Organizations advised
Strategy, operations, compliance, and technology through ACG: ACTS Consulting Group.
Co-Founder & Executive Director · VillageGIVE
Quixote D.
Atkins.
Nonprofit Executive · Strategic Partnerships
Community Development
Connecting people,
purpose, and opportunity.
Through VillageGIVE, Quixote brings people, organizations, and resources together to strengthen youth, families, and communities.
Building relationships.Mobilizing resources.Strengthening communities.
The person behind the work
Practical leadership.
A community purpose.
An engineering foundation.
An entrepreneur’s resourcefulness.
A commitment to people.
Quixote D. Atkins is an Oakland native, nonprofit executive, and entrepreneur who brings people and organizations together around shared community goals. As Co-Founder and Executive Director of VillageGIVE, he leads strategy, operations, and partnerships focused on education, the arts, and health and wellness. He brings more than 20 years of organizational leadership experience across consulting, financial services, and community programming. He combines practical organizational experience with a relationship-centered approach to connecting people, resources, and opportunities.
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Quixote D. Atkins is a nonprofit executive, entrepreneur, and Oakland native whose work connects organizational leadership with community relationships. As Co-Founder and Executive Director of VillageGIVE, he leads strategy, operations, financial planning, governance, and partnerships that support youth, families, and communities through education, the arts, and health and wellness.
His approach begins with the strengths already present in a community: people with experience to share, organizations doing valuable work, and businesses with resources and expertise. Through VillageGIVE, he brings these assets together around practical opportunities to learn, create, connect, and thrive. JUST 2! The Relationship Challenge extends that approach by inviting people to make intentional time for one another and share that opportunity with others.
Quixote conceived and led Coliseum 60, a September 2026 gathering at Youth UpRising that connected Oakland history, youth media, civic voices, and community recognition. He also conceived and led CREATEThon with Oakland Fine Arts Summer School, serving more than 200 youth and family members.
As founder of ACG: ACTS Consulting Group, LLC, he has advised more than 50 organizations on strategy, operations, compliance, and technology. Through ACG, he helped organizations access more than $6.3 million through PPP, EIDL, and ERTC programs. Earlier, at Primerica, he led a network of up to 45 licensed insurance professionals through direct and indirect supervisory relationships.
He holds a B.S. in General Science from Morehouse College, a B.S. in Mechanical Engineering from Georgia Tech, and an M.S. in Industrial Engineering from Georgia Tech. That training informs his practical approach to systems, resources, and follow-through.
Experience with substance
The work behind the relationships.
Accessed with ACG support
Helped organizations access PPP, EIDL, and ERTC funding through ACG’s eligibility, application, and documentation support.
Licensed professionals led
A network of insurance agents at Primerica, through direct and indirect supervisory relationships.
$300,000+ awarded to Youth UpRising
Through ACG, Quixote personally wrote successful grant applications using information gathered from Youth UpRising. These awards are separate from the federal relief total above.
Professional experience across ACG and Primerica. Federal relief figures describe assistance to client organizations and include loans and tax credits; they are not donations raised for VillageGIVE.
Learn. Create. Connect. Thrive.
EDUCATION · ARTS · HEALTH & WELLNESSThe mission at the center
Strong communities begin
with connected people.
VillageGIVE strengthens youth, families, and communities through education, the arts, and health and wellness. Its Oakland community collaborations show how relationships, experiences, expertise, and resources can come together in practice.
As Co-Founder and Executive Director, Quixote leads the organization’s strategy, operations, governance, and partnerships. The approach is practical: strengthen valuable community work, bring partners together, and develop new initiatives where meaningful gaps remain.
Explore VillageGIVE ↗Organizational documents ↗VillageGIVE - Bottles for Life, Inc. · EIN 84-5191217
A signature VillageGIVE initiative
Because Everyone Needs Someone.Two questions. One intentional conversation.
“When was the last time you remember us having time like this together?”
“What can we do to keep this going, do it again, or make our time together even better?”
Make room for
someone who matters.
Who will you make time for? JUST 2! invites you to choose one person, share an experience, and ask two thoughtful questions. A movie, a meal, a walk, or time at home can be a place to begin. No donation or purchase is required to participate.
2 Tickets. 2 Questions.
Gift 2. Get 2 to JUST 2!
For employers and community partners, possibilities include employee engagement, volunteer participation, sponsorship, and helping others access shared experiences. For example, an employer could help employees plan shared experiences and sponsor access for community members.
A simple way to begin +
Choose your person. Put a plan on the calendar. Ask the two questions, plan another moment together, and invite two others to try it. Through VillageGIVE, that spirit of connection also supports opportunities in early learning, the arts, youth mentorship, and health and wellness. Start your JUST 2! ↗
Leadership in practice / September 18, 2026
One community.
One legacy. One future.
Coliseum 60
Quixote conceived, developed, and led a community gathering exploring the Oakland Coliseum’s history and continuing significance. More than 100 participants came together through film, conversation, youth media, and community recognition.
VillageGIVE led the initiative, Youth UpRising hosted the gathering, and Youth Beat provided video production. Oakland Fine Arts Summer School also collaborated in the initiative.
The leadership work connected the vision to execution: convening organizations, coordinating program contributors, shaping historical storytelling, and managing communications, registration, and event operations.
Explore Coliseum 60 ↗Another expression of the same approach: CREATEThon
With Oakland Fine Arts Summer School, Quixote conceived and led an initiative that served more than 200 youth and family members and generated more than $14,000 in support for youth creativity and arts education.
View the CREATEThon campaign ↗A foundation for thoughtful decisions
Engineering meets
human connection.
Training in science and engineering shapes how Quixote approaches systems, resources, and follow-through. His work across consulting, nonprofit operations, and regulated financial services brings that discipline into decisions about people and organizations.
1998
M.S., Industrial EngineeringGeorgia Institute of Technology
1997
B.S., Mechanical EngineeringGeorgia Institute of Technology
1997
B.S., General ScienceMorehouse College
Giving Tuesday · December 1, 2026
An invitation to make a difference.
Give time. Share expertise. Open a door. VillageGIVE welcomes conversations with individuals and organizations interested in supporting community connections and opportunities this giving season.
The next relationship starts here
Let’s build something
meaningful together.
Have a community priority, a partnership idea, or an opportunity to share? Start with a conversation about your community priorities, employee interests, and available resources. Together, explore mission alignment and a practical way to participate.
Companies & employersExplore employee engagement, skilled volunteering, sponsorship, and shared experiences.
Foundations & philanthropic supportersDiscuss mission alignment, community needs, and opportunities for meaningful support.
Community organizations & individualsBring a program idea, share expertise, or connect people with resources and opportunities.
Let’s stay connected.
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Quixote Atkins
qatkins@villagegive.com
c: 678-778-1955
www.villagegive.org ↗