Grant and NonProfit Resources

Tue, 27 Feb 2018 14:56:00 +0000

One of the best listings of Grant Information in the state is via the South Carolina State Library. Here is a link to their resources. South Carolina State Library Grants Research Assistance

Upcoming Charleston Association of Grants Professionals Meeting on February 20th at 5:45 PM

Wed, 31 Jan 2018 17:48:00 +0000

Greetings!! Come hear varied speakers with experience in giving grants and grant writing. Also, meet and socialize with others interested in the world of grants here in the Charleston area. All meetings are from 5:45-7:30 PM in the Auditorium at the Main Library at 69 Calhoun St. Please call me at 843-805-6947 if you have any questions. Thanks!!

Charleston Association of Grant Professionals to hold Brown Bag Lunch and Learn 11-1 on Monday November 13th

Tue, 07 Nov 2017 15:40:00 +0000

On Monday November 13th, The Charleston Association of Grant Professionals is holding a brown-bag lunch and learn with the South Carolina Arts Commission and the South Carolina Humanities. The program will be from 11:00-1:00 in the Auditorium of the Main Library at 68 Calhoun St. in downtown Charleston. There are two different speakers scheduled for this event. The speakers are as follows: Susan DuPlessis, County Commissioner for the South Carolina Arts Commission, and T.J. Wallace, Assistant Director of South Carolina Humanities. The event is free of charge. However, reservations are requested. please email carolynlackey@comcast.net or call 843-452-4492 to reserve a spot at this event.

What is the Foundation Center??

Fri, 20 Oct 2017 15:22:00 +0000

The Foundation center began as the Foundation center Library in New York City in 1956. It was meant as a " strategic gathering place for knowledge about foundations." In 1956, all of their resources would have been print resources (books). The Foundation Center still does publish books. We have several here at the Main Library. The majority of Foundation Center books that we have are Reference Books. In other words, you can use them here at the Main Library. However, you can't take them home with you. We do have many books on Grants and Grant writing that you can check out however. Today, the Foundation Center is an enormous database that has information on Grants, Grant Makers, and the Recipients of Grants. If you have any further questions or would like to schedule a 30-40 minute overview of the Foundation Center Resources, please contact me, Malcolm Hale, at halem@ccpl.org or (843) 805-6947.

Exciting Change to Foundation Center Interface

noreply@blogger.com (Unknown) — Fri, 20 Oct 2017 14:19:00 +0000

These are indeed exciting times to be working with Foundation Center Resources!! In early September, The Foundation Center totally changed the way you use their database. Now, the Foundation Center uses a natural language interface. You tell the database what you type of project you are hoping to fund. Then, The Foundation Center uses the information to search the vast array of resources in the database. In the past, the user had options such as Powersearch, Grantmaker Search and others. However, the interface was not particularly user friendly. To access the Foundation Center Resources here at the Main Library at 68 Calhoun St, go to the top floor and tell one of our staff members at the Reference Desk "I would like to use the Foundation Center please...". Then, that staff member will take you to one of our dedicated computers and enter a password to unlock the Foundation Center resources. If you would like to schedule a 30 minute one-on-one tutorial/overview on using the Foundation center resources, please contact Malcolm Hale at halem@ccpl.org or by phone at (843) 805-6947.

Advice for Nonprofits on Hiring the Next Great Fundraiser—Don’t Overlook Older Candidates

noreply@blogger.com (Unknown) — Fri, 19 May 2017 15:34:00 +0000

By Pamela Barden
npengage.com

I received an email the other day from a man who was in a fundraising class I taught a few years ago. I remember well his enthusiasm for fundraising as he planned to transition from a career in the aerospace industry to the nonprofit arena. He was already an active volunteer and was passionate about helping nonprofit organizations raise funds. That is what led him to my class.

Today he has completed his education and volunteers with a program for which he helped secure funding. But he has not yet been hired as a fundraiser. Why? My sense is that many nonprofit organizations today want to hire twentysomethings. After all, they know social media and can quickly build an active presence on Instagram, Twitter, Pinterest, or whatever the latest social media fad is.

Charleston Association of Grant Professionals (CAGP) to meet May 16

noreply@blogger.com (Unknown) — Sat, 13 May 2017 14:16:00 +0000

The Charleston Association of Grant Professionals (CAGP) will meet Tuesday, May 16 from 5:45-7:30 pm in the auditorium of the Charleston County Public Library, 68 Calhoun Street in Charleston

The presenter will be John Van Dalen, Supervisor of the Grants Database and Reference Librarian at the Charleston County Public Library His topic will be: "How to Find Grant Opportunities for Your Nonprofit"

Meetings are free and open to anyone interested in the grants process.

For more information, call 843-452-4492 or email carolynlackey@comcast.net.

Helping Out for May 3, 2017 -- Nonprofit news from the Charleston Regional Business Journal

noreply@blogger.com (Unknown) — Fri, 05 May 2017 21:12:00 +0000

Charleston Regional Business Journal

charlestonbusiness.com

Helping Out highlights some of the many charitable events and activities going on in the Charleston area. Submissions should be sent to dailyjournal@scbiznews.com.

