Impact Alamance 2021 Annual Report

2021 ANNUAL REPORT SPECIAL EDITION OF COVID-19 RELIEF EFFORTS INCLUDED

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CONTENTS Board and Staff....................................2 Letter to Community .......................3 COVID-19 Relief 2020-2021 .........7 By the Numbers ..................................9 Healthier.............................................. 11 Smarter ................................................. 13 Stronger ............................................... 15 Program Updates ........................... 19 2021 Partners .................................... 22 Map of Investments..... Back cover

BOARD MEMBERS

F.D. Hornaday – Chair John Currin – Vice-Chair Ed Woodall – Second Vice-Chair Ted Chandler – Treasurer Kathy Colville – Secretary Vernetta Bridges – Equity Committee Chair Nicole Alston – Strategic Communications and Advocacy Committee Chair

STAFF

Dr. Yun Boylston Mandy Eaton Brad Hayes Martha Krall Leo Lambert Griffin McClure

Not pictured: Mandy Eaton

Tracey Grayzer – President Marcy Green – Vice-President of Programs Laura Fehlhafer – Office Administrator Anne Baker – Finance and Grants Manager

Dr. Chap McQueen

Sydney Simmons – Equity and Community Engagement Manager

Kathleen Treadwell

Jewel Tillman – Elon Year of Service Fellow

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TO OUR COMMUNITY Impact Alamance has always believed that our community is healthier, smarter and stronger when we work together.

So much has happened that has changed our foundation — and our community — over the past two years. It’s why we’re sharing a special edition of our investments from 2020 and 2021 in this one report.

As you’ll see, the COVID-19 pandemic required us to shift our funding focus to respond to the needs of our community. The pandemic brought with it increased challenges relating to technology and access, food insecurity, and financial hardships. Impact Alamance partnered with numerous agencies to provide access to tools for digital learning, meals to address food insecurity, and financial support for the nonprofit agencies working to ensure that our county’s residents continued to receive services and support.

We also had the opportunity to participate in the Passing Gear Philanthropy Institute, which helps Southern

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foundations learn and identify root causes of inequities in their communities and build their capacity to create change where they work and live.

The experience opened our eyes to interconnected histories that underpin the problems we are working to solve in Alamance County. If the Alamance County community “grid” of resources and opportunities — which we equate to an electrical power grid --is going to be lit up for everyone, we realized we must understand how the grid was originally built, who built it that way, and why.

We’ve committed to learning and reflecting on the history of the county and our present-day circumstances. Through this process, we’ve taken some concrete first steps for change.

Because of what we learned, we began shifting our funding practices and tracking our grantee pipeline. During the COVID-19 response, more than 70 percent of the $170,000 in relief funds went to Black and Brown communities where we know resources have not historically flowed equitably.

We’ve also increased funding for the Racial Equity Institute and are doing more to make sure the nonprofits serving our community have the tools and resources they need to provide effective services.

We’ve also made some internal changes including the formation of a board equity committee, changed the way we collect information from our non-profit partners and prioritized marginalized and minoritized communities in our application process.

Through months of conversations with our team and continued education that is taking place, we also created a shared understanding of equity, to guide us through our work ahead:

Our updated mission and vision statements reflect this work.

The foundation’s new mission statement is:

“Equity means everyone should be able to access the resources needed to thrive, regardless of their zip code, race, or income.”

“We partner and invest to achieve hope, health and prosperity for everyone in Alamance County.”

A lot has changed in the past two years and listening to each other, learning, and building bridges to strengthen our community grid is more important now than ever. It’s the way to find common ground, celebrate our humanity, and join together so that everyone in Alamance County flourishes.

TOGETHER WE ARE STRONGER.

THERE ARE TWO KEY CHANGES IN THIS REVISED MISSION. The word “everyone” was added because we want Alamance County to know we are here to serve everyone, particularly Black and Brown communities who have been left out of the conversation and funding decisions for far too long.

F.D. Hornaday, Board Chair

Tracey Grayzer, President

We also added the word “partner” because it’s how we do our work. Our partners carry out amazing work each and every day and move us toward a vision of Alamance County being a caring and connected community where everyone thrives.

