Easter Seals UCP of North Carolina and Virginia renewed annual retainer with communications firm Topics Education, Charlotte, for 2010-11 fiscal year.
With funds from private donors, Conservation Trust for North Carolina purchased 35-acre tract of forested land near Browning Knob from group of investors represented by Boodleville LLC of Sylva, and plans to convey tract to National Park Service for inclusion in boundaries of Blue Ridge Parkway.
Community Workforce Solutions, Raleigh, received honorable mention, 2010 Alfred P. Sloan Awards for Business Excellence in category of workplace flexibility.
Triangle ArtWorks, Raleigh, launched website at www.triangleworks.org and series of events to link creative community of Triangle and public.
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Yahoo- September 9, 2010Kate B. Reynolds Charitable Trust, Winston-Salem, named among North Carolina Family-Friendly 50 list for 2010 by Carolina Parenting Inc., which in partnership with Kenan-Flagler Business School, UNC-Chapel Hill, recognizes N.C. companies that help working parents by offering family-friendly programs, policies and opportunities.
Triangle Greenways Council purchased three undeveloped properties in city of Durham to help protect region's water quality now and possibly provide corridors for public trails in future.
Martina Ballen, senior associate director of athletics for business and finance, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, named chair, board of directors, Autism Society of North Carolina. - September 3, 2010Anitra Manning, former director, Institute for Women's Leadership, Meredith College, named director of strategic partnerships and development, YWCA of the Greater Triangle.
Steve Parrott, former senior state executive for Carolinas region, Embarq, named president, Wake Education Partnership, effective Sept. 20.
Salvation Army of Asheboro says its pantry shelves are nearly empty and it may not be able to continue distributing roughly 30 food bags a day to people in need without a lot more donations. - September 1, 2010David Chambless Worters, president and CEO, North Carolina Symphony, named president and CEO, Van Cliburn Foundation, Fort Worth, Tex., effective December 1.
Charlotte Rescue Mission selling half of 11-acre tract to United Family Services; Rescue Mission to build domestic-violence shelter on its half of the site, and United Family Services to build long-term women's recovery program on its half.
Goodwill Industries of the Southern Piedmont, as part of $250,000 contract from Charlotte-Mecklenburg Workforce Development Board, is offering year-round program for out-of-school youth, aiming to provide education and skills needed to gain employment. - August 25, 2010United Way of Cumberland County kicked off annual campaign, with goal of raising $1.8 million.
WTVI, Charlotte PBS station, launching campaign to raise $1 million, in part to help replace substantial portion of funding Mecklenburg County eliminated.
John Greenwood, former CEO and president, commercial real estate development firm, named chief development officer, Durham Rescue Mission.
- August 20, 2010Elizabeth and Tab Williams Day Center, Senior Services, Winston-Salem, named top day center in U.S. by National Adult Day Services Association, Raleigh.
Rachel Selisker, president, Seamark Advisors, named chair, board of directors, Wake Tech Foundation; Arne Morris, director of wealth management coastal Carolinas, RSM McGladrey, named vice chair; Larry Hamilton, partner, Hughes, Pittman and Gupton, named treasurer.
Michael Teem, retired major, Raleigh Police Department, named executive director, Law Enforcement Torch Run, joined Special Olympics, Washington, D.C.
High Point University added 115 faculty and staff, up 15 percent from last year and 90 percent from 2004. - August 18, 2010Susan Furtney, career development services director, Goodwill Industries of the Southern Piedmont, Charlotte, named executive director, Care Ring, formerly Community Health Services, Charlotte.
Cristin DeRonja, program coordinator, Circle of Parents Program, SAFEchild, Wake County, named director, new SAFEchild Advocacy Center.
Big Brothers Big Sisters Services, Winston-Salem, named Daniel Herko of R.J. Reynolds Tobacco to board of directors.
Rooster Communications, new marketing communications firm in Greensboro, focuses on nonprofits as one of it main client markets.
Effective September 1, American Red Cross to become primary supplier of blood and blood products for in Greater Charlotte area for Presbyterian Hospital, Presbyterian Hospital-Huntersville, Presbyterian Hospital-Matthews, Presbyterian Orthopaedic Hospital, Presbyterian Hemby Children's Hospital, and for Upstate Carolina Medical Center in Gaffney, S.C. - August 13, 2010Triangle Family Services, Raleigh, launching Adopt-a-Volunteer program, using social media to attract new donors who cannot give time and match them with current volunteers.
United Way of the Greater Triangle added 20 new employees who will work until December on 2010 campaign as campaign associates, including seven "emerging leaders" on loan from Triangle-area companies as part of United Way's loaned executive program.
Triangle Family Services sponsoring series of financial-literacy workshops, funded by $28,000 grant from Chase Card Services, for students who are former foster youth and enrolled in Fostering Bright Futures program at Wake Tech.
Bob Pickens, former director of entrepreneurship for CED, Research Triangle Park, named president and chief operating officer, Secure Enterprise Computing, Morrisville. - August 10, 2010On July 30, Food Runner's Collaborative delivered three-millionth hot senior meal to Meals on Wheels of Wake County; collaborative currently provides almost 2,400 hot meals daily to six senior programs in four counties.
Edward Gray, assistant U.S. attorney, Civil Division, Eastern District of North Carolina, and Debra Brown, executive vice president, Headway Corporate Resources, named to board of directors, Tammy Lynn Center for Developmental Disabilities, Raleigh.
