Business View Magazine l November 2022

135 BUSINESS VIEW MAGAZINE VOLUME 9, ISSUE 11 are doing our testing as they tell us to, but we are waiting on them to finish the integration because right now it’s not totally done yet, and we are kind of at their mercy.” Other new technology upgrades for GCB include the addition of the Zelle digital payment app and DocuSign. The bank has also added branded gift cards to its offerings. Working with local schools to provide financial literacy education is one way Georgia Community Bank works to strengthen their communities. Partnering with Banzai, a comprehensive online education program geared towards schools in rural areas, the bank purchases the program, offering it for use in classrooms. Dianne Singleton, Chief Compliance Officer relays, “Right now, we have 10 schools that have signed up for this year. It’s an interactive program and it really covers all of the basics of finance, from simple, all the way up to pretty complicated, buying a home, or how to keep your credit protected so you are able to buy a home and a new car. It’s a good program.” As a community bank, GCB makes community outreach a priority, not only in education but in helping to improve the neighborhoods they serve. Through an organization called SEWN, which stands for Sunday Evening with Our Neighbors, employees of the bank have been serving meals to some of Albany’s less fortunate for several years. Participation in charity runs, volunteering at The Anchorage, a rehabilitation facility in Albany, and involvement in groups such as Call to Care, Challenger League, and Rehab’s Haven are other ways in which the bank gives back to their communities. “These are just a few of the charities that we support. Everybody has their individual charities that they feel strongly about, and that’s what it’s really about, finding something that you’re passionate about and giving back,” says Beeley. GEORGI A COMMUNI TY BANK