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OUR JOURNEY TOWARDS EQUALITY FOR ALL IN ALAMANCE COUNTY Imagine our community’s access to resources is like electricity flowing through power lines. Currently, access in some neighborhood’s is spotty, where others are fully connected. Impact Alamance is working to ensure resources flow through ALL neighborhoods to connect and power our community’s future.”

As mentioned in the letter to community, we’ve been making great strides through internal changes geared towards emphasizing equity in our practices. While we’re still working through this journey, we want to share some background on how this important shift came to fruition.

We began to imagine Alamance County as an electrical power grid—one that lights up the entire county, ensuring everyone can plug into the resources they need to thrive.

With this vision in mind, our staff, board and leadership began to talk about how some areas of the county are generously supplied, while others experience frequent outages. Clearly, everyone in Alamance County was not thriving and we wanted to understand why. How did it come to be that way and what could we be doing differently to make sure everyone has access to the resources they need to thrive? And we weren’t the only ones asking those questions—so were many of you.

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Our participation in Passing Gear training helped bring an awareness that although we’re still learning ourselves, if we wanted different results, we had to start doing things differently, beginning with leadership and moving throughout our organization and the work we do with our partners in the community.

In addition to creating the Equity Committee within our Board of Directors and increasing funding for the Racial Equity Institute, we also launched the Alamance County Racial Equity Collaborative (ACRE-Co-Lab), which you will learn more about later in our report. Our work is not done yet and we have plans to increase equity in our investments and programs even more in the coming years. If you would like to read more about our equity journey, please visit:

www.ImpactAlamance.org

ALL NEIGHBORHOODS FULLY-RESOURCED AND CONNECTED

Impact Alamance works to ensure that resources and opportunities flow freely in ALL of our neighborhoods, across race, zip code, and income – to power our community’s future and help us to achieve our collective goals.

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COVID -19 RESPONSE AND RELIEF 2020-2021 GRANT CYCLES A healthy community is an equitable community that offers complete social, physical, and mental well-being to all residents. When we support well-being, we ensure that everyone can reach their potential and fully contribute to our communities. Impact Alamance kept this in mind when deciding to shift the remaining 2020 grant funds to address challenges from the COVID-19 pandemic.

We know our community depends on strong nonprofits, and we believe it is our role as a funding partner to support organizations during challenging times. Impact Alamance launched the COVID-19 Relief & Recovery Fund in 2020 to help nonprofits that directly serve communities disproportionately impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic and the economic consequences of the outbreak.

MORE THAN

70 %

Funding to support this effort continued into 2021 with additional grants as the pandemic lingered. We worked to respond to the food crisis that accompanied the pandemic by making multiple $10,000 donations to local food pantries such as CityGate Dream Center, Southern Alamance Family Empowerment (SAFE), Blessed Sacrament Church Little Portions Food Pantry, Allied Churches of Alamance County, and Salvation Army.

Together, we were able to address the impact of the virus, respond to the challenges of our community members, provide relief opportunities to reduce the gaps in resources and build back a stronger grid of equitable health and education services.

of the 2021 COVID-19 relief funds went to Black and Brown communities where we know resources have not historically flowed equitably.

2020

2021

The United Way of Alamance County

$50,000

Alamance Partnership for Children

$5,000

CityGate Dream Center

$10,000

Little Portions Food Pantry

$5,000

Southern Alamance Food Empowerment

$10,000

Healthy Alamance

$10,000

Allied Churches of Alamance County

$15,000

Alamance Aid

$15,000

Salvation Army

$10,000

Alamance County Meals on Wheels

$10,000

Diaper Bank of North Carolina

$10,000

Allied Churches of Alamance County

$10,000

Alamance Regional Charitable Foundation

$5,000

CityGate Dream Center

$20,000

Friendship Adult Day Center

$2,500

Alamance County Meals on Wheels

$10,000

Crossroads: Sexual Assault Respone & Resource Center, Inc.

