Open Door Fund: Making the Case for Your Support

This article originally appeared in the August 2024 issue of North Carolina Lawyer Magazine. Read the complete article written by Russell Rawlings and view all NC Lawyer issues at ncbar.org/nc-lawyer.

“The concept of ‘open doors’ represents an invitation to an unparalleled opportunity to prove my worth and merit.” – Darius Alexander, 2024 Open Door Fellow

The 2024 NCBA Annual Meeting featured a special announcement from Caryn McNeill and Mark Holt, founding co-chairs of the Open Door Fund and Fellowship of the North Carolina Bar Foundation. Although both are past presidents of the NCBA and NCBF, their leadership of this endeavor derives from their longstanding involvement with the NCBF Development Committee.

“Over the past year,” Holt announced on June 21 in Charlotte, “a small group of volunteer leaders has worked quietly to build a solid foundation for the Open Door Fund, which will provide perpetual support to the Open Door Fellowship and other diversity, equity and inclusion programs of the North Carolina Bar Association and the North Carolina Bar Foundation.”

This article originally appeared in the August 2024 issue of North Carolina Lawyer Magazine. Read the complete article written by Russell Rawlings and view all NC Lawyer issues at ncbar.org/nc-lawyer.

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