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The Importance of Self Care
Read more: The Importance of Self CareSeptember is National Self-Care Awareness Month. Findings in the Nonprofit Voice Project’s State of Nonprofits 2024: What Funders Need to Know contends that burnout from a lack of support, resources, capacity, or staff is the most prominent concern for nonprofit leaders and staff. Additionally, the study shows that in the years 2023 and 2024, a…
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Grantee Week Day 5 – Housing Affordability
Read more: Grantee Week Day 5 – Housing AffordabilityTo round out Grantee Week we are excited to share the inaugural grantees of our Housing Affordability grant program. During Triangle Community Foundation’s most recent strategic planning process in 2024, we heard from stakeholders a desire to be more bold in addressing challenging issues in our region. We identified housing affordability as a key issue…
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Grantee Week Day 4 – Land Transaction
Read more: Grantee Week Day 4 – Land TransactionOn Day Four of Grantee Week we are pleased to share the three grantees of our Land Transaction grant program. This program provides funding to support transaction costs associated with land and easement donations and is invitation only. Each property successfully funded with these grants is permanently protected through a Conservation Easement or Notice of…
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Grantee Week Day 3 – Economic Resilience
Read more: Grantee Week Day 3 – Economic ResilienceFor Day Three of Grantee Week we are highlighting the 15 nonprofit organizations receiving grants from the Economic Resilience grant program, which is focused on funding organizations providing support to adults of all ages seeking employment-focused education or skills-based training to access stable employment. 2025 grantees are nonprofit organizations that focus on the many barriers…
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Grantee Week Day 2 – Environmental Resilience
Read more: Grantee Week Day 2 – Environmental ResilienceWelcome to Day Two of Grantee Week! Today we are pleased to share the 15 organizations who have each received $20,000 grants in the first of a two-year Environmental Resilience program grant cycle. These nonprofits support increasing awareness of and education around conservation and/or climate issues, as well as increased climate resiliency, particularly of low-income…
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Grantee Week Day 1 – Responsive Grantmaking
Read more: Grantee Week Day 1 – Responsive GrantmakingWelcome to Grantee Week 2025! All week we will be sharing and celebrating the most recent cohort of grantees from five of Triangle Community Foundation’s discretionary grant programs – Responsive Grantmaking, Economic Resilience, Environmental Resilience, Housing Affordability, and Land Transaction – with a combined total of almost $1.5 million going to 72 nonprofit organizations! Today…
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Chantal Relief
Read more: Chantal ReliefWe have been monitoring the effects of Tropical Depression Chantal this week and how best to provide support to our community members. Pockets of Durham, Orange, Alamance, and Chatham counties have been devastated by the unexpected rainfall and subsequent flooding. Many businesses and homes are facing weeks if not months of clean up and rebuilding.…
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Fundholder Favorite: A Growing Partnership in the Triangle
Read more: Fundholder Favorite: A Growing Partnership in the TriangleTriangle Community Foundation is exactly that: a Foundation by and for the Community of the Triangle. Our fundholder’s passion and engagement with us and our community is contagious, and we seek to amplify their work and words of support. Fundholder Ann Leonard (Hogan Leonard Fund) drives her philanthropy into several causes, with urban farming and…
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Introducing Our Five-Year Strategic Plan | Making More Possible
Read more: Introducing Our Five-Year Strategic Plan | Making More PossibleAt the conclusion of our 40th anniversary celebrations in 2023, we embarked on a strategic planning process to plot the course for the next phase of Triangle Community Foundation, working with The Giving Practice alongside all our major stakeholders. We are pleased to share the culmination of this work, our five-year strategic plan! Our bold…
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Support for Western North Carolina
Read more: Support for Western North CarolinaWe have been closely monitoring the effects of Hurricane Helene across the Southeast and in particular western North Carolina. The images, videos, and stories from the region are hard to process, and we imagine you may be looking to provide support in a meaningful way. As with any crisis or disaster that affects a part…
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2024 Scholarships Round-Up
Read more: 2024 Scholarships Round-UpTriangle Community Foundation administers many scholarship funds established by individual donors and organizations, each with a unique set of eligibility criteria and application processes. Additionally, the Student Assistance Fund provides one-time cash assistance to eligible students to assist with needs that would otherwise hinder them from completing their academic program. As we conclude this year’s…
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Updated Demographics of the Foundation
Read more: Updated Demographics of the FoundationIn an ongoing effort to model the transparency Triangle Community Foundation asks of our grantees, we are pleased to share updated demographic information related to our staff and Board of Directors as of July 1, 2024. As a community foundation, our primary focus is to support our region, and we believe we can have a…