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Looking for data to make your case and to help engage funders and stakeholders for effective action?

A new tool, available to everyone, is a free web-based community information system called Neighborhood Nexus, which provides the detailed information you need to make decisions to engage and improve your community.  Neighborhood Nexus' mission is to provide data, tools and expertise as a catalyst to promote healthy communities and create opportunity for all citizens of the 23-county greater Atlanta area.  In this introductory class, you will learn:

• How to use data, information and the right analytical tools to tell your story.
• How to measure the health of your community and compare it to the rest of the metro Atlanta region.

Neighborhood Nexus is designed to serve community and nonprofit leaders like you. Be the voice in your community that can be the engine behind the movement to bring useful insights about your community to the people who need them the most.

Presenter: Tahmida Shamsuddin, Director, Neighborhood Nexus

Tahmida Shamsuddin is the director of Neighborhood Nexus.  She provides organizational and community leadership and acts as the chief spokesperson for the effort. In addition, she coordinates the development and implementation of the Neighborhood Nexus strategic and business plan, including mission, goals, strategies and measurable objectives.

Prior to this position, Tahmida was vice president for economic development at Central Atlanta Progress.  In her role, she led the economic development department to coordinate strategic initiatives; provided assistance to potential and existing investors and developers; developed marketing, policy, and recruitment strategies aimed at promoting business in Downtown Atlanta; and coordinated other special projects, such as the TAD Amendment Campaign ballot initiative for the 2008 election.

Tahmida holds a master’s degree in business administration from Emory University’s Goizueta School of Business and a bachelor’s degree in business administration from Suffolk University.

Space is limited. Register online with the form below, in person, or by calling (404) 880-0095. Registrants requiring ASL signers or other disability-related services are asked to contact the Foundation Center at least two weeks in advance.

Please arrive on time or your seat may be given away to others who are waiting to attend. If you need further information, please call (404) 880-0095.