COLLECTIVE IMPACT IN NEW HANOVER COUNTY

FOUNDED IN 2019, THE CAPE FEAR COLLECTIVE (CFC) IS A COLLECTIVE IMPACT AND DATA SCIENCE NONPROFIT BACKBONE ORGANIZATION BASED IN WILMINGTON, NORTH CAROLINA. BORN OUT OF THE CORPORATE SECTOR, CFC'S MISSION IS TO SCALE BIG DATA, FUNDRAISING, SOCIAL INNOVATION, AND LARGE-SCALE INITIATIVE MANAGEMENT TO A SIX-COUNTY REGION IN SOUTHEASTERN NORTH CAROLINA. CFC EMPLOYS DATA SCIENTISTS, STRATEGISTS, JOURNALISTS, AND PROCESS IMPROVEMENT EXPERTS WHO PARTNER WITH ANCHOR INSTITUTIONS FROM ACROSS THE REGION. TOGETHER, THEY CREATE SUSTAINABLE IMPACT PROGRAMS THAT ADDRESS SOCIAL PROGRESS ACROSS A VARIETY OF SECTORS INCLUDING ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT, HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES, CLIMATE CHANGE AND HOUSING.