Tiger Lily florist has chosen Be A Mentor for its May edition of Charity in Bloom. Through the end of the month, 20% of the proceeds from the program’s special arrangement will be donated to the mentoring nonprofit organization.

The arrangement for Be A Mentor includes peaches and pinks through roses, spray roses, stock, sweet peas, peonies and accents of green mini hydrangea.

The Charity in Bloom program works to increase awareness and raise funds for nonprofit organizations that work to improve the health and wellness of children and families through medical research, education and mentorship.

The arrangement is available in four sizes, for $75, $95, $125 and $150; it can be ordered online or by calling 843-723-2808.

Charleston Animal Society is holding a pet adoption event from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday at Baker Motor Co. at 2121 U.S. Highway 17 North in Mount Pleasant.

Rein and Shine, Horses that Heal, is one of almost 80 therapeutic riding facilities nominated in the Lexlin Gypsy horse giveaway. The top 20 facilities to receive the most online votes through June 15 will win a specially trained therapy horse for their program.

Rein and Shine, an accredited facility from the Professional Association of Therapeutic Horsemanship International, has been providing horseback riding therapy since 2001 to adults and children with physical, emotional, and cognitive challenges.

Share Our Suzy’s 13th annual Fun-raiser at The Grove at Patriots Point in Mount Pleasant is scheduled for 5 to 10 p.m. May 27.

The event will include live music and food from local food purveyors.

Tickets are $50 in advance and $65 the day of, with a $100 “Friends of Suzy” VIP option available. All tickets include food and drinks and can be purchased online or by calling 843-410-7970. All net proceeds from the event will directly benefit breast cancer patients in the Lowcountry.

The Glass Onion’s May Charity Tasting, from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. May 10, will benefit Birthdays for All. The tasting will include beers from Westbrook Brewing Co., paired with small bites, for $10 per person.

Attendees who bring new toys for kids to the event will receive a free deviled egg. The organization needs gifts for kids ages 1 to 21, with the 18- to 21-year-olds being people with special needs. The largest need is for ages 12 to 18, such as lotions, craft kits, jewelry kits, Axe products and Pokemon cards. Tickets can be purchased online or at the door.

The Charleston Parks Conservancy has awarded its first ArtFields exhibition prize to Joseph Dreher of Decatur, Ga., for his 144-by-288-foot piece titled Not a Mural Mural, portrait stencils carved out of veneer plywood.

Dreher will receive $5,000 from the conservancy and will be create a work of art to be displayed at a city of Charleston park later this year.

The award is part of the conservancy’s new Art in the Parks initiative, an effort to install temporary public art displays in Charleston city parks through collaborations with other arts organizations, including Artfields, the Charleston Office of Cultural Affairs and the nonprofit Redux Contemporary Art Center. The Art in the Parks program also will offer educational opportunities and artist-led workshops for adults and children.

Enough Pie is celebrating two new murals at the Martin Luther King Jr. pool.

The Under the Sea: Mural Kick-Off is set for 5 to 6:30 p.m. Friday at 155 Jackson St. in Charleston.

A team of local artists led by Greer Farrell and Meg Goettsches has created two large-scale exterior murals facing the pool, with turtles, jellyfish and coral reefs. The murals teach about ocean health through a three-part pledge created by The Nature Conservancy in South Carolina to protect the oceans.

The kickoff event will include music, snacks, drinks and giant bubbles.

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Tips for Nonprofits on Measuring Social Media Metrics that Matter

noreply@blogger.com (Unknown) — Fri, 05 May 2017 21:02:00 +0000

By Aine Creedon
Nonprofit Quarterly
nonprofitquarterly.org

When it comes to establishing a digital strategy, nonprofits know by now that we need to grow our online audiences. A big part of that is connecting to our communities through social networks like Facebook and Twitter. But now that there is endless data we can monitor from all these social channels, is your organization aware of what metrics are important to track?

At NTEN’s 2017 Nonprofit Technology Conference, Debra Askanase, founder and digital engagement strategist at Community Organizer 2.0, held an informative session on advanced social media practices. The session took social media management to the next level, focusing on what metrics nonprofits should be focusing in on to help make decisions around online engagement.

Three important questions that can help guide your organization in what data should be valuable to track:

Does it inform our decisions?
Does it check our progress?
Does it show if we matter?

Helping Out for April 26, 2017 -- Nonprofit news from The Charleston Regional Business Journal

noreply@blogger.com (Unknown) — Fri, 28 Apr 2017 16:04:00 +0000

Charleston Regional Business Journal
charlestonbusiness.com

Helping Out highlights some of the many charitable events and activities going on in the Charleston area. Submissions should be sent to dailyjournal@scbiznews.com.

The Charleston County Public Library will serve free breakfast to children in need this summer through its participation in the Seamless Summer Feeding Program run by the Charleston County School District.

The program is an extension of the National School Lunch Program administered by the U.S. Department of Agriculture. No approval process is required for participants to redeem free breakfast.

