In the U.S., women represent fewer than a third of elected officials.
Nonprofits
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This year marks a decade since The Ocean Cleanup was founded by then 18-year-old inventor Boyan Slat of the Netherlands.
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Now in its 10th year, Giving Tuesday was created to encourage donations to causes that will better one’s community.
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As the pandemic and all its uncertainties stick around, North Carolina small business owners and nonprofits continue looking out for …
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Feeling my muscles push, breathing hard, time – all things I took for granted before ALS. Never again. Now I …
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“I’ll finish, but I don’t know when,” I told the race director of the Ramblin’ Rose Chapel Hill triathlon in …
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Do you know your dirndl from your Berliner? If not, you will after attending the 5th Annual Triangle Oktoberfest, Oct. …
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CBS’ Steve Hartman goes On the Road with Kayla McKeon, Manager of Grassroots Advocacy for the National Down Syndrome Society …
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When you’re given 2-5 years to live, how do you decide to spend that time? That question has keenly interested …
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I arrived at the All American Marathon in Fayetteville cold, wet and undertrained. The half-marathon was my first race of …
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When Andrea Lytle Peet was diagnosed with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) in 2014 at age 33, she knew she didn’t …
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Ten-year-old Hunter loves to play outside on his family’s large property in Clayton. He was also born with a skeletal …
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Join the Salvation Army of Greater Charlotte and give back this Christmas. Throughout the holiday season, there are many ways …
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A Place at the Table is a pay-what-you-can nonprofit cafe opening at 300 W. Hargett St. in downtown Raleigh at …
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Asheville’s Habitat for Humanity ReStore will soon be selling Guatemalan roast coffee from Dynamite Roasting Co., a Black Mountain, NC-based …
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Homelessness may seem insurmountable, but The Hope Center at Pullen is making progress in getting and keeping young adults off …
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I’m not sure I ever fully understood the concept of “getting more than you give” until I started volunteering with …
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When you think of hunger, do you think of children affected in your own community?
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#GivingTuesday launched in 2012 as a counterbalance to the consumerism surrounding retail-based “holidays” like Black Friday and Cyber Monday. This …
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The USO at Raleigh-Durham International Airport is an independent nonprofit operated by volunteers. Its goal is to serve all troops …
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Heard of Ataxia? No, it’s not a foreign cab. It’s a group of often fatal, degenerative neurological disorders. Approximately 150,000 …
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Virtual reality technology is evolving from its use in movies and video games. Nonprofit organizations have recognized the potential it …