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Over the last few days, our state was walloped by Hurricane Florence, the effects of which our neighbors all over the state, including locally after this morning’s flooding, will continue to feel for a long time to come. Before the massive storm hit, thousands of people were evacuated from coastal towns, many of them bused…

It’s been a long time since I’ve had to write about what I did over my summer break. Once one enters the workforce, there’s really no such thing, other than a week here or there that you may take off to travel, visit with family, or relax at the beach. However, this summer I was…

Our Triangle community is comprised of diverse people who, despite our variety of lived experiences, find commonality in calling this area home. As our region’s community foundation, we are grateful to partner with nonprofits and community members to address the systemic inequities that keep some of our community from thriving - or from feeling a sense of…

At the end of this fiscal year, I will celebrate 13.5 years at Triangle Community Foundation. I will have seen the Foundation grow from just over $100 million to more than $250 million. I’ve seen our grants grow to an average of $26 million a year. I will have been through three leadership transitions, served…

“Most people do not listen with the intent to understand; they listen with the intent to reply.”   -Steven R. Covey, The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People   I’ll be perfectly honest, I received this well-known book from my first boss (may his memory be for a blessing…) nearly 30 years ago, and I…

We live in one of the fastest growing, highest living standards, best wage equity, lowest unemployment, and lower poverty areas in the United States. It is because of this that we feel incredibly fortunate to be citizens of the Triangle region. While those accolades make our community great, we know it’s not the whole story.…

I was 22 years old, only 6 months into a new job at a large and prestigious nonprofit, incredibly headstrong and (in hindsight) very inexperienced. It was the week before Christmas, and I was in charge of planning the office holiday party, which would take place in approximately 1 hour. It was time to set…

Walking to my car after working at one of my after school jobs, I received an email saying I was being awarded the Benjamin F. Ward Scholarship. There in the middle of the parking lot, I could not help but cry tears of relief and thankfulness. As I applied for college, I did not really…

Starting October 28, it’s officially the College Foundation of North Carolina’s (CFNC) College Application Month, which makes me think back to what a simultaneously exciting and terrifying time applying for college, and making what felt like super-extra-final life decisions was for me - even though they ended up not being final at all. What advice would I…

This hurricane season, we have witnessed unprecedented natural disasters and the humanitarian crises that follow these events. At Triangle Community Foundation, moments after we’ve arrived in the morning, our fund holders are calling to make grant recommendations to the effected communities. Each time a massive hurricane wreaked havoc on a community, this happened. As part…

The journey begins… This week, our Board of Directors approved a new Strategic Roadmap that will guide our work for the next five years. We chose the term “Roadmap” on purpose: while it’s important that we have a clear path and a destination in mind, we also recognize that there may be detours, we may…