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Embracing the ‘New Normal’ in Higher Ed

When James B. Duke wrote the Indenture of Trust that established The Duke Endowment, he included four institutions of higher education among his beneficiaries. Davidson College, Duke University, Furman University and Johnson C. Smith University have each received funding from the Endowment since 1924.

August 8, 2020 | Susan L. McConnell

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Protecting Children, Serving Families

Among the many troubling questions raised by the coronavirus pandemic has been the impact of school closures and stay-at-home orders on vulnerable children and families.

August 8, 2020 | Phillip H. Redmond Jr.

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One Rural Hospital’s Fight Against COVID-19

Hospitals across the Carolinas have been challenged as never before. The COVID-19 pandemic has strained their resources, upended their budgets and stressed out their doctors, nurses and support staff.

August 8, 2020 | Lin B. Hollowell III

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State Coordinates COVID-19 Pandemic Care Through New Program

A new statewide technology platform, NCCARE360, will coordinate whole-person care uniting traditional health care settings and organizations that address social determinants of health, such as food, housing and employment.

June 25, 2020 | Morganton News Herald

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A Call to Action for Philanthropy in North Carolina Health Care

At the recent National Academy of Medicine symposium in the Research Triangle, it was remarkable to see the consensus around a shared understanding of the factors that create health. Shifting our health care system to value will require that we broaden the scope of our thinking and our work so that we can address the holistic needs of individuals.

June 11, 2020 | Lin B. Hollowell III

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Coronavirus Pandemic Poses New Challenges for N.C. Home Visiting Programs

Programs have adapted while a critical aspect of their work has been eliminated: in-person observation of children and parents in their everyday environments.

May 29, 2020 | EdNC.org

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Supporting Our Food Banks in the COVID-19 Crisis

Across the Carolinas, food banks are straining to meet a rising demand for help from families struggling under the impact of COVID-19. In response, Trustees of The Duke Endowment have awarded a $3.5 million grant to Feeding the Carolinas...

May 18, 2020 | Rhett N. Mabry

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The Duke Endowment Awards $3.5 Million to Feeding the Carolinas

Trustees of The Duke Endowment have awarded a $3.5 million grant to Feeding the Carolinas, a network of 10 food banks serving more than 3,700 charitable agencies in North Carolina and South Carolina.

May 12, 2020 | The Duke Endowment

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What We’re Hearing about COVID-19

In this new podcast from Capital Development Services, Rhett Mabry, president of The Duke Endowment, talks about what we’re hearing from our grantees as they confront the COVID-19 crisis. He also offers insight on the Endowment’s response.

April 7, 2020 | The Duke Endowment

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How to Help Families During Social Distancing

The coronavirus is top of mind these days, and we are all overwhelmed with information about what we should do to keep ourselves and others healthy and safe. Much like our anticipation of a hurricane, the uncertainty is the difficult part in the early days. Will it hit us? How long from now? Have we prepared enough? When will we be back to normal? We all have many unanswerable questions at the time.

April 3, 2020 | Sue Williams

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The Duke Endowment Awards $2.5 Million in COVID-19 Relief for the Carolinas

Trustees of The Duke Endowment in Charlotte, N.C., have approved $2.5 million to support Carolinians impacted by the coronavirus crisis.

April 1, 2020 | The Duke Endowment

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A Word from our President on COVID-19

For 95 years, we here at The Duke Endowment have been working with our partners and grantees to fulfill James B. Duke’s philanthropic mandate to improve the quality of life in the Carolinas. Today, that mission is being challenged like never before by the COVID-19 crisis gripping our region, the nation, and the world.

March 24, 2020 | Rhett N. Mabry