Pisgah Health Foundation

06/04/2026

⏰ Last Call: 5 Sponsored Spots Left!

📍 Board Chair Training | June 5 at UNC Asheville

Designed for nonprofit board chairs, this practical workshop will help you lead with greater clarity, confidence, and effectiveness while strengthening your partnership with executive leadership.

Thanks to Pisgah Health Foundation's sponsored rate, the first 10 registrants receive a FREE spot. Only 5 sponsored spots remain. Additional registrations are available for $50.

🔗 Register here: https://bit.ly/4u10fvU

Use code: PISGAH

06/02/2026

Good health starts in the places we live, work, learn, and connect with each other. 🏡

This Pride Month, we're thinking about something simple but powerful: when people feel safe and valued in their communities, everyone is healthier for it.

We're grateful for the LGBTQ+ individuals who make Western North Carolina such a vibrant place to live, and we're proud to support a community where everyone has the chance to thrive.

Happy Pride Month! 🌈

05/29/2026

Great PowHer Hour this month! We had a great conversation featuring a panel of women representing different stages of life and career — entrepreneurs, mothers, leaders, professionals, caregivers, and women navigating unique paths of their own.

Thank you to every panelist who courageously shared their wisdom and story, and to everyone who joined us for such a thoughtful conversation about building meaningful careers, navigating life’s many roles, and finding hope along the way.

See you all next month at for an evening of fun and connection!

05/27/2026

Today is the last day to register for the Grant Mastery Training taking place June 1–2 in Asheville.

Designed for nonprofit professionals at all stages, this interactive training covers the full grant lifecycle— from strategic planning and proposal development to stewardship, reporting, and implementation. Led by experienced grant professionals with decades of combined expertise, the training offers practical tools, peer learning, and insight into today’s evolving funding landscape.

Pisgah Health Foundation is proud to help support this opportunity for nonprofit leaders across Western North Carolina.

🔗 Register here: [https://bit.ly/4vhaltz](https://bit.ly/4vhaltz)

05/26/2026

Investing in strong leadership matters more than ever. Registration deadlines are approaching for two learning opportunities next week, designed to support nonprofit development professionals and board chairs:

📍 Grant Mastery Training | June 1–2 at Embassy Suites Asheville
An interactive training covering the full grant lifecycle— from strategic planning and proposal development to stewardship, reporting, and implementation. Led by experienced grant professionals with decades of combined expertise.

🔗 https://bit.ly/4vhaltz $100 for two-day training with Pisgah Health sponsorship of the event

📍 Board Chair Training | June 5 at UNC Asheville
A practical workshop designed to help nonprofit board chairs lead with greater clarity, intention, and effectiveness while building stronger partnerships with executive leadership.

🔗 https://bit.ly/4u10fvU Use Code PISGAH, and the first 10 registrants receive a FREE spot through our sponsored rate. $50 for additional registrants.

Learning spaces like these help strengthen the people behind the work.

05/20/2026

Earlier this week, we welcomed Brevard/Transylvania Chamber of Commerce Young Professionals to the Trust Center for a conversation about curiosity, nonlinear career paths, and community leadership.

Through storytelling, reflection, and creative expression, we explored “The Hummingbird Way” — the idea that meaningful careers are often shaped less by straight lines and more by curiosity and winding flight patterns.

Pisgah Health board member Kane Farmer shared his educational and career experience growing up and then returning to Transylvania County.

A mapping exercise encouraged participants to reflect on the relationships and experiences that have shaped their path— and to consider what environments, values, and curiosities are calling them forward.

Grateful to the Chamber for their partnership in this work!

05/18/2026

Join us for an inspiring PowHer Women’s Networking Collaborative conversation:

Redefining the Path: Stories of Growth, Balance & Belonging

This month, we’ll hear from a diverse panel of women as we explore honest conversations around:
💗 Growth and career journeys
⚖️ Finding balance in different seasons of life
🤝 Belonging, connection, and community
🌱 Personal and professional growth
✨ Lessons learned through unexpected paths

Through guided questions and authentic conversation, our panelists will share real experiences, perspectives, and insights designed to encourage and inspire women at every stage of life and career.

Whether you’re navigating change, seeking connection, or simply looking to grow alongside others in our community—there’s a seat for you at the table.

🥪 Grab your lunch and join the conversation!

📅 May 21st | 12:00–1:00 PM
📍 Trust Center | 67 W Main Street
🚗 Parking available at the Trust Center

05/12/2026

On Friday night, we welcomed 175 community members to Brevard Music Center for a screening of the award-winning documentary Between the Mountain and the Sky, with humanitarian Maggie Doyne. ✨

The film’s themes of resilience, grief, joy, belonging, and community care deeply resonated with the work happening across Western North Carolina post-Helene. At Pisgah Health Foundation and through our PowHer Women's Networking Collaborative, we believe health and wellbeing are shaped by access to new ideas, opportunity, meaningful relationships, and communities where people feel seen, supported, and able to thrive.

What made the evening so meaningful wasn’t just the film itself— it was the feeling in the room. Nonprofit leaders, educators, students, business owners, and neighbors gathering to reflect, connect, and remember that hope and healing are built in community.

Thank you to everyone who showed up, volunteered, partnered, sponsored, and helped bring this inspiring evening to life! 💛

Brevard Music Center Maggie Doyne BlinkNow Brevard/Transylvania Chamber of Commerce SparkPoint Kayla Leed Creative White Squirrel Artisans Market Highland Books

05/09/2026

Last night reminded us that community wellbeing is built in small, human moments: gathering together, sharing stories, grieving honestly, choosing hope anyway.

In our work, we often talk about the social determinants of health— safety, access to care, connection, belonging, opportunity. Between the Mountain and the Sky brought all of those to life in a powerful way.

Again and again after the film, we heard the same words: “Tonight changed me.”

For a few hours, our community slowed down to sit together with a story that was both heartbreaking and deeply hopeful. Nonprofit leader Maggie Doyne reminded us that even after unimaginable loss, people can choose joy, lean into community, and create systems of care rooted in love.

It was especially meaningful to have two of Maggie’s children with us— Deepak, on the eve of his college graduation, and Nisha, preparing to begin graduate school in nursing. They are living proof of what is possible when we prioritize care for the next generation.

If you saw the film and left inspired or weren’t able to make the screening, you can rent or gift Between the Mountain and the Sky for Mother’s Day: https://www.betweenthemountainandthesky.com/

We also sold out of signed copies last night, but you can still order the book through Highland Books. 🩵

05/09/2026