In mid-December, CCF announced five CNP (Certified Nonprofit Credential) Grants in the amount of $1,700 each were awarded to Lyrika Holmes from Artz for the Harp Corporation, Amber Jones from Serenade Heights, Laurie Ann Wong from Reflections of Trinity, Stephanie Pintacuda from Cobb County Public Safety Foundation, and Jillian Dillard (not pictured above) from Freedom Youth Yoga.
These continuing education grants were developed and funded through a collaboration by CCF, Cobb Collaborative, United Way of Greater Atlanta and Kennesaw State University. CCF CEO Shari Martin said, “In corporate settings, employees are regularly offered opportunities to receive additional training and education that allows them to continue accessing best practices in their industries. This is not something that is widely available to nonprofit employees. We wanted to do something to change that. These CNP grants have been awarded to the selected individuals for completion of an intensive program at KSU to increase their impact in the work they do. In turn, their nonprofit organizations will benefit from both this education piece, and a $10,000 unrestricted cash grant to be received by their nonprofit when the coursework is completed.”
We look forward to seeing how these grant recipients will lead their organizations into the future.
Pictured below are partners from KSU, United Way and the Cobb Collaborative talking with the CNP winners.
