Calvin Allen

MDC Vice President for Partnerships and Programs, Rural Forward Program Director. Art, organizing, and community can change the world.

[MDC Rural Forward @MDCRuralForward]

Congratulations to MDC's own Merald Holloway for being recognized by @emergingissues as one of 22 Digital Inclusion Champions! #Better2Gether #twosday

For more on Merald's incredible work in Rockingham County, watch now: https://t.co/e97fNlzzQy

[Calvin Allen @CalvinAllen919]

I’m excited to be a panelist today at this session with NC’s Chester Williams of A Better Chance A Better Community (ABC2).
Shared Prosperity: Building Power Towards an Equitable Rural Economy - The Aspen Institute https://t.co/xNnJYZ2Thd via @aspeninstitute

[Kylie Foley- IEI @IEIKylie]

"How can I meet YOUR needs" and "How can I meet MY needs" is the core of a bridge statement- defining a problem for conflict resolution before we figure out solutions.

Thanks to @ruralforwardnc for teaching @emergingissues's Summer School series!

[Kate B. Reynolds Charitable Trust @KateBReynolds]

The Trust sat down with community leaders from @RuralForwardNC, @McDowell590 and @CalvinAllen919 to discuss improving the state of mental health care in North Carolina. Listen to the full discussion here: https://t.co/6D7HY7cicQ

[Calvin Allen @CalvinAllen919]

@MikeMongo Beautiful!

[NCDHHS @ncdhhs]

NC has made a commitment to equity.

Bloomberg News rated NC as being best in the nation for data quality, reporting race and ethnicity data for nearly 100% of people vaccinated in the space.

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[Calvin Allen @CalvinAllen919]

@JasonGrayNC That is high praise coming from you, friend. Thank you, @JasonGrayNC

[Calvin Allen @CalvinAllen919]

Thanks to @lboney for featuring RFNC’s work in rural communities on IEI’s First in Future podcast. https://t.co/3vKySpCWa7

[NASCAR @NASCAR]

We are one family.

One NASCAR.

[Equality Federation @EqualityFed]

Like all of you, we are celebrating how significant this #SOCTUS win is for #LGBTQ people, while also sitting with the fact that we have much work to do in dismantling systemic racism and anti-LGBTQ discrimination beyond the context of employment. A thread:

[Kate B. Reynolds Charitable Trust @KateBReynolds]

Six former NC health directors, including our president Dr. Laura Gerald, urge NC residents to #StayHome. Do your best to limit contact with others by only going out for food, medicines, to exercise, or to take care of essential concerns. #COVID19 https://t.co/0enzOULnkg

[Golden LEAF @NCgoldenLEAF]

Talking about “Helping Communities Heal| Disaster Relief, Recovery & Resilience Philanthropy” @ncnonprofits #ncng2020 w/ @NCgoldenLEAF @kaseygee, @NCCF @El_Ay_Jackson, & @E4ERelief Ashley Oster.

[North Carolina Community Foundation @NCCF]

Our Vice President for Community Investment & Engagement, Leslie Ann Jackson, is speaking on the @ncgrantmakers panel on disaster relief and recovery at #NCNG2020 today. We’re grateful to be here today with partners like @ruralforwardnc, @foundationhli and @NCgoldenLEAF.

[Foundationhli @foundationhli]

"Rural Forward NC Director to Join Nationwide Initiative Aimed at Building Thriving Rural American Communities" https://t.co/k3Du2SKEES @ruralforwardnc @AspenInstitute

[Calvin Allen @CalvinAllen919]

My Uncle Joe in the center, this is Ed Hall and the Evening Five. #familypicturesusa