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SPECTRUM AWARDS $45,000 SPECTRUM DIGITAL EDUCATION GRANT TOURBAN LEAGUE OF CENTRAL CAROLINAS

May 16, 2024
Funds Support Urban Digital Literacy Lift Program CHARLOTTE, NC – (May 14, 2024) – Spectrum today announced Urban League of Central Carolinas has received a $45,000 Spectrum Digital Education grant for the Urban Digital Literacy Lift program. Funding will support workforce development programs designed to help participants enter and advance in the workplace through Digital Literacy curriculums focused on computer and online training.…
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Public-private partners unveil historic access to capital opportunity forCharlotte’s small businesses.A new $40 million fund aims to invest in

May 16, 2024
A new $40 million fund aims to invest in 2,000+ local businesses over the next four years with afocus on bolstering underserved small businesses in Charlotte, including minority- and womenownedsmall businesses. Catalytic funding comes from Ally Charitable Foundation, AtriumHealth, Bank of America, City of Charlotte and Truist.Charlotte,…
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U.S. Bank Foundation Distributes $450,000 in Opportunity Fund Grants to Nonprofits Serving Charlotte

May 16, 2024
MINNEAPOLIS (May 13, 2024) – The U.S. Bank Foundation announced today that it has distributed more than $450,000 in Opportunity Fund grants to nonprofit organizations serving the Charlotte area. A five-year, $75 million financial commitment, the U.S. Bank Foundation Opportunity Fund supports organizations working to increase wealth-building opportunities for underserved communities, including low- to moderate-income communities, rural communities and communities of color.…
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Pride Goes to…EARN YOUR MASTERS – CHARLOTTE!

May 1, 2024
By Kurtavia Burton Content provided courtesy of StarvingArts.org Earn Your Masters is a collaboration among three companies: UnitedMasters — a digital music distribution company; Earn Your Leisure — a media outlet for business, entrepreneurship and investing; and Ally Financial, recently named Best Online Bank of 2024.…
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Finding Home: Teens Transitioning from Homeless to Independent Living

April 30, 2024
Home: Teens Transitioning from Homeless to Independent Living By Sonja Whitemon While many young people are thinking about sports, proms and graduating, some can only think of where they will sleep at night. There are so many teens who have nowhere to go, they are living out of cars, living on the streets and couch surfing.…
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Harvesting Humanity Inspires Youth to Solve Domestic and Global Problems

April 30, 2024
By John Burton Jr. Education-related inequity remains a concerning issue in many underserved communities. Various challenges, such as insufficient allocation of resources, limited human capital and lack of motivation, impede not only the learning outcomes of individual students but also the educational progress of the entire community.…
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Making It Work: The Business of Art

April 30, 2024
Charlotte creatives discuss how they live and survive as artists By Alicia Benjamin Creativity takes courage. That’s what Henri Matisse, one of the most famous painters of the 20th century, said. And his contemporary and friend Pablo Picasso said, “Every child is an artist.”…
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A New Leadership
Academy Is Building a Pipeline
of C-Level Executives in Ch

April 30, 2024
By Anders J. Hare American Leadership Academy (AALA), managed by One Catalyst Consulting, wascreated to nurture, grow and expand the pool of African American leaders in the Charlotte-Mecklenburg region in a supportive space. The nonprofit is educating and nurturing its fellows,Black professionals in the area, to serve as top level executives for private and nonprofitcorporations.In…