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We convene, invest in, and amplify community-driven solutions so everyone in the Triangle can thrive.
The Greater Triangle is growing fast, and that growth hasn’t reached every household. The income gap between Triangle-born residents and newcomers has grown 68% since 2014 and now exceeds $25,000 per year. ¹
The resources to close that gap already exist. What’s needed is an organization that can find where the highest-impact opportunities live, activate the right people around them, and invest in solutions that compound over time.
United Way of Greater Triangle has been building exactly that for more than 80 years.
Through decades of growth, change, and challenge, we’ve built trust across every sector of this region, relationships that reach from corporate boardrooms to community living rooms across Wake, Durham, Orange, and Johnston counties.
The work has sharpened over time, from broad-based giving campaigns to focused investments in the organizations and systems that actually move families forward.
With UWGT, $1 + $1 doesn’t equal $2. It equals $3. The difference is what coordination, trust, and decades of relationships produce when they’re put to work. ¹ Source: UWGT analysis of U.S. Census Bureau ACS data, 2014-2023. Core Values Centering Community We follow the wisdom and leadership of those closest to the challenges, co-designing solutions for sustainable change.
We work to break down barriers and expand access to enriching connections and resources.​

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Sydney Barnes

Katie Battle

Andrew Borresen

Cassidy Christy

Stephen Chukwumah

Will Dorsey Eden

Abby Goodman

Jeff Howell

Kim Kendricks

Derinda Rodriguez

Danielle Shamel

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Rise & Thrive, Triangle! ☀️ Thank you to our Tocqueville Society and Leadership Circle members, corporate leaders, and community partners for joining us for our first-ever Rise & Thrive Breakfast last week. 💙 We loved sharing our refreshed mission, vision, and focus on economic mobility, so everyone in the Triangle has the opportunity to thrive. Huge thanks to First Citizens Bank for hosting us! 🙌 #LiveUnited #EconomicMobility #RiseAndThrive #TriangleNC

Not sure where to start? We’ve got you. 💛 Our CEO, Jeff Howell, shares why United Way Greater Triangle is the place to plug in. Whether you’re looking to volunteer, give, or bring your company’s employees into the work, we can connect you to the nonprofits and neighbors making change happen across Wake, Durham, Orange, and Johnston counties. And when you give through United Way, your gift doesn’t stop at one dollar to one organization. It comes with a whole team of partners, expertise, and support that helps our nonprofit leaders go further. Be part of something bigger. Use the link in bio or go to unitedwaytriangle.org to get involved!

⚡POWER HOUR IS ALMOST HERE! Nonprofit leaders, professionals, and supporters!📣 Don't forget to save your spot at next week's Power Hour on Authentic Storytelling! You are not going to want to miss an incredible discussion about how to amplify your work through Authentic Storytelling with Kathryn Brown! POWER HOUR: AUTHENTIC STORYTELLING Wed, October 21st 11:30am-1:00pm Location Announced! Transfer Co. Food Hall, 500 E Davie St, Raleigh Lunch provided! 📝WHAT CAN I EXPECT? You can tell a great story at a dinner party without thinking twice. But at work, we polish and play it safe until the story loses what made it great in the first place. After 20 years in TV news, Emmy-winning journalist Kathryn Brown knows the great stories are rarely in the press release. They're in the hallway, the parking lot, the conversation nobody thought to share. In this hands-on session, you'll learn how a reporter finds them: - The three questions that get people past their talking points and into the real story - How to listen for the one line that's worth more than your whole mission statement - Why the imperfect detail you'd normally cut is the one that makes people believe you - How to spot the story hiding in plain sight You'll practice it in the room and leave with a toolkit to keep using with your staff, volunteers, funders, and board. Thank you to Duke Energy Foundation for sponsoring this and all our Power Hour capacity building sessions! 👉 Find the link to register in the comments and save your spot at our Power Hour Sessions TODAY!

