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Nov 30, 2017

Shaping a Career Through Internships

My whole life I had it all figured out as to what I wanted to be when I grew up: a veterinarian. I could make animal noises before I could… 

Nov 21, 2017

First in Future: NC Department of Agriculture Commissioner Steve Troxler

Summary: This week’s podcast promotes domestic harmony. You’ll be able to use what you hear around the table to change the subject if one of your relatives brings up something… 

Nov 14, 2017

First in Future: Leadership North Carolina President Brian Etheridge

Summary: Brian Etheridge, the president of Leadership North Carolina, each year finds a new crop of 50-some individuals from business, nonprofits, education and government and feeds them a firehouse of… 

Nov 7, 2017

First in Future: Reborn Clothing Co. Co-Founder Emily Neville

Summary: Next week marks the start of Global Entrepreneurship Week – seven days celebrated around the world, with events designed to recognize and encourage more people to think more seriously… 

Oct 31, 2017

First in Future: SEPI Engineering & Construction, Inc. President & CEO, Sepi Saidi

Summary: A couple of weeks ago I went to the Southeast Raleigh Innovation Challenge, a pitch competition designed to get more people thinking about a business they could start, and… 

Oct 26, 2017

Let the Blue Ribbon Commission Begin…

Leaders across the state are increasingly focused on—and investing in—early childhood development programs in their communities.  Some communities are improving and expanding existing programs while others are working to get… 

Oct 26, 2017

Making Things Fair | Equity v. Equality

This past week I was honored to attend the North Carolina Council of Church’s Partners in Health and Wholeness Health and Faith Summit in Greensboro. The Partners and Health and… 

Oct 26, 2017

Maggie (and Service Year NC) Goes to Washington!

I spent last week in DC at the inaugural Service Year Impact Community Institute. This training, hosted by Service Year Alliance (SYA), was invite only and brought together communities across… 

Oct 26, 2017

The Director’s Log: October 2017 | Special Edition

Calling All Futurists! In 16th century England and Ireland, one of the staples of Halloween was predicting the future. They did it through a series of party games. After peeling… 

Oct 24, 2017

First in Future: Plexus Capital Co-Founder and Partner, Kel Landis

Summary: If you were looking to identify a poster child for citizenship, you could do a lot worse than Kel Landis, co-founder and partner at Plexus Capital. As you’ll hear…