Stories
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Giving Back & Looking Forward: An Interview with Pat Nathan
Read more: Giving Back & Looking Forward: An Interview with Pat NathanWhy do you believe in the importance of giving back? I find my greatest fulfillment in working with others towards a common goal. To operate at my fullest capacity, I need to share a variety of assets including life experiences, skills, connections and financial resources. What are the causes that YOU care about? As a successful business…
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Donor Awards Hard Work with Opportunity
Read more: Donor Awards Hard Work with OpportunityWhen Daniel Flores arrived in Chapel Hill from El Salvador four years ago at age 14 to join his mother, who had left him with his grandmother and aunt six years earlier so she could find a job in the U.S., he could not speak English. It took him two years to learn the language,…
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Siler City Unidos: Working to Unify a Community
Read more: Siler City Unidos: Working to Unify a CommunityThe Chatham County town of Siler City is 50 percent Latino — but the town’s leaders and most engaged residents are overwhelmingly white. Sergio Borrayo, a code enforcement officer for the town, says it is hard to engage the Latino population in community life. “I think that a number of people do not believe that their…
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Second Helpings: Aiming to Break the Cycle
Read more: Second Helpings: Aiming to Break the CycleDrew Doll applied for 138 different jobs in the 30 days after he was released from prison. “One-hundred-thirty-seven said no,” Doll said, “But I kept at it.” He landed an accounting job and started putting his life back together. But he was troubled by the experience he had, one that’s familiar to former prisoners. In…
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Ron Strom: Passionate Philanthropist
Read more: Ron Strom: Passionate PhilanthropistThe following is an interview with Ron Strom (R), Foundation fundholder, conducted by Meg Buckingham (M), senior marketing & communications officer for the Foundation. M: Ron, tell me a little about your passion, and how you connect it to your philanthropy. R: My personal passions involve connecting with the environment and with others. I grew…
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A Family Rooted in Philanthropy: Mary and Dale Carey
Read more: A Family Rooted in Philanthropy: Mary and Dale CareyThe following is an interview with Mary (MC) & Dale (DC) Carey, Foundation Fundholders, conducted by Meg Buckingham (M), senior marketing & communications officer for the Foundation. M: Mary & Dale, tell me a little about your passion, and how you connect it to your philanthropy. MC: That’s easy. Literacy and Hunger. Hunger, because we…
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A Different Way to Give: NGAAP
Read more: A Different Way to Give: NGAAPThe following is an interview with Michelle (MSM) Serrano-Mills & Linsey (LM) Mills, Foundation fundholders with NGAAP, conducted by Meg Buckingham (M), senior marketing & communications officer for the Foundation. M: Michelle and Linsey, can you tell me a little more about NGAAP, and why you choose to do your philanthropy through collective means? LM:…
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Marbles Kids Museum: Success for the Next Generation
Read more: Marbles Kids Museum: Success for the Next GenerationThe following is an interview with Hardin Engelhardt (H), Education & Evaluation Specialist at Marbles Kids Museum, conducted by Meg Buckingham (M), senior marketing & communications officer for the Foundation. M: Hardin, can you tell me a little more about Marbles Kids Museum, and why our readers should care about your mission? H: Ok!…
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Triangle Family Services: Providing Quality Service
Read more: Triangle Family Services: Providing Quality ServiceThe following is an interview with Alice Lutz (A), CEO of Triangle Family Services, conducted by Meg Buckingham (M), senior marketing & communications officer for the Foundation. M: Alice, can you tell me a little more about Triangle Family Services, and why our readers should care about your mission? A: It may not be your…
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Equity through Arts: Justice Theater Project
Read more: Equity through Arts: Justice Theater ProjectThe following is an interview with Melissa Zeph (MZ), managing director and Deb Royals (D), artistic director, of The Justice Theater Project conducted by Meg Buckingham (M), senior marketing & communications officer for the Foundation. M: can you tell me a little more about The Justice Theater Project, and why our readers should care…
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Ellerbe Creek Watershed Association: We are all connected
Read more: Ellerbe Creek Watershed Association: We are all connectedThe Following is an Interview with Chris Dreps (C), executive director of Ellerbe Creek Watershed Association, conducted by Meg Buckingham (M), senior marketing & communications officer for the Foundation. M: Chris, can you tell me a little more about Ellerbe Creek Watershed Association, and why our readers should care about your mission? C: Sure!…
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An Interview with Jerry VanSant
Read more: An Interview with Jerry VanSantWhat fuels your passion (for the environment)? I have no professional background in the environment, rather, my experience lies in the evaluation of nonprofits and the nonprofit sector. I have always cared about the outdoors, even as a young child, and I feel it is an extraordinarily important issue. It is a personal priority, but…