Ariane Kjellquist is chief relationship officer at Asheville Area Habitat for Humanity, a nonprofit that seeks to bring people together to build homes, communities and hope. Kjellquist manages fund ...

Ben Williamson is the executive director of Asheville Poverty Initiative, a nonprofit focused on building community to ...

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Our members provide the grassroots power and flexible funding that allow us to innovate and better advocate for our region. What was your nonprofit’s greatest success within the past 12 months? And ...

As Western North Carolina heads toward what advocates describe as an “unprecedented” 2026 general election cycle, a growing ...

NONPROPHETS: Comedian Cayla Clark, top left, is back with her latest cohort of comedians to discuss nonprofits, offer shoddy predictions about Asheville’s future and offer one p ...

DOG-FRIENDLY: Since 2024, local musician Sara Brand has created dog-themed jewelry inspired by her rescue pup, Etta Mae James ...

Frustration among educators intensified in the days leading up to the rally, when faculty members learned they would lose a state-funded salary supplement. The change, tied to the absence of a ...

Paula Swepson Avery is the executive director and founder of West Marion Inc., a Black-led nonprofit in McDowell County that ...

Museum of Costume Jewelry founder Sharon Ryback is pictured among the nonprofit's 31 exhibits of historically and culturally ...

Editor’s note: The following conversation is part of Xpress’ annual Spring Nonprofit Issue.

Photo courtesy of Papertown Western North Carolina residents are well aware of the unexpected closing of Canton’s ...