Triangle LGBT Women & Men Will “Sing for the Cure”

May 10, 2011

On June 12, 2011 the Triangle Gay Men's Chorus (TGMC) and the Common Woman Chorus, both based in the Triangle, will bring to the Raleigh, Durham and Chapel Hill area the first local performance of "A Proclamation of Hope," featuring Sing for the Cure.

Volunteerism: Threads of Gold

By Arlene Ugbaja

April 19, 2011

Over the years, I have learned that money cannot buy everything you need, but the help from a few skillfully placed volunteers can be more valuable than gold. North Carolinians are tremendously generous with their time and talent; the Corporation for National and Community Service alone reports that 23,000 people of all ages volunteer in numerous capacities in the state.

North Carolina Students Are Serious About Giving

By Melinda McKee

April 06, 2011

A couple weeks ago, we posted two stories about students stepping up to make a difference - here are two more, about Wilkes County youth cleaning up a park and Appalachian State students supporting Japan. Let's hear it for North Carolina's young people!

“Cookie campaign aids McDonald House” (From The Charlotte Observer)

March 30, 2011

Charlotte's soon-to-open Ronald McDonald House expects to need 200 to 300 cookies a day as part of its mission to help families dealing with a child's illness.

Women & Giving At-a-Glance

By Melinda McKee

March 29, 2011

Have you been celebrating Women's History Month the past few weeks? If not, you still have three days left to learn about all the amazing contributions women have made to our society and to our state.

“College student passes along helping hand” (From Philanthropy Journal)

March 24, 2011

Carla Mena and her family came to the U.S. from Peru in part so she and her brother could receive a quality education, a goal that almost was taken from the Meredith College junior when she was unable to afford last year’s tuition increase.

“Davidson undergrad organizes scholarship push” (From Philanthropy Journal)

March 23, 2011

DAVIDSON, N.C. – Sophomore John David Merrill came to Davidson College from a public high-school in a high-poverty, inner-city neighborhood in Baltimore. One of the few white kids in his predominantly African-American school, Merrill was not on pace to go to a top-tier college until inspired by a few key high-school teachers, he says.

Neighborly Giving: Dead or Alive?

By Melinda McKee

March 01, 2011

We talk a lot at NCGives about what we call "philanthropy of community." It's the kind of everyday giving that happens between neighbors, family, friends, and even strangers, and it plays an important role alongside the giving that comes "from the top down" (such as from foundations)...

Time Banks: An Economy of Community Giving

February 21, 2011

Time banking, a grassroots system through which community members exchange services, is a worldwide phenomenon with participants right here in North Carolina. Today's guest post is by Krysta Gougler, who runs a Triangle-area time bank through First In Families of NC.