Features and Case Studies

CPC's learning is rooted in our experience working with grassroots organizations in Western North Carolina.  We occasionally will produce special publications or case studies to highlight an event or organization whose lessons were particularly important to us, and we believe to the field of social justice.

USSF Zine Magazine-WNC Delegation 2010

Horizontal Philanthropy: The Importance of Giving in Low-Wealth Communities (Full Report)

This two year research project, funded by NCGives, explored the importance and the diversity of informal giving.  CPC has published both a 98 page full report and a 12 page newsletter-style summary version. This is the full report.

Special Report: Giving Within Communities: CPC's Research on Horizontal Giving

This two year research project, funded by NCGives, explored the importance and the diversity of informal giving.  CPC has published both a 98 page full report and this 12 page newsletter-style summary version.

Why We Demonstrate: Highlights of the May 2006 Marches for Immigrant Rights in Western North Carolina

Participation in a Grassroots Latino Center: A Case Study of Centro de Enlace of Yancey County, NC

Timeline of African American and Latin American Shared History