Philanthropy Journal - Top NC Stories

Arts & Science Council awards $50,000

Mon, 08 Feb 2010 12:48:53 -0500

Arts & Science Council, Charlotte, invested $50,000 among 20 regional performing and literary artists through Regional Artist Project Grant program.

Triangle United Way honors 6 firms

Mon, 08 Feb 2010 12:44:02 -0500

SunTrust Bank, The Redwoods Group, Rex Healthcare, GlaxoSmithKline and Syngenta Biotechnology each received Corporate Spirit Award for contributions to United Way of the Greater Triangle.

Colleges schedule nonprofit career fair

Mon, 08 Feb 2010 12:02:32 -0500

Nonprofits looking to fill jobs can connect with students from six North Carolina colleges and universities at a nonprofit career fair March 26 at Peace College in Raleigh.

Charlotte Rescue MIssion gets signage grant

Mon, 08 Feb 2010 11:32:53 -0500

SouthWood Corporation awarded $5,000 grant to Charlotte Rescue Mission for design, fabrication and installation of signage at its location at 907 West First St.

Wake Tech gets $555,680

Mon, 08 Feb 2010 11:03:15 -0500

Wake Technical Community College awarded $555,680 by National Science Foundation for new five-year program to help meet region’s growing demand for skilled workers in the fields of science, technology, engineering and mathematics.

Elon gets $1 million gift

Mon, 08 Feb 2010 08:31:43 -0500

Douglas G. and Edna Truitt Noiles of New Canaan, Conn., gave $1 million to Elon University to support Elon Academy, university-run college-access program for Alamance County high school students.

Winston-Salem Foundation gives $489,188

Mon, 08 Feb 2010 08:29:55 -0500

Winston-Salem Foundation making $489,188 in grants to seven Forsyth County groups.

High Point University donating homes

Mon, 08 Feb 2010 08:22:24 -0500

High Point University will donate to nonprofits any or all of 22 homes it has purchased in two-block area adjacent to campus for future Greek Village.

Wake Interfaith elects board president

Mon, 08 Feb 2010 07:36:54 -0500

Dan Riddle elected president, board of directors, Wake Interfaith Hospitality Network, Raleigh; Lafayette Maxwell elected vice-president.

United Arts Council aims to hold line

Mon, 08 Feb 2010 06:35:43 -0500

In the face of the recession, United Arts Council of Greater Greensboro aims in its annual fund drive this year to raise $1.43 million, up slightly from the $1.42 million it raised last year.