The library system will serve breakfast to children and teenagers ages 18 and younger at these branches, except July 4:

Cooper River Memorial Library, 3503 Rivers Ave., North Charleston: June 6 through Aug. 2; 10-11:30 a.m Tuesdays and Wednesdays.

Dorchester Road Regional Library, 6325 Dorchester Road, North Charleston: June 8 through Aug. 3; 10:30-11:30 a.m. Thursdays.

Hurd/St. Andrews Regional Library, 1735 N. Woodmere Drive, Charleston: June 6 through Aug. 4; 10-11 a.m. Mondays through Fridays.

John L. Dart Library, 1067 King St., Charleston: June 6 through July 27; 10-11 a.m. Mondays through Thursdays.

John’s Island Regional Library, 3531 Maybank Highway, Johns Island: June 6 through Aug. 2; 11-11:45 a.m. Tuesdays and Wednesdays.

Main Library, 68 Calhoun St., Charleston: June 12 through July 28; 9:30-11:30 a.m. Mondays through Fridays.

McClellanville Library, 222 Baker St., McClellanville: June 6 through July 25; 10-11:30 a.m. Tuesdays.

Otranto Road Regional Library, 2261 Otranto Road, North Charleston: June 6 through Aug. 1; 10-11:30 a.m. Tuesdays.

For more information, contact the district’s program manager, Jeremy Tunstill, at 843-297-2240 or via email.

Local law enforcement agencies will administer the Drug Enforcement Administration’s National Prescription Drug Take Back Day from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday at 20 locations across the Lowcountry.

The day is intended to provide a safe, convenient and responsible means of disposing of prescription drugs while educating the public about the potential for abuse of medications.

A list of local collection sites is available online.

Wild Birds Unlimited in Mount Pleasant is hosting a bird feeder cleaning event from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday to benefit Keeper of the Wild.

Feeders can be dropped off all day; between 11 a.m. and 2 p.m. attendees can learn more about Keeper of the Wild and meet Breelee, an educational, non-releasable Southern flying squirrel. A donation of $5 per feeder is requested, to go to Keeper of the Wild.

The MUSC Cystic Fibrosis Center is holding a happy hour fundraiser for cystic fibrosis from 5:30 to 8:30 p.m. May 3 at Lagunitas Charleston TapRoom & Beer Sanctuary on East Bay Street.

Lagunitas will donate 100% of beer sales to the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation, which supports research and drug development for cystic fibrosis. A donation of $10 at the door is suggested. The MUSC center will provide heavy appetizers on the third-floor loft at Lagunitas. Drinks must be purchased at the bar.

Donations can be made directly to the center online.

Atlas Technologies Inc. has signed on for the second year as the title “King of the Courts” sponsor for the 17th annual Bocce Bash to benefit Special Olympics South Carolina.

The Bocce Bash has raised more than $800,000 in the past 17 years. Teams spots are still open. Registration is available online.

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How to Write a Winning Grant Proposal in 11 Steps From Cover Letter to Budget

noreply@blogger.com (Unknown) — Mon, 24 Apr 2017 15:50:00 +0000

By Joanne Fritz
www.thebalance.com

Although grant proposals are far from a slam dunk or an answer to a funding emergency, they do have a role to play in supporting most charities. Grants, to be successful, should be part of your overall fundraising plan, have their own calendar, and a dedicated grant writer, either on staff or contracted.

Grants come from a variety of sources such as a foundation, a corporation or a government agency, but most require similar information.

Here are the most common sections of grant proposals, and the information you should include:

Helping Out for April 19, 2017: Nonprofit news from the Charleston Regional Business Journal

noreply@blogger.com (Unknown) — Thu, 20 Apr 2017 22:10:00 +0000

Charleston Regional Business Journal
charlestonbusiness.com

Helping Out highlights some of the many charitable events and activities going on in the Charleston area. Submissions should be sent to dailyjournal@scbiznews.com.

Low Country Harley-Davidson and the Warhorse Brotherhood Motorcycle Club are hosting a Veterans Information Expo from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday at the Harley dealership.

The event will give veterans access to information about local, state and federal programs, as well as connect them with nonprofit organizations that service veterans.

All veterans, current military and family members are invited to attend the free event. Lunch and entertainment will be provided.

Friends of James Simons is holding The Feast, a fundraiser to support outreach for students in need, from 6:30-10 p.m. Friday at Marshall Walker Real Estate.

The event includes food and beverages from local vendors including Smith Street Pizza, Home Team BBQ, Twenty-Six Divine, Huriyali and Butcher & Bee; music from The Very Hypnotic Band; and Low Country Photo Booth. Charleston poet laureate Marcus Amaker will be the host.

Individual tickets are $20 in advance and $25 at the door; couples tickets are $35 in advance and $40 at the door.

Wich Cream is selling special tribute ice cream sandwiches honoring local farmers. Wich Cream will donate $1 from every tribute wich sold — both mini and regular sizes — back to the farmer.

