The Community Foundation is dedicated to strengthening our community for present and future generations. To fulfill this mission, we actively seek partnerships with local corporations, government agencies, other private foundations and a variety of nonprofit community groups to leverage our resources for maximum impact.
We have five distinct priorities for our community partnerships:
- Housing
- Education
- Community revitalization
- Diversity and race relations
- Regionalism initiatives involving neighboring counties
Current Community Partnerships
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Building Stronger Neighborhoods
The Building Stronger Neighborhoods program, through neighborhood development and grantmaking, supports Greensboro neighborhoods as they mobilize assets to enhance community quality of life. BSN is supported by the Building Stronger Neighborhoods Coalition: Cemala Foundation, Community Foundation of Greater Greensboro, Greensboro Public Library, Moses Cone~Wesley Long Community Health Foundation, and Weaver Foundation.
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Guilford Community AIDS Partnership
This coalition of service providers, funders, faith-based groups, corporations and community volunteers supports HIV/AIDS-related projects countywide.
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Guilford County Council of PTAs SPICE Program
SPICE projects are designed to help moms and dads improve their parenting skills and become more involved in their child’s learning.
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Guilford Education Alliance
The Alliance pursues policies and initiatives that promote education and help each of us reach our potential. One example: Donor Choose – a website matching donors with teachers who have special classroom needs.
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Guilford Nonprofit Consortium
The Consortium seeks to build a more effective nonprofit sector through education and resource-sharing. More than 100 local nonprofits are members.
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Hispanics in Philanthropy
This national project builds the organizational capacity of Latino-led nonprofits. North Carolina is the largest project site participating. Sixteen N.C. funders pool dollars that are matched by the Z. Smith Reynolds Foundation and national organizations.
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IMPACT Greensboro
Public and private institutions collaborate to support this unique leadership program that demonstrates how ordinary citizens from different backgrounds can forge authentic and meaningful relationships, find shared values and develop solutions to day-to-day community issues. Click here for an application.
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Piedmont Unity Project
We’ve teamed with the Guilford Green Foundation to fund a two-year initiative designed to increase awareness of gay and lesbian issues in the local community.
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Teen Grantmaking Council
We’ve partnered with Leading to Change Inc. to form an organization that allows young people to gain leadership experience, conduct research and make grants that address community issues.
