Black Philanthropy Initiative Announces Impact Grants

THE BLACK PHILANTHROPY INITIATIVE announced $7,000 in Impact Grants during Black History Month in February. BPI’s Impact Grants are investments in a variety of programs, projects, and initiatives supporting Forsyth County’s Black communities.

Golden LEAF announces $15.2 million in awards, leverages $14 million in other funds

ROCKY MOUNT, N.C., (April 1, 2021) – Today, the Golden LEAF Board of Directors awarded $15.2 million in funding to support projects through the Community-Based Grant Initiative in the Northwest Prosperity Zone, Economic Catalyst Program, Open Grants Program, and Disaster Recovery Grant Program.
 

Dogwood Health Trust Introduces New Grantmaking Process; Launches Online Grant Application Portal

Asheville, N.C. (March 31, 2021) – In an effort to make grants more readily accessible and to streamline the grantmaking process, Dogwood Health Trust has launched an online grant application portal for organizations serving all or part of 18 Western North Carolina counties and The Qualla Boundary. Dogwood is most interested in projects that address one or more of the organization’s four strategic priorities: Housing, Education, Economic Opportunity, and Health & Wellness. Visit dogwoodhealthtrust.org/apply-for-funding to access the portal.

WNC Bridge Foundation Announces St. Gerard House as NOW Grant Recipient

WNC Bridge Foundation will award $2,500 in support of the 11th Annual First Words of Hope Luncheon taking place virtually on May 12, 2021 at 12 PM.  The event’s title First Words of Hope, represents many things.  It refers to St. Gerard House’s firm commitment to life individuals to their highest potential, and in doing so, offer parents and loved ones a renewed perspective on life with autism.  The name also pays homage to one of the greatest blessings experienced by St. Gerard House staff, the opportunity to witness a child communicate successfully for the first time.

New Sustainable Communities Program Will Address Climate Change Impacts and Economic Inequities in the Triangle

Research Triangle Park, March 25, 2021: Triangle Community Foundation recently unveiled an updated Impact Area, Sustainable Communities, which they believe to be more reflective of community needs. The Impact Area combines and evolves their previous Environmental Conservation and Community Development programs, a choice they made based on the growing consensus that climate change poses a threat to the environment and to the people and assets in communities across the globe and in our own backyard.
 

Cleveland Community College breaks ground on Advanced Manufacturing Center

On Tuesday, March 16, 2021, Golden LEAF President, Chief Executive Officer Scott T. Hamilton joined N.C. legislators, state and local officials, and Cleveland Community College trustees and staff for the official groundbreaking of the new 30,000-square-foot advanced manufacturing center. The new center will provide training programs in mechanical drafting, electronics engineering technology, automation engineering technology, industrial systems technology, and computer integrated machining.

Golden LEAF prioritizes workforce preparedness projects to support economic growth Golden LEAF prioritizes workforce preparedness projects to support economic growth

The Golden LEAF Foundation Board recently adopted a long-term strategic plan to serve as a roadmap for the next few years. During the process, Golden LEAF fine-tuned its priority areas and created goals for each of these areas.

Z. Smith Reynolds Foundation Honors Civil Rights Icon Andrea Harris

Winston-Salem, NC, February 26, 2021 – Z. Smith Reynolds Foundation has awarded a $50,000 honorarium to commemorate the unrivaled civil rights accomplishments of the late Andrea Harris. The funds will go to The North Carolina Legislative Black Caucus Foundation and be distributed to Black women attending one of the ten public or private HBCUs within the state.

What Matters: The Podcast with Jenni Owen and Ben Money

Jenni Owen from the North Carolina Office of Strategic Partnerships and Ben Money from the Department of Health and Human Services join the podcast to discuss A year of crisis: What we’ve learned through nonprofit and philanthropic partnerships.

Z. Smith Reynolds Foundation celebrates trustee Jane Smith Patterson with $250K honorarium