Playgrounds, giving circles and a little black dress

August 17, 2009

Several recent news articles highlight how everyday citizens are making a difference in their communities through giving, in North Carolina and beyond.

TheDailyTell.com: Sharing “good news in trying times”

By Melinda McKee

August 14, 2009

Tired of hearing news that focuses on the tragic, the scandalous, the negative? We recently stumbled across the excellent online news source TheDailyTell, a site commited to reporting original news items about the good going on in our world.

“Community Giving” workshop coming up soon!

By Melinda McKee

August 12, 2009

The Philanthropy Journal's Lunch 'n' Learn series continues next week with "Community Giving: Making the Pie Bigger," a special 3-hour workshop on strenthening your nonprofit's giving in ways that are often overlooked.

ME-3 needs your vote; The Beehive Collective wants your proposal

By Melinda McKee

August 11, 2009

• The Wake County-based volunteer organzation ME³ has been chosen as an August finalist for Citgo's national "FuelingGood" contest (the Citgo website says July, but they are an August finalist). You can help this group continue to grow the giving of time and talent by voting now (and vote once every day through the August 15)!

NCGives director presents to Lumberton Kiwanis

August 07, 2009

This past Wednesday, NCGives Executive Director Donna Chavis was invited to speak at a luncheon for the Lumberton Kiwanis Club in Robeson, NC.

Today’s youth as modern philanthropists

August 07, 2009

As financial markets rise and fall like a roller coaster, jobs and housing become harder to obtain and retain, and human need services become overwhelmed with the level of demand placed upon them - one thing remains true:  The brunt of a struggling economy will eventually fall onto the shoulders of today's young people. 

Giving is the heartbeat of community

By Donna Chavis

August 04, 2009

On average, the human heart beats more than two-and-a-half billion times without a rest. And yet, we don't stop and think about our heart beating. We take for granted that it will keep working tirelessly; beating from before we are born and maintaining life every moment until it stops.

In the same way, giving is the heartbeat of community.

Welcome to the new-and-improved NCGives.org!

By Melinda McKee

July 31, 2009

Take a look around ~ there are inspiring stories to read, helpful resources to check out, innovative ways to share and connect, and so much more.

NCGives’ Donna Chavis featured in leadership book

July 27, 2009

NCGives' own executive director, Donna Chavis, was one of 35 North Carolina leaders chosen to be interviewed for the recently released coffee table book, Secrets of Success: North Carolina Values-Based Leadership. Other North Carolinians profiled in the book include former Governor Jim Hunt, Franklin Graham, the late Kay Yow and Richard Petty.