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The Black Philanthropy Initiative (BPI) is now accepting video applications for its Impact Grants program. BPI’s Impact Grants are investments in local programs, projects, and initiatives that support issues impacting Black communities in Forsyth County.
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Asheville, N.C. – Dogwood Health Trust today announced a second round of funding for opioid-related collaborative planning grants available to the counties, municipalities, or the Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians located in Dogwood’s 18-county service region in Western North Carolina, including the Qualla Boundary. The Request for Proposals (RFP) is posted on Dogwood’s website, and proposals must be received by 5:00 p.m. on February 14, 2022. Award notifications will be made by the end of April 2022.
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Concord, NC - The Board of Directors of The Cannon Foundation are pleased to announce theselection of Suzanne Philemon as Executive Director of the Foundation effective January 1, 2022.
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The New Hanover Community Endowment announced its first CEO and President will be William Buster, a seasoned leader in philanthropy who has dedicated his life’s work to improving the social determinants of health and quality of life for all people across the South. In his position, Buster will work closely with the 13-member board and its committees and a cross-section of stakeholders and organizations with a vested interest in a sustainable, equitable future.
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RALEIGH, N.C., Dec. 16, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- SECU Foundation is proud to announce a $40,000 grant for Partnership of Ashe, a child advocacy organization in northwestern North Carolina. The funding will assist the non-profit with building organizational capacity in the areas of marketing and fundraising for long-term sustainability, better positioning them to serve their community for years to come.
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Hendersonville, N.C., December 16, 2021 – Community Foundation of Henderson County is pleased to announce the release of their Annual Report for Fiscal Year ending June 30, 2021. Overall, more than $4.5 million in charitable grants and academic scholarships were awarded to nonprofits and local students supporting a multitude of causes.
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After more than 20 years of advancing positive change for children, and two years of strategic racial equity work, the John Rex Endowment team is excited to introduce our “North Star”—a new mission statement that brings clarity to who we are, what we do, and who we aspire to be.
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The John Rex Endowment acknowledges the effects that the pandemic has left on many nonprofit organizations who may be struggling economically and seeing an increased demand for services. As we find ourselves in year two of the pandemic, the Endowment has awarded grants to three organizations whose funding is ending in December 2021 to strengthen their capacity building work during the ongoing economic impacts of COVID-19.
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Winston-Salem, NC (December 14, 2021) – The Z. Smith Reynolds Foundation is pleased to announce that Jarred Gibson will join the staff of the Foundation as a program officer, overseeing the Advancing Public Education priority area, in early 2022.
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RALEIGH, N.C., Dec. 13, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- SECU Foundation is excited to announce a $1.5 million grant to Aces for Autism for the first phase construction of a new facility – the SECU Autism Clinic of Eastern North Carolina. The building will be located on a new campus in Winterville and will nearly triple the non-profit’s capacity to serve their larger community, dramatically reducing their current waitlist.
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