🎉 What an incredible Day of Caring 2026! We’re still buzzing from the energy everyone brought to Day of Caring earlier this month! Our incredible volunteers rolled up their sleeves, packing STEM kits and refurbishing computers to ensure local youth have the tech access and STEM tools they need to dream big. Seeing community members, nonprofit partners, and corporate volunteers come together to support the Triangle’s future engineers and leaders was truly something special. A massive THANK YOU to our wonderful partners at the Boys & Girls Clubs of Durham and Orange Counties, the Boys & Girls Clubs of Wake & Johnston Counties, and Kramden Institute for making this impact possible. We also want to extend a huge shoutout to our community sponsor, Fidelity Investments, for your incredible investment in our community and for helping create greater access to education and opportunity. To every volunteer who showed up, gave your time, and poured your energy into this event—thank you! You are helping our youth and our community thrive. 💙 👉 Want to keep the momentum going? Check out our website for future volunteer opportunities! Go to unitedwaytriangle.org and click Volunteer. #DayofCaring #Volunteering #STEM #Technology #UnitedWay

⚡POWER HOUR IS BACK!!!⚡ UWGT's monthly nonprofit capacity building workshops, POWER HOUR, sponsored by Duke Energy Foundation start again this October! Each month we will dive deep into topics that help support nonprofits in the Triangle, with the help of amazing guest speakers and community leaders. Join us for these free lunch-and-learns designed for nonprofit leaders to network, build capacity, and develop skills to better support your mission. This year, we'll tackle four pressing topics, discussing and exploring each during a Learning Session, and diving deep to find tangible takeaways in the following Working Session. Each session is free, lunch is provided, and is open to all community supporters, leaders, and nonprofit professionals across the Triangle. 📣 Upcoming Session! 📣 Power Hour: Authentic Storytelling October 21st 11:30am-1:00pm Transfer Co. Food Hall, Raleigh Speaker: Kathryn Brown with KB Media Consulting 👉 Register for any of our upcoming 26-27 Power Hour sessions today! https://bit.ly/PowerHour26-27

Please join us in welcoming Danielle Shamel, our new Accounts Receivable Manager! 🎉 Our donors and partners trust us with their generosity, and that trust starts with getting the details right. Danielle brings the care and precision that will keep our work running smoothly as we convene, invest in, and amplify community-driven solutions across the Triangle. Here's a note from Danielle: I am so honored and excited to be joining the incredible team that is the United Way of the Greater Triangle. While the last 7 years of my professional career have been focused on accounting, HR, and operations in the for-profit space, my passion has always remained with economic justice. This position will allow me to expand the work I have been doing on a volunteer basis for over five years to a full-time dedication. My advocacy work has always been about creating a healthier and more equitable world, and UWGT's mission of shared prosperity and uplifting our neighbors is exactly where I feel like I belong. I can't wait to learn from this team and contribute to lasting change right here in my own community. Welcome to the team, Danielle!

📣 It’s not too late to volunteer!! New opportunities open! 👐UWGT’s Day of Caring is happening THIS WEEK, October 2nd and 3rd, and there’s still time to join us in making a difference for young people across the Triangle. This year, we’re bringing our community together with incredible partners, Boys & Girls Clubs of Durham and Orange Counties, Boys & Girls Clubs of Wake & Johnston Counties, and Kramden Institute to support STEM education and technology access. Together, we’ll help young people explore their potential and inspire the next generation of engineers, scientists, and leaders. A huge thank you to our community sponsor, Fidelity Investments, for investing in our community and helping create greater access to education and opportunity for the next generation. Whether you have a few hours to give, or can help us spread the word, your time can make an impact. Join us this week and help our youth, and our community, thrive. 💻 Volunteer. Connect. Give back. It’s not too late to get involved! Sign up for Day of Caring TODAY! https://bit.ly/UWGTDayofCaring 👉Check out our all our volunteer opportunities on our Volunteer Portal. Go to unitedwaytriangle.org and click Volunteer! #DayofCaring #Volunteering #STEM #Technology #Oct2nd #Oct3rd #UnitedWay