“Pure Celeste” is the first flavor, because Wich Creams are made with Celeste Albers’ Green Grocer milk. “Pure Celeste” uses Albers’ favorite flavor, vanilla bean, and her favorite flower, rose, and favorite spice, cinnamon. The wafer is made with Carolina Gourdseed corn grown by Celeste and ground into cornmeal by Anson Mills.

The flavor debuted at the Slow Food Charleston’s 2017 Snail Awards and is available now at the downtown Charleston, West Ashley, Sunday Brunch, Johns Island, and Mount Pleasant farmers markets and for special order.

Willow Salon’s downtown location at 4 Liberty St. will host a barbecue and blues event from 6-9 p.m. April 28 to raise money for the fight against blood cancer. Salon owner Nicole Snyder is a 2017 Woman of the Year candidate for the Lowcountry’s Leukemia and Lymphoma Society.

The event will include food from Smoke BBQ, music from The Green Thieves and raffle prizes. Tickets can be purchased in advance or at the door; suggested donation amount is $25 per person. All ticket proceeds benefit the society.

The Arizona State University Alumni Association, in support of the Pat Tillman Foundation, is organizing the Pat Tillman Honor Run – Charleston from 8 to 11 a.m. Saturday at MUSC Health Stadium.

The ASU Alumni S.C. Club will join runners and walkers for a 4.2-mile family-friendly race to raise money to support the Tillman Scholar program.

More information is available by email to the event captain, Joel Jackson.

Keeper of the Wild is holding a Baby Shower from noon to 3 p.m. Saturday at the Green Barn at Carnes Crossroads. The event is a donation drive for nursery items for the organization, which works to rehabilitate animals that have been injured or abandoned.

Tickets are free; donations are requested. Volunteers and Keeper of the Wild rehab animals will be present. Visitors can take a picture with a possum if they make a donation.

Items requested include fleece blankets, receiving blankets, pillowcases, 20-quart containers, gram scales, cotton balls, Smart Water, Kaytee rodent block, sugar-free baby food, kitten food, naturally shed deer antlers, bird cages and guinea pig cages

Medical equipment such as French 2.8 and 3.5 one-hole feeding tubes; syringes, including O rings of 1/2, 1, 3, 5 or 10 cubic centimeters; and Miracle Nipples can be purchased online through Chris’s Squirrels & More LLC and donated.

Raffle entries will be given to attendees for the following items brought: Puppy Esbilac (Powder Stage 1), Nutrical, Snuggle Safe, Now Pure brewers yeast, and heating pads that do not shut off automatically.

Liza's Lifeline's 8th Annual Golf Tournament is set for 1:30 to 6:30 p.m. Saturday at Shadowmoss Plantation Golf Club.

Proceeds allow Liza’s Lifeline to help victims of domestic violence get out of immediate danger. Along with funds, the tournament helps raise awareness in our community.

Registration is available by email or by calling Doug Warner at 843-991-9085.

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Charleston Association of Grant Professionals to meet April 18

noreply@blogger.com (Unknown) — Thu, 13 Apr 2017 22:02:00 +0000

The Charleston Association of Grant Professionals (CAGP) will meet Tuesday, April 18 from 5:45 - 7:30 pm in the auditorium of the Charleston County Public Library, 68 Calhoun St. in Charleston.

The presenter will be Martha D. Ciccarelli, CFRE, Director Corporate and Foundation Relations, College of Charleston.

The topic will be “Identifying and Advancing Certified Fundraising Prospects.”

This program will be useful for anyone involved in grant writing - not just for those in higher education.

Denise has many years of fundraising experience and has served in her present job at the College since 2010. Prior to that, she served as Director of Development for the MUSC School of Nursing for eight years. Other experience includes Crisis Ministries and the S.C. Aquarium.

For more information contact Carolyn Lackey at carolynlackey@comcast.net

Helping Out for April 5, 2017 from the Charleston Regional Business Journal

noreply@blogger.com (Unknown) — Mon, 10 Apr 2017 20:20:00 +0000

Helping Out highlights some of the many charitable events and activities going on in the Charleston area. Submissions should be sent to dailyjournal@scbiznews.com.

The St. John’s Fire Department will host its annual Spring Into Safety event during the Spring Festival from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. April 15 at Freshfields Village, with tours of the fire engine, fire extinguisher training, escape planning, safety tips and a visit from Sparky the Fire Dog at the Village.

Kevin Wadley, Kdog Production and The Royal American are hosting a Cinco de Mayo Royale happy hour party at The Royal American, 970 Morrison Drive in Charleston, to benefit Charleston Parks Conservancy from 3 to 7:30 p.m. May 5. The band Brianna y Sus Guardianes Del Norte will perform. Rebel Taqueria food truck will be serving food, and there will be Chihuahuas, tequila, sombreros, margaritas, beer and pinatas.

Admission is $5 and proceeds benefit the Charleston Parks Conservancy.

Fresh Future Farm has taken over the leadership role of managing Chicora Place Community Garden. The farm and Metanoia have also reached an agreement to provide support for classes to occur at Fresh Future Farm.

