Description

Community Power Building is part of the Winston-Salem Foundation’s Civic Engagement & Inclusion work in Forsyth County, North Carolina. It supports organizations that mobilize residents around priorities identified by their communities and shift traditional power structures. Funded activities can include sharing knowledge about policies and programs, deepening neighborhood leadership, building residents’ skills to create solutions, connecting neighbors across backgrounds, and helping residents voice their priorities within systems affecting access to resources and opportunities.

The Foundation approaches this work through a racial-equity focus. Its priorities include centering people most impacted, serving historically marginalized communities, addressing root causes through systems-level change, building on community strengths, collaborating toward shared outcomes, and committing to learning and improvement. Community Power Building is distinct from Network Leadership; participation in the Power Building Network is not required.