Over the years, Columns has partnered with organizations across diverse segments of the non-profit industry to find grant opportunities, complete feasibility study assessments, run capital campaigns, develop board and staff fundraising skills, and more. We’ve worked for and with groups dedicated to secondary and higher education, arts and culture, hospitals and medical centers, faith-based organizations, human service organizations, professional and membership societies, and civic and social groups. That extensive experience allows us to cross-pollinate, putting best practices and policies from all corners of the development world to work for our clients.

Academies & Schools

  • Arlington Christian School 
  • Brentwood School  
  • Georgia School Board Association 
  • International Academy of Smyrna 
  • Lakeview Academy 
  • Mason Preparatory Academy (Charleston, OH) 
  • Riverside Military Academy 
  • Special Needs Schools of Gwinnett 
  • Springer School (Cincinnati, OH) 

  • Stepping Stones Educational Therapy Center 
  • St. Martin’s Episcopal School 
  • Swift School  
  • Tallulah Falls School 
  • The Friends School of Atlanta 
  • The Joseph Sams School 
  • The Piedmont School (High Point, NC) 
  • The Walker School 

Arts & Museums

  • Atlanta Contemporary Art Center 
  • Bartow History Museum 
  • Booth Western Art Museum 
  • City of Suwanee Public Art Commission 
  • City Springs Theatre
  • Elachee Nature Science Center
  • Friends of Kennesaw Mountain National Battlefield Park 
  • Griffin-Spalding Historical Society 
  • Hambridge Center for Creative Arts and Sciences 
  • Horizon Theatre Company 
  • Northeast Georgia History Center at Brenau University 
  • Paradise Garden Foundation Museum 
  • Pat Conroy Literary Center (Beaufort, SC) 
  • Sautee-Nacoochee Cultural Center 
  • Savoy Automobile Museum 
  • Scottsboro Boys History Museum (Decatur, AL) 
  • Southeastern Railway Museum 
  • Spruill Center for the Arts 
  • Synchronicity Performance Company 
  • Tellus Science Museum 
  • The Atlanta Opera 
  • The Futureverse Museum
  • Theatrical Outfit 
  • Veterans Memorial Association of Smyrna 

Animals & Environment

  • Athens Area Humane Society
  • Campaign for a Prosperous Georgia
  • Dunwoody Nature Center
  • East Decatur Greenway
  • Elachee Nature Science Center
  • Gardens for Peace
  • Georgia Forestry Foundation
  • Georgia Hi-Lo Trail
  • Georgia Wildlife Federation
  • Marine Resources Council
  • Newton Trails
  • PAWS Atlanta

Community Foundations &

Community Service Organizations

  • Alpharetta Chamber of Commerce
  • Atlanta Community ToolBank 
  • Atlanta Habitat for Humanity 
  • Atlanta Legal Aid
  • Atlanta REALTORS Association
  • Atlanta Youth Soccer Association 
  • Athens Area Community Foundation 
  • Athens-Clarke County Regional Library Foundation 
  • Community Foundation for Northeast Georgia
  • Georgia GMIS 
  • Georgia Municipal Association/Georgia City Solutions
  • Georgia Watch 
  • Junior League of Gainesville-Hall County 
  • North Fulton Community Charities 
  • North Georgia Community Foundation 
  • Pro Bono Partnership of Atlanta 
  • The Etowah Scholarship Foundation 
  • ToolBank USA 
  • United Way of Anderson County (SC) 
  • United Way of Greater Atlanta

Faith-Based

  • Athens First Presbyterian Church  
  • Foundation for Clinical Pastoral Education
  • Holston United Methodist Home for Children (TN) 
  • Lexington Interfaith New Life Ministries 
  • Must Ministries 
  • Saint Vincent de Paul Society 
  • St. Luke’s Episcopal Church 
  • Temple Emanu-El Atlanta 
  • Training and Counseling Center at St. Luke’s 

