Home is where the heart is

November 25, 2009

NCGives' executive director Donna Chavis penned the following article earlier this year, when the Philanthropy Journal launched the Giving and Community section of its website. On this eve of a holiday when we celebrate the blessings in our lives, we hope you will be inspired to celebrate the giving that makes these blessings reality - on Thanksgiving, and all year round.

Happy Thanksgiving from NCGives!

Free Thanksgiving dinner in Leland - volunteers needed

November 19, 2009

LELAND, NC - Manna Ministries is sponsoring a free Thanksgiving Dinner at the Leland Town Hall park shelter on Thanksgiving Day from 12pm to 2pm. Food is being provided and prepared by Faith Building Ministries of Ocean Isle Beach.

Reservations have been taken at Victory Church (9835 Wayne St, Leland) during Manna’s recent food distributions. There is one final opportunity to reserve a place on Saturday, November 21st from 9am to 11am.

Volunteers are needed between 11am and 3pm, to help set-up, serve, clear tables and tear down. For more information, contact Pastor Jay Merritt of Victory Church at (910) 371-6424, or see the web page at www.vfwbc.org.

Gov. Perdue joins NCGives in National Philanthropy Month

By Melinda McKee

November 18, 2009

This week, NCGives received a letter from Governor Bev Perdue as she joins us in recognizing November as National Philanthropy Month. We wanted to share her words with you, the "citizens committed to improving the lives of others" who make North Carolina a truly giving state!

We thank the Governor for her support of National Philanthropy Month in North Carolina.

“North Carolina Giving” premieres tonight! (UNC-TV)

By Melinda McKee

November 09, 2009

Don't forget to tune into your local UNC-TV channel tonight at 10:00pm to watch North Carolina Giving: Philanthropy Across Cultures & Communities, a new documentary from NCGives.

 If you want to participate in the North Carolina Giving Contest, make sure that before the broadcast starts, you print or write down the quiz questions below.

NCGives’ own Donna Chavis interviewed on TV tonight & Sunday

November 06, 2009

NCGives' executive director is tonight's featured guest on "North Carolina People," the weekly show hosted on UNC-TV by Mr. William Friday. Watch tonight at 9pm, or Sunday at 5:30pm.

NCGives’ own Donna Chavis interviewed on TV tonight & Sunday

November 06, 2009

NCGives' executive director is tonight's featured guest on "North Carolina People," the weekly show hosted on UNC-TV by Mr. William Friday. Watch tonight at 9pm, or Sunday at 5:30pm.

North Carolinians to be featured on TV philanthropy special

By Melinda McKee

November 06, 2009

[Press Release]

On November 9, 2009, a new documentary called North Carolina Giving: Philanthropy Across Cultures & Communities will premiere on UNC-TV from 10-11pm. North Carolina Giving, which features an introduction from Bill Friday and narration by Ambassador James Joseph, will travel across North Carolina, uncovering stories of “ordinary people changing lives in extraordinary ways.” (The trailer can be seen at www.ncgives.org/documentaries.)

7 chances in 7 days to catch NCGives on TV!

By Melinda McKee

November 03, 2009

Over the next week, several stories from NCGives and our documentary project will be shown on UNC-TV, leading up to the documentary premiere next Monday at 10pm.

Here's a preview:

Tuesday, Nov. 3 (Today)
TV Show: North Carolina NOW (7:30pm, UNC-TV)
Focus: "North Carolina Giving: American Indians and Giving" (except from the documentary)

Beginning of a four-part NC NOW series that focuses on philanthropy in North Carolina. Haliwa Saponi students are building a greenhouse for traditional plants; Stephanie Richardson is a volunteer firefighter in Hollister.  

A reminder from Service Nation

October 27, 2009

(The following announcement comes from Melissa Biffert, who is organizing ServiceNation's effort to spotlight service heroes in communities across the country. Service Nation is "a national campaign to increase service opportunities and elevate service as a core ideal and problem-solving strategy in American society.")