North Carolina has large and vibrant nonprofit and philanthropic sectors. When nonprofit organizations and foundations partner to tackle urgent issues in the state, they can achieve tremendous success—especially when they use public policy advocacy and engage affected constituencies directly in the problem-solving process.
This report is the second in a series being produced in regions across the country. It demonstrates that in North Carolina, a sample of local and state organizations and their allies leveraged millions in foundation resources to secure almost two billion dollars in benefits for North Carolinians.