SEED20, a program backed by Wells Fargo and the Knight Foundation, is in its seventh year of identifying, highlighting, and connecting the community with some of the region’s most promising nonprofits that are working to address entrenched social problems. Click this link to learn more about how RWCI is bringing change to the Charlotte community.
CONTINUE READINGEditor’s Note (September 2017): A Backdrop for Big Things Published: 2017.08.17 11:26 PM BY MICHAEL GRAFF charlottemagazine.com ONE EVENING not long after I moved to Charlotte, I slipped into a comfortable chair at Park Road Books to listen to an author who once created an entire fictional community out of fish stories. Daniel Wallace […]
CONTINUE READINGThe Foundation for the Carolinas’ Annual Meeting attracted a sell-out crowd of 1,500 people to the Convention Center in uptown Charlotte. Keynote speaker Steven Johnson discussed how collaboration leads to new and innovative ideas. The Foundation featured Renaissance West Community Initiative as an organization exemplifying the power of collaboration, innovation, and impact. Check out the […]
CONTINUE READINGFrom The Charlotte Observer, Charlotte, NC MARCH 24, 2016 9:19 AM American Airlines to give $400,000 to Charlotte nonprofits Renaissance West Community Initiative, Goodwill Opportunity Campus and Carolina Theater will receive the funds American’s announcement comes 2 weeks after the carrier reached a new lease agreement with the Charlotte airport BY KATHERINE PERALTA […]
CONTINUE READINGFrom The Charlotte Observer, Charlotte, NC BY MARK PRICE msprice@charlotteobserver.com Family Dollar CEO Howard Levine has become the latest community leader to champion a rebirth on Charlotte’s low-income west side, giving $1 million to help build a child development center on land that was once home to the notorious Boulevard Homes housing project. […]
CONTINUE READINGFrom NPR An Atlanta Neighborhood Tries To Redefine Gentrification Updated September 25, 201511:20 AM ET ELLY YU The PGA Tour makes a stop in Atlanta this week. Top golfers like Rory McIlroy and Bubba Watson will compete for the FedEx Cup. The course that hosts the event — the East Lake […]
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