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TheGifted Arts | The Transformative Power of the Arts

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Open the doors of TheGifted Arts studio on a Saturday morning and you can immediately feel the energy. The thumping beat of the music, the encouraging call outs from the instructors, and the students enthusiastically participating in the creative process.…
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Pee Wee Homes | Small Homes, Big Impact

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Founding Board Members at the site of the homes at the Advocate - seated at the front is namesake Nathaniel "Pee Wee" Lee. In 2017, a small group of affordable housing advocates with ties to community-based organizations like the Marian…
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Haw River Assembly | The Voice for the Haw River

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“Our goal is to serve everyone. Obviously, everyone needs clean water.”  -Elaine Chiosso, Executive Director, Haw River Assembly    Forty years ago, community members came together in hopes of saving their beloved Haw River. The building of the Jordan Lake…
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Durham Success Summit | Redefining Success and Making Space at the Table 

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“We’ve failed young men long enough and let’s not do what’s always been done. We want to go deeper.” -Derek Rhodes, Executive Director, Durham Success Summit     Derek Rhodes was born and raised in Durham, and recognized early on…
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Board Leadership Boot Camp: Helping Nonprofits Thrive

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About 4 years ago, Michael Williams began volunteering for Executive Service Corps (ESC), helping them provide affordable consulting and capacity building services to nonprofits in the Triangle. Since 1987, ESC’s 72 volunteer consultants do pro bono work provide support nonprofits…
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Nurturing Youth and Community

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It’s a picture-perfect autumn afternoon, and the SEEDS two-acre urban farm is a hive of activity. As you walk through the whimsically designed gates, the space stretches ahead, a fusion of cozy backyard and childhood wonderland. A sprawling herb garden…
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Social Justice Through Art

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How would people living on death row believe they have a story to share? How would they consider their story even matters? Society would relegate them to its “outskirts” along with others deemed unworthy of story, where difference is uncounted.…
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Q&A with the Compass Center for Women and Families

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The following is an interview with Cordelia Heaney (C), Executive Director of  Compass Center for Women and Families, conducted by Julia Da Silva (J), Programs and Scholarships Associate. J: Tell me a little about the Compass Center. C: Compass Center…
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Tackling Systemic Homelessness Together

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With your help, we have granted $642,450 to community development organizations through Fund for the Triangle since FY 2013-2014Lack of affordable housing, financial insecurity, and systemic unemployment are intersecting crises of global proportions. While Chapel Hill and Durham’s dearth…
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Conserving Land and Legacy

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With your help, we have granted $767,111 to environmental organizations through Fund for the Triangle since FY 2013-2014While strolling through Good Hope Farm on a sunny afternoon, one gets the curious feeling that the farm is a living, breathing…