$15,000

Open Door Ministries

$20,000

Diaper Bank of North Carolina

$20,000

Women’s Resource Center in Alamance County

$20,000

Family Abuse Services of Alamance County

$15,000

Piedmont Health Services, Inc.

$15,000

Positive Attitude Youth Center, Inc.

$15,000

Southern Alamance Family Empowerment

$10,000 $15,000 $10,000

Crossroads: Sexual Assault Response & Resource Center

$15,000

Family Abuse Services

$15,000

Blessed Sacrament Church

$10,000

Women’s Resource Center in Alamance County

Positive Attitude Youth Center, Inc.

$15,000

Young Musicians of Alamance

Centro La Communidad

$10,000

OE Enterprises

$5,000

Salvation Army

$20,000

Alamance Commuinity Foundation

$50,000

Piedmont Health Services

$10,000

2020 COVID-19 RESPONSE TOTAL

$312,500

2021 COVID-19 RESPONSE TOTAL

$190,000

The following page highlights additional COVID-19 response and relief projects.

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ALAMANCE-BURLINGTON SCHOOL SYSTEM (ABSS) Meals for Alamance County Students (MAC’s Diner)

APPROXIMATELY

12,000

STUDENTS in the Alamance-Burlington School System qualify for free or reduced meals during the school year, which is 52% of the student population.

During the summer break, these students normally do not have access to heathly food.

In addition to other county-wide partners, Impact Alamance awarded a $50,000 grant to purchase a food truck for the Alamance Burlington School System. The pandemic created much more than educational barriers for students throughout the county, and the need to provide for their overall well-being was evident — especially in the summer months. ABSS offered a free meal program to any child 18 and under and used the food truck to provide meals to children at locations near their neighborhoods, reducing the need for them to provide their own transportation.

The food truck did more than deliver food; it provided a place for games, crafts, reading, and songs. We’re excited this project will be sustained by the school system, helping children throughout the county have more equitable access to essential needs — like food — and setting them up to excel during the school year.

Addressing Gaps in Equity and Access COVID-19 brought a halt to the traditional teaching format, and many students and teachers were left with little to no access to remote learning or the ability to obtain the services they needed. To help address gaps in equity and access for the 2020–2021 school year, Impact Alamance joined forces with the school system, providing $200,000 in funding. This funding was used to obtain hot spot connectivity for students and teachers who did not have access to the internet as well as Chromebooks and laptop devices, literacy software programs to assist children with reading and translation, and resources for students with special needs.

YMCA TECHNOLOGY GRANT Connectivity Learning Site In partnership with ABSS, and with $10,000 in funding from Impact Alamance, the YMCA transformed a section of its space into a virtual academy, functioning as a remote learning site for about 100 elementary students. The grant from Impact Alamance provided the funding necessary to upgrade the technology infrastructure and allow the YMCA to enhance bandwidth, access points, and provide tablets for participants with equipment needs.

YEARLY INVESTMENT TOTALS

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AGENCIES FUNDED IN 2021

$1,961,909 INVESTED IN 2021

TOTAL INVESTMENTS BY PRIORITY FUNDING AREA IN 2021: When making investment decisions, Impact Alamance’s primary focus is on strengthening the systems and environments that influence our children. We organized our funding in the last year into the following strategic priority areas.

HEALTHIER

$411,046

SMARTER

$490,958

STRONGER

$1,059,905 10

HEALTHIER We support a healthier Alamance County by funding resources and programs that improve access to healthy spaces and places, including playgrounds, trails, sidewalks, and more. We work with cities and towns to create nature-based areas and healthy community parks that provide places for children to play and families to have fun together, strengthening their connections to each other and the community. When the environment around us is healthy, our bodies and minds are healthier too!

POSITIVE ATTITUE YOUTH CENTER Innovative New Playground

Impact Alamance awarded a $50,000 grant to the Positive Attitude Youth Center (PAYC) to purchase a new, innovative playground for children that attend PAYC’s daycare, afterschool program, and summer camp. PAYC serves as a community partner by collaborating with Alamance-Burlington School System teachers and local social workers to connect and identify children who will benefit from the program. Thoughtful built environments, such as this playground, enhance children’s self-esteem and well-being.

