Doing Good in the Neighborhood

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Partnering With Our Schools

Donations to Partnering with our Schools support a variety of programs to support academic achievement, including the Afterschool Reading Academy, which helps young struggling readers to improve their literacy skills and build a love of reading.

Supporting Our Young People

Donations to Supporting our Young People go, in part, to support the East Durham Children's Initiative, to develop support and resources for children and families to provide a pathway or pipeline from birth through high school graduation, ready for college or career.

Supporting Our Neighborhoods

Donations to Supporting our Neighborhoods go to projects that promote housing, economic development and quality of life in Durham's neighborhoods, including the creation of a community garden in the West End.

Partnering for a Healthier Durham

Donations to Partnering for a Healthier Durham go, in part, to support the Walltown Neighborhood Clinic, where Durham’s uninsured may receive free and low-cost medical care.

Community Care Fund

Donations to the Community Care Fund support grants for a wide variety of local projects that promote health, academic achievement, neighborhood development and more. Last year's grants included one to Innovation4Motivation, a program that provides high-quality enrichment for middle school students during their time away from school.

United Way of the Greater Triangle

Donations to United Way of the Greater Triangle support your choice of any non-profit organization, or a general fund that works to meet the most pressing needs in Durham, Johnston, Orange and Wake counties. This is what it means to LIVE UNITED.

Final-Week Raffles!

From November 12 to 16, all of our donors will be entered into drawings for prizes donated by local businesses. To show our appreciation, we will have separate drawings for our ongoing donors and for those who give or renew their gift during that week. Check our News & Updates section to see our winners!

ABOUT THE CAMPAIGN

Doing Good in the Neighborhood is the campaign that makes it easy for Duke University and Duke University Health System employees to make a difference in Durham and the region through community-based philanthropy. Through the campaign, Duke employees can donate in a variety of ways, including payroll deduction, to one or more of six giving categories.

The 2012-13 campaign has collected $614,212 for local schools and non-profits. Check out the Duke Today story on this year’s campaign, and explore these pages to learn how, combined, our gifts have a great impact on projects meeting real community needs.

News and Updates

  1. Special Washington Duke Inn Give-Away this Friday January 16, 2013

    In a special partnership with the Washington Duke Inn, the Doing Good in the Neighborhood campaign will conduct a drawing this Friday, January 18 for our donors. The Washington Duke Inn, in recognition of the generosity of the Duke employees …. Continue reading

  2. Our Final Fall Raffle Winners January 15, 2013

    Congratulations to the 2012-13 donors who won in our final round of Fall give-aways, and many thanks to all of our colleagues who donate! Our gifts make a difference in Durham and the region. 604 at West Village Tracie Dunn, …. Continue reading