Rohit Malhotra Founder and Executive Director

www.civicatlanta.org

CENTER FOR CIVIC INNOVATION

@civicatlanta

“…ATLANTA SHOULD BE YOUR NEXT START UP HQ.” -MIT

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“ATLANTA COMPETES WITH SILICON VALLEY.” -ENTREPRENEUR MAGAZINE

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“ATLANTA IS A GREAT PLACE FOR ENTREPRENEURS.” -BUSINESS INSIDER

SOCIAL IMPACT WORK IS NOT CHARITY.

IT IS ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT.

Credit: Dustin Chambers, Creative Loafing

Credit: emory.edu

SOCIAL IMPACT BUSINESSES:

CREATE JOBS

EARN REVENUE

DESIGN MORE ACCURATE, DATA-DRIVEN SOLUTIONS

CREATE ECONOMIC IMPACT

Our current space in the M.Rich Building in South Downtown

WESTSIDE INNOVATION

LAB: AN INITIATIVE TO SUPPORT

COMMUNITY DRIVEN IDEAS IN ATLANTA’S

WESTSIDE NEIGHBORHOODS

TAKE AWAYS:

SOCIAL ENTREPRENEURS DO NOT CALL THEMSELVES THAT !

SOCIAL IMPACT BUSINESSES ARE NOT CHARITIES; THEY ARE ECONOMIC DRIVERS

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BY INVESTING IN SOCIAL IMPACT BUSINESSES, WE WILL CREATE BOTH SOCIAL AND ECONOMIC IMPACT FOR ATLANTA

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ATLANTA IS FILLED WITH THE TALENT AND THE NEED

ATLANTA SHOULD BE THE HOME OF

SOCIAL IMPACT BUSINESSES

IN THE UNITED STATES

THANK YOU!

JOIN OUR MOVEMENT AT: WWW.CIVICATLANTA.ORG

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@CIVICATLANTA !