Ways you can make an impact:
Make Connections

Building connections essential for fostering collaboration and creating meaningful social change. The city thrives on its diverse community of passionate individuals and organizations committed to making a difference. COVID-19 brought unprecedented changes in lifestyle, work, and social interactions in the world. In a community that is often described as "siloed" there is a need to bring back connectivity and interpersonal relationships.  By forming partnerships and engaging with like-minded people, Atlantans can amplify their impact and address key social issues more effectively

 

Atlanta Way 2.0 founder, Maria Saporta, is famous for her ability to listen to folk and connect the dots between people. We are all connected in some way, but how we connect the dots is how things get done. People often witness an Atlanta Way 2.0 moment when Maria hears someone mention a passion or potential challenge in their work, and before you know it, she has her phone out to connect this person with someone she knows who can help. Sometimes she will follow up and even set a date and time to get them together for coffee or lunch. At an Atlanta Rotary lunch several years ago, she realized she was sitting between the executive director of the Atlanta Regional Commission and the chair of the Metro Atlanta Chamber and the two had never met! These moments are critical to our civic fabric, and relationships drive collaboration. How you make connections can vary from situation to situation. The key is to follow up on this connection and offer to foster the connection and help them get off on the right foot.​​

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Atlanta 2.0 can help provide tools and opportunities for you to connect and create a lasting positive impact in the city. We are happy to make introductions, bring people together, and help cultivate a more connected community!​​ Need help Make Connections in Atlanta? Email britton@Atlantaway.org and let us know what you need help with! 

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Read more about making connections in these recent articles on SaportaReport:

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Activators live the new Atlanta Way every day: Where there is a WILL, there’s a WAY!

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Connectedness in the age of AI

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Atlanta Way 2.0 committed to inclusivity

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