Whether you've known us for years or you're meeting us for the first time, this one's for you. Good things are happening in Wake, Durham, Orange, and Johnston counties because people keep showing up for each other. We asked our board, donors, community partners, and staff why they're part of this work and what they've seen it do across the Triangle. We hope it leaves you feeling the way this community leaves us feeling: hopeful, connected, and thankful an organization like this exists here. If you feel that too, you belong in this work. Give, volunteer, or pass these stories along to someone who should hear them. Find your place at the link in our bio or go to unitedwaytriangle.org #VoicesOfTheTriangle #LiveUnited #TriangleNC

In 2026, to mark its 150th anniversary, Lilly launched an initiative to support trusted community organizations, including United Way, in increasing access to nutritious food in the communities they serve. Together with nonprofit partners and corporate and individual volunteers, United Way Greater Triangle will host a food distribution event to provide fruits, vegetables, and fresh protein to our community. On Saturday, September 26th, join us at ReCity Network in Durham from 10:00 am to 12:00 pm as we distribute fresh produce boxes alongside our nonprofit partners, Black Farmers' Market and Meals on Wheels of Durham! In one day, more than 850 boxes filled with eggs, sweet potatoes, cabbage, tomatoes, and more will help feed over 850 families across Durham and the Greater Triangle. This work is only possible because of the help of dozens of volunteers and partners. We're proud to participate in this special program as part of our year-round commitment to building a thriving Greater Triangle!

📣Volunteer Opportunity!! United Way Greater Triangle is looking for Community Readers for our 2026 Grant Cycle! 🎉 Throughout our funding process, we rely on the voices of community members to help us evaluate which organizations are driving impactful work forward in the community. United Way Greater Triangle is supported by tens of thousands of individuals, and we believe it is our responsibility to ensure the community that supports us has a definitive voice in the organizations we partner with through funding. We believe this is what true community impact and community-centered philanthropy looks like. By signing up to volunteer as a Community Reader, you will join hundreds of community members reviewing nonprofit applications from across the Greater Triangle. Community Readers commit to virtually reading and reviewing 3-5 nonprofit applications (about 3-5 hours of volunteer time total) between Monday, October 5 - Thursday, October 15. Community readers must meet the following requirements: - Able to read and write in English - Live or work in Wake, Durham, Johnston, or Orange counties - Have access to internet 📝 Community Reader signups are open until September 28th! Sign up and volunteer TODAY! https://lnkd.in/e-jdGTQP For questions, reach out to us at volunteer@unitedwaytriangle.org Find more volunteer opportunities at unitedwaytraingle.org under Volunteer! #volunteer #community #communityreader #nonprofit #communityservice #giveback

📣 Volunteer Opportunity! At UWGT, we love connecting people with what they are passionate about. Volunteering is an incredible way to find others who share your passion and give back to our community in a way that fills your cup. This fall, we want to connect those who are passionate about our youth, their education, and their opportunities for a bright future. 👐 October 3rd is UWGT’s Day of Caring! This year, in collaboration with our incredible community partners like Boys & Girls Clubs of Durham and Orange Counties Boys & Girls Clubs of Wake & Johnston Counties, and Kramden Institute, we’ll support STEM and technology access for young people and inspire future engineers, scientists, and leaders to pursue their dreams. 🎉 Thank you to our amazing community sponsor, Fidelity Investments, for investing in our community and supporting education and access for the next generation. No matter how you volunteer, you can support youth across the Triangle through STEM education and technology and, in turn, help our community thrive. 🔎 Check out our Volunteer Portal to sign up! Go to unitedwaytriangle.org and click Volunteer! #DayofCaring #Volunteering #STEM #Technology #Oct3rd #UnitedWay

⏰ One month left! Applications for our 2026 Request for Proposals close October 1. We're investing more than $1 million in economic mobility across Wake, Durham, Orange, and Johnston Counties. 1️⃣ Workforce training 2️⃣ Benefits access and wraparound supports 3️⃣ Youth development at both ends of the continuum, early childhood and opportunity youth (ages 14-24) Haven't applied yet? Join us for office hours — Fridays, 10–11am — to get your questions answered before you submit: https://us06web.zoom.us/j/89106599141 📌 Applications close October 1. Know a Triangle nonprofit doing this work? Share this post with them. Link in bio.

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