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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. Of those, two or three…

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…

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.…

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 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…

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.…

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.…

Traditionally, Valentine’s Day isn’t my favorite holiday. Maybe because I feel like it was somewhat fabricated to sell greeting cards, maybe because as a teen in high school I didn’t have anyone send me valentines, or maybe because I choose to believe one should express love every day, and not just specially on a day…

Common financial advice recommends spending less than 30% of your income on housing costs, including rent or mortgage costs, utilities, and repairs. Until I started working at the Foundation, I spent nearly two-thirds of my income on rent and accrued a lot of debt in the process. Of course, I was in graduate school and…

Equity: eq·ui·ty | Pronounced: ˈekwədē/   What is equity? It’s a noun, a buzzword in philanthropy, an investment term, a branch of law, a value of shares issued from a company. Had you asked me 2 years ago what equity meant, I would have told you with confidence that it means equal outcomes regardless of…

When our CEO/President, Lori O’Keefe first brought forward the idea of a trial sabbatical, I felt a momentary drop in my energy. “Oh no, chairing Triangle Community Foundation is a pretty busy role already, what would it be like with out our Head Fred, or Fredette,” as the case might be? After silently chiding myself…

Over the summer, our President & CEO Lori O’Keefe took an 11-week sabbatical. It was a new policy that our board approved for 10+ year employees of the Foundation, and Lori would be our guinea pig. You can read all about her lessons learned this summer here. After 13 years of service at the Foundation,…