Fiscal Year 2023 Annual Report

 

Dear friends and supporters,

Last year stands out as a defining moment for Hands On Atlanta. I’m so proud of our resilient team, our forward-thinking board, our steadfast partners, and the 42,000 remarkable volunteers who answered the call to serve our community. Our work is hard and tackling the challenges faced by our community is a never-ending task, yet our team stayed committed, adapted, and thrived, experiencing a 30% increase in our overall impact. It’s one thing to talk about our CARE values – Collaborative, Authentic, Relentless, Entrepreneurial – and quite another to live them out daily, as we’ve done.

Financially, the year concluded on an empowering note with a surplus of nearly $500,000. This isn’t merely a cushion; it’s a launching pad for the impactful initiatives we have planned for FY24. Our fiscal stability allows us the freedom to reinvest in our team and extend the reach of our work even further.

While this annual report looks back at the year behind us, let’s not get lost in the rearview mirror. With the unveiling of our 5-year strategic plan, we’ve laid down a roadmap to guide us through the complexities and opportunities ahead. And as we inch closer to engaging our 1,000,000th volunteer in 2024, we’re not just hitting milestones, we’re creating a legacy.

From the bottom of my heart, thank you. Your unwavering support turns our mission from an idea into a vibrant reality. Thanks for being a part of our journey.

President and CEO

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SERVICE SPOTLIGHT

Hands On Atlanta Week

Thousands of volunteers helped Hands On Atlanta and over 50 of our nonprofit and school partners improve food security and educational equity for families and students, improved the environment and sustainability across metro Atlanta and so much more throughout the 8 days in September - culminating on Sept. 27, 2022, Arthur Blank's 80th birthday.

STRATEGIC PROGRAMS

Education Programs

The quest of the Education Programs Team at Hands On Atlanta is to improve educational outcomes and directly confront systemic injustice for students and families across metro Atlanta. We aim to be the premier team tackling educational inequities for children from birth to 12th grade in partnership with our local institutions and organizations.

During SY23, four key programs anchored Hands On Atlanta's education portfolio and impacted more than 12,000 students across metro Atlanta: AmeriCorps, Discovery, Centers of Hope, and Meals4Kids.

 

OUR EDUCATION PARTNERS

TUTORING + COACHING

52 AmeriCorps members provided over 70,00 hours of service to 462 students in grades K-12 across 16 schools in two school districts in SY23. Students in schools with AmeriCOrps members improved 86% in math and 81% in ELA.

AFTER SCHOOL LEARNING

We partnered with the Department of Parks & Recreation, to support after-school programming for 24 students through STEM and social-emotional learning activities at the Center of Hope, located at the MLK Recreation and Aquatic Center.

WEEKEND ENRICHMENT

Discovery, the longest-running program in our portfolio, supported 542 K-5 students across 10 schools in 3 districts. Each site had a Hands On Atlanta Civic Fellow serving as school captain with the support of additional volunteers.

 

MEET OUR AMERICORPS MEMBERS

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SERVICE SPOTLIGHT

MLK sunday supper

From January 12-16, 2023, Hands On Atlanta convened over 2,000 volunteers to serve 5,000 hours in support more than 40 nonprofits and schools as part of the 2023 MLK Days of Service!

Relive the MLK Sunday Supper + Days of Service

STRATEGIC PROGRAMS

COMMUNITY + Civic ENGAGEMENT PROGRAMS

In FY23, Hands On Atlanta empowered 175 local nonprofits to increase their impact by leveraging close to 40,000 volunteers. Partnerships provide exposure and awareness to our audience of engaged volunteers, software, and intentional programming to keep partners informed on the latest industry trends, research and best practices. Our all-new collective impact initiative brought together like-minded nonprofits to share and collaborate, while deepening impact in food security, educational equity and environmental sustainability.

 

our community and civic engagement partners

This is just a sample, but you can explore 175+ nonprofit and community partners here.

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Stewarding Neighborhood Greenspaces with the Wylde Center

Today, we caught up with our friends at the Wylde Center – one of Hands On Atlanta’s long-standing nonprofit partners doing incredible work in the environmental space for nearly 25 years. We got the inside scoop from Matty Garrett, Wylde Center Greenspace Director, who fills us in on what it takes to operate five greenspaces in four different local neighborhoods, and to keep them open year-round for the community’s benefit.

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Volunteers are Improving Patient Recovery with Grady Food As Medicine

Through Hands On Atlanta’s special partnership with the Atlanta Community Food Bank, we’re able to support some really strong nonprofits focused on food insecurity. While many organizations focus on keeping bellies full, one special partner – Grady Food As Medicine – is taking a different approach.

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Pajamas, Books, and Sleep Equity: Volunteers Creating Healthy Habits with Pajama Program

Standing in the Pajama Program space feels like being at sleepover at a Barnes and Noble – a true haven for a child’s imagination. Here, program staff and volunteers help children and families establish their nighttime routines, including bedtime stories; the (proven) theory being that how a child performs in the classroom is actually determined the night before, in how well they sleep.

