Catching Up With the 2023 Jumpstart Cohort

As we roll into the second half of the year, we checked in on the progress of our 2023 Jumpstart Cohort partiticipants. In December we announced that CCF and the United Way of Greater Atlanta had joined together to again make available capacity-building grants for small nonprofits located in and providing services to the community identified through a 2019 Human Needs Assessment.

The cohort includes representatives from H.O.P.E. Family Resource Center, The Sobriety Resource, Connecting Generations-STFCC, and Circles Cobb. The Jumpstart is a yearlong program which provides mentoring through monthly coaching sessions, a digital workspace with online fundraising tools, and remote technical assistance.

All of the participants have reported good progress through the program:

“We have learned so much in this first half of the program, but still see many areas to grow to the point that services can be improved and made more efficient. As we have recently expanded our operating space, we are excited about other life skill programs we can now offer to community families.”  – Carolyn Turner, H.O.P.E. Family Resource Center

“The biggest impact has been the contact database and the email blast functionality to track and reach our supporters.” – Barbara Garner, Circles COBB

“Jumpstart has helped us work together more efficiently as a team and create goals for our organization that are practical and attainable.” – Charmon Talley

“Jumpstart is helping me to connect with my donors. I created a campaign, and am working on the challenge of being consistent with sending out the campaign. Excited to see results.” – Arlene Williams

We are pleased with this partnership with The United Way and Network for Good/Bonterra, and we  look forward to seeing the way these nonprofits increase their impact on the areas where they serve in the coming years.