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An Inside Look at Artist Lakeshia T. Reid’s show, In Front of the Mirror
We’re so lucky at Triangle Community Foundation to have new art exhibits every six months through our partnership with Durham Art Guild’s Art@Work program. As part of the Foundation’s focus on regional cultural arts, our office space also serves as a rotating art gallery to support and foster local artists and to encourage our community…
Gratitude for our Planet: Celebrating an Adapted 50th Anniversary of Earth Day
This year, April 22nd marks the 50th anniversary of Earth Day. It will also be my family’s 38th day at home due to COVID-19. Although this year’s celebration of Earth Day won’t look anything like how I’d (or probably anyone else) imagined, there are some environmental silver linings to our socially distanced lives. As a member of EarthShare NC’s advisory committee, I had been working to plan activities to celebrate the 50th anniversary of…
Nonprofits Need Support Now
Originally published in the Triangle Business Journal in collaboration with Lori O’Keefe, CEO of the Triangle Community Foundation, and Jeanne Tedrow, CEO and president of the N.C. Center for Nonprofits. In the blink of an eye, our world has changed. In turn, our community now faces significant challenges as we respond to something we were…
Coronavirus (COVID-19) Statement
A Message from President & CEO Lori O’Keefe Regarding Coronavirus (COVID-19) Preparation and Support Triangle Community Foundation is closely monitoring the local impact of the Coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak. While this situation is quickly developing, there is still much we do not know. At the Foundation, we are focusing on how we can best prepare and…
What is a Community Foundation?
I’m a huge fan of baseball. HUGE. I played softball growing up, and it really doesn’t matter what team is playing, I just want to be in the stadium (or better yet — on the field) contemplating the teams’ next move and the players’ dexterity. I’m missing it already as we head into winter, and recently spent…
But I want to touch the art!
When I first saw Sharron Parker’s pieces hung on the walls at Triangle Community Foundation’s office, I had two thoughts: first, they are so intrinsically beautiful, and second, I really want to touch them! And I wasn’t alone. One of my colleagues said she wanted to curl up inside one! “Expressing Reality as Felt” features…
It’s hurricane season. Here’s what you can count on from Triangle Community Foundation after a disaster.
Hurricane Florence over North Carolina The Atlantic hurricane season runs from June through November and this year researchers at NC State predict we’ll experience a “normal” hurricane season. Based on historical data, that means the Atlantic coast should see between 13 and 16 named storms, five to seven of which may grow into actual hurricanes.…
Demystifying the Donor-advised Fund
With the first year of the new tax reform behind us, the philanthropic sector is starting to analyze what impacts these changes have had on giving. According to a report by Giving USA, charitable giving was down 1.1% in 2018. While there may be other factors in this decline (instability in the stock market, concerns…
Hitting the Refresh Button
You wake up and plug in. You scroll through your phone — the news, social media, maybe listen to a podcast. You switch gears and head to work, dig into strategy, collaborate with your team, get things done. You switch gears again and run errands, make dinner, connect with family or friends. There is so much switching.…
8 Gifts of Continued Learning
In June, I attended the Duke University Nonprofit Management Certification Intensive Track program with Triangle Community Foundation’s support. It was a professional development opportunity that I had been pining after for some time and I’m very thankful that my supervisor encouraged me, and advocated for me, to take this big next step in my career.…
How to be a Conservationist on Earth Day, and Every Day
How to be a Conservationist on Earth Day, and Every Day Sarah Guidi, Program Officer; and Jessica Aylor, VP of Community Engagement Wait, am I a conservationist? In January I became Triangle Community Foundation’s newest Program Officer. One of my main responsibilities is to manage our Environmental Conservation Program. Over these last few months, a question…
What does it really mean to thrive?
This post is part of a series written by Foundation Board members from their own perspective, when asked to think about what a thriving community could look like. This series will run leading up to our What Matters event on May 1 and will conclude with a recap post of the conversation at the event.…