The garden sits between Orvid and Calvert streets at 3107 North Carolina Ave., within the Chicora/Cherokee Neighborhood of North Charleston.

The city of North Charleston purchased the Community Garden, a former trailer park, with greenbelt tax funds to create a recreation space in the Chicora-Cherokee community. After receiving a $1,000 grant from the Healthy North Charleston, Metanoia turned a portion of the space into a garden in 2011. Germaine Jenkins was a Metanoia board member and a Clemson Extension master gardener and resident garden volunteer.

This year, Metanoia has awarded a $23,000 grant to support Fresh Future Farm’s efforts to manage the garden and host quarterly Introduction to Home/Urban Gardening trainings at the farm a few blocks away.

Fresh Future Farm will coordinate volunteer groups to work at the garden on the second Saturday of each month from 9 a.m. to noon, and to seek funding for the garden. The farm also hopes to create one or more paid internships to take care of the space between monthly workdays and to add an outdoor fitness center.

Charleston Library Society is hosting a series of Wide Angle Lunches, with a theme for the year of Making Community. The lunches will be from 12:30 to 1:30 p.m. May 4, 11, 18 and 25. Individual tickets are $20 for society members and $26 for nonmembers; season passes are available for $75 for members and $95 for nonmembers.

The Glass Onion has selected Lowcountry Local First as the featured charity for their monthly tasting, set for 5:30-7:30 tonight. The event will include cocktails with Dixie Vodka paired with small bites, for $10 per person.

For every ticket sold, $5 will benefit Lowcountry Local First, a 501(c)(3) nonprofit whose mission is to cultivate an economy anchored in local ownership. Tickets can be purchased in advance or at the door.

Windwood Family Services is partnering with Dee Norton Child Advocacy Center and Darkness to Light to raise awareness about child abuse prevention and blanket the area with pinwheels during April, which is Child Abuse Prevention Month.

During the month of April, look for pinwheel gardens all around Charleston County as part of Child Abuse Prevention Month.

Since 2008, the pinwheel has been the national symbol for child abuse prevention, through the Pinwheels for Prevention campaign.

Windwood plans to place close to 2,000 pinwheels throughout the Lowcountry, each one representing 10 children in our state who suffer from abuse or neglect.

In addition, the city of Charleston will sign a proclamation declaring Charleston a “Pinwheel City,” and the town of James Island will present a proclamation at its April 20 meeting declaring April “Child Abuse Prevention Month.”

Pinwheel gardens will be at these locations during the month of April:

North Charleston: Park Circle, Tanger Outlets, Trident Technical College

West Ashley: Blessed Sacrament Catholic School, John Wesley United Methodist Church, Citadel Mall

Johns Island: Johns Island Library, Tattooed Moose, Sea Island Chamber of Commerce

Hollywood Public Library

James Island Town Hall

Charleston County Public Library

Tot Lot on Sullivan’s Island

Mount Pleasant: Towne Centre and the Patriots Point Athletic Complex

Tech Wellness in the Workplace: Tips for Avoiding Collaborative Overload

noreply@blogger.com (Unknown) — Mon, 03 Apr 2017 15:25:00 +0000

By Beth Kantor
www.bethkantor.org

I’m thrilled to be doing a session with Aisha Moore and Gina Schmeling at the NTEN NTC called “Technology Wellness in the Nonprofit Workplace.” If you are attending the NTC, please join us. The session is designed to answer three questions:

Why does collaborative technology overload lead to loss of nonprofit workplace productivity and what are the best practices to avoid it? (Beth)
When does technology boost personal productivity for nonprofit professionals and when does it get in the way? (Aisha)

What are some examples of technology and nonprofit case studies that supports health, fitness, and wellness in the nonprofit workplace? (Gina)

During our book tour for The Happy Healthy Nonprofit: Strategies for Impact without Burnout,” my co-author, Aliza Sherman and I discussed the issue of effective personal use of technology, including taking breaks, standing desks, and other tips geared for the individual. In the book, we also talk about technology wellness in the nonprofit workplace, but I have been looking forward to an opportunity to go deeper on how teams of people in nonprofits can avoid technology overload caused by collaboration platforms and process. This connects very nicely to the leadership development for emerging leaders that I’ve been working on lately. This blog post shares some thoughts.

Nonprofits: Helping Out for March 29 from the Charleston Regional Business Journal

noreply@blogger.com (Unknown) — Thu, 30 Mar 2017 19:27:00 +0000

The third annual Southern Garden Party, benefiting Lowcountry Orphan Relief, will be held from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. April 29 at Quarters C in the Charleston Navy Yard Historic District.

General admission is $35, and tickets can be purchased online. The theme is Alice in Wonderland, and guests are encouraged to dress the part.

The event will include a children’s fashion show using clothing donated to Lowcountry Orphan Relief’s distribution center, plus live music, a DJ, a photographer, food and drinks. Mimosas, a hat contest and a wine pull with wine bottles valued at $10-$50 will be available for an extra charge.

