Stories
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Conserving Land and Legacy
Read more: Conserving Land and LegacyWith your help, we have granted $767,111 to environmental organizations through Fund for the Triangle since FY 2013-2014 While strolling through Good Hope Farm on a sunny afternoon, one gets the curious feeling that the farm is a living, breathing organism all on its own. A resident farmer pulls up to tend to her plot,…
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A Life of Service: There is No Other Way
Read more: A Life of Service: There is No Other WayAs Vice President of Operations at Methodist Home for Children, Ken Perry says that he has always had a passion for philanthropy. The human service agency that he has grown to become a pillar of provides safe, stable homes where at-risk children can thrive and ultimately succeed. The organization builds on strengths, nurtures hopes and…
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Family Legacy Meets Social Justice
Read more: Family Legacy Meets Social JusticeRebecca Balter’s story began long before she was born. Balter comes from a long line of entrepreneurs; her family built a successful bank in Dresden, Germany at the turn of the 20th century. In fact, the family believed so much in building a legacy for their employees, that it was the first institution in Germany…
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What Matters: Women
Read more: What Matters: WomenNearly 800 community members, the largest crowd yet, came together for this year’s What Matters to learn about how women continue to face significant challenges as it relates to health, housing, employment, and education. The Raleigh Convention Center was packed with both women and men from all walks of life. In our current times, the…
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Heart Surgery and Hammers
Read more: Heart Surgery and HammersCécile Noël would rather comfort a ten-year old Nicaraguan boy with a hole in his heart than attend a board meeting. “When he came at the beginning of the week, the boy had a cough and a runny nose so he couldn’t be evaluated for treatment because you can’t intubate someone who isn’t feeling well,”…
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Voices of Women
Read more: Voices of WomenNearly 800 community leaders joined us for What Matters: Women on Tuesday, April 24th at the Raleigh Convention Center to learn more about how women continue to be disproportionately affected as it relates to health, housing, employment, and education. We know that when women are empowered and have access to the resources they need, they…
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A Part of His Character
Read more: A Part of His CharacterCollege is not a reality that many living in poverty consider “a given” or a definite part of their future. Ridden with financial burdens, the everyday struggle to secure shelter and food are the constant priority. In fact, only 47 percent of low-income students enroll in college, according to the Huffington Post. A young Charles…
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After-School Program Reconnects Children to the Earth
Read more: After-School Program Reconnects Children to the EarthIs it possible to reconnect young people with the earth? Connecting with nature is tough for children who are coming of age in the digital era and kids without access to outdoor activities. Between the allure of screens, other extracurriculars, peer pressure to stay inside, and inequitable opportunities, it is no wonder kids are not…
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Investing in Young Nonprofit Professionals
Read more: Investing in Young Nonprofit ProfessionalsThe following is an interview with Molly Rivera (M), Board Chair of Young Nonprofit Professionals Network of the Triangle (YNPN), conducted by Hiral Patel (H), Marketing and Communications Associate. H: Why is it important to invest in young nonprofit professionals? M: Simply put, we are the future of the sector! It’s important to invest…
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Donor Profile: Jack Clayton
Read more: Donor Profile: Jack ClaytonWhat are you passionate about? What issue(s) speak to you? There’s more than one, but right off the bat, I would say youth leadership. I’ve been involved with Boy Scouts for a long time – in Durham where I became an Eagle Scout and in Raleigh where I was an Assistant Scout Master and President…
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The Importance of Community
Read more: The Importance of CommunityThere’s a certain richness in community, of being part of something that yields a sense of belonging. Where neighbors truly are neighbors who look out for each other. Or so thinks Dr. Margareta Claesson. She learned early on what community means, and it has shaped her life, her learning, and her giving. Claesson, a Foundation…
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Building Strong Leadership, Leading to More Children Fed
Read more: Building Strong Leadership, Leading to More Children FedTABLE recently participated in the Executive Service Corps of the Triangle (ESC) Board Leadership Boot Camp program, a series of sessions for nonprofit board leaders provided in partnership with Triangle Community Foundation, Blue Cross and Blue Shield of North Carolina Foundation and Youth Forward. As a Foundation, our goal is to build a strong and…