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Building Sustainable Futures

Treasured landscapes. Celebrated heritage.

Resourceful people.

 

Our rural counties face tremendous challenges. In North Carolina, Resourceful Communities creates opportunities that preserve the rural landscape, lift people out of poverty, and celebrate the state’s unique culture.

 

Working with a network of over 250 grassroots and community organizations across the state, we take a balanced “triple bottom line” approach that focuses on environmental stewardship, sustainable economic development and social justice. We help partners meet challenges by building on local assets — people, heritage, land and water — to create sustainable communities.

 

Triple Bottom Line Approach

 

Our unique “triple bottom line” approach integrates sustainable economic development, environmental stewardship, and social justice to create lasting solutions to age-old challenges such as poverty, racism, and resource loss.

 

Click here to learn more

 

Creating New Economies Fund 2012 Announcement

 

Since the Creating New Economies Fund program started in 2001, Resourceful Communities has awarded more than $2 million in grants that have benefitted more than 50,000 people in communities across North Carolina.

We are now accepting applications for 2012 CNEF grants.
Click here to learn about the grants and download an application.

Hoke Community Forest Video

UNCTV recently aired a great story about our Hoke Community Forest. Click on the video above to watch or click the lower right corner to watch full size.

Check Out Our Photos

Check out images from our Resourceful Communities events on Flickr.

Project Features

 

20th Anniversary brochure

We're celebrating 20 years! We employ a unique foundation of innovation, collaboration and results-oriented initiatives. Download our PDF for more information.

 

 

Kids playing together

Over the last 10 years, our small grants have supported innovative projects that are changing communities across North Carolina. This year we awarded 25 grants totaling more than $200,000.
Download this PDF to learn more.

 

 

 

Hoke Community Forest

532 acres protected for First Southeastern Community Forest

 

 

 

 

Partner Features

 

farmer with radishes

Episcopal Farmworker Ministry

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

woodduck on a log

Sylvan Heights Waterfowl and Eco-Center