Going Big in Business, Public Policy, and Philanthropy: The Art Pope Blueprint
Join host Kevin Gentry for an insightful conversation with Art Pope—a principled leader who has gone big in business, in state government, and in giving back. As CEO of Variety Wholesalers, Art helped grow a 600-store retail network serving thousands of communities. He’s also served as North Carolina’s state budget director, spent years in the […]
2018 Joy W. Pope Memorial Grant Recipients Announced
RALEIGH, N.C. – Today, the John William Pope Foundation announced the winners of the 2018 Joy W. Pope Memorial Grants in the Arts and Human Services. The recipients of the one-time, $100,000 grants are Stokes County Arts Council in Danbury, North Carolina and Haywood Pathways Center in Waynesville, North Carolina. Stokes County Arts Council will use the […]
Pope Foundation responds to Bill Moyers’ unfair attack
Bill Moyers, through Moyers & Company, recently released a documentary titled “State of Conflict: North Carolina.” Broadcast through the PBS network on Jan. 3, the one-hour program falsely portrayed the charitable work of the John William Pope Foundation and of our Chairman and President, Art Pope. “State of Conflict: North Carolina” repeated the false claim that Art Pope […]