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Sep 5, 2017

“Discover. Design. Do Good!” The Social Innovation Fellows Has Officially Launched

  The Social Innovation Fellows is a new “high impact” learning opportunity administered by the Institute for Nonprofits at North Carolina State University. The purpose of the Social Innovation Fellows is to offer participants from any discipline a yearlong team experience to learn leadership as well as technical skills to become impactful social entrepreneurs and… 

Jul 5, 2017

The Fisherman, the Old Wise Tale, and the Fifth Leadership Challenge – Activate Good Blog

Keep this famous little saying in mind: “Give a man a fish, and you feed him for a day. Teach a man to fish, and you feed him for a lifetime.” Imagine you are the fisherman faced with this decision after being approached by this man. Which decision would you make? Would you just give… 

Jun 16, 2017

Kay McMillan’s Blog – The Woman Behind the Computer Screen at Activate Good

Greetings readers of the Activate Good blog! Whether you are a consistent reader or just stumbled across this post, my name is Kay McMillan and I am one of the summer interns for Activate Good. I am a second year senior at NC State, majoring in Political Science with minors in accounting and nonprofit studies (which… 

May 11, 2017

Institute for Nonprofit Board Member Clare Jordan Builds a Nonprofit Legacy

May 11, 2017  |  Nicholas Langhorne Clare Jordan fell in love with nonprofit work as an NC State University student. She even founded the campus chapter of Habitat for Humanity. She has dedicated her career to nonprofit work and remains a loyal supporter of her alma mater. “My career was definitely built on experiences I had… 

Apr 28, 2017

Bee the Change: New Apiary on Centennial Campus

The newest buzz at NC State is emanating from nearly 150,000 honeybees that now call Centennial Campus home. On the day before Earth Day, a new community apiary with seven honeybee hives was inaugurated on Main Campus Drive between the Hunt Library and Lake Raleigh. Under the high noon sun, leaders from university offices and local… 

Apr 27, 2017

COMx features Bee Downtown, The Forest Foundation and Wake Enterprises

The Institute for Nonprofits and event partner Loading Dock Raleigh co-hosted their annual COMx event this past Tuesday, April 25. 

Mar 31, 2017

Institute Sponsored E-Games Social Impact Track Ushers in Record Number of Entries

By Iman Usmani, BSC Associate The Entrepreneurship Initiative recently announced the finalists for the 2017 Lulu eGames, NC State’s biggest startup competition. Students can compete in 6 categories  – New Venture, Design and Prototype, Social Impact, Built on Cloud, Arts Venture and the Daugherty Endowment which is by invitation only. The Social Impact category was added last… 

Mar 27, 2017

Institute Advisory Council Member Barbara Goodmon Honored With Watauga Medal

Humanities and Social Sciences alumna Barbara Goodmon is one of four 2017 recipients of the Watauga Medal, NC State’s highest nonacademic honor, given during the annual Founders’ Day celebration. 

Mar 21, 2017

Dinners With Purpose-Mina Girgis

The NC State Institute for Nonprofits was very excited to host Mina Girgis as the Spring 2017 Dinners With Purpose speaker. 

Mar 20, 2017

Kristin Caddick selected for JKHF Fellowship Program

Kristin Caddick, one of this years Ashoka Exchange participants, has been selected for the 2017 Jamie Kirk Hahn Foundation Fellowship!