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“North Carolina Giving” premieres tonight! (UNC-TV)
By Melinda Pearce
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.
Read more...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.
7 chances in 7 days to catch NCGives on TV!
By Melinda Pearce
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.
Read more...NCGives’ documentary to premiere on TV November 9!
October 19, 2009
What do a public housing gardener in Asheville, a high school student in Durham and an artist in Wilmington have in common?
Find out the answer through their stories (and many others!) in:
...a documentary about ordinary people changing lives in extraordinary ways.
Statewide premiere ~
Monday, November 9 at 10:00pm
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Secure your spot at the PoC Conference today!
October 08, 2009
Join us for the first ever conference on Philanthropy of Community (PoC), a program of NCGives and the Center for Community Action.
Giving Identities + Purse Power
September 02, 2009
Two recent articles take a look at developing trends in the "giving of treasure."
Read more...
NCGives: How We Work
August 27, 2009
Ever wondered just how NCGives "celebrates, connects, inspires and grows" giving? Browse through our electronic brochure, where you can read about Renee Taylor (who worked with NCGives to co-found a young women's giving circle), Kexin Yin (a student who was inspired to join NCGives' youth giving program) and Tim Heath (one of the community coaches for NCGives' Philanthropy of Community program).
You can also see a breakdown of how we engage in giving-related education, relationship building, advocacy and providing informational resources.
Click on the picture to read NCGives' electronic brochure.
“Downward facing dog for a good cause” (from The Cliff - Charlotte, NC)
August 21, 2009
Giving comes in all forms.
For Karen Williams, it comes in forms of bodies twisting and stretching into exotic-sounding postures -- for good causes.
Williams owns Yoga For Life, a studio on Morehead Street...Since March, she's held benefits there on the first and third Fridays to raise money for a different cash-strapped charity.
“Women in Philanthropy” (from Forbes.com)
August 20, 2009
(by Betsy Brill)
While the relationship between women and philanthropy has always been a strong one, it has not necessarily been highly visible. This has begun to change, and women's influence on the practice of philanthropy cannot be ignored. Women now control more than half of the private wealth in the U.S. and make 80% of all purchases. According to Boston College's Center on Wealth and Philanthropy, women will inherit 70% of the $41 trillion in intergenerational wealth transfer expected over the next 40 years. In addition to controlling wealth and consumer activity, women tend to donate more of their wealth than men do. A Barclay's Wealth study titled Tomorrow's Philanthropist, released in July 2009, showed that women in the U.S. give an average of 3.5% of their wealth to charity, while men give an average of 1.8%.
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