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Family Philanthropy: It’s All About the Values
Read more: Family Philanthropy: It’s All About the ValuesAn Interview with Chuck Recorr Why do you give back? There is a real gap in America today. I live in a society where important things aren’t being addressed, and because of that, the fabric of the community is disintegrating. I can put an alarm system in my house and live in a gated community…
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Collaboration, flexibility, focus seen key to change
Read more: Collaboration, flexibility, focus seen key to changeSustaining the Triangle’s growth and making it a better place to live, work and play will depend on how well individuals and organizations can adapt to sweeping, rapid change and work together to fix the region’s most pressing social problems. That will require the willingness to take risks, make mistakes, share decision-making, learn from successes…
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Competition spurs collaborative ideas to fix local problems
Read more: Competition spurs collaborative ideas to fix local problemsAt stake was one $25,000 grant from Triangle Community Foundation. Competing for the funds were five groups of partners, selected from more than 50 partnerships that had submitted proposals in response to a request for ideas for innovative, collaborative solutions to community problems. Each group had 10 minutes to pitch its proposal to a panel…
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Perry Colwell, Philanthropist
Read more: Perry Colwell, PhilanthropistThis text is from an interview with Perry Colwell, Board Member and Philanthropist Why is giving back (philanthropy) so important to you? Do you have a story, or one specific instance in your life that started you on the path of giving to others? Since my retirement from business some 20 years ago, most of…
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Jim Stewart, Investor
Read more: Jim Stewart, InvestorCommunity service is built into Jim Stewart’s DNA. His mother’s uncle, C.C. Spaulding, was an early executive of North Carolina Mutual Life Insurance Company, which became the largest black-owned business in the U.S. and, with Mechanics and Farmers Bank, and Mutual Savings and Loan, served as the core of the Parrish Street section of Durham…
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An Interview with Read and Feed
Read more: An Interview with Read and FeedThis text is from an interview with Jan Frantz for Read and Feed, a Nonprofit Organization Why is giving back (philanthropy) so important to you? Do you have a story, or one specific instance in your life that started you on the path of giving to others? My story really revolves around me retiring from…
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An Interview with Kidznotes
Read more: An Interview with KidznotesThis text is from an interview with Katie Wyatt, for Kidznotes, a Nonprofit Organization Why is giving back (philanthropy) so important to you? Do you have a story, or one specific instance in your life that started you on the path of giving to others? Through what I do in music – we are giving…
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Bob Johnston, The Innovator
Read more: Bob Johnston, The InnovatorGiving with a big heart As a child growing up in Houston, Tex., Bob Johnston learned the importance of going beyond one’s means to help people in need. His father, a firefighter and then a long-time employee of the U.S. Post Office, and his mother, a bookkeeper, were devout Southern Baptists who took seriously the…