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Training Programs
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Wednesday, 03 September 2008 15:42 |
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The focus of this training will be to develop and supplement tangible skill sets for people leading or working within groups. Whether you are interested in improving your organizations communication philosophy or simply interested in expanding your own personal communication skills...this training will be unique, challenging, and direct. Benjamin Myers has spent a decade working and developing his process for facilitating groups in diverse settings from Russia, Ecuador, and as a four year trainer Cultural Diversity Trainer with Seneca Center in Oakland, California. For the past two years he has been leading Gestalt group sessions in Athens. He has been formally trained at UC Berkeley, Esalen Institute, and the Bay Area Theater of the Oppressed. He is a founding member of 1000faces and currently the general manager overseeing all affairs of the business. He is a proud supporter/teacher at Rubber Soul Yoga and a member of the Orange Twin Conservation Community. Workshop held at Common Ground Athens (157 N. Newton Street, Athens, 30601) on September 9th beginning at 6:30pm. $15 for Common Ground members and affiliates/$25 for non-members. More details at
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Last Updated ( Wednesday, 03 September 2008 15:48 )
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Apply Now for our Spring Internship Program! |
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News for Members
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Wednesday, 11 June 2008 11:41 |
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Are you a current or recently graduated student looking to gain experience working with local nonprofit organizations? Are you the leader of a local nonprofit organization who needs interns to work on a project for you? Apply now for the Common Ground Internship Consortium! We will provide a work space, including a computer provided by Free IT Athens, as well as support and mentoring for each intern. Click on the Internships link and follow the steps to submit your application. Our spring program begins January 19th and runs through April 24th. The deadline for participant and project applications is December 1st. |
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Last Updated ( Wednesday, 30 July 2008 13:58 )
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Farmers' Market Grand Opening a Grand Success |
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News for Members
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Thursday, 22 May 2008 14:46 |
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As you loyal readers already know, the Athens Farmers' Market LLC: Local and Sustainable official grand opening celebration was held this past Saturday (May 17th) at Bishop Park. And as anyone who attended knows, it was a celebration indeed. The ten local farms that participated succeeded in selling all of their produce before the market closed for the day—not that that dissuaded the steady flow of traffic into the market. Other Farmers' Market supporters and participants include Luna Bread Company, 1000faces Coffee, and a plethora of local artists and craftspeople to showcase their home-made jewelry, soaps, paintings, and so on. After all was said and done, the Athens Farmers' Market saw about 2,600 eager customers. Not only was Saturday a good day for local farmers; it marked the beginning of what will hopefully be a permanent staple of Athens culture, finally quenching the communal thirst for deliciously local produce that has overwhelmed similar projects in the past. The Athens community has been very supportive of the market and shows high hopes for its future. The Athens Farmers' Market will be open every Saturday from 8 a.m. to 1 p.m. at Bishop Park. Come next Saturday (May 24th) and show your supports for locally-grown, sustainable goods. |
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Last Updated ( Thursday, 22 May 2008 14:57 )
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Common Ground hires first Executive Director! |
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News for Members
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Monday, 11 August 2008 18:12 |
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Great news for all Common Ground supporters! We recently completed a reorganization process to focus our efforts to strengthen groups working for progressive social change in Athens. We're pleased to announce that out of that process, we have hired Jenna Moon as the first Executive Director of Common Ground.
Jenna first came to Common Ground as a volunteer coordinating special events, but she has grown to be a key program leader. Over the past year, she has joined in planning, securing funds for, and directing the Common Ground Internship Consortium, our program developing young nonprofit leaders and providing project support to our affiliate groups. This summer's participants supported the recent Taste Your Place event for P.L.A.C.E., planned the upcoming Multimodal Madness race for BikeAthens, and guided Free IT Athens through a strategic planning process. Please join us in welcoming Jenna in her new role as Executive Director! |
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Students Tapped For Nonprofit Leadership Program |
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News for Affiliates
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Wednesday, 02 April 2008 12:36 |
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 On Tuesday, April 1, the selected participants and projects in this summer's Common Ground Internship Consortium were honored at the Common Ground Athens resource center in downtown Athens. These Georgia students were selected for the Consortium, which provides an intensive, summer-long training and internship experience to prepare tomorrow's leaders in the nonprofit sector.
America's nonprofits are facing a leadership crisis, as recent studies have found that between 45 and 78 percent of nonprofit executive directors plan on leaving their jobs in the next several years. As baby boomers look towards retirement, the resulting gap has led many in the nonprofit sector to call for an increased emphasis upon attracting and developing new leaders in nonprofit organizations.  Common Ground is meeting this challenge by hosting the Consortium, which matches eight undergraduate students with projects from three of its affiliate organizations. Working together in office space at Common Ground's resource center, the participants will learn from the project leaders, Common Ground mentors, each others' experiences, and guest nonprofit leaders from the Athens community.
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Last Updated ( Wednesday, 02 April 2008 16:50 )
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