Barbara Barnes Sherman Memorial Scholarship Fund

We are honored to accept donations in memory of Barbara Barnes Sherman, a beloved schoolteacher, friend, mother, and wife. Gifts in her memory will help local students pursuing higher education...
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Community Foundation Announces Manteo Rotary Club Sonny Albarty Memorial Scholarship Fund

The Manteo Rotary Club has established a new scholarship fund, the Manteo Rotary Club Sonny Albarty Memorial Scholarship Fund. The fund honors Roanoke Island native Jefferson “Sonny” Lee Albarty V, an avid outdoorsman and inspiration...
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Your Giving. Your Community. Your Community Foundation Annual Report.

We hope you enjoy the stories about legacy gifts, new funds established, grants distributed, and, above all, community members whose generosity and caring have made our Outer Banks a better place for everyone...
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New Bill Jones Memorial Scholarship Fund Established at Community Foundation

The Bill Jones Memorial Scholarship Fund will grow over the years and will provide financial assistance to college-bound local students for generations to come. Anyone can contribute to this fund...
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Avery Harrison – Life By Design, Legacy By Choice

Avery and Peebles Harrison live in Duck, NC, where they are raising their three children and enjoying a remarkable life in a place they’ve called home since 1995. “We didn’t think we’d stay forever,” Avery laughed...
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Community Foundation Announces $157,224 in New Disaster Recovery Grants

The Outer Banks Community Foundation board of directors recently approved more than $163,000 in grants, including $157,244 in new Disaster Recovery grants for Hatteras and Ocracoke...
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Avoiding Scholarship Displacement

Students and parents, this post is to help you keep every dollar you have earned in local scholarship awards. The over-arching message is: communicate with your school's finance office and understand their offer to you - then make sure they follow through...
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Community Foundation Now Accepting Applications for Focus Grants

The Outer Banks Community Foundation is now accepting applications for Focus Grants. Applications must be submitted online at www.obcf.org by Friday, April 30, 2021...
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Exciting Opportunity to be the President and CEO of a Community Foundation Meeting Community Needs on the Outer Banks of North Carolina

The Outer Banks Community Foundation (OBCF) seeks an experienced, engaging, and tech-savvy nonprofit leader to become its next President and CEO. All applications must be fully completed and submitted online via the Developmental Associates...
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College Senior Christian Eberhard: “Apply Now for More Security, and for Future Schooling and Career Options”

"Applying and receiving a multi-year scholarship has been a tremendous help in my academic career. It has allowed me to venture out of North Carolina in pursuit of higher education…
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Community Foundation Now Accepting Scholarship Applications

The Scholarship application deadline for students & student recommendations is Saturday, March 20, 2021 11:59 PM EDT. We have 55 different scholarships available, and about $178,000 to give away this year...
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Community Foundation Now Accepting Applications for Dorian Long-Term Recovery Grants

The Outer Banks Community Foundation is now accepting applications for grants to nonprofit organizations assisting individuals and households impacted by Hurricane Dorian. Applications are due by Friday, February 26 at midnight...
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Community Foundation Honors 2020 Champions, Elects 2021 Board at Annual Meeting

The Outer Banks Community Foundation honored its 2020 Champion Award recipients, elected five board members, and celebrated $1.8 million in grants and scholarships in 2020 at its virtual Annual Meeting, held on February 16, 2021...
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American Red Cross Grant to Community Foundation Supports Disaster Recovery

The American Red Cross has partnered with nonprofit and faith-based organizations to provide Hurricane Dorian recovery services in communities impacted and has awarded a grant to Outer Banks Community Foundation in support of disaster recovery efforts....
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Southern Shores Philanthropist Establishes Disaster Relief Fund

Helen Wiegel, a Southern Shores retiree and philanthropist, has created a new fund with the Outer Banks Community Foundation to help local residents in the aftermath of hurricanes and other natural disasters. The Wiegel Disaster Relief Fund...
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Community Foundation Announces Executive Director Transition

The Board of Directors of the Outer Banks Community Foundation has announced a leadership transition for the Foundation’s staff. Long-time Executive Director Lorelei Costa is departing the Outer Banks to become the next Executive Director and CEO of the Suffolk Center for Cultural Arts in Virginia...
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