News about grants, gifts United Arts Council has awarded $115,683 as part of its Artists in Schools Program; the grants will fund a total of 355 programs in 126 Wake County schools. The Community Foundation of Randolph County, Inc. awarded local grants from...
Special to the Philanthropy Journal By Kristen Mueller-Sims In February 1994, 20 young people launched Earth Force at a news conference in Washington, DC. The student group had a meeting with Vice President Al Gore to present “Plan for the Planet,” an outline of...
Special to the Philanthropy Journal By Kate Heller If you've ever been lost in a city, building, or space, you’ve probably encountered the work of an “experiential graphic designer,” even if you aren’t sure what they do: You navigate to your destination, find a...
Special to the Philanthropy Journal By Kayse Jama, Executive Director During times of drought, Somali nomads send small groups—sahan—on a journey in search of water and grassland. When the sahan find pasture, the entire community moves with them. For nomadic people,...
Special to the Philanthropy Journal By Susan Danish It’s no secret that cities from Charleston to Orlando to Baton Rouge to Dallas to Baltimore have faced civil unrest, racially motivated violence and hate crimes at an alarming rate in recent months and years. As...
Special to the Philanthropy Journal By Antony Seppi Over the past 15 years Hamilton Mill has undergone a significant transformation (name, purpose, and brand) with the most recent coming in 2014 with the pivot from a flailing general business incubator to a more...
By Krystin Gollihue When Vu Le, Executive Director of Rainier Valley Corps (RVC), graduated from college, he underwent what he calls the "experience paradox": he did not have a job in the nonprofit sector because he did not have experience in the nonprofit sector, and...
By Jack Ahern How do you create the right arts and culture opportunities for an under-reached community? This question spurred the creation of Culture Blocks, a program of the Arts & Science Council (ASC). Ultimately, addressing the needs for a diverse area using...
News about grants, gifts The University of South Carolina Suzanne Dworak-Peck School of Social Work received a naming gift of $60 million from social worker Suzanne Dworak-Peck. The Walton Family Foundation announced a five-year $250 million commitment to support...
News about grants, gifts State Employees’ Credit Union, in conjunction with credit unions of North Carolina and South Carolina, presented a $125,000 check in support of Victory Junction’s REACH program. Researchers at the University of North Carolina at...
