Bio
Jennifer Tolle Whiteside serves as president and CEO of the North Carolina Community Foundation. She has led the Foundation for over 15 years, more than doubling NCCF assets and grantmaking in her tenure. As NCCF’s second CEO, she is responsible for long-term growth and sustainability, and strategic planning. She loves working every day with generous, passionate and engaged North Carolinians to build community through philanthropic giving.
Tolle Whiteside has more than 30 years of experience in nonprofit management and civic affairs. Prior to joining NCCF, she served as the first CEO and president of Prevent Child Abuse North Carolina, a nonprofit organization she grew from one staff member to 14 full-time employees and a statewide network. She is a graduate of the University of Florida, received a master’s degree from Louisiana State University and is an alumna of Leadership North Carolina.
Tolle Whiteside has served on numerous nonprofit boards and public commissions, including several legislative appointments. She currently serves on the board of the North Carolina Rural Center and A Place at the Table. She previously served as chair of the Covenant with North Carolina’s Children and co-chair of the NC Child Fatality Task Force.
She is a past recipient of the Old North State Award from the Governor of North Carolina and the national US Commissioner’s Award. She has been named a News & Observer Tar Heel of the Week and counted among the Triangle Business Journal’s most influential female leaders. She is a recipient of the Women of Achievement Award by the Federation of Women’s Club and was inducted into Leadership Raleigh’s first Alumni Association Hall of Fame.
Jennifer lives in Raleigh with her husband Ted, her daughter Lindsay, and their three rescue dogs Bumble, Honey and Maple.
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