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Aug 25, 2008 - Asked to Volunteer Time, People Give Money - (from LiveScience.com) When asked to volunteer their time to charity, Americans are likely to give more money. Participants in an online...
Aug 25, 2008 - Giving circle repairs homes, race relations - (from Philanthropy Journal , by Julia Vail) RALEIGH, N.C. -- When the Way Out Giving Circle awarded its first round of grants in May, its...
Aug 25, 2008 - Youth giving focus of statewide network - (from Philanthropy Journal , by Todd Cohen) CHARLOTTE, N.C. -- Communities in Schools of Charlotte-Mecklenburg received $400 to support Walk...
Aug 18, 2008 - Fundraising Fuels Social Change - (from Philanthropy Journal, by Todd Cohen) Charitable fundraisers are critical to the job fixing our communities, and our communities are taking...
Aug 8, 2008 - "A Circle With a Deep Center" - (from The Washington Post , by Phillip Rucker) About two dozen women, in bright summer dresses and bare feet, formed a circle around Claudia...
Aug 1, 2008 - Triangle Sororities Walk for Health - (from The Triangle Tribune) "Members from Alpha Zeta Omega in Durham, Sigma Tau Omega chapter in Cary, Alpha Theta Omega chapter in...
May 28, 2008 - Youth Make a Difference! - This ABC story of youth philanthropists in New York shows just how impactful youth giving can be - both for their communities and for themselves....
May 16, 2008 - Younger Donors as Generous as Other Generations, Report Finds - Donors across all generations tend to give roughly the same amount to philanthropic causes when controlling for other factors such as income,...
May 16, 2008 - Every Season Is a Season of Giving - Americans Give In Every Season by Donna Chavis, Executive Director of NCGives Over the winter holiday season, special events celebrate...
May 9, 2008 - The Treasure of Time - North Carolinians Gave Time Worth $3.5 Billion in 2006 The value of volunteer time is often overlooked and is difficult to measure, yet it is a...
Apr 23, 2008 - The Beehive is Buzzing! - Last fall, we highlighted an emerging giving circle in Raleigh, NC, that NCGives partner Creative Philanthropy helped to get off the ground (...
Mar 17, 2008 - Foundation Giving 2006 - North Carolina Grants Top $1 Billion in 2006 New Research 3/17/08 : Foundation Giving in North Carolina: An Analysis of Trends for...
Mar 3, 2008 - Giving Back At Home and Abroad - Doctor ready to build hospital in India (from The Fayetteville Observer , by Jennifer Calhoun) "When he was 22, Dr. Ashok Jain decided...
Feb 28, 2008 - Black History Month: Celebrations and Reflections! - On February 5, 2008, NCGives hosted a film premiere and reception in Raleigh, North Carolina. Six African American North Carolinians shared their...
Feb 27, 2008 - Report From the Field... - NCGives Partner Leading To Change Guides 10 Youth Groups in Community Philanthropy (2/27/08) After over eight weeks of preparation, production,...
Feb 26, 2008 - A Timeline: African American Giving - From the establishment of churches and colleges to the Civil Rights Movement to modern giving circles, the African American community has an...
Feb 25, 2008 - Coming up... - NCGives partners Creative Philanthropy, HindSight Consulting and Leading To Change will be leading the third Collective Giving Forum on Thursday,...
Feb 14, 2008 - News Release 2/13/08 - NCGives Welcomes Four New Board Members NCGives, a statewide initiative focused on philanthropy of community, is pleased to announce...
Jan 29, 2008 - Collective Caring - The Power of Collective Giving and Collective Caring (from Philanthropy Journal , by Beth Briggs of NCGives partner Creative Philanthropy) The...
Jan 14, 2008 - Calling All N.C. Women's Funds - The Women & Giving section of Philanthropy Journal is developing a directory of all the women's funds located in...
Jan 10, 2008 - Breaking Down Barriers - For Indian Expatriates, Charity For Home Begins Here (from The Boston Globe , by John Dyer) Some foreign-born residents of Boston's...
Jan 3, 2008 - Youth ,Technology & Philanthropy - Here's a look at the ever-increasing convergence of young people and philanthropy within the world of technology. For Modern Kids,...
