Our Focus Areas for Community Impact
The Foundation is committed to keeping pace with the most pressing challenges and opportunities facing Forsyth County today, and we’re focusing a significant portion of our community investments in two key areas—Building an Inclusive Economy and Advancing Equity in Education. These efforts are crucial to ensuring that everyone in Winston-Salem has a fair shot at the American Dream.
Priority areas
We developed the following priorities for investment in 2018 after conducting community listening sessions and reviewing data that revealed significant educational, economic, and residential disparities among communities of color.
Building an Inclusive Economy
building an inclusive economy
- Improve access to high wage employment and address barriers to career mobility
- Generate equitable opportunities for wealth building
Advancing equity in education
Advancing Equity in Education
- Improve equitable access to rigorous academic opportunities
- Promote a culture of compassionate discipline
- Increase diversity of the educator workforce
take meaningful action with us
As a community foundation, our goal is to be a strategic and intentional partner for community members like you, who want to make a difference.
I want to learn more about the issues Winston-Salem faces today. Where do I start?
You're in the right place! We believe knowing our history can help us work together on real and lasting solutions. Below you'll find links to research projects funded by the Foundation over the last few years.
- Explore local data on economic mobility, read stories of impact, and connect with organizations driving change.
- Learn more about gender and racial disparities through the Black Philanthropy Initiative’s Intersectionality of Black Life and Being report and The Women’s Fund of Winston-Salem's Through A Gender Lens report.
- Learn more about our past exhibit, Undesign the Redline, which highlights federal discriminatory redlining practices starting in the 1930’s.
- Explore local history of school integration through the interactive website, Rooted in Race, curated by Triad Cultural Arts.
How can I support the Foundation's work?
To partner with the Foundation and help us invest in organizations that are moving the needle, we invite you to make a gift or contact our donor team for more opportunities to engage.
I'd like to learn more about funding opportunities. How can I do that?
Through our community partnerships, the Foundation makes proactive grants and investments to help move important work forward in Forsyth County, North Carolina. To explore funding opportunities or connect about this work, please email us to start the conversation.
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