FUTURE FUNDERS PAYING IT FORWARD!
Future Fund awards $70,000 to 2023 grant recipients
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Future Fund, a permanent grantmaking endowment of the Community Foundation of Greater Greensboro (“Community Foundation”), is pleased to announce its 2023 nonprofit grantees. The Grants Committee of the Future Fund awarded $60,000 to seven local organizations creating lasting impact in the community through education and mentorship programs. In addition, “Future Funders” announced an additional $10,000 in “bonus grants” to five other nonprofits serving the Greensboro area.
“Our grant cycle is not just an investment in these incredible nonprofits but a testament to the power of empowering future generations,” said Felicia Coleman, the Community Foundation’s liaison to the Future Fund. “With these grants, Future Fund is helping to build a brighter and more inclusive future for all.“
Below are the nonprofit organizations and initiatives that Future Fund is supporting within its chosen field of interest for 2023-24—education and mentorship.
- The American Association of University Women - $4,000
IT For Girls: Near Peer Teen Mentorship
- NCCJ of the Piedmont Triad - $5,000
Youth Ambassador Program
- Reconsidered Goods - $8,000
Education and Community Engagement Fellowship
- Gant School of Music and Jazz - $10,000
Music Education Through Private Lessons
- The Legacy Foundation - $10,000
STAR Program
- Kids Poetry Basketball - $10,000
The L.I.F.E. Program
- The Triad Health Project - $13,000
Higher Ground Fellowship Program
A special, one-time bonus grantmaking pool of $10,000 was also awarded to the following organizations:
- Magnolia House Foundation - $1,790
- FIRST North Carolina - $2,000
- The Rosa Foundation - $2,000
- A Simple Gesture - $2,000
- The Precious Cargo Foundation - $2,210
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KEN CONRAD AND MARY LACKLEN THANKSGIVING FUND GRANTEES | |
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We are proud to announce the Ken Conrad and Mary Lacklen Thanksgiving Fund 2023 Grantees. These funds provided essential support to nonprofits who hosted free community meals, distributed food for individuals and families to prepare at home, or delivered meals to those who are homebound on Thanksgiving Day.
BackPack Beginnings - $2,500
BackPack Beginnings is committed to delivering child-centric services to feed, comfort, and clothe children in need. Funding was used to purchase turkeys, hams, and other Thanksgiving staples for BackPack Beginnings "Family Market" which offers dignity of choice in food distribution by allowing people to choose their own food.
FaithAction International House - $2,500
FaithAction International House works to advance the rights, resources, and well-being of individuals and families who are directly impacted by their immigrant and refugee experiences. Funding was used to purchase food for FaithAction’s Annual Multicultural Thanksgiving Dinner which brings together refugees, immigrants, other community members to engage in a meal which is interculturally connected. Funds also supported the purchasing of gift cards and items for FaithAction’s International Food Pantry.
Interactive Resource Center - $2,500
The Interactive Resource Center is a place for people experiencing homelessness to congregate in a safe space, connect with important services, and join in fellowship with one another. Funding was used to distribute 500 meals to people living with HIV/AIDs and/or experiencing homelessness in Guilford County on Thanksgiving in partnership with the Good Human Foundation
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CELEBRATING WITH THE GUILFORD NONPROFIT CONSORTIUM | |
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Guilford Nonprofit Consortium is a collaborative of nonprofit organizations in Guilford County, NC that fosters mutual assistance and support. GNC strives to reach these objectives by providing opportunities for education, collaboration, networking, celebration, and advocacy. On November 16, 2023, Guilford Nonprofit Consortium gathered for their annual event at the American Home Furnishings Hall of Fame in High Point, to celebrate nonprofits in our community at their annual celebration.
