Stories of Giving
Linsey Mills: So, you want to be a philanthropist
Linsey Mills, a 36-year-old African American financial planner, isn't your Daddy Warbucks level philanthropist. But he is a philanthropist, and he's making more. ...Read More
Tim McIntosh: Barbershop talk turns into Community Philanthropy
Tim McIntosh, 32, owns a barbershop and hair salon here, and, as he says, "it's a place where people talk." ...Read More
Stars in Their Own Right
Some of the state's most inspiring women philanthropists joined together to celebrate and learn from each other at the Homewood Conference Center. The gathering of philanthropists didn't include the usual suspects: Lillie Sanders instead of Oprah Winfrey; Natasha Gore rather than Bill & Melinda Gates; Eleanor Owen, not Warren Buffett. And that's exactly the type of philanthropists the North Carolina Network of Women givers like to support. ...Read More
NC Women Philanthropists Meeting
The North Carolina Network of Women Givers held their first conference at the Homewood Conference Center, providing women an opportunity to celebrate and learn from the successes of other women across the state. The NC Network of Women Givers provides proof of the power of women when challenged to effect change. ...Read More
Natasha Gore: Fulfillment Over Fondue: the Triad Young Women’s Fund
Natasha Gore is not a wealthy young woman. Although she has a Master's degree in public administration, she reports, "I love my work; I don't do it for the money and therefore I don't have a lot of money to give in traditional ways." ...Read More
The Women’s Fund of Winston-Salem
With a long track record as a dedicated member of the Winston-Salem area philanthropic community, Janie Butler Wilson began to access initiatives with which she'd been involved. "I realized that we'd provided funding for many worthy causes but nothing specifically for women. When I heard through the grapevine about what some women in Charlotte were doing, I started becoming interested in women's funding." ...Read More
Cynthia Brickey: Playwrights and Green Bean Casseroles
Cynthia Brickey has a way of getting involved even when it's not her intention. ...Read More
Arlene Ugbaja: Generational Philanthropy
Once Arlene Ugbaja actually said the words out loud, she was destined to begin another aspect of her legacy as a philanthropist. "I mused, 'I think I could start a giving circle,' and that was the catalyst for the creation of Raleigh's 'Having Our Say' women's giving circle," recalls Ugbaja. "After that statement was out there in the universe, it was bound to happen." ...Read More
Cindy Littrell: A Currency That’s More Than Money
Feeling alone? Not doing much? Want a change? You need to talk to Cindy Littrell. ...Read More
Keith and Belinda Shannon: Couple Offers Educational Spin to Spring Break
It's not the typical spring break to the beaches of Florida or Bogue Banks. Rather, it's a spring break tour for high school students to historically black universities and colleges and the students keep coming. ...Read More
What Are These Stories?
From barbershops to quilts to fondue, North Carolina is overflowing with inspiring stories of giving — stories of people who are truly making a difference in their communities.
What's your story? We'd love to hear from you.
