Stories

Storytelling is such an important part of our community, and we work hard to amplify voices that represent those who care deeply about the Triangle and those who work hard to make it a better place for everyone.

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Stories: Community Development

Confronting Poverty by Honoring Human Dignity

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Up the stairs and around a corner, a hallway echoes with a child’s chatter and a mother’s hushed tones. Members sit waiting to get groceries, checking in with each other, and chatting with volunteers, who come to offer a hand.…
Stories: Nonprofit Stories

Board Leadership Boot Camp: Helping Nonprofits Thrive

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About 4 years ago, Michael Williams began volunteering for Executive Service Corps (ESC), helping them provide affordable consulting and capacity building services to nonprofits in the Triangle. Since 1987, ESC’s 72 volunteer consultants do pro bono work provide support nonprofits…
Stories: Regional Cultural Arts

The Art of Giving

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About four years ago, Virginia Lee was in the locker room at her local gym and saw a flyer that intrigued her. The Art of Giving (TAG) was inviting women to join their philanthropic efforts and provide grants to support…
Stories: Donor Stories

Tools for Involving the Next Generation: the Donor-advised Fund

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My clients don’t always come to see me with philanthropy foremost on their mind. Of course, sometimes they do, but often their focus isn’t on philanthropy. Instead, they have pressing family issues to cover that are a higher priority. Because…
Stories: Donor Stories

Top Ten Responsibilities of a Nonprofit Board Chair

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Good nonprofit Board Chairs are made, not born.  Here are ten practices to achieve best outcomes from the Board you are leading, written by Chuck ReCorr.          Every Board Member participates, but no one dominates.Chairs…
Blog: Triangle Community Foundation

What is a Community Foundation?

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I’m a huge fan of baseball. HUGE. I played softball growing up, and it really doesn’t matter what team is playing, I just want to be in the stadium (or better yet — on the field) contemplating the teams’ next…
Blog: Triangle Community Foundation

But I want to touch the art!

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When I first saw Sharron Parker’s pieces hung on the walls at Triangle Community Foundation’s office, I had two thoughts: first, they are so intrinsically beautiful, and second, I really want to touch them! And I wasn’t alone. One of…
Blog: Triangle Community Foundation

Demystifying the Donor-advised Fund

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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…
Donor-advised Funds
Blog: Triangle Community Foundation

Hitting the Refresh Button

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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…