By strengthening our community’s capacity to support healthy children, families and organizations, Impact Alamance is working to boost the collective impact for a healthier overall county.

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According to the 2018 Community Health Assessment, there is a significant correlation between access to physical activity and health outcomes.

CITY OF MEBANE Adopts Health in All Policies

The Alamance Wellness Collaborative focuses on policy, systems, and environmental changes that support active living and healthy food access in Alamance County. The Collaborative provides a space for community leaders to identify opportunities to improve the health of Alamance County residents through policy change, such as tobacco-free parks and community spaces.

In October of 2021, Mebane City Council adopted Health in All Policies (HiAP), a direct initiative of the Alamance Wellness Collaborative.

Implementing healthy policy changes makes a city more attractive to potential funders, enhances the city’s ability to identify health equity gaps, and invests in current residents and businesses. Through initiatives such as HiAP, we work to secure a solid foundation of quality resources to strengthen the existing grid and protect our collective well-being.

There are only six municipalities throughout the state of North Carolina to have adopted this type of resolution and three of those six are from Alamance County.

ALAMANCE PARKS

Phase Two of Cane Creek Mountains Natural Area Trails Cane Creek Mountains Natural Area is located within the Snow Camp region of Alamance County and is one of the most welcoming trails to families and non-traditional park users, alike. Impact Alamance awarded a $50,000 grant to Alamance Parks for an additional trail to help spark a healthier lifestyle for nearly 70,000 visitors per year.

Phase Two of the construction of the park trail began in 2021. By the time of completion in June 2022, it will include a trailhead, approximately 4-5 miles of new trail, a 75ft observation tower, camping facilities, and a wildlife observation platform. With stairs leading to the top of the observation tower, visitors will be provided with panoramic views and sight of the Greensboro Skyline on a clear day!

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SMARTER We support a smarter Alamance County by funding resources and programs that prepare students for school and careers, enhance the capacity of our school systems, and strengthen the work of our educators. Collaborative networks, such as those like our partner, Alamance Achieves, work to strengthen the community’s cradle-to-career pathway by focusing on early childhood education, kindergarten readiness, and developmental health. Strategic investments in technology and programming across all grade levels helps grow smarter leaders of tomorrow.

ALAMANCE COMMUNITY COLLEGE Biotechnology Center of Excellence

We are committed to building the collective awareness and skills necessary to take on the challenges Alamance County faces in the 21st century. A growing community revealed a need for individuals trained in biomanufacturing. To meet this need, Impact Alamance invested $200,000 in Alamance Community College’s new, state-ofthe-art Biotechnology Center of Excellence. The funding helped the college purchase equipment and furnishings for the Center, which will train several hundred students each year in the life sciences.

The Center not only will provide these students with access to well-paying jobs but will further the development of cutting-edge healthcare strategies to strengthen our entire community grid.

It is projected that by 2025, the economic impact of the life sciences sector across North Carolina will top 13

$100 BILLION.

ALAMANCE ACHIEVES Community Voice Project

Alamance Achieves is a community-driven initiative to ensure that every child in Alamance County is educated, equipped, and engaged from cradle to career. We support their work to help children receive the best education possible and be prepared to thrive.

In the work of strengthening Alamance County’s grid of resources, each person brings a unique perspective that allows us to see a portion of the grid more clearly. This is the idea behind the Community Voice Project. This initiative was a yearlong, community-designed and implemented project to engage families, students, and community members along the cradle-to-career pathway. The project aims to lift their voices as equal partners in identifying local drivers of education outcomes, creating shared goals and priorities for education equity, and designing equitable solutions.

The project centered values of Community Based Participatory Research and used practices to develop solutions in partnership with community members most impacted by inequities.

“My vision for education equity in Alamance County involves us truly meeting children and families where they are, allowing families to truly be the experts on their dynamics, and providing more educational materials where children - particularly children of color - see their lives, their experiences, and themselves reflected.”

