Community Grantmaking Council: Community Partnership in Action

Описание: At the Community Foundation of Greater Greensboro, we believe lasting change begins by truly listening to the people who live, work, and lead in this community every day. This belief inspired the creation of the Community Grantmaking Council (CGC), a new initiative that brings community members directly into the heart of philanthropy. As President Walker Sanders shares, the CGC is a direct response to what we’ve learned through years of neighborhood-based work and from donors, board members, and residents who have called for deeper, more authentic engagement.

The CGC invites local leaders, organizers, and advocates to participate in a hands-on grantmaking process by sourcing new organizations, reviewing applications, conducting site visits, and identifying emerging grassroots solutions that strengthen Greensboro. It is, as Director of Grants & Initiatives Dr. Blake Noel notes, “a way for us to extend ourselves, go out into the community, and support organizations relationally, financially, and with expertise.”

This initiative represents a new chapter in partnership-driven philanthropy, one in which trusted community voices help guide where resources should go and why. The 2025 Community Grantmaking Council experience brought together a diverse group of community leaders who engaged deeply with the grantmaking process and helped the foundation connect with the programs that are making a difference.

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