When we started down the path of producing a 25th Anniversary Report on the Foundation’s Place-Based Philanthropy two years ago, we had high hopes that a beautiful and informative report would be the by-product, and the “Place-Based Philanthropy in Atlanta” final report exceeded my expectations.
Although it was completed and released during a pandemic this summer, the report has been an amazing asset for us in telling the story of place-based philanthropy in Atlanta during a time when health, housing, and education are on everyone’s mind.
I thoroughly enjoyed working with y’all on this project, and I know that sharing the report with our colleagues, nonprofits, and other interested folks in the coming months and years will bring more joy to me and our entire Zeist Foundation team!
More often than not, extensive retrospective reports tend to sit on shelves after they are published, but this one is an active asset in our philanthropy work, and that is a gift that keeps on giving …
Atiba Mbiwan
Executive Director
The Zeist Foundation