Lead for North Carolina

Lead for North Carolina is looking for community change agents to work on transformative community projects. Projects include economic development, affordable housing, and more! Complete the LFNC Fellow Application here: leadfornc.com/apply

Happy GiveUNC! ✨ We’re already 7 hours into 24 hours of giving – celebrating and supporting the work of the UNC School of Government and helping fuel the spark of public service across North Carolina. From Murphy to Manteo, public servants show up every day for their communities. The School of Government is here to support them with the training, resources, and guidance they need to serve our state. Your gift today helps keep that work going and strengthens public service across North Carolina. Give now through the link: give.unc.edu/giveunc?p=sogv…

GiveUNC begins tomorrow at midnight!⏰ We hope you’ll consider participating in Carolina’s annual day of giving and supporting the UNC School of Government. Your gift makes an impact across North Carolina by supporting the resources and guidance we provide to public service leaders. Use the link to give, and stay tuned tomorrow as we share more throughout the day. give.unc.edu/giveunc?p=sogv…

We are one week away from GiveUNC – Carolina’s annual day of giving. 📅 On March 24, the Carolina community will come together for 24 hours of giving. We hope you’ll consider supporting the UNC School of Government. Be a spark of public service by making a gift and helping support the training, research, and guidance that strengthen communities across North Carolina.💡

The School congratulates faculty member @BooneKirk on being recently elected to the Board of Directors of the @IAAOHQ. IAAO is a professional organization that advances property assessment and taxation worldwide through education, research, standards, and professional designations, made up of 8,500 professional members. Read more about the honor of being elected and Boone's plans for the role: sog.unc.edu/about/news/ass…

Lead for NC is beginning its recruitment for its eighth cohort of Fellows. LFNC is a fellowship program that aims to create the next generation of local government leaders in North Carolina. LFNC places recent college graduates in paid, high-impact positions in local governments across the state to work on transformative community projects. Apply to host a Fellow: lfnc.sog.unc.edu/apply/

In addition to centralizing resources, the NC Local Government Disaster Recovery Portal offers a platform to help local leaders ask questions and share information. Connect with recovery partners as you navigate recovery for your community: ncrecoveryportal.com

Our final information session of the year is Monday, December 15th at 7pm EDT. It's your last chance to get to know our program before the Fall 2026 oncampus application deadline. mpa.unc.edu/events/unc-mpa…

Yes, it's tonight. A webinar focused on the nonprofit landscape. If you are interested in nonprofit management work, you won't want to miss this! applynow.unc.edu/register/?id=a…

It's Immersion weekend here at #uncmpa! Welcome to campus online students. We are thrilled for the opportunity for all of our students to come together at the @uncsog. Photo credit by current student Emmett Lille.

Welcome back to #uncmpa alumna Amanda Stratton (UNC MPA ’14) who will be serving as the @uncsog's new Western NC Recovery Navigator. Amanda will be connecting local governments to resources, brokering partner support, and helping design and launch the Recovery Resource Hub.

You don't want to miss this timely topic hosted through the UNC Chancellor's Office at the @uncsog. Come learn about public leadership in the time of crisis. Register now to attend in person or remotely. go.unc.edu/A8PSS

#uncmpa alum Michael Welker recently contributed to a guest column for Barrett and Greene Inc. about the work @ncIMPACTsog does to help community leaders collaborate to address important issues through cross-sector collaboration. greenebarrett.com/guest-column/b…

We are saddened to share the news of the passing of former faculty member Frayda Bluestein. Frayda joined the Institute in 1991 and served as a trusted member of our faculty for 3 decades. She was a trusted friend and colleague to us. Remembering her: sog.unc.edu/about/news/rem…

Applications are open for Spring 2026 (online format) and Fall 2026 (oncampus format)! Apply now at applynow.unc.edu/apply

After graduation, @PublicPolicyUNC alumna Paloma Garcia-Serrano ’24 knew she wanted to help North Carolinians — she just didn't know how. She joined @LeadforNC, a public service fellowship program, and immediately made an impact in western North Carolina go.unc.edu/w9W5A

Fellows from Lead for North Carolina, an AmeriCorps and UNC School of Government program, visited the town today to learn about town operations and the response to Tropical Storm Chantal

We are so proud of our amazing former @LeadforNC Fellow, Paloma Garcia-Serrano!

A blog post written for @ncIMPACTsog by recent graduate Alyssa Pacheco while she was taking our Social Capital course! ncimpact.sog.unc.edu/2025/06/using-…

The School is pleased to announce a new addition to our impact website: an interactive map displaying our work in all 100 counties across North Carolina. Hover over the map to see how the School has worked with each county: sogimpact.sog.unc.edu/school-of-gove…

'If anyone could measure it, it would be David.' Check out our short interview with David Ammons on his new benchmarking publication. mpa.unc.edu/news/david-amm…