Funding
Organizations
Funding for
The Edge Connection is provided through the generous support
of the following organizations.
Government/Federal/State/Local
U.S. Small
Business Administration Women's Business Center Program
The Women's Business Center,
administered by the SBA's Office of Women's Business
Ownership (OWBO), provides female entrepreneurs with the
resources they need to start and grow a business. Each site
is required to match a portion of the federal funds with
private contributions, and services are tailored to the
community in which the WBC is located. http://www.sba.gov/
Coles College of Business, Kennesaw State University
The Michael J. Coles College
of Business at Kennesaw State University offers a vibrant,
high quality, real-world learning experience unlike any
other. Its diverse programs, international experience,
technological focus, centers of academic excellence,
thriving corporate partnerships, and adventurous curriculum
prepare students for today's rapidly changing business
world.
Website:
http://coles.kennesaw.edu
Community Development Block Grant (CDBG)
Cobb County and City of
Marietta
The Community Development
Block Grant (CDBG) program works to ensure decent affordable
housing for all, to provide services to the most vulnerable
in our communities, and to create jobs and expand business
opportunities. CDBG is an important resource to help local
governments tackle the most serious challenges facing their
communities. The CDBG program has made a difference in the
lives of millions of people living in communities all across
the Nation.
http://www.hud.gov/offices/cpd/communitydevelopment/programs/cdbg.cfm
The Community Foundation for Greater Atlanta, Inc.
The Community Foundation for Greater
Atlanta is a creative, cost-effective and tax-efficient way
for people to invest in our community. We help donors and
their families meet their charitable goals by educating them
on critical issues and by matching them with organizations
that serve their interests. By working with donors and the
community, we improve the quality of life for residents in
our region.
http://www.atlcf.org
Georgia
Department of Human Resources
The Georgia Department of
Human Resources (DHR) runs programs that control the spread
of disease, enable older people to live at home longer,
prevent children from developing lifelong disabilities,
train single parents to find and hold jobs, and help people
with mental or physical disabilities to live and work in
their communities. Our funding from DHR is received through
the
Georgia Micro Enterprise Network
(GMEN).
Website:
http://dhr.georgia.gov
City of Kennesaw,
Georgia
Supporting The
Edge Connection's new Enterprise Center coming in 2009.
Website:
www.kennesaw.ga.us/
Kennesaw Development
Authority
Supporting The
Edge Connection's new Enterprise Center coming in 2009.
Website:
www.kennesaw.ga.us/
Cobb County
Board of Commissioners
Foundations
Mary
Reynolds Babcock Foundation
The Mary Reynolds Babcock
Foundation concentrates on assisting people in the Southeast
to build just and caring communities that nurture people,
spur enterprise, bridge differences, foster fairness, and
promote civility.
Website: www.mrbf.org
The Atlanta Women’s Foundation
The Atlanta Women’s Foundation is one
of the most respected women’s foundations in the country
with a unique position in our community. AWF exists to
promote nothing less than a significant transformation in
the lives of women and girls. Each year, AWF raise and
distribute more than $1 million to organizations addressing
the unique needs of women and girls which enables them to
learn, to compete, to achieve, to be safe, secure and
healthy, and to realize their dreams. We educate and empower
hundreds of women leaders. We build on a model of powerful
advocacy and public education. And we work with local, state
and national leaders in ground breaking collaborative
efforts.
http://www.atlantawomen.org
United Way of Metropolitan Atlanta
United Way is a
volunteer-led, volunteer-driven organization representing
its entire region. From the board of directors to fund
raising volunteers and the thousands of others who lend a
hand each year, volunteer leaders ensure United Way
continues to help metro Atlanta make impact on the issues
that matter most.
Website:
www.unitedwayatlanta.org
Ms.
Foundation for Women
The Ms. Foundation Collaborative Fund Women's Economic
Development launched its fourth round of funding in February
2006 focusing its learning and support on a strategic issue
within the enterprise development field. The overarching
theme of the fourth round is to promote sustainability – of
women’s businesses, of enterprise development organizations,
and of the field. This round of funding is made possible by
Citigroup Foundation, Ewing Marion Kauffman Foundation, Linked
Foundation, Wells Fargo Foundation and The Ms. Foundation.
The Edge Connection is proud to be one of six
entrepreneurial development agencies in the nation to
receive this funding.
Website:
www.ms.foundation.org/
Grants to Green Fund of The Community Foundation for Greater
Atlanta
"Grants to Green" is a program of Southface Energy
Institute, The Community Foundation for Greater Atlanta and
Enterprise Community Partners, undertaken with private
funding from the Kendeda Fund. Its purpose is to help
non-profit organizations in the 23-county Atlanta region to
assess their facilities, identify energy-, water- and
resource-efficiency upgrades and adopt best management
practices in sustainability.
http://www.cfgreateratlanta.org/Community-Initiatives/Current-Initiatives/Grants-to-Green.aspx
Corporate
Foundations/Supporters
Hewlett-Packard Foundation
The Edge Connection
was selected as a 2004 HP Microenterprise Development Grant
recipient and was awarded a generous gift of equipment and
funding. Through the Hewlett Packard Foundation award The
Edge Connection created a 6-station, in-house
computer resource center and a 19-station technology
training lab. HP is committed to making the social and
economic benefits of the digital age accessible to all
people through its "e-inclusion" strategy. "e-inclusion" is HP's vision of a future in which all people can use
technology as a means to learn, work and thrive. HP supports
and partners with non-profit organizations by providing the
technology resources, tools and solutions to creatively
address important issues in underserved communities.
