Join our Birthday Celebration!

DID YOU KNOW that the Foundation turned 100 years old this week? We're grateful for the thousands of individuals and families, community groups, nonprofits, and businesses that have partnered with us to improve the quality of life in this community. How can you help us celebrate this historic milestone? Make a gift to the Next Century Fund to support future grantmaking or to one of our strategic initiatives: The Black Philanthropy Initiative or The Women's Fund of Winston-Salem Learn where we're headed by reading this Op-ed from our president Scott Wierman in the Winston-Salem Journal Spread the word about our birthday on Facebook or Twitter and share what the Foundation has meant to you (#WSF100) We hope you'll learn more about our work and join us as we plan for our next century of impact – striving to achieve a vision of a generous and trusting community where  everyone  is thriving.

Better Communities and Better Lives: A Conversation with David Brooks

PLEASE JOIN US as we cap off our centennial year with a keynote and conversation with New York Times columnist David Brooks on Thursday, December 5 at 6:30 pm at R.J. Reynolds Auditorium. David will join us to address some critical community questions given what he calls our " age of fragmentation and division." How do we become the sort of people who can build trust where there is distrust? How can we connect and offer care across race and other differences? How can we learn to deeply know and respect other people, and be deeply known? Bookmarks will be offering for sale presigned copies of Brooks' most recent book, The Second Mountain , before and after the keynote. Doors open at 5:30 pm, and the program begins at 6:30 pm. This event is free to the public, but registration is required. We hope you can join us!

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September Community Grants

Announcing 14 Community Grants totaling $188,060 that will touch the lives of many living in Forsyth County. This support is made possible by donors to unrestricted funds, flexible funds, and the Next Century Fund. Congratulations to our September Community Grant recipients !

Dismantling the Benefits Cliff in Forsyth County

Community Screening and Discussion of America to Me

NOVEMBER 12 | 9 AM - 1 PM The Asset Building Coalition of Forsyth County, The Winston-Salem Foundation, and several community partners invite you to learn about the benefits cliff and how it negatively impacts our entire county. Together we will launch collaborative work groups and work toward innovative solutions. Learn more

NOVEMBER 19 | 5:30 - 7:30 PM We are screening episode three of the documentary series America to Me at the Forsyth Central Library. Set in one of Chicago's most racially diverse public schools, America to Me examines the role that race and class play in American education.  Register now

Broadening Philanthropy in Our Community

Black Philanthropy Initiative Last week, BPI hosted its annual fundraiser with the theme of Advancing Equity in Education . The well-attended event included a special presentation from Dr. Karen Roseboro , Instructional Superintendent of School Transformation for the school system. New Bass Society members were also inducted during the program; these members donate $1,000 or more each year to BPI.  View photos

The Women's Fund of Winston-Salem Reservations are now being accepted for The Women’s Fund's 14th annual luncheon on Wednesday, November 13 at noon at the Benton Convention Center. This year’s theme is  Victory in Unity, and 2019 grant recipients will also be announced. We hope to see you there!your

Youth Grantmakers in Action Our group of 24 youth grantmakers have been learning about grant proposals and will be creating an RFP to be released to grant applicants in November. Applications for youth-led projects will be due at the end of January. Stay tuned!

More Foundation News

Read our 2019 Report to the Community >

– Scott Wierman's Op-ed appeared in a recent issue of The Chronicle . – Look for our Centennial pole banners hanging downtown as well as iconic local buildings and landmarks lit up in blue to celebrate our birthday week! – Check out the October Winston-Salem Monthly article highlighting plans for the Foundation's next century of impact.

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