SHIELD Mentor Program, a nonprofit organization focused on empowering youth through mentorship, took home the DMJPS Nonprofit of the Year Award! In 2023, SHIELD Mentor Program's small but mighty team consistently excelled in uniting diverse collaborating organizations, fostering unity, and positively impacting a wide spectrum of young people across Guilford County. SHIELD's noteworthy achievement lies in its pivotal role in orchestrating the Youth Service Providers Collaborative (YSPC), a collaboration among five organizations that established a network spanning over 45 agencies across Guilford County that are continuing their work together. This unified endeavor underscores a commitment to collective action, enhancing the lives of young people while exemplifying the utmost respect for all and sowing the seeds of synergy within the community.
Congratulations to Catena Bergevin, the 2023 Spirit of Service Award recipient! Catena stepped up to play many roles across our community and within the Consortium this year. She helped plant seeds for the Plus Program – a series of workshops for nonprofit managers – that the Consortium will introduce in early 2024 in partnership with Goodwill Industries of the Triad and Business High Point/The Interchange. She also has led the charge in creating and growing the Guilford County Community Centric Fundraising cohort that is exploring new ways to center social justice and equity into fundraising practices.
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WOMEN TO WOMEN LUNCHEON TICKETS ARE NOW IN BLOOM | |
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Save the date for the 14th Annual Women to Women Luncheon! We’re excited to celebrate the brave and bold women of Guilford County on Thursday, March 14, 2024. This signature event highlights the strength found in unity and resilience, demonstrating the incredible results of women supporting each other.
We welcome our keynote Speaker, Liz Murray, whose journey from homelessness to Harvard has inspired millions. Her story, featured in "Homeless to Harvard" and her memoir "Breaking Night," showcases the incredible power of resilience and the importance of education. Join 1000+ inspiring women (and men!) in this lively celebration, as we look back on a successful year, highlight the amazing programs funded by our grants, and eagerly anticipate the great opportunities yet to come. To purchase your tickets today, click here.
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Mark your calendars for our upcoming Annual Fundholder Breakfast on February 13, 2024 at 8 a.m. Brown Brothers Harriman will give an overview of the 2023 fund performance and their view of the market for 2024. Details and RSVP information will be emailed to all fundholders in January. | |
CONGRATULATIONS MAE DOUGLAS! | |
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Congratulations Mae Douglas! In November, North Carolina for Community and Justice honored Mae Douglas (alongside Dr. Patrick Harman) with NCCJ's 2023 Citation Award. Each year, NCCJ honor local leaders with this award in recognition of their outstanding efforts to fight bias, bigotry and racism and build a more compassionate and inclusive community for all of us.
Mae currently serves with organizations such as Cone Health, UNC-Greensboro, and the Community Foundation of Greater Greensboro. She previously served with several others, including NCCJ. Most recently, she played a key role in establishing the Black Investments in Greensboro (BIG) Equity Fund, a permanent endowment at the Community Foundation of Greater Greensboro with a vision to transform the wellbeing of Greensboro’s Black communities.
During Mae’s career, she was nationally recognized for her significant contributions to diversity efforts and leadership development across the telecommunications industry. Mae has been honored many times for her work in the Triad, including the 2020 Athena Award by the Greensboro Chamber of Commerce; the 2022 Outstanding Greensboro Philanthropist by the Association of Fundraising Professionals – NC Triad Chapter; and the 2022 Thomas Z. Osborne Distinguished Citizen Award by the Greensboro Chamber of Commerce, and the 2023 Black Business Ink Power 100 Award.
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OUR SCHOLARSHIP 'SEASON' IS NOW OPEN! | |
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WE ARE CURRENTLY ACCEPTING SCHOLARSHIP APPLICATIONS! The Community Foundation of Greater Greensboro offers scholarships that recognize academic or athletic achievement, respond to financial need, support field-of-study pursuits, and help us build the next generation of community leaders. Scholarships range from one-time $1,000 awards up to renewable awards of $10,000 every year for four years.
For a full list of scholarships or to apply, click here. If the scholarship(s) you would like to access aren’t currently posted, please check back. Submission deadlines vary.
