The Duke Endowment

Yesterday, on our 100th anniversary, we announced our plan to grant up to $5 billion over the next 15 years — accelerating our normal pace of giving and mirroring the $5 billion we've awarded since 1924. Read more: bit.ly/4gcAHWg #DukeEndowment #DukeEndowment100

Duke Scholar Senou Kounouho shares how scholarship support made it possible to attend @DukeU, explore new academic paths and study at @UniofOxford. Watch his story and see the lasting impact of investing in students: bit.ly/4uBSxKa #TheDukeEndowment

The Endowment is pleased to announce the appointment of two new members to its Board of Trustees. bit.ly/414wJck

In 2022, all 100 NC counties faced dental professional shortages. For over a decade, The Duke Endowment has partnered with the North Carolina Oral Health Collaborative to turn awareness into action. Read the story: bit.ly/40odTge

Advancing high-value education across the Carolinas. Through a unique partnership with @DavidsonCollege, @DukeU, @FurmanU and @JCSU, we are supporting institutional priorities and empowering students to strengthen the future of higher education.

Many thanks to our intermediary organization friends who joined our Rural Church team today for a high-speed learning exchange!

We are proud to support @McLeodHealth's work in the S.C. Pee Dee region to improve the health care workforce and promote better population health. postandcourier.com/pee-dee/news/m…

Duke University researchers chart a path forward at its first 'Big Idea' symposium on climate and health issues. We're proud to support this important work.

Congratulations to our friends at @ConeHealth for this well-deserved national recognition of their work bringing Telehealth services to local schools in N.C. We are proud to support this vital work! nbcnews.to/4a1krWz

It was great seeing our retired Duke Endowment staffers today at our annual holiday party for staff and retirees. Thanks to all who have worked and who continue to work to advance James B. Duke's dream of improving life in the Carolinas.

We are proud to support low-income, first-generation students in pursuing a @DukeU education. bit.ly/4rY77tT

As our 101st anniversary approaches on Dec. 11, The Duke Endowment's Board of Trustees and staff today read aloud our founding document: James B. Duke's 1924 Indenture of Trust. Mr. Duke asked that it be read aloud each year

If you're a Pell Grant-eligible student seeking paid summer internship opportunities, consider applying for NPIP. The deadline is Jan. 30.

The Endowment is partnering with @SC_DSS to expand the Positive Parenting Program, a highly effective suite of parenting supports that provides #caregivers with strategies to build healthy relationships with their children. More: conta.cc/48QerjH

Fourteen counties in the Carolinas are implementing Safe Babies Court, which works to improve outcomes for infants and toddlers in the child welfare system. We are proud to support greater access for families. conta.cc/48QerjH

Students from North Carolina represent the largest contingent of @DukeU's incoming class this year. The Endowment is proud to support access to a Duke education for students from the Carolinas. bit.ly/4iEDGsP

The Endowment has partnered to expand post-placement programs, like Success Coach, to help adoptive, reunified and guardianship families successfully navigate permanent placement. Learn more: conta.cc/48QerjH

The Duke Endowment recently awarded Duke’s interdisciplinary Climate and Health Research Initiative $4.5 million to fund research at the intersection of climate change and health. bit.ly/4hLqeTk

.@DukeHealth has received a $4.5 million award from The Duke Endowment to support groundbreaking work to understand and address the health impacts of climate change in the Carolinas. bit.ly/3Ll2rxv

Experts say as many as one in five primary care visits involve mental health issues, but primary care doctors typically aren’t trained or equipped to handle them. A new program is responding by putting mental health specialists in primary care offices. bit.ly/473m0Tj

America’s child welfare system runs on the emergency room model, swinging into action after someone’s been harmed. But what if child welfare help came far earlier, perhaps even before social workers launch investigations into reported abuse or neglect? bit.ly/485XMZJ