BJ’s Wholesale Club has donated $10,000 to Ladson Youth Organization, a youth sports league in Berkeley County. The donation, from the BJ’s Charitable Foundation, will help fund upgraded facilities at Tom Conley Park.

In addition, the partnership gives Ladson Youth Organization the opportunity to raise up to $100,000 through the BJ’s Fuel Your Fundraiser Program. For every new member who joins BJ’s through the program, the Ladson Youth Organization will receive a portion of the proceeds.

Slow Food Charleston has announced the finalists for the second annual Snail Awards.

The 2017 Legend Award will honor Nathalie Dupree. She will receive the Carolina Gold Trophy created by artist and ironworker Robert Thomas and will be a part of the evening’s festivities.

Winners in the categories of The Activist, The Provider, The Artist (in Food and in Beverage), The Place, and The Snailblazer will receive a Le Creuset Dutch Oven with a custom iron snail knob. The Snailblazer will also receive a $1,000 grant.

The finalists are:

The Activist: An individual or organization that is a spokesperson for the Slow Food mission.

Brian Ward, Clemson University Coastal Research and Education Center (Farm)

Lindsey Barrow and Kate Dewitt, Lowcountry Street Grocery

Angie Dupree, One80 Place

The Provider: A producer or provider of food at a community’s most basic level.

Pete and Babs Ambrose, Ambrose Family Farm

Chris and Nicole Wilkins, Root Baking Co.

Mark and Kerry Marhefka, Abundant Seafood

The Artist: An individual or business that is using refined skill to create or curate something unique in the community.

In Food:

Kevin Johnson, The Grocery

Jacques Larson, Wild Olive and Obstinate Daughter

Chris Stewart, The Glass Onion

In Beverage:

Jaime Tenny and David Merritt, Coast Brewing Co.

Matt and Angie Tunstall, Stems and Skins

Scott Schor, Edmund’s Oast

The Place: A business that adheres to Slow Food principles in its practices and philosophies.

Middleton Place

The Wild Olive and Obstinate Daughter

Medical University of South Carolina Office of Health Promotion

The SnailBlazer: A publicly nominated category from which a $1,000 SnailBlazer Grant will be awarded to an individual whose work is positively

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Report: Nonprofits Serving Rapidly Expanding Aging Populations Financially Wanting—And That’s a Big Problem

noreply@blogger.com (Unknown) — Mon, 27 Mar 2017 19:41:00 +0000

By Ruth McCambridge
Editor in chief of the Nonprofit Quarterly

Last week, White House budget chief Mick Mulvaney defended the Trump administration’s proposed deep cuts to social welfare programs. “Meals on Wheels sounds great,” Mulvaney said during a White House news briefing, before adding, “We’re not going to spend [money] on programs that cannot show that they actually deliver the promises that we’ve made to people.” (So, making sure that older people can eat as more of them age in place is not a fulfillment of a promise?)

That, and the revelation that the House version of a proposal that would rewrite the Affordable Care Act has been fashioned to place the aging (from 50 on) and the poor at most risk, has riveted the public’s attention to the targeting of a growing aged and aging population, which is being unfortunately layered atop nonprofits already struggling with systemic weaknesses.

This special report from Giving USA, “Giving and the Golden Years,” is not so much about giving as it is about the financial stability—or, rather, the lack thereof—of aging services nonprofits. This report becomes extraordinarily important in light of several factors:

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Charleston Association of Grant Professionals (CAGP) to meet March 21

noreply@blogger.com (Unknown) — Tue, 21 Mar 2017 16:34:00 +0000

The Charleston Association of Grant Professionals (CAGP) will meet Tuesday, March 21 from 5:45-7:30 pm in the auditorium of the Charleston County Public Library, 68 Calhoun St. in Charleston.

The presenter will be Jamie Healy, Grants Administrator with the Charleston Animal Society. Her topic will be: “Grant Prospecting and Relationship Development”

For more information contact Carolyn Lackey at carolynlackey@comcast.net

Knight Makes $4.8M Philanthropic Investment in Local News

noreply@blogger.com (Unknown) — Sat, 18 Mar 2017 15:44:00 +0000

By Anne Eigeman
The Nonprofit Quarterly
nonprofitquarterly.org

[Recently], the news industry made some news itself when the nonprofit Poynter Institute released information about an $881,000 grant from the John S. and James L. Knight Foundation to strengthen local journalism with a focus on digital and cultural transformation. Charged with building on conclusions from an initial program last year, the Poynter Local News Innovation Program will be open to up to 20 news organizations “of varying sizes, geographies and ownership models” per year over three years with content and training provided through online platforms and in-person workshops and seminars. The Poynter program is part of a larger collaboration between Knight and the Lenfest Institute for Journalism called the Knight-Lenfest Newsroom Initiative. (We covered the foundation of the Lenfest Institute, formerly the Institute for Journalism in New Media, in a series of articles last year, including one with a specific reference to Knight.)

