A Decade of Doing Something Good With Hands On Atlanta

Location
Atlanta
Sector
Human Services
Services
Grant writing, organization coaching

Situation

Hands On Atlanta is the premiere volunteer organization in Georgia and manages the largest AmeriCorps program statewide. The agency convenes partners to facilitate enrichment programs, coordinate large-scale food distributions, orchestrate city-wide, on-the-ground beautification initiatives that lift up communities in need, and so much more. Last year, Hands On Atlanta celebrated their 1,000,000th volunteer and engaged double the number of annual volunteers over the last five years, mobilizing 62,000 people to serve at more than 150 nonprofit partners and schools across Metro Atlanta.

Challenge

Hands On Atlanta maintains strong corporate partnerships with its extensive experience facilitating impactful employee volunteer projects. The organization aims to expand partnerships with private foundations and increase funding through government grants to fuel its mission.

Partnership

Alloy partners with Hands On Atlanta to maintain a diverse revenue portfolio through private foundation grants and public funding. Beginning in 2014, Alloy coached Hands On Atlanta on best practices, including relationship-building and enhanced program outcomes tracking. As the organization enhanced its funding viability, it attracted more significant, multi-year grant awards and additional government funding.

Impact

Together, Hands On Atlanta and Alloy have built a strong and successful grants practice:

  • Secured the largest gift in the organization's history in 2018 from the Marcus Foundation
  • Established government funding, including Fulton County Community Services Program, DeKalb Human Services, county CDBG funds, and City of Atlanta funding
  • Expanded the capacity for nonprofit services in 2021 through the Volunteer Generation Fund federal grant award
  • Expanded match funding for the AmeriCorps program in 2021, including multiple six-figure, multi-year awards from Atlanta area foundations
  • Evolve grant-seeking strategies as the organization continues to innovate programs and operations

Our longstanding relationship with Alloy has positively impacted tens of thousands of lives in Atlanta. It’s been invaluable. They bring a level of professionalism and organization to our grant-writing efforts that level up our development team.

– Jay Cranman, President & CEO, Hands On Atlanta

Alloy Fundraising is our first call whenever we have a complex grant need. Whether private foundations, corporate, or the public sector, they are experts. They are more than consultants—our grant writer is a teammate and friend. We would not be as successful without their partnership.

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