Shereá Burnett, J.D., Literacy Advocate / Community Member Community Roundtable Series

BookNook

The Community Roundtable Series emerged from the Community Voice Project. In December 2021 the Roundtable Series brought together community members from across the county for thoughtful conversation, connection, and alignment around local drivers of education outcomes in Alamance County.

Youth-serving community partners on the Beyond the Classroom team aligned efforts to address reading proficiency, which dropped during the pandemic and disproportionately impacted children of color. Several organizations across Alamance County partnered with Alamance Achieves to infuse literacy enrichment into their daily programming, choosing to pilot BookNook — an evidence-based, early literacy intervention that meets students where they are to provide targeted reading supports such as phonics and text comprehension.

Eight interactive sessions were held with stakeholders, including parents and caregivers, educators, literacy advocates, and partners from the Beyond the Classroom group, which consists of local leaders who provide services for students outside of school hours. The findings will be shared back to the community and other local partners to develop a shared action plan for education equity.

Aiming for continuous improvement, partners are actively working to identify what’s working well and where there are opportunities for improvement. This reflection allows partners to identify small changes in implementation that could have a big impact on the program’s effectiveness. Since its launch, 122 students have been enrolled in BookNook across four after-school sites, and 929 lessons have been completed -- including 163 reading standards.

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STRONGER We are stronger, more effective, more capable, and more resilient together than we are alone. We support a stronger Alamance County by funding resources and programs that strengthen community partnerships and build a strong network of supporting organizations.

“The 2018 Disability Status Report of NC

by Cornell University reports that 80% of working-age people without disabilities (ages 21-64) were employed while only 35.3% of working-age people with disabilities were employed. This also means that people with disabilities have a higher potential for living in poverty.”

OE ENTERPRISES, INC Transition to Employment Project

Outages in the grid of accessibility are created when transportation options limit employment opportunities.

Exclusive reliance on public transportation options for Alamancy County residents with disabilities was not enough to spark reconnection to the grid and provide adequate transportation.

Impact Alamance gave OE Enterprises, Inc. a $25,000 grant to purchase a vehicle so they could bring a new means of mobility for their clients, especially those with disabilities within rural areas. With the majority of program participants unable to drive themselves or have access to other transportation means, this initiative is helping connect people to employment and plug them into the grid of resources they need to thrive.

By funding organizations that expand access to work, we help Alamance County residents with disabilities improve financial stability and, in turn, health outcomes, making our workforce more effective and capable.

“Having access to the employment car funded by Impact Alamance has been so helpful and useful in providing transportation for clients to participate in job searches, job interviews, employment discussions, job fairs, as well as transporting to and from jobs our clients have obtained.”

Brandon, OE Job Developer Alamance County

AFRICAN-AMERICAN CULTURAL ARTS & HISTORY CENTER Preserving Alamance Black History & Culture Impact Alamance invested $50,000 in the AfricanAmerican Cultural Arts & History Center (AACAHC) to preserve Alamance Black History & Culture. The funding supported the infrastructure needed to operate the Center’s new community center. This included the purchase of essential equipment to share program information, exhibits, resources, and announcements.

Impact Alamance hopes to help elevate the voices, narratives and histories of underrepresented populations of the county by partnering with AACAHC, which can reach diverse demographics. It is estimated that around 15,000 visitors will have access to a space that preserves and educates individuals on AfricanAmerican history within the county. AACAHC provides a comprehensive resource center for neighboring communities—inclusive of public health promotion and education into personal health practices. By aiding in the purchase of technology to communicate and inform the community of the opportunities available through the center, we are building a stronger network of resources for county residents.

NC100

Digital Navigation and Inclusion Expansion Project The Digital Navigation and Inclusion Expansion Project funded by Impact Alamance and the Reidsville Area Foundation enhances much more than computer skills for residents throughout Alamance and Rockingham counties.

The Right Here, Right Now Project and partners from NC100 have worked to expand the project to provide individualized and small group assistance to community members who need affordable home internet service, affordable internet-capable devices, and/or coaching in introductory digital skills to become effective home internet users.