Fraternal Organizations

  • Acacia, Purdue University
  • Alpha Delta Pi Foundation
  • Alpha Delta Pi, University of Florida
  • Alpha Omicron Pi Foundation
  • Alpha Xi Delta, University of Illinois
  • Alpha Xi Delta, University of Washington
  • Chi Omega, Purdue University
  • Chi Psi, University of South Carolina
  • Chi Psi, Washington & Lee University
  • Chi Psi, University of Wisconsin
  • Delta Upsilon, Syracuse University
  • Kappa Alpha Order, Sam Houston State University
  • Kappa Kappa Gamma Foundation
  • Lambda Chi Alpha, University of Kansas
  • Lambda Chi Alpha, University of South Dakota
  • Lambda Chi Alpha Educational Foundation
  • Lambda Chi Alpha Fraternity
  • Phi Delta Theta Foundation, Oxford, Ohio
  • Phi Gamma Delta, Iowa State University
  • Phi Gamma Delta, Miami University of Ohio
  • Phi Gamma Delta, Ohio State University
  • Phi Gamma Delta, Ohio University
  • Phi Gamma Delta, Purdue University
  • Phi Gamma Delta, Tennessee Tech University
  • Phi Gamma Delta, University of Maine
  • Phi Gamma Delta, University of Missouri
  • Phi Gamma Delta, University of North Carolina
  • Phi Gamma Delta, Wittenberg University (Ohio)
  • Phi Gamma Delta, WPI
  • Phi Kappa Tau Fraternity
  • Phi Kappa Tau Foundation
  • Phi Sigma Sigma Foundation
  • Pi Beta Phi Foundation
  • Pi Kappa Phi Fraternity
  • Pi Kappa Phi Foundation
  • Scottish Clan Henderson Society
  • Tau Kappa Epsilon Fraternity
  • Tau Kappa Epsilon, University of Wisconsin, Madison
  • Theta Chi, Miami University of Ohio
  • Theta Chi, Michigan State University
  • Theta Chi National Fraternity, The Foundation Chapter
  • Theta Chi, University of Alabama
  • Theta Chi, University of California, Berkeley
  • Theta Chi, University of Los Angeles (UCLA)
  • Theta Chi, University of Georgia
  • Theta Chi, University of Minnesota
  • Theta Chi, University of Wisconsin, Madison
  • Theta Chi, Virginia Tech
  • Zeta Beta Tau, Case Western University
  • Zeta Beta Tau Educational Foundation
  • Zeta Beta Tau, University of Alabama
  • Zeta Beta Tau, University of Miami

Healthcare

  • Atlanta Hospital Hospitality House
  • American Heart Association, Southeast Affiliate 
  • Beaufort Memorial Hospital (South Carolina)
  • Catholic Healthcare Initiative (CHI) Memorial Chattanooga
  • Coastal Medical Access Project (GA) 
  • Fayette Medical Group (AL) 
  • Georgia Nurses Foundation 
  • Georgia Transplant Foundation 
  • Good Samaritan Health & Wellness Center (Jasper, GA) 
  • Hillside of Atlanta
  • Hope Clinic 
  • Kids-Doc-On-Wheels
  • National Pancreas Foundation 
  • Northeast Georgia Regional Medical Center Foundation
  • Phoebe Foundation
  • Piedmont Athens Regional Medical Center Foundation

Human Services

  • ACLU of Georgia 
  • Action Ministries 
  • Advocates for Children 
  • American Red Cross, Coosa Valley Chapter 
  • Atlanta CareerRise 
  • Atlanta Family Meal 
  • Atlanta Ronald McDonald House Charities 
  • The Atlanta Triangle Club 
  • Auditory Verbal Center 
  • Bobby Dodd Institute 
  • Books for Keeps 
  • Boys and Girls Clubs of Atlanta 
  • Brain Injury Resource Foundation 
  • Center for Pan Asian Community Services 
  • Center Point, Inc. 
  • Champions Community Foundation 
  • Chris180 
  • DeKalb Rape Crisis Center 
  • The Drake House 
  • East Atlanta Kids Club 
  • Families First 
  • Family Promise of Coastal Alabama 
  • Family Promise of Forsyth County, GA 
  • Family Promise of Hall County, GA 
  • Family Promise of North Fulton & Dekalb, GA 
  • Genesis Shelter 
  • Georgia Community Support and Solutions 
  • Georgia Court Appointed Special Advocates (CASA) 
  • The Georgia Hi-Lo Trail
  • Georgia Mental Health Consumer Network 
  • Georgia’s Own Foundation 
  • Georgia Senior Living Association 
  • Goethe-Zentrum Atlanta (Southeastern German Cultural Center) 
  • Goodwill Industries of North Georgia 
  • Greenbriar Children’s Center (Savannah) 
  • Hall-Dawson CASA 
  • Hillside 
  • Initiative for Affordable Housing Atlanta
  • Jackson County GA Certified Literate Community Program
  • J.M. Tull – Gwinnett Family YMCA 
  • Junior League of Gainesville, GA 
  • Meals By Grace
  • My Sister’s Place-Gainesville, GA 
  • Newberry Water and Sewer Authority (SC) 
  • Nicholas House 
  • Our House (Ypsilanti, MI) 
  • Peachtree Christian Health 
  • Pebble Tossers 
  • Project Open Hand/Atlanta 
  • Quality Care for Children 
  • Ser Familia 
  • Side by Side Brain Injury Clubhouse 
  • TechBridge 
  • The Place of Forsyth County, GA 
  • Union Mission (Savannah) 
  • URJ Camp Coleman 
  • WomenHeart 
  • Zone 6 Celtics 

 

Higher Education

  • Bluefield State College
  • Chattahoochee Tech Foundation
  • Columbus Technical College Foundation
  • Georgia Institute of Technology
  • Georgia Perimeter College
  • Georgia State University, Robinson College of Business
  • Georgia Southwestern University
  • Gwinnett Technical College
  • Kennesaw State University
  • Piedmont University
  • Southern Crescent Technical College
  • Southern Regional Technical College Foundation
  • Technical College System of Georgia Foundation
  • University of Georgia
  • University of North Georgia
  • Valdosta State University
  • West Georgia Technical College
  • Widener University (Philadelphia)