Jan 2, 2008 - Harnessing the Collective Power of Women - (from Philanthropy Journal , by Cecelia Thompson) In the early 90s, the Guilford Green Foundation didn't exist as it does today. However,...
Dec 20, 2007 - Giving Forum in January - Collective Giving Forum: January 24th in Rocky Mount, NC. Click here for details!
Dec 5, 2007 - Making Every Penny Count - What do you get when you combine a former playwright, an architect and 14 tractor-trailers filled with pennies? The Penny Harvest Field at...
Nov 15, 2007 - Attention, Women Givers of NC! - Creative Philanthropy, Philanthropy Journal and NCGives have teamed together to bring you a central resource for women givers in North Carolina....
Nov 14, 2007 - 2007 Youth Summit a Success! - On October 27, 2007, NCGives partner Leading To Change brought together over 200 young people from throughout North Carolina for the annual...
Nov 8, 2007 - Tool: Grants Committee Handbook - New Tool Posted 11/8/07 Thanks to the generosity of the Women's Impact Fund (based in Charlotte, North Carolina), we are pleased to offer...
Oct 30, 2007 - Growing Gardens, Growing Giving - Check out these articles featuring former President Bill Clinton and Beth Briggs (of NCGives partner Creative Philanthropy) as they invite...
Oct 26, 2007 - Thanks for Visiting! - We're so excited to have connected with so many folks from around the state at the 2007 Summit for the Nonprofit Sector - thank you to everyone...
Oct 25, 2007 - 2007 Summit of Youth Philanthropists Will See More Youth, Communities Impacted - This year's Second Annual Summit of North Carolina Youth Philanthropists will see the convening of even more youth wielding greater funds for...
Oct 3, 2007 - The Elders of Tomorrow - If our children are our future, then it's imperative that we take time in the present to instill in them "a love of humanity."...
Oct 2, 2007 - Diversity Is Not Enough - (from the Giving Center of Philanthropy Journal 's Learning Channel, by Gita Gulati-Partee) New research from Robert Putnam of Bowling...
Aug 21, 2007 - Modern Technology, Family Tradition: Both Fertile Ground for Inspiring Young Adults - What do social-networking sites and parents have in common? Both carry a lot of weight in the efforts to engage today's young adults in...
Aug 21, 2007 - No Longer Waiting - North Carolina Youth Utilize Philanthropy As Tool for Community Change It's often been said that "youth are the leaders of...
Aug 9, 2007 - Conference Speakers Point to Rural America As Important Philanthropic Opportunity - MISSOULA, MT - This week in Big Sky Country, foundation leaders from across the nation have convened to discuss issues within philanthropy in...
Feb 7, 2007 - Foundation Giving in North Carolina - Foundation Giving in North Carolina: An Analysis of Trends for the 2005 Fiscal Year Prepared for NCGives by Anita Gunn Shirley...
Nov 13, 2006 - Seeing Philanthropy In a Whole New Light - RALEIGH, NC (November 8, 2006) - Philanthropy is too often defined as wealthy people or companies giving large sums of money to a worthy cause....
Nov 1, 2006 - Donna Chavis Named NCGives Executive Director - RALEIGH - Donna Chavis has been selected by the NCGives Advisory Committee as the first executive director of this new initiative to celebrate and...
Oct 30, 2006 - Gathering and Inspiring - ASHEVILLE (November 6, 2006) -- The North Carolina Network of Women Givers held their first conference at the Homewood Conference Center, providing...
Oct 21, 2006 - 75 Youth Learn How to Use $50,000 to Help N.C. Communities - GREENSBORO, NC - On Saturday, Oct. 21 more than 75 high school-aged youth from across North Carolina will come together at the First Annual Youth...
Oct 21, 2006 - Trusting Teenagers With Money - GREENSBORO—Ask a teenager to help you give away money and you will get the look that says, "No way!" That was Deborah...
Oct 21, 2006 - Summit Fills Teens Up On Philanthropy - GREENSBORO—"They filled us up!" says Geordi Krikorian. The 16-year-old Matthews student was talking literally and figuratively...
Oct 6, 2006 - 2006 Community Investment Network Conference - Community Philanthropists Convene in Raleigh RALEIGH—Community Investment Network announces the 2006 Community Investment Network Conference,...