Stories of Giving
Category: Women
Kexin Yin: North Carolina Youth Know How to Give
Kexin Yin, a student from Winston-Salem, NC, is a member of Youth Grantmakers in Action (one of the 17 local youth giving programs launched by NCGives through our partner, Leading to Change). ...Read More
Louisa Warren: From the Stage to the Circle, Giving Thrives in this Hive
If you happened to walk into Raleigh's Helios Coffee on a Wednesday evening several years ago, you might have come across a group of young working women, enjoying each other's company and showing off their knitting skills. Come holiday season, you may have seen their wares displayed around the coffee shop for a holiday auction, raising money for various community initiatives. ...Read More
Adriana Horton: Adriana Horton’s Unique Volunteer Opportunity
by Adriana Horton, Web Communication Intern One of the most unique volunteer opportunities I have been involved with was to help build a cultural bridge to overcome the language barrier between English and Spanish in my local community. I was inspired to enhance my personal growth, by using my knowledge and ability of understanding and speaking both the English and Spanish languages, to assist others as they communicate. ...Read More
American Indian Heritage Month
November is American Indian Heritage Month! Ivey, a young native woman from Hoke County, NC, shares with us her journey to discover her heritage, and the inspiration she received to make a difference in her community. ...Read More
Lillie Sanders: Magnolia’s Loving Lillie
As a young child, all Lillie Sanders had to ward off winter chills on the way to school was her grandmother's old housecoat. ...Read More
Young Women Givers of North Carolina
All throughout North Carolina, women are celebrating the powerful community impact they can have via the collective giving of giving circles and women's funds. Through our partnership with Creative Philanthropy, we've had the pleasure of working with many of these wonderful groups of women. Here's a snapshot of what two of them have been up to... ...Read More
Marga Cassini: Merry Go Around
Marga, originally from Argentina and now residing in North Carolina, shares her story of how giving has significantly impacted her life. ...Read More
Janay Carr: Vance County teens practice philanthropy ‘power’
Janay Carr is a novice when it comes to philanthropy, but she's learning quickly. Carr, 16, is a member of Vance County's "Teens with Power," one of Henderson's newest grant-making organizations. ...Read More
Jereann King: From quilting circle to giving circle
Quilting has a long tradition in the African American community, and Jereann King knows that history. ...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
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.