In Our Words, documentary sponsored and produced by Junior League of Charlotte and WTVI, received bronze in category of TV1 Children's programming, and bronze award in category of TV5 Education, at 31st annual Telly Awards competition. - August 6, 2010
Triangle Community Foundation, Durham, named new board members: John Idler, president and general manager of WTVD; John Replogle, president and CEO of Burt's Bees; Pat Nathan, preside of Dress for Success Triangle.
Arts & Science Council, Charlotte, named two new staffers: Chavon Carroll, former manager of corporate relations, named donor marketing officer; Aaron Fiedler, former corporate sales intern for Carolina Hurricanes, named public relations and communications assistant.
Triangle Family Services, Raleigh, launched Adopt-a-Volunteer effort to attract new supporters through social media allowing donors to provide financial support for the work of volunteers.
Principal gallery in Milton Rhodes Center for the Arts, Winston-Salem, to be named for Womble, Carlyle, Sandridge & Rice PLLC in recognition of history of support from firm's attorneys.
- August 3, 2010
Walter C. Davenport, retired partner, Cherry, Bekaert & Holland, named second vice chair, board of directors, United Way of the Greater Triangle; Michael J. Palmer, assistant vice president of community affairs, Duke University, named to board and executive committee in his role as allocations chair.
Twenty-four Hours of Booty Spin's 24-hour cycling event raised over $1,080,000 during ninth-annual 24 Hours of Booty event held in Charlotte to benefit Lance Armstrong Foundation.
Cay Stratton, senior fellow at MDC, Chapel Hill N.C.-based nonprofit, named board chair for Public/Private Ventures, Philadelphia nonprofit working to improve lives of families in high-poverty communities.
- July 28, 2010Marilynn Montenegro, former advertising manager, Fayetteville Observer, named resource development director, United Way of Cumberland County; Brian Allen, former director of annual giving, Louisburg College, named director of marketing and communications.
Capital Community Foundation, Raleigh, reappointed to its board Adrian N. Wilson, president, Square 1 Ventures, Durham; Richard "Dickie" Thompson, executive, J.M. Thompson Company, Raleigh; and Thomas H. Fetzer, Jr., public relations consultant, Raleigh.
Smart Start to host 2011 National Smart Start Conference in Greensboro, May 2-5, 2011; calling for workshop proposals; deadline Aug. 30, 2010; submit online at http://www.smartstart.org/. - July 26, 2010Jerry Allsbrook, senior vice president of marketing, Boddie-Noel Enterprises, Rocky Mount, re-elected to one-year term as a national vice president, Muscular Dystrophy Association.
Easter Seals UCP of North Carolina and Virginia renewed annual retainer with communications firm Topics Education, Charlotte, for 2010-11 fiscal year.
With funds from private donors, Conservation Trust for North Carolina purchased 35-acre tract of forested land near Browning Knob from group of investors represented by Boodleville LLC of Sylva, and plans to convey tract to National Park Service for inclusion in boundaries of Blue Ridge Parkway.
Community Workforce Solutions, Raleigh, received honorable mention, 2010 Alfred P. Sloan Awards for Business Excellence in category of workplace flexibility.
Triangle ArtWorks, Raleigh, launched website at www.triangleworks.org and series of events to link creative community of Triangle and public. - July 22, 2010
Arts Council of Winston-Salem and Forsyth County will name its new arts center in downtown Winston Salem "Milton Rhodes Center for the Arts" in honor of its current president and CEO.
Marsha Basloe, executive director, Durham's Partnership for Children, a Smart Start Initiative, named executive director New York State Early Care & Learning Council, Albany.
Connie Campanaro stepped down June 30 as CEO of Carolina Theatre, Durham, after nearly 11 years of service.
BrdsNBz Text Message Warm Line, service of Adolescent Pregnancy Prevention Campaign of North Carolina, selected as 2010 winner of Outstanding Emerging Innovation Award, Healthy Teen Network.
Boys & Girls Clubs of Wake County named seven new board members -- Hooker Manning, Duke Realty; John Ward, Wachovia Wells Fargo Bank; Mark Medlin, Captrust; Timothy Humphrey, Lenovo; Erica Wilson, community volunteer; Ben Kilgore IV, CB Richard Ellis, and Hamilton Sloan Jr., Carquest.
- July 20, 2010John R. Anderson Jr., business development manager, global product management, Monsanto Company, named executive director of corporate and foundation relations, North Carolina State University, effective Aug. 16.
Alan Briggs named first executive director, North Carolina Association of Feeding America Food Banks, and will be based at Food Bank of Central and Eastern North Carolina, Raleigh.
Sandra Good, former staff attorney, Mortgage Foreclosure Project, Legal Aid of North Carolina, joined The Capital Community Foundation, Raleigh, as director of planned giving.
- July 15, 2010Special Children's School and The Children's Center for the Physically Disabled merging to form The Centers for Exceptional Children, Winston-Salem.
AmeriCorps alumni of Habitat Charlotte raised over $60,000 for new Habitat House and on July 17 will kick off blitz-build construction the house.
Junior League of Charlotte and Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools partnering to provide free immunizations and health assessments, including vision, hearing and dental; last year, over 500 children received immunizations.
