week by the U.S. Senate to serve on the board of the Corporation for National and Community Service.
The bipartisan board sets policies and direction for the independent federal agency that administers AmericCorps, Senior Corps, Learn and Serve America, and other programs.
Tanenblatt is founder and chairman of Hands On Georgia. He recently served as co-chairman for the National Conference for Service and Volunteering that was held in Atlanta last month.
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