In a statement, Jennifer Preston, Knight Foundation vice president for journalism, said the program, “recognizes the importance of a concerted, strategic effort to address the challenges that local news organizations are facing in the digital age.” She added, “This next phase will help to create a model for the digital transformation of news organizations that can be shared across the country, helping local journalists better connect with their audiences and develop new innovations in storytelling.”

Introduction to Seeking Grants at the Main Library March 16

noreply@blogger.com (Unknown) — Mon, 13 Mar 2017 15:32:00 +0000

"Introduction to Seeking Grants" will be held Thursday, March 16 from 12-1 p.m. in the Foundation Center Resources Area on the Second Floor of the Main Charleston County Public Library, 68 Calhoun St. in Charleston.

Explore the grants database, learn basic and advanced search functions and research foundation profiles. Handouts will be provided, and participants can practice after the presentation.

CCPL is a Funding Information Network (FIN) partner with the Foundation Center. Visit www.foundationcenter.org for more information.

Helping Out for March 8 -- Nonprofit news from the Charleston Regional Business Journal

noreply@blogger.com (Unknown) — Thu, 09 Mar 2017 20:18:00 +0000

Helping Out for March 8, 2017

Helping Out highlights some of the many charitable events and activities going on in the Charleston area. Submissions should be sent to dailyjournal@scbiznews.com.

Lowcountry Wingapalooza will be held at 7 p.m., April 28 in the Charleston Visitor Center Bus Shed at 375 Meeting St. The annual event raises money for Eagle Harbor Ranch, a place for orphaned, neglected, abused or abandoned children ages 4 to 21.

Wingapalooza features a collection of Charleston’s wing restaurants, allowing attendees to sample and vote for their favorites. A panel of culinary judges also will be sampling, judging and selecting award winners in different categories.

Tickets include entrance into the event, a sampling of every wing restaurant and the chance to vote for a favorite. Drinks and alcoholic beverages can be purchased separately. Tickets are $20 each and can be purchased online here.

Starting this month and running through May, Chase After a Cure is offering an opportunity to raise money for cancer research and a second chance for new year’s fitness resolutions with the Procrastinators Challenge.

Participants can sign up for one month or all three months and select the number of workouts in that time period along with fundraising goals.

Participants in the Procrastinators Challenge are encouraged to share their fundraising page on social media using #CAACFitness. Prizes will be given each month to the team/individual that raises the most money and for those who work out and share the most.

Chase After a Cure funds research and clinical trials that have the potential to help the lives of pediatric cancer patients. Since its founding, the organization has provided more than $500,000 to pediatric cancer research at the Medical University of South Carolina Children’s Hospital.

Click here for more information or to sign up for the Procrastinators Challenge.

Report: Senior Services Lag Population Need

noreply@blogger.com (Unknown) — Mon, 06 Mar 2017 17:26:00 +0000

By Andy Segedin

The Nonprofit Times
www.thenonprofittimes.com

The population of Americans older than age 65 is expected to reach 98.2 billion by 2060, about double the U.S. Census Bureau estimate for 2015. Aging services organizations (ASOs) have plenty of catching up to do in the meantime as such organizations currently lag in both number and resources.

The authors of Giving and the Golden Years, a special report by Giving USA, show that ASOs — nonprofits providing services for aging populations such as food programs, adult day care, in-home service and nursing — make up just six percent of nonprofits. This compares to 24.5 percent, the number of American households currently headed by someone age 65 or older. The location of such services is also of potential issue. “Retirement states” such as Florida, Arizona, Texas, North Carolina and South Carolina all rank in the bottom quarter of states in terms of ASOs per capita. Great Plains states such as Minnesota, Nebraska, North Dakota and South Dakota rank near the top.

Nonprofit news: Helping Out for March1

noreply@blogger.com (Unknown) — Wed, 01 Mar 2017 22:11:00 +0000

From the Charleston Regional Business Journal
charlestonbusiness.com

Helping Out highlights some of the many charitable events and activities going on in the Charleston area. Submissions should be sent to dailyjournal@scbiznews.com.

The Shifa Clinic’s annual benefit dinner is March 18 at the Holiday Inn Charleston – Mount Pleasant. The event includes speakers Dr. Altaf Hussain and Jennet Robinson Alterman and benefits the clinic’s health care outreach program for uninsured and underinsured people. Donations can be made and tickets can be purchased online.

Tiger Lily florist is giving away 200 daffodil bouquets on International Women’s Day, which is March 8. A requested $5 donation for the flowers will go to Thrive SC, which provides transitional housing, services and support for women and children survivors of domestic violence.

The Glass Onion’s monthly charity tasting, from 5:30-7:30 p.m. March 8, will benefit the Brain Injury Association of South Carolina. Spring wines including Henri Bourgeois Petit Bourgeois Sauvignon Blanc and Domaine Badoz Cotes du Jura Trousseau from the Country Vintner will be available along with small bites for $10 per person. Tickets are available online.

