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The Winston Salem Foundation Awards more than $660,000 in Grants to Advance Equity in Education and Build an Inclusive Economy

The Winston-Salem Foundation announces that 15 grants totaling $669,050 were committed in the first half of 2022 to support its two focus areas for community investment: Building an Inclusive Economy and Advancing Equity in Education, both critical to ensuring Winston-Salem becomes a place where race no longer predicts life outcomes. These grants were made possible by donations to the Foundation’s flexible grantmaking funds. To learn more, visit wsfoundation.org/focus-areas.

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The Winston Salem Foundation Announces more than $1.2 Million in Community Grants in the First Half of 2022

The Winston-Salem Foundation committed $1,279,838 toward 44 Community Grants in the first half of 2022. This grant support is made possible by community members who support the Foundation’s flexible grantmaking funds. To learn more about our grant programs for local nonprofits and community groups, visit wsfoundation.org/nonprofits-community-groups .

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Community Foundation of Henderson County Gives Grant to New PBS Series My Music With Rhiannon Giddens

Hendersonville, NC (August 23, 2022) – The Will & Deni McIntyre Foundation has been awarded a $15,000 grant by the Community Foundation of Henderson County to help fund My Music with Rhiannon Giddens, a new series to be broadcast nationwide by PBS beginning in May 2023.

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Blue Cross and Blue Shield of North Carolina Foundation Gives $375,000 Grant to Town of Chapel Hill

The Town of Chapel Hill received a $375,000 grant from the Blue Cross and Blue Shield of North Carolina Foundation to fund its Building Integrated Communities (BIC) initiative, which aims to support immigrant and refugee residents.

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Golden LEAF announces $3.3 million in funding at August Board meeting

On August 4, 2022, the Golden LEAF Board of Directors awarded $445,582 in funding to support projects through the Open Grants Program and $1,382,782.18 to support rural broadband to community anchor institutions through MCNC. The Golden LEAF Board approved $127,534 in funding for the NC Rural Center to administer the Rural Internship Initiative as part of the Golden LEAF Scholarship Program. The Golden LEAF Board also awarded $1,365,000 in funding for projects through the Flood Mitigation Program.

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WNC Bridge Foundation Supports 51 Organizations By Grant Funding to Strengthen Capacity

Fifty-one non-profits will have the resources necessary to focus on capacity building, the backbone of effective non-profit programs, thanks to grant funding provided by WNC Bridge Foundation’s 2022 IMPACT Grant initiative. Selected organizations will receive grant funding for three years allowing organizations to build internal effectiveness, have general operating support, and strengthen organizational knowledge. Updating technology, increasing fundraising capacity, and investing in staff and programs are other examples of how WNC non-profits plan to utilize IMPACT grant dollars.

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Golden LEAF Foundation Welcomes New Director of Programs

On July 18, 2022, the Golden LEAF Foundation welcomed Angela Watkins Gailliard as a new Director of Programs.

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Watauga Community Foundation Awards Grants

The Watauga County Community Foundation has awarded $7,000 in local grant awards from its community grant-making fund and $18,500 from the Armfield and Rachel Rivers Coffey Memorial Fund.

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BPI Announces Recent Grant Recipients and Requests Video Proposals for Impact Grants

The Black Philanthropy Initiative (BPI) announces $151,000 in Advancing Equity in Education Grants, more than double the funding awarded through this grant program in 2021.

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SECU Foundation awards seven scholarships

On Monday, June 20, seven students currently in Martin Community College’s (MCC) Nurse Aide I (NA I) program were presented with Bridge to Career Cohort scholarships awarded by the N.C. State Employee Credit Union (SECU) Foundation. The students will complete the course Aug. 31.

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