MARCH 6, 2023

WOMEN TO WOMEN WEEK, MARCH 6-10, 2023

Women to Women (W2W) Week is a week-long public awareness campaign to uplift, recognize, support and celebrate fellow women in our community from all walks of life. Check out the following activities and resources this week:

~~Monday, March 6:~~ Annual Women To Women Luncheon
Tuesday, March 7: Championing Women’s Finances
Wednesday, March 8: Championing Women’s Health
Thursday, March 9: Championing Women’s Careers
Friday, March 10: Championing Women’s Businesses

Visit the Women to Women website right now for more information.

GRANT APPLICATIONS DUE MARCH 30

CFGG’s Community Grants Program application is now open. One-time operational grants will be prioritized for smaller nonprofits (<300K budget) that can demonstrate impact in either of two areas, Cultural Vibrancy or Economic Mobility.

Grants will range in size from $5,000 up to $30,000 and will average $10,000.

For more details and to start your application, please visit our Community Grants Program page. Please direct questions to our Community Impact & Grants department at grants@cfgg.org.

FUTURE FUND, 2023 KICK-OFF

Future Fund kicked off 2023 with an amazing happy hour event at South End Brewing with over 70 attendees – including everyone from brand new “Funders” to CFGG fundholders to local nonprofit leaders! Everyone had a chance to socialize, enjoy great food and drinks, and hear from Future Fund’s 2023 Catalyst sponsor, Truliant Federal Credit Union.

Your 2023 Future Fund Steering Committee is working hard to prepare for the rest of the year. We’re incredibly excited about all the leadership in this group, but especially our newly elected Co-Chairs: Shamira Azlan and Brianca German Williamson!

Want to get more involved? Save the date – Monday, March 27 – for our Open House and learn about serving on one of our committees: Grantmaking, Social and Marketing, or Membership. Stay tuned to our social media pages for more details!

To learn more about Future Fund, contact Kathryn Rodman at futurefund@cfgg.org!

BIG EQUITY FUND & BLACK HISTORY MONTH

N&R OP-ED: The Proud Tradition of Black Benevolence, Dr. Lea E. Williams

We are grateful to Dr. Lea E. Williams--author, educator, BIG Equity Fund donor, and former CFGG Board Member--for her guest column for the News & Record touching on the need today for teaching black history and celebrating black philanthropy. Read Dr. Williams' column here.

One step closer to our "BIG" goal...

In honor of Black History Month, Graham Personnel Services gifted Black Investments in Greensboro (BIG) Equity Fund with $1,000 towards our $3 million goal! We had the opportunity to get to know Graham Personnel's team and discuss BIG’s role in our community’s philanthropic efforts.

To learn more about BIG Equity Fund, contact Cathy Knowles at cknowles@cfgg.org or Felicia Coleman at fcoleman@cfgg.org!

PUBLIC ART ENDOWMENT DESIGN UNDERWAY

World-renowned artist Cliff Garten is well under way in his design process for our latest project, a monumental sculpture to be placed at Moses H. Cone Memorial Hospital’s Women & Children’s Center and the Heart & Vascular Center.

Keep your eyes out when you visit downtown Greensboro – spring is coming, and that means Janet Echelman’s Where We Met will return soon from its winter hiatus!

To learn more about the Public Art Endowment, contact Kathryn Rodman at publicart@cfgg.org!

FOUNDATION NEWS

Congratulations, Walker!

CFGG President H. Walker Sanders and his wife Dabney will be recognized on Tuesday, March 21 by UNC Greensboro for their exemplary service to our community.

Walker and Dabney will receive the Adelaide F. Holderness / H. Michael Weaver Award which is given to "North Carolinians who have rendered unusually distinguished public service to Greensboro or the Triad."

Congratulations, Walker, on a well-deserved honor.