Students work by weaving together memory exercises, peer interaction, individualized attention, and sensory adaptation to create a rope of knowledge to climb towards more independence. $15,000 in funding from Impact Alamance allowed for the purchase of computers and associated equipment. This effort supports equity, access, and digital skill development goals which boosts our collective impact in the community.

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ALAMANCE-BURLINGTON SCHOOL SYSTEM McCray School Restoration Named after the McCray Community, the historic McCray School is being restored to commemorate the history and legacy of the community that built it. The AlamanceBurlington School System anticipates approximately 300 individuals will visit the McCray School annually for class field trips or tours organized by the African American Cultural Arts Center to promote history education.

Impact Alamance found it vital to help improve, preserve, and educate the county through this initiative and funded the project with a $50,000 investment to support the outdoor classroom installation.

This installation will replicate the interior furniture of the school, providing historical markers and essential facts.

Through a partnership with Dale Aaron, Callands Old Post Office Restoration and Shineece Sellars, executive director of the African American Cultural Arts Center, the Alamance-Burlington School System hopes to educate a new generation of leaders.

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HEALTHY ALAMANCE CHARETTES Identifying Conflicts and Creating Solutions with Community Healthy Alamance recognized the need to gain input from our community members to better inform the countywide Community Health Assessment.

Through a charettes program, Healthy Alamance collaborated with Impact Alamance to capture the narrative of those within Alamance County who are most often left out of public discussions relating to health determinants.

Addressing healthcare status and determinants such as behavior, and social and physical environments, is vital to improving the overall well-being of the county.

In response to this need, $25,000 was invested into the county-wide charrette program. A “charrette” is a collaborative planning process that harnesses the talents and energies of all interested parties to create and support a feasible plan to bring about community development and transformation. Four charrette groups enabled residents to discuss health concerns within their neighborhoods, address areas they wish to prioritize, and begin developing solutions for recommendations moving forward.

DID YOU KNOW? The charette groups served as a primary source for resident feedback for the 2021 Community Health Assessment while also helping to set COVID -19 relief funding priorities and offer direction for local organizations in their strategic planning process.

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PROGRAM UPDATES

The cohort engaged 26 participants from 23 nonprofits, municipalities, and medical clinics throughout the county. The goal was to support nonprofit and government leaders by providing a basic racial-equity program. Participants and organizations gained an increased knowledge of systemic racism, further developed an understanding of inclusive and equitable perspectives, and learned strategies to advocate for diversity, equity, and inclusion.

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In general, after completing the ACRE Co-lab program, my confidence has increased in understanding and my ability to articulate conversations about race. Through the history section we were taught, I grasped an understanding of how suppression has occurred and continues to occur.

We had a chance to discuss everything with peers of diverse ethnicity, race and backgrounds in a safe, supportive environment.

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In partnership with the National Conference for Community and Justice of the Piedmont Triad (NCCJ), Impact Alamance invested $45,200 to launch an equity program for local nonprofit executive directors and board members, as well as government directors. The series consists of eight training sessions over eight months. These interactive and engaging sessions focus on both personal and professional knowledge of identity and institutional inequities that lead to conversations around examining their internal processes, working toward adopting an equity lens, and changing community behaviors.

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By deepening our understanding of how race impacts the social drivers of health and how the inequities within our schools, housing, healthcare, and environment are connected to the quality and length of a person’s life, the idea of ACRE Co-lab was formed.

This group has given me both a human and historic toolkit to use when discussing equity and race.

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ALAMANCE COUNTY RACIAL EQUITY COLLABORATIVE (ACRE Co-Lab)

LEADERSHIP INSTITUTE Research has demonstrated that investments in leadership development produce tangible benefits, including higher achievement of growth goals, lower operating costs, greater stability, and increased mission impact for the organization.

The Leadership Institute, offered through United Way of Alamance County and Impact Alamance, provides nonprofit and government directors with essential leadership skills to enhance their development and advance the mission of their organizations. In 2021, Leadership Institute served participants from six new community organizations. The program provides a solid foundation of leadership essentials through classroom training, individual development plans, self-discovery, practical application, and personal coaching.

