This year, as we emerge from the pandemic to new opportunities, Duke remains focused on forging purposeful partnerships with communities to improve wellbeing. So many organizations across campus and communities have partnered together to serve Durham and the region.
Stories
Pauli Murray Center Receives Grant, Recognition
Durham director preserves Pauli Murray’s legacy of human rights for the greater good.
“With resources, child care programs are able to make changes to menus and increase movement in activity that help young children learn good habits for healthy lives.”
Marsha Basloe, President, Durham's Partnership for Children
Strategic Community Impact Plan
Launched in September 2021, Duke’s first Strategic Community Impact Plan brought together community voices and Duke’s resources to create a community engagement strategy to maximize impact and improve well-being in communities. With Durham as the nucleus of Duke’s engagement work, the plan identified five community-driven focus areas and associated priorities.
Purposeful Partnerships
Purposeful partnerships with neighbors are an institutional priority outlined in President Price’s Strategic Framework.
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$825M
TOTAL COMMUNITY BENEFIT
Through Doing Good employee giving, Building Healthy Community grants, sponsorships and Duke Health financial assistance, Duke has made an institutional commitment to create the greatest positive impact in communities.