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December 1, 2023 The Same House

Expanding the Gift of Legacy

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November 26, 2023 Atlanta Business Chronicle

University of Georgia, Chick-Fil-A launch statewide youth leadership program

Fanning Institute for Leadership Development, nonprofit The Same House and Chick-fil-A Inc. The fast-food giant provided a $1.5 million grant to support the program's weekend retreats, bus tours and an annual youth leadership summit. Participants will not have to pay to be involved.

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August 29, 2023 WABE

The Same House aims to address social and economic challenges that impact Atlanta communities

Rodney Bullard says there’s a 20-year life expectancy difference for someone who lives in Grove Park versus someone who lives in Buckhead. Bullard grew up in South DeKalb and now serves as the CEO of The Same House. He says social divides are erupting into economic divides.

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August 25, 2023 Atlanta Business Chronicle

Beloved Benefit organizer spurs other U.S. cities to ‘come together to do good together

Small "Salt Lake City has committed to the pledge," Rodney Bullard, CEO of The Same House told Atlanta Business Chronicle, agreeing to "come together to do good together." That is the idea behind The Same House organization, to treat residents as if "we all live in the same house.”

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August 25, 2023 Atlanta Business Chronicle

The Same House raises millions in minutes during annual Beloved Benefit

It only took a few minutes for The Same House to raise $8.8 million during its Beloved Benefit Thursday night. ... During the event, The Same House recognized eight organizations that will receive grants. While the exact amount was not disclosed, "each organization will get at least $500,000," Rodney Bullard, CEO of The Same House told Atlanta Business Chronicle.

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August 25, 2023 CNN

John Legend wants us all to fight for democracy

That fact is what brought Legend to Atlanta Thursday night to perform at the , an annual event put on by the nonprofit organization to raise money for The Boys & Girls Clubs of Atlanta and other local charities.

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February 21, 2023 Atlanta Business Chronicle

The Same House CEO Rodney Bullard: ‘Leadership is giving back’ (Podcast)

It helped me understand that we all have something to give," said Bullard, who recently became CEO of The Same House, a newly formed Atlanta nonprofit taking on economic and social challenges in the region.

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January 26, 2023 The Atlanta Voice

The Same House to transform the late Rep John Lewis’s words into action

We all live in the same house.” Rodney Bullard, Chick-fil-A’s former vice president of corporate social responsibility, founded the nonprofit and serves as the organization’s CEO.

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January 13, 2023 Black Enterprise

New Nonprofit To Galvanize Atlanta Business Community To Support Greater Economic Mobility

Rodney Bullard, former vice president of corporate social responsibility for Chick-fil-A, Inc., will take the helm of the new organization. ... As part of future plans for The Same House, Bullard hopes to scale this event nationally in the future.

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January 13, 2023 Atlanta Business Chronicle

Rodney Bullard to lead new group and grow the Beloved Benefit

The Same House is a nod to the late U.S. Congressman John Lewis who spoke at the first Beloved Benefit in 2019. "We're one people. We're one family. We all live in the same house," Lewis said in his speech. He died in 2020.