“Made more community connections, furthered our ties to the community, made our organization more recognizable, opened more opportunities for us.”

“Overall, it gave me a better set of skills regarding leadership, which will always positively impact any organization.”

“Meeting others in the community during the time of the pandemic was extremely valuable to me.

Being able to gather and support one another monthly helped to build a bond between us.”

LEADERSHIP INSTITUTE ALUMNI RE-BOOT Effective leadership has far reaching effects and can determine the longevity and health of an organization, making the difference between a good organization and a great organization! Because of this, Impact Alamance and United Way decided to ignite a Leadership Institute Alumni Re-Boot program to make sure the skills learned in original sessions are continuously practiced and that the relationships formed throughout the community are maintained.

These sessions are guided by Lisa Withers, with Leadership Development Solutions, and Linda Smith, with Splash Performance. The program is working to ensure that leadership within organizations are looking at the practices that attract, identify, engage, and keep top talent in Alamance County.

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FELLOWSHIP PROGRAM Impact Alamance continues to work with Elon University and other community partners to offer the Elon Year of Service Fellows Program. By connecting Elon graduates with community partners, the program allows graduates to apply their knowledge and passion to help develop and implement solutions to improve health, education and economic development in Alamance County.

This year, Impact Alamance had the privilege of working with fellow Jewel Tillman. Jewel began her Year of Service with Impact Alamance after graduating magna cum laude from Elon University in May of 2021. At Elon, Jewel majored in Political Science and had minors in African American Studies and International Global Studies.

Beginning with Impact Alamance, she facilitated and convened over 50 leaders across the county for the Alamance Digital Inclusion Alliance. After months of meeting and discussing barriers that residents faced in accessing broadband, she co-wrote the Alamance Digital Inclusion Alliance Plan. The plan outlines recommendations for broadband access and availability for local government and now lives on the Chamber of Commerce website. She also coordinated Digital Literacy Classes at 5 different locations in Alamance County to bring computer skills training to our most vulnerable populations.

Jewel has led activities for the Wellness Collaborative and worked with the City of Mebane to pass a Health in All Policies Resolution. She wrote the resolution for the city, and it now serves as an official guide for the city council and city employees to include health in all their decision making.

Jewel has experienced a tremendous amount of professional and personal growth throughout her fellowship. We’re thrilled that she will be staying on with the foundation, in the role of Community Engagement Manager. In this role she will oversee our new initiative with The Harwood Institute, among many others.

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OUR 2021 PARTNERS African-American Cultural Arts & History Center Alamance Achieves Alamance Aid Alamance Burlington School System Alamance Chamber of Commerce Alamance Children’s Theatre Alamance Community College Foundation Alamance Arts Council Alamance County Meals on Wheels Alamance County Recreation & Parks Department Alamance Partnership for Children Alamance Racial Equity Alliance Alamance Regional Charitable Foundation Allied Churches of Alamance County Blessed Sacrament Church Little Portion Food Pantry Burlington Housing Authority

City of Burlington

NC 100

CityGate Dream Center

New Leaf Society

Cone Health - Community Care Clinics Mobile Health Program

OE Enterprises, Inc.

Crossroads: Sexual Assault Response & Resource Center, Inc. Diaper Bank of North Carolina Family Abuse Services of Alamance County, Inc.

Old North State Council Open Door Clinic of Alamance County Piedmont Health Services, Inc. Positive Attitude Youth Center, Inc. Southern Alamance Family Empowerment

Family Justice Center of Alamance County

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Guardian ad Litem Program

Sustainable Alamance

Habitat for Humanity of Alamance County

The Salvation Army Boys’ and Girls Club

Healthy Alamance

Town of Elon Recreation and Parks

Healthy Places by Design

United Way of Alamance County

Junior Achievement of the Triad

Women’s Resource Center in Alamance County

Life Changing Outreach Ministries Little Pink Houses of Hope

Young Musicians of Alamance

National Conference for Community and Justice

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