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A MAGIC CARPET RIDE TO THE STEVEN TANGER CENTER | |
Endowment to Engage Youth in the Performing Arts (EEYPA) is a permanent endowment here at the Community Foundation of Greater Greensboro, which allows 150 Guilford County Schools students who would not otherwise be able to, attend a Broadway Show. This year, students from Southern Guilford Middle School were about to see Aladdin at the Steven Tanger Center on November 1, 2023. We look forward to next year's trip! | |
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Guilford Apprenticeship Partners (GAP) continues to recruit at all area high schools in Guilford County to get the word out about their 2023-24 youth apprenticeship opportunities for high school juniors and seniors. GAP has made over 50 presentations in Guilford County High Schools this fall, and has also attended many Parent Engagement Nights and Junior and Senior Nights as well as held 2 Community Nights. The goal is to spread the word about this incredible opportunity to all area high schoolers. Our two GAP Community Nights combined welcomed over 800 people to speak with GAP employers and their current apprentices.
The online application portal is accepting applications from current high school juniors and seniors who live in Guilford County or the surrounding area. All public school, private school, charter school, and home school students are welcome to apply. Please note that the application has 3 parts. All parts to the application need to be completed by January 31, 2024.
Calling all employers, do you want to be a part of next year’s youth apprenticeship program? If so, it is time for you to contact Ann Flynt at aflynt@cfgg.org to talk about what this youth apprenticeship program can do for you and how it works. GAP is the most popular youth apprenticeship program in the state of North Carolina. We currently have about 175 students in the program and are planning on taking another large amount of pre-apprentices for this coming summer. Increase your talent pipeline, meet outstanding youth candidates, and collaborate with like-minded innovative employers that are working to increase their talent with the youth of today so that they have a strong future.
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NEW PUBLIC ART SCULPTURE LOADING... | |
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The Public Art Endowment of Greensboro would like to announce its latest sculpture collaboration with Cone Health. Cliff Garten, an internationally recognized sculptor, unveiled his final design for a sculpture Corous for the Moses Cone Hospital Campus on November 1, 2023. This sculpture, funded by the Public Art Endowment Trustees of the Community Foundation of Greater Greensboro and Cone Health donors, will be placed in the green space between the Women’s and Children’s Center and the Heart and Vascular Center of E. Northwood Street. The sculpture is now in fabrication and is expected to be installed in the Summer of 2024!
Cliff says, “I have always thought of form as volume and containment. This is equally true of the places I make in public that are containers for public activity (including this place) and of my illuminated sculptures as containers of light, both sunlight and colored LED light. Corous, like the physiological sections of a heart, is also a vessel. We peer into its open form and can read our own image on the mirror of its surface. Corous is 12 feet tall and occupies a new plaza I have designed in the center of the roundabout entry to the Hospital. It is made of 3/8” stainless steel rods that are welded to two stainless steel plates that are mirror polished on both sides. The separation of the rods make the volume open to gathering sunlight during the day and LED colored light in low light and at night."
Garten is founder of Cliff Garten Studio in Venice, California. With a Master of Fine Arts in Sculpture from Rhode Island School of Design and a Master of Landscape Architecture with Distinction from the Harvard Graduate School of Design he and his studio are known for creating public places that thoughtfully integrate sculpture with landscape. Learn more about the artist at cliffgartenstudio.com.
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AMBER SMITH - Administrative Assistant, Grants and Community Impact | | |
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Amber, originally from Winston-Salem, NC, has been living in Greensboro since 2013. After earning her Bachelor of Arts in Communication Studies from Salem College, she devoted the last fifteen years to offering crucial administrative support across various industries. While this marks her debut in the non-profit sector, Amber has a background in Pop Warner Little Scholars, participating as a child and later engaging as part of the coaching staff.
Beyond her professional pursuits, she cherishes moments with her husband, family, and friends. She finds joy in retail therapy, exploring new music and books, and delving into thought-provoking podcasts.
Fun Fact: Amber's top 8 on Netflix's "My List" includes The Crown, House of Cards, The Harder They Fall, Bridgerton, Halston, The Witcher, Greenleaf, and In Our Mother’s Gardens.
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