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VOLUNTEER + CIVIC LEADERSHIP

Through our Civic Leadership Program, 20 Civic Fellows served 2600+ hours leading 150 projects and engaging over 2,100 volunteers. They also fundraised $18,000.

TACKLING ATL’S MOST PRESSING NEEDS

More than 20,000 volunteers helped increased the average meals distributed per partner pantry by 25,000 meals, to distribute over 7.2 million meals across metro Atlanta.

BUILDING NONPROFIT’S CAPACITY

We retained 85% of our nonprofit partners, focusing on 3 major issue areas, our volunteers supported more than 20,000 students and preserved 165 greenspaces.

 

meet our civic fellows

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Meet Maranie Brown, student of the community

Maranie Brown is a dedicated volunteer and civic leader focused on creating equity-minded leaders and promoting technical skills in underrepresented communities. Maranie is the 2023 Program Co-Chair for LEAD Atlanta and President of Outstanding Atlanta, in addition to serving with several other organizations and programs, including the Hands On Atlanta 2023 Civic Leadership Program. In this spotlight, Maranie shares her passion for service and the importance of being a student of the community.

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Spreading Joy and Making a Difference with Mary Catherine Pelham

Mary Catherine Pelham is a force of good in Atlanta, spreading joy and making a difference through her volunteer work with various nonprofits. She is a 2023 Hands On Atlanta Civic Fellow, serving with HOPE Atlanta. In this Volunteer Spotlight, Mary Catherine shares her passion for volunteering, the impact it has had on her personal and professional life, and why Atlanta holds a special place in her heart.

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Snapper Freeman is a man on a mission

Meet Snapper Freeman, a man on a mission to make a difference in his community. Snapper is a Community Relationship Manager with the Pancreatic Cancer Action Network, the founder of Community Service Redirect, and he also serves as Chair of the Fan Ambassador Program for the Chick Fil-A Peach Bowl. But Snapper is more than just a man with an impressive resume. He is a volunteer with a passion for giving back.

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SERVICE SPOTLIGHT

9/11 day of SERVICE

On Monday, September 12, close to 400 volunteers spent the day at the Georgia World Congress Center packing more than 172,000 meals for families across metro Atlanta, commemorating the 9/11 Day of Service and Remembrance.

THANK YOU TO OUR INCREDIBLE SUPPORTERS!

Atlanta’s corporate and philanthropic giants made for an incredible year of impact.

In addition to mobilizing 5,400 corporate volunteers, 85 companies and 33 foundations led support for Hands On Atlanta in FY23, resulting in total revenue of $4,318,077. 692 individuals donated to Hands On Atlanta in FY23.

Get a full download of our philanthropic support from FY23.

FY23 CHAMPION SUPPORTERS

$50,000+

$20,000 - $49,999

  • Atlanta Braves Foundation

  • Dragos

  • Homestead Foundation

  • Kia Motors America

  • LexisNexis Risk Solutions

  • OneDigital

  • Papa Johns

  • Salesforce

  • Sartain Lanier Family Foundation

  • Thalia & Michael C. Carlos Foundation

  • The City of Atlanta

  • The Coca-Cola Company

  • The Home Depot Foundation

  • The Rich Foundation

$15,000 - $19,999

  • Mary Allen Lindsey Branan Foundation

  • McMaster-Carr Supply Company

  • UCB, Inc.

$10,000 - $14,999

  • Accenture

  • ADP

  • CoreGiving

  • Georgia Power

  • Google Fiber

  • John and Rosemary Brown Family Foundation

  • Kilpatrick Townsend & Stockton

  • Northside Hospital

  • Target

  • The Clorox Company Foundation

  • US Bank

  • Yardi

$5,000 - $9,999

  • Aprio Foundation

  • Atlanta Select Properties Team at Keller Williams Realty

  • Atlanticus

  • BlueSkyRisk

  • Citizens Trust Bank

  • Cognizant

  • D. A. Davidson & Co

  • Deloitte Consulting, LLP

  • Frances Wood Wilson Foundation

  • Georgia-Pacific

  • Gypsum Management & Supply, Inc.

  • HOK, Inc.

  • King & Spalding

  • Mary Ryan & Henry G. Kuhrt Foundation

  • Morris, Manning & Martin, LLP

  • NCR Foundation

  • Publix Super Markets Charities

  • Ryan Companies US, Inc.

  • Snap Inc.

  • Strayer University

  • TEGNA Foundation

  • TowerPoint

  • Veritiv

$2,500 - $4,999

  • AA LaRocco & Associates

  • Alston & Bird LLP

  • American Tower Corporation

  • Bain & Company

  • BDO

  • Bennett Thrasher

  • CBRE, Inc. Brokerage Services

  • John and Mary Franklin Foundation

  • KPMG

  • Saint-Gobain

  • Scripps Howard Foundation

  • Southern Company

  • Synovus

INDIVIDUAL DONORS

$10,000 +

  • Bernie Wedge

  • Richard Goldsmith

$5,000 - $9,999

  • Anthony Reh

  • Becky Schmitt

  • Cindy Abel

  • Elizabeth Chrane

  • Ellen Landers

  • Shannon Pierce

  • Tiffani Nevels

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PROUD champion PARTNERS