SECU Foundation Renews Support of Lead for North Carolina with $1 Million Grant
2024年7月20日 - 2:17AM
SECU Foundation has announced its renewed support of Lead for North
Carolina (LFNC), a post-graduate fellowship program at the
University of North Carolina (UNC) at Chapel Hill School of
Government. With its $1 million grant, the Foundation will serve as
the lead funder for the placement of up to 150 LFNC SECU fellows in
paid local government fellowship positions over a five-year period.
Lead for North Carolina was the Foundation’s
first venture in education funding for graduate students, helping
UNC School of Government launch its pilot in 2019. The program aims
to recruit, train, and place promising young leaders in fellowships
to strengthen local governments, support communities, and create a
new generation of public servants. The Foundation’s grant will help
ensure program growth, doubling the more than 100 young leaders who
have been placed in high-impact LFNC fellowships in 90
organizations to date.
“Lead for North Carolina is an incredible
program, and we couldn’t be more pleased to champion the efforts of
the UNC School of Government with our grant,” said SECU Foundation
Board Member Mona Moon. “LFNC SECU fellows are passionate about
public service and committed to uplifting the work of local
governments and the communities they serve. LFNC builds upon the
Foundation’s SECU Public Service Internship program and is a
wonderful opportunity for those considering a career in public
service.”
“Much like SECU Foundation’s model of ‘the power
of a dollar,’ collectively and cooperatively, each Lead for NC
fellow is making a positive transformation on North Carolina,” said
LFNC Executive Director Dylan Russell. “From 125 new
partnerships, to securing over $100 million in grants – county by
county, town by town, fellow by fellow – these young professionals
are actively increasing the capacity of local governments, and
together we are creating the next bench of civic leaders in North
Carolina. This state is better because of their work and
because of SECU Foundation’s investment in this program.”
About SECU and SECU
FoundationA not-for-profit financial cooperative owned by
its members, and federally insured by the National Credit Union
Administration (NCUA), SECU has been providing employees of the
state of North Carolina and their families with consumer financial
services for 87 years. SECU is the second largest credit union in
the United States with $56 billion in assets. It serves more than
2.8 million members through 275 branch offices, over 1,100 ATMs,
Member Services Support via phone, www.ncsecu.org, and the SECU
Mobile App. The SECU Foundation, a 501(c)(3) charitable
organization funded by the contributions of SECU members, promotes
local community development in North Carolina primarily through
high-impact projects in the areas of housing, education,
healthcare, and human services. Since 2004, SECU Foundation
has made a collective financial commitment of over $258 million for
initiatives to benefit North Carolinians statewide.
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