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September 08, 2016
Place matters to your business, your community
In a way, it’s ironic. In the digital age, many of us can do our work from any place, as long as we have a laptop and high-speed internet. Gone are the days when a central workplace anchored workers to a particular geography. As such, you could argue that in the digital age, place doesn’t […]
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September 06, 2016
Reimagining the nonprofit sector: Our takeaways from Dan Pallotta
Last month members of our team attended the annual Knight Breakfast hosted by United Way of Summit County to hear activist, author and entrepreneur, Dan Pallotta. We were already somewhat familiar with Dan’s work, in fact we among the 3.8 million people who watched his TED Talk, so we knew we were in for a real treat. As a […]
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August 12, 2016
Six things to explore on our new website
We’ve been enjoying the new changes around here and hope you have too! If you haven’t had a chance to check out our new website, here are six new things to explore: Beware the “Gar” jar! Addressing the mispronunciation of our name was long overdue. Check out our blog: Though our blog isn’t new, our enhanced […]
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June 30, 2016
The plan to remake Akron should build on existing strengths
With Mayor Dan Horrigan settling into city hall, there has been much talk about Akron’s “new day,” and enthusiasm around bringing fresh perspective to economic development. And then comes the hard part: determining the best next step. What actions will create enduring community prosperity? A look at some of the communities that have enjoyed success […]
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June 30, 2016
Equity in education: Leveling the playing field for all students
After many years Congress recently updated the former No Child Left Behind Act, and replaced it with the new Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA.) ESSA essentially answers criticisms about perceived federal oversight into local educational standards and accountability decisions by reverting many decisions back to the states. Under ESSA, the U.S. Education Secretary shall not […]
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June 30, 2016
Staff Picks: What we’re reading now
We officially welcomed summer this week, so that means it’s time to start working on those summer reading lists. We’ve compiled a few of our team’s favorite recent reads; including e-newsletters, fiction, and nonfiction books to get you started. Whether you’ll be reading these poolside or in between board meetings this summer, we’re sure they […]
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April 26, 2016
8 things every board member should know
Guest Post Every board seat is precious. If all board members are effectively engaged, then the board can do so much to help advance the mission of the organization. But what does it mean to be effectively engaged? Often board members want to be more engaged, but they are not certain what that means, other […]
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April 08, 2016
Aging in place: How Summit County is addressing its growing senior population
Produced and written by GAR Foundation and Akron Community Foundation. A homecare service provider arrives at Charles Cucuzza’s house on a weekday morning. She tidies up, restocks his groceries, and prepares a nutritious breakfast for him to eat. This unvarying routine is anything but ordinary for Cucuzza who says he nearly lost all hope after […]
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March 16, 2016
Free or lost-cost online communication tools for nonprofits
Our communications team compiled some of our favorite free or low-cost tools for nonprofit communications and put them to the test. Canva: provides templates so you can create and design graphics that you can use for flyers, social media posts, campaign and fundraiser announcements, graphics, and more. Nonprofit pricing is available Never designed a graphic […]
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March 10, 2016
Akron2Columbus: elevating young leaders
What’s one way to inspire young leaders to think of creative ways to address some of Akron’s challenges and opportunities? Put them on a bus and take them on a road trip. Last month, GAR and Knight Foundation took over 30 emerging leaders on a study trip to Columbus. The trip is the third in […]
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