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Jeff Woodward is a corporate lawyer with Taylor English in Atlanta, Georgia where he represents small to medium businesses (SMB’s) in a variety of corporate matters, including formation, capital raising, mergers and acquisitions, strategic partnerships, and commercial contracting. He works with many of the firm’s start-up clients, representing both entrepreneurs and investors in early-stage investments, intellectual property protection and licensing, incentive compensation and growth strategies. He is a frequent mentor and judge in start-up and business plan competitions and works with a number of business programs.

Mr. Woodward has developed a practice representing social entrepreneurs and impact investors, and is involved in the passage of B-corporation legislation in Georgia. He is a founding board member of Village Capital, an international accelerator program and investment fund for seed-stage social enterprises, and is a founding member of the Georgia Social Impact Collaborative. Mr. Woodward is a frequent speaker and panelist on issues related to entrepreneurs, investors and social enterprise.

In addition, he has more than 20 years of experience advising private foundations and public charities on a variety of matters, including PRI/MRI investments, and developing sustainable for-profit subsidiaries of tax-exempt organizations. He has founded three nonprofit companies, Attest Capital Resources, a third-party fiscal sponsor facilitating blended capital flow into social enterprises and disaster relief funds, Community Redevelopment Inc. (now known as HouseProud) a community-based housing redevelopment company, and the Atlanta Community Toolbank, a national distributor of tools and materials to nonprofits and disaster areas.  He currently serves as the Chairman of the Board of the Georgia Center for Nonprofits.  

Memberships

American Bar Association

State Bar of Georgia

Community Involvement

The Georgia Center for Nonprofits, Board Chair, Director

Georgia Social Impact Collaborative (GSIC), Founding Member

The Guild, Director

Invanti, Advisory Board Member

Village Capital, Founding Director, past Board of Directors

Wesley Foundation at Georgia Tech, past Board of Directors

Community Redevelopment Inc. (HouseProudflea), Founder

Atlanta Community ToolBank Inc., Founder

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