May 1994 Philanthropy Journal of North Carolina 19 The Sheridan Group 2700 S. Quincy St, Suite 230 Arlington, VA 22206 (703) 931-7070, FAX (703) 931-6249 Whitney Jones, Inc. 119 Brookstown Ave. Suite 302 Winston-Salem, NC27101 (910) 722-2371, FAX (910) 724-7381 Winslow & Associates, Inc. 601 N. Cherry St., Suite 180 Winston-Salem, NC 27101 (910) 722-7982, FAX (910) 722-8671 FUNDRAISING/ MAIOR GIFTS Alexander O'Neill Haas & Martin, Inc. 181 14th St, NE, Suite 500 Atlanta, GA 30309 (404) 875-7575, FAX (404) 875-2992 GRANT PROPOSALS Angela Wilson 11610 Glendevon Road Chesterfield, VA 23838 (804) 796-9777, FAX (804) 796-9784 Anna Neal Blanchard 2517 Colton Place Raleigh, NC 27609 (919)781-0720 Grant Writing and Legal Services INSURANCE SERVICES The Human Services Corporation 5608 W. Friendly Avenue Greensboro, NC 27410 (910) 294-6828, FAX (910) 299-2641 Nonprofit Property - Liability - Health INVESTMENT COUNCIL Eastover Capital Management 212 S. 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P.O. Box 4020 Chapel Hill, NC27515 (919)489-6500 Charitable Trust Administration VIDEO PRODUCTION New Context Video Productions 924 Chapel Hill Road Pittsboro, NC 27312 PHONE/FAX (919) 929-3058 Also radio spots and photos WRITING/ EDITING Vernon Apperson Post Office Box 61056 Durham, NC 27715-1056 PHONE/FAX (919) 286-3504 Writing services "on call". Heavner Continued from page 12 the foundation. But there also is room for discretionary giving, such as the grant to fund the downtown security patrols. “Its difficult for foundations to be prudent in their decision-making and also to meet immediate needs,” Heavner says. “We have an internal agreement that a portion of the foun dation money each year is donor- advised. That gives us flexibiHty.” 'The foundation’s philosophy is to give priority to basic needs and go from there. ‘"There’s a saying that as long as stomachs are empty, we should not be buying violins,” Heavner says. He doesn’t accept the idea that giving by large corporations has fall en off in recent years. “I find that the companies that were once generous, still are.” Of more pressing concern to Heavner is finding and training the next generation of philanthropic leaders. In Chapel HUl, at least, that challenge is made easier by a strong sense of public service. “We’re short on leaders but we’re not short on volunteers,” Heavner says. “The people I admire are the people who are giving their sweat. People at established agencies like the United Way are giving a lot of hours. What we do pales by compari son.” How important are corporate donations to municipal government projects? “I wish they were more impor tant, but it’s really a very small per centage,” says Town Manager Cal Horton. “That doesn’t mean we’re not grateful. 'Those donations make it possible for us to do things we couldn’t do at all without them.” Horton notes that in Chapel HiU, The Village Companies is the largest “homegrown business” in the com munity and most of the group’s employees are residents of the imme diate area. “'The deep ties with the communi ty give it a special place in our daily business.” For his part, Heavner is impatient with questions about why his company gives to the communi ty- “It’s inter esting that because we are a business, peo ple question why we would do it,” he says. “When I look at the people who are really doing good, they are the people like [Capitol Broadcasting President] Jim Goodmon in Raleigh. He wakes up in the morning and thinks about doing the right thing..., I think there are a lot more people like that out there than we’re aware here's a saying that as long as stomachs are empty, we should not be buying violins. JIM HEAVNER Owner The Village Companies of. And I think there is a benefit to trying to find people who are doing the right thing and enlarging the cir cle.” For information about The Village Companies Foundation, write to: Melvin Rashkis, Board President, P.O. Box 3113, Chapel Hill, N.C., 27514. Homeless Continued from page 4 to offer your help.” On a recent Sunday, volunteers at St. Paul’s prepare to begin their sec ond rotation as a host congregation. Beginning early in the morning, they gather at the Cornwallis Road church building to move furniture, set up cots and later, cook dinner for homeless families arriving from Glendale Heists United Methodist. In the kitchen, Anita Johnson and her daughter, Betty Henshaw, slice apples and oranges to accompany a meal of chicken legs, macaroni and cheese and green beans they have prepared for the families. While the adult guests get settled in classrooms that volunteers have converted to bedrooms, children run ontside to join members of the church youth group in a game of bas ketball. At the dinner table, Doris, a sin gle mother of three who is expecting her fourth “any time now,” sit§ talk ing with Alice and Anita. She was referred to the Network after being evicted from her apart ment in Durham this past winter. A few weeks ago, Doris convinced her eldest daughter — who had been staying with relatives — to join the rest of the family at one of the host chimches. “I wanted her to see how nice these people are,” she says. “I want ed her to see it’s not just her mother who’s homeless.” Since the Durham network was launched in January, eight families have been helped, with 14 others on a waiting list, says director Boleyn Wilhs, the program’s sole paid staff member. Organizers hope to expand the number of churches participating in the network, which costs about $2,000 a month to run. “Right now, we’re generating families faster than we’re generating funds,” Willis says. “We have enou^ money to run for four months, tops. After that, we’ll have to go to the foundations.” St. Paul’s Pastor Roger Prehn, who was involved in initial “town meetings” to set up the network, is confident the program will find new supporters. Donations of clothing, furniture and other supphes can be sent to the Durham Interfaith Hospitality Network, P.O. Box 52491, Durham, N.C., 27707. For information, call Willis at (919) 682-0784, or national IHN head quarters in New Jersey, (908), 273- 1100. Hugh Morton, Jr. Video Productions Broadcast-Quality Fundraising Videos and PSA’s for Nonprofits 720 Lake Boone Trail Raleigh, NC 27607 (919) 834-8444