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Rural Church Intermediaries and Subject Matter Experts
Our Rural Church team works with many partners to support the clergy, congregations and communities of rural North Carolina. This one-page flyer describes the expertise of these organizations and intermediaries.
2023 Annual Report - Committed to the Carolinas: Reflections on a Century
To mark the 100th anniversary of our commitment to the Carolinas, The Duke Endowment connected with many grantee partners from across our history to hear and tell stories about the impact of Mr. Duke's legacy. Some of the stories were personal; the whole experience was profound. In this 2023 Annual Report, ”Committed to the Carolinas: Reflections on a Century,” we've spotlighted some of those grantees, who tell their stories — in their own voices.
List of Eligible Churches
This is a list of United Methodist churches eligible for support from the Endowment’s Rural Church program area. This list will be reexamined and reposted after data from each federal decennial census is collected and RUCA designations are assessed.
5 Facts About… Harvesting Food for People in Need
When Michael Binger talks about hunger and food insecurity, he focuses on abundance, not scarcity. Farmers grow enough for everyone, he says. We just need to find more ways to share the harvest.
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...
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.
Promoting a Lifetime of Healthy Smiles
On this chilly winter day at Moss Hill Elementary School, students are waiting in line – to see the dentist.
Strengthening Congregations and Communities
Is your community thriving? Cultural sociologist Josh Yates says the best way to answer that question is to think of thriving as a wholistic form of growth.
New Chief, New Plans for South Carolina Department of Social Services
Last year when South Carolina Gov. Henry McMaster nominated Michael Leach to lead the South Carolina Department of Social Services (DSS), some observers wondered how he might turn around the agency’s embattled child-welfare services unit.
Given the Endowment’s history of supporting child welfare practice improvement in both Carolinas, we sat down with the new director to ask how things are going.
7 Facts About… Breaking Barriers to Care through Medical-Legal Partnerships
Many disadvantaged families face socioeconomic barriers when it comes to health care. In South Carolina, a new statewide effort aims to tackle those challenges through medical-legal partnerships.
Supporting Scholars — and their Scholarly Work
When Nick Radel arrived at the National Humanities Center this past summer, he had 700 pages of notes, an unfinished essay and a looming deadline. By the end of his four weeks, the Furman University English professor had completed a draft and was able to hit “send” to his publisher.
Learning More About Student Resilience
When Molly Weeks was 16, she moved with her family from a city in Alberta, Canada, to Raleigh, N.C., leaving behind the close friends she had grown up with.