Website: www.hp.com
and
http://grants.hp.com/us/programs/micro_index.html
Citi
Foundation
The
Citi Foundation is committed to the economic empowerment of
individuals and families, particularly those in need, in the
communities where we work so that they can improve their
standard of living.
We fulfill this mission by providing grant support for
programs that are aligned with our priority focus areas,
promote collaboration and effective use of philanthropic
resources, engage our employees, and demonstrate impact and
positive outcomes. Citi Foundation supports the Edge
Connection’s Economic Literacy Program through its Financial
Education and Asset Building initiative which purpose is to
help individuals and families develop the knowledge they
need to achieve financial stability.
www.citigroup.com/citi/foundation/index.htm
State Street Foundation
State Street makes effective and
socially responsible corporate contributions to nonprofit
and charitable organizations that provide community service
initiatives, primarily in communities where State Street
offices are located. Their Global Philanthropy program is
focused on three primary areas of emphasis: Human Services;
Educational Programs; and Community Improvement and
Development. The program is designed to help generate and
sustain positive change in our communities, while
complementing the development of our worldwide business
operations. State Street Foundation places special emphasis
on initiatives that seek to bring about systemic changes
that address core problems affecting a local community.
Website:
www.statestreet.com
Wachovia Corporation
Wachovia Corporation is a
diversified financial services company headquartered in
Charlotte, North Carolina that provides a broad range of
banking, asset management, wealth management, and corporate
and investment banking products and services. With over
85,000 employees, they are able to serve banking, brokerage,
and corporate customers primarily on the East Coast, as well
as through investment banking offices in selected locations.
The company also has full-service retail brokerage offices
that serve customers under the Wachovia Securities name in
49 states and Washington, D.C. Global services are provided
through 32 international offices.
Website:
www.wachovia.com
Washington
Mutual Foundation
Washington Mutual's
charitable giving program is a broad, community-based
program focused on multiple needs and issues, with specific
emphasis on affordable housing and community development and
education. Washington Mutual committed $375 billion to our
low- to moderate-income communities from 2002 though 2012.
These funds will provide loans and other financial support
to communities consisting predominantly of people of color,
to residents of low- to moderate-income census tracts, and
to people whose income is below 80 percent of median
income.
Website:
www.wamu.com/about/community/default.asp
Cbeyond, Inc.
Cbeyond,
Inc. (NASDAQ: CBEY) is a leading IP-based managed services
provider that delivers integrated packages of communications
and IT services to more than 42,000 small businesses
throughout the United States. Recently named sixth on the
Forbes Fast Tech list of the fastest-growing technology
companies in America, Cbeyond offers more than 30
productivity-enhancing applications including local and
long-distance voice, broadband Internet, mobile,
BlackBerry(R), broadband laptop access, voicemail, email,
web hosting, fax-to-email, data backup, file-sharing and
virtual private networking. Cbeyond manages these services
over a private, 100-percent Voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP)
facilities-based network. For more information on Cbeyond,
visit
www.cbeyond.net.
Georgia
Power
Georgia Power is the largest subsidiary of Southern Company,
one of the nation's largest generators of electricity. The
company is an investor-owned, tax-paying utility with rates
well below the national average. Georgia Power serves 2.3
million customers in all but four of Georgia's 159 counties.
www.georgiapower.com
The Lockheed Martin
Aeronautics Employees’ Reaching Out Club (LM AERO Club)
As a responsible
corporate citizen, Lockheed Martin plays an active role in
helping to strengthen the quality of life in our country and
the communities we call home. The Corporation contributes
generously to initiatives and non-profit organizations
nationally, regionally and locally. Our employees also
donate countless volunteer hours to advance a wide variety
of causes. Headquartered in Bethesda, Md., Lockheed Martin
is a global security company that employs about 146,000
people worldwide and is principally engaged in the research,
design, development, manufacture, integration and
sustainment of advanced technology systems, products and
services. The corporation reported 2008 sales of $42.7
billion.
The LM AERO Club gives Aeronautics employees the opportunity
to donate to charitable organizations through a single
channel using payroll deduction. In addition to helping
these agencies, employees can contribute to an emergency
relief fund that helps coworkers in times of crisis.
http://www.lockheedmartin.com
Turner
Broadcasting System, Inc. (TBS, Inc.)
Turner Broadcasting System,
Inc. is a Time Warner company that creates and programs
branded news, entertainment, animation and young adult media
environments on television and other platforms for consumers
around the world. TBS, Inc. is based in Atlanta, GA, and
employs more than 9,000 people worldwide. Philip I. Kent
oversees TBS, Inc. as chairman and CEO.
www.tbs.com
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