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Window panels to a conference room with a banner that reads "PNC, Capital Markets Lab."

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More than a classroom

Illustration representing the new Institute for Risk Management and Insurance Innovation, which will accelerate research on extreme weather and cybersecurity, featuring illustrations of a woman walking and icons representing markets, cybersecurity and weather

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Institute translates environmental threats into financial risks

A view of the Old Well framed through the doorway of South Building

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Gift establishes first endowed professorship for faculty of the new School of Civic Life and Leadership

Close-up of Anita Brown-Graham posting in front of The Well at UNC-Chapel Hill.

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New funding for statewide youth employment program

The Building Integrated Communities and Institute for the Study of the Americas team in the FedEx Global Education Center.

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Increasing inclusivity in local government

A group of Lead for North Carolina Fellows

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Cultivating community leaders

Mike Smith and Maurice Smith pose for a photo

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Supporting local communities

UNC-Chapel Hill Old Well with colorful fall leaves

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Fortifying Local Economies

SECU Foundation members holding check

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Investing in local leadership

A photo of downtown Kinston with American flag.

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Giving local governments a boost

Office space with a "Chapel Hill" light-up sign on the wall.

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Launching into the future