Since 1924, The Duke Endowment has worked to help people and strengthen communities in North Carolina and South Carolina by nurturing children, promoting health, educating minds and enriching spirits. Fulfilling a Legacy Located in Charlotte, N.C., the Endowment seeks to fulfill the visionary genius and innovative legacy of James Buchanan Duke, one of the great industrialists and philanthropists of the 20th century. Mr. Duke established the Endowment in 1924 with $40 million. In 1925, it was expanded with an additional $67 million from his estate. Adjusted for present value, Mr. Duke's total gifts would amount to more than $1.4 billion today. Governed by a board of trustees, Endowment staff conduct grantmaking according to guidelines in Mr. Duke's original Indenture of Trust, a legal document that remains relevant and timely after nearly 90 years. Our Work The Endowment has awarded nearly $3.6 billion in grants since its inception, including over $1.5 billion to Duke University. With assets of $3.35 billion in 2015, the Endowment is one of the nation's largest 501(c)(3) private foundations. Today, almost 82 percent of our total spending goes to grantmaking. Financial information is available on our web site or by contacting us.

We are streamlining the supply chain process through our cutting-edge proprietary technology and comprehensive supply chain methodology. Our mission is to help our clients increase efficiency, discover opportunities, and reduce costs proven against the P&L. We use detailed analytics to uncover opportunities in every phase of the process, from procurement to disposition, enabling our clients to rise above their competitors. Fleet Services: Fleet management encompasses a huge part of your operations, including managing suppliers, negotiating agreements, and keeping up with equipment. For many businesses, this feels like a juggling act, but if a ball gets dropped, you’ll see it on your company’s P&L statement. When you outsource your fleet management needs to MYCA, we take the juggling act off your hands so you can focus on growing your business. From the day-to-day communications and contract negotiations with suppliers to creating long-term spend management plans, we manage it all. Waste Services: At MYCA, we understand the complex process of waste management for businesses. In addition to lowering costs, it’s necessary to improve sustainability and reduce a business’s carbon footprint. Our services ensure that your business’s waste management operations will align with your internal sustainability goals in a way that goes beyond immediate changes, such as landfill diversion. We focus on long-range solutions to manage risk and maintain forward momentum.

Established in 1951, the National Board of Examiners in Optometry (NBEO) is an independent, non-governmental, non-profit organization whose examinations are universally accepted for optometric licensure in the United States and accepted internationally. NBEO's mission is to serve the public and profession of optometry by developing, administering, scoring, and reporting results of valid examinations that assess competence.

The Charlotte Regional Business Alliance is the voice of business and only regional economic development organization that grows the economy, advocates for business and convenes diverse stakeholders for the city of Charlotte and the 14-county, bi-state region.

Shalom Park is a flexible, full-service facility that has the space and staff necessary to make your event an overwhelming success. Situated on a spectacular 54 acre campus with beautifully landscaped grounds, Shalom Park offers over 12,000 square feet of space for a variety of events. Our elegantly appointed accommodations include 2 reception halls, a conference room, multi-purpose meeting rooms, all of which can be configured to your events'​ specific requirements. All of our rooms are fully carpeted and the entire facility is non-smoking. We have multiple parking lots and a 3-level parking deck totaling over 500 complimentary, stress-free parking spaces. Located in South Charlotte, Shalom Park is just minutes from uptown Charlotte, hotels & shopping, public transportation, and Charlotte-Douglas International Airport. Shalom Park is the perfect location for celebrating lifecycle events such as: ♦ B'nai Mitzvahs ♦ Weddings ♦ Birthday & Anniversary Parties ♦ Music & Dance Recitals ♦ Dances ♦ Family & School Reunions Shalom Park is the ideal venue for a variety of business functions, including: ♦ Corporate Meetings ♦ Seminars ♦ Continuing Education Classes ♦ Training Sessions ♦ Workshops ♦ Board or Staff Retreats ♦ Networking Events ♦ Teambuilding Programs ♦ Holiday Parties Sports facilities, such as gyms, pools, and fields, may be utilized in conjunction with a reception hall or meeting room for teambuilding activities. Please contact us to arrange for a personal tour of our facility, or to discuss how we can assist you in meeting the budget, style, and objective of your event. Contact Franki Clement at [email protected]

Charlotte Center City Partners envisions and implements strategies and actions to drive the economic, social and cultural development of Charlotte’s Center City. The organization envisions a Center City that is viable, livable, memorable, and sustainable, with modern infrastructure, a tapestry of unique neighborhoods, and a diversity of thriving businesses. For more information, please visit www.charlottecentercity.org.

Pi Kappa Phi is a collegiate men's organization focused on providing a solid experience in key areas of male development including social interaction, scholarship, leadership and service learning. Pi Kappa Phi was founded on the premise of creating leadership opportunities for our members. Our founders exemplified leadership in the classroom, on the athletic field, in campus politics and within the community of Charleston. Leadership is the very root of our organization, and it is the concept of leadership that shall guide us to our future. Our Mission To create an uncommon and lifelong brotherhood that develops leaders and encourages service to others for the betterment of our communities. Our Vision A future where every Pi Kappa Phi embraces his role as a leader, puts service before self and improves the world around him.

Second Harvest Food Bank of Metrolina (SHFBM) strives through education, advocacy, and partnerships to eliminate hunger by the solicitation and distribution of food. SHFBM has been in existence since 1981. In 2016-2017, SHFBM distributed 54 million pounds of food to 700 agencies in our 19 county service region. Who We Are and What We Do: We provide a regional distribution warehouse and branches that supply food and grocery items to charitable agencies that assist people in need. We provide training, technical assistance and hunger education to our partner agencies. Counties Served: We serve a total of 19 counties - 14 counties in North Carolina including Anson, Burke, Cabarrus, Catawba, Cleveland, Gaston, Iredell, Lincoln, Mecklenburg, Montgomery, Rowan, Rutherford, Stanly and Union. We serve 5 counties in South Carolina including Cherokee, Lancaster, Spartanburg, Union and York.

• Aligned membership objectives for conference championship events through head coach, sport and administrative committee designed improvements; including, impacts to operating budgets with future changes.• Identified industry trends and recommended improvements for internal administrative operations and advised external partners on the process updates.• Prepared the conference monthly newsletter that provided consistent communication to member institutions and their respective staff members. Created an opportunity for increased participation and engagement of key staff members at each member institution. • Promoted to assistant commissioner after less than 2 years of service by demonstrating leadership and a strong work ethic.

Apparo is a Charlotte, NC based 501(c)3 nonprofit organization that transforms the community and improves lives by connecting local nonprofits to technology expertise and resources that amplify their mission. As a nonprofit ourselves, Apparo depends on the generosity of skilled volunteers and funders. We curate opportunities that deliver powerful benefits to employers and employees and link our corporate partners directly to community impact. Skilled volunteer (individual and corporate teams) and funding opportunities are available across all of our nonprofit services. Find out more at apparo.org/nonprofit-support

Create unique events from start to finish that raised target age range's attendance and interactivity by 25% and growing.Coordination with staff to assess how my events fit into the broad schedule of the organization's activities, creation and promotion of various events to cultivate engagement between 20+ adults at a time, oversight of food and beverage needs, purchasing, tracking and reporting any expenses to manager, greeting and directing each event as the point person.In charge of developing marketing materials and collaborated to send invitations, create event timeline, activity explanation and facilitate written communication between all interested parties.

PROJECT 658 INC is a company based out of 3646 CENTRAL AVE, CHARLOTTE, North Carolina, United States.