On today’s show, we’re talking with Derrick Anderson about the New Hanover Community Endowment. Derrick’s the host of a longtime community affairs show here in Wilmington, first on radio, now on Facebook
One of the first times I met Derrick, it was to join him and the Reverend Humble Servant on the radio to talk about the sale of the New Hanover Regional Medical Center back in early 2020. (You can find a link to that show here.)
Since then, we’ve had plenty of conversations, about the sale of the hospital to Novant, the creation of the Endowment — complete with deliberatly crafted bylaws that significantly curtailed its transparency and openness — and the Endowment’s first two grant rounds.
On today’s show, we’ll touch on some of that backstory, plus the Endowment’s more recent efforts to launch an affordable housing plan, connect with the community — and hire a new CEO.
-Benjamin Schachtman, News Director
Links:
- Deep Dive: Here’s what the ‘uncharted waters’ of NHRMC’s potential sale look like (Port City Daily)
- Deep Dive: Vetting the allegations, accusations, and theories surrounding NHRMC’s sale exploration (Port City Daily)
- Should the new community foundation — managing $1.25 billion of the public’s money — be subject to public records laws? (Port City Daily)
- LGC disputes county’s assertion that $1.25 billion foundation would be a private, non-government entity (Port City Daily)
- Deep Dive: The New Hanover Community Endowment's uneven path to 'transformational change'
- The Dive: William Buster's abrupt exit from the New Hanover Community Endowment
- Newsroom conversations: The Endowment's public meeting left us with some questions
- AG sends 'reminder' to NHC commissioners, Novant about diversity in Endowment appointments
- Transparency, accountability, and community: A conversation about the New Hanover Community Endowment with Harper Peterson
Below: The Asset Purchase Agreement
