NCGives partner Center for Participatory Change (of western NC) recently received national attention for their research study on “Horizontal Philanthropy,” which explores the giving that occurs between friends and family in North Carolina communities.

Along with NCGives' Philanthropy of Community Program, this study (completed by CPC with support from NCGives) is yet another exciting outcome of the partnership between NCGives and the University of Cape Town in South Africa. The University's Building Community Philanthropy Project study, "The Poor Philanthropist," inspired NCGives' Philanthropy of Community Program which introduced the study and the horizontal philanthropy concept to NCGives' partners.

When NCGives executive director Donna Chavis first encountered “The Poor Philanthropist” during a 2004 trip to South Africa withDuke University's Civil Society Forum, she knew the findings would be incredibly relevant back home. "One of my first thoughts upon reading the 'Poor Philanthropist' was that it had reported on a concept that would be very useful in North Carolina," Donna says. "I anticipated that tools could be developed that would show the importance of the giving of time, talent and treasure within community to the overall health of the state." 
 

Learn more about horizontal giving and philanthropy of community:

Read
…CPC’s horizontal giving article in this month’s issue of Grassroots Fundraising Journal
…Horizontal Giving Report: Abridged | Full Text
…The Poor Philanthropist full text (courtesy of the University of Cape Town Graduate School of Business)

Listen to CPC director Craig White share their research with the National Radio Project

Watch the slideshow presentation from NCGives’ recent Philanthropy of Community Conference in Wilmington, NC