<p><span class="p-body">Earning his MS in Global Affairs was CGA alum George Edwards' first step toward his mission to help solve quality of life issues for the world's children. With a concentration in Human Rights and International Law, Edwards currently works as the Director of Development at the Association to Benefit Children. </span></p> <p><span class="p-body-bold"><span class="p-body">In his role at Association to Benefit Children, Edwards is responsible for raising over $4 million in donations each year to support the organization’s work with vulnerable children and families in New York City. In addition, he writes grants, runs the website, and leads communications efforts. Thinking about how his time at CGA prepared him for this work, he recalls a GFI trip to Tanzania and Uganda, sharing “the GFI to Tanzania and Uganda was particularly special. I still talk regularly to nonprofit leaders I met out there and it's great to see how their work continues to grow.”</span></span></p> <p> </p> <p> </p>

<p><span class="p-body">Edwards thinks of CGA as “a vibrant hub of different viewpoints all with the same goal of making the world a better place.” His time there shaped his career path, sharing, “CGA prepared me to be adaptable and ready to take on any challenge. Even though my focus at CGA was global, the hard skills I learned during the program…have helped me transfer to a very local nonprofit.”</span></p>