MUSC Health has partnered with the Charleston RiverDogs for community outreach of health care education and services. The partnership will include health consultation for RiverDogs concession selections, a breastfeeding station at the stadium and interaction with children to promote healthy lifestyles. RiverDogs players will have access to MUSC Health services.

We Are Family is hosting Closet Case, a popup thrift store, from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday at Enough Pie, 1630-1 Meeting St Road, Suite 306, in Charleston. The sale will include a variety of items, such as vintage finds, funky housewares, furniture, or possibly a mounted unicorn head. We Are Family hopes to open a thrift store and drop-in center for domestically displaced youth. The pop-up sale is part of Charleston Work Week.

Destiny Community Cafe, at 5060 Dorchester Road, Suite 320, in North Charleston, is hosting a community effort from noon-2 p.m. March 9 to focus attention on food insecurity and social injustice. The cafe allows customers to pay what they can for a meal. A donation of $10 is suggested. Customers can also donate $20 as a pay-it-forward gesture or volunteer at the cafe in exchange for a meal.

An oyster roast to benefit Pet Helpers will be held from 6:30-11 p.m. March 17 at the Visitors Center bus shed at 375 Meeting St. in Charleston. Tickets are $30 in advance and $35 at the door.

The seventh annual Dancing With The Ark’s Stars is at 7 p.m. March 11 at Pinewood Preparatory School, at 114 Orangeburg Road in Summerville. Tickets are $60 in advance and $65 at the door. All proceeds benefit The Ark, which provides services for families dealing with Alzheimer’s disease or other dementia.

The 2017 celebrity dancers are:

Katie Arrington, vice president of operations, Dispersive Technologies

Roland Fulcher, orthodontist/ owner at Lowcountry Orthodontics

Rebecca Holtzclaw, cosmetologist/owner, Signori Mani Salon & Day Spa

Skipper Kress, beverage director, Red’s Ice House

Suzanne Morgan, mortgage loan consultant, TowneBank Mortgage

Billy Penn, captain, Summerville Fire & Rescue Department

Thomas Taylor, chiropractor, Alignment Specific Chiropractic Clinic

Hannah Wimberly, state trooper, S.C. Highway Patrol

The eighth annual Hope on Goat benefit, scheduled for 2-6 p.m. March 25 at Goat Island Gatherings, will benefit Fresh Future Farm in North Charleston. Tickets are $55 for adults, $20 for children 3-12 and free for 2 and younger and includes a ferry ride from the Isle of Palms Marina. Guests can bring their own food and beverages. No chairs or blankets are allowed, and seating will be provided.

The 29th annual Charleston Kids Fair is from 11 a.m.-5 p.m. March 26 at the Gaillard Center. Children younger than 18 get in free and must be accompanied by an adult. Admission for adults is $5. Proceeds will support Lowcountry students, scholarship programs and community organizations.

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Online Giving to Nonprofit Organizations Reaches a Record High in 2016

noreply@blogger.com (Unknown) — Tue, 28 Feb 2017 17:25:00 +0000

Based on the largest analysis of charitable giving data, Blackbaud, Inc. (NASDAQ: BLKB), the world’s leading cloud software company powering social good, has announced the availability of its annual Charitable Giving Report, featuring the most comprehensive look at how nonprofit fundraising performed in 2016. Released under the Blackbaud Institute for Philanthropic Impact, the report analyzes trends from more than $23 billion in fundraising revenue from 2016 and provides the latest insights from leading industry experts to help inform fundraising strategies.

“This fifth annual edition of the Charitable Giving Report includes expanded insights from the Blackbaud Institute,” said Steve MacLaughlin, Blackbaud’s vice president of Data and Analytics. “For the first time, we’re including key insights into donor demographics, retention trends, generational giving, and significant online donations in addition to our charitable giving research.”

According to the report, overall giving to K-12 education and arts & culture sectors grew the most in 2016, and the healthcare sector experienced the largest decrease in year-over-year fundraising with a 4.5% drop. In 2016, overall giving to large organizations grew by 1.0%, medium organizations increased 1.7% and small nonprofits experienced flat growth while online giving to large organizations grew by 6.3%, medium organizations grew 11.4% and small nonprofits grew 8.1%, on a year-over-year basis.

Hundreds of South Carolina nonprofit leaders set to convene in Columbia

noreply@blogger.com (Unknown) — Thu, 23 Feb 2017 17:16:00 +0000

Columbia, SC -- Columbia will be this year's host city for the 2017 SC Nonprofit Summit and it's just around the corner. The Summit is the SC Association of Nonprofit Organizations' (SCANPO) annual conference where hundreds of nonprofit leaders and business partners come together to share ideas and network.

The event will be held at the Downtown Marriott from March 6-8 and is SC’s largest nonprofit professional gathering. SCANPO will also celebrate its 20th anniversary at the Columbia Museum of Arts during the annual conference. “The main purpose of the Nonprofit Summit is to bring together nonprofits from across the state to engage in thoughtful discussions related to new opportunities, trends and celebrations within our state’s nonprofit sector,” explained Madeleine McGee, president of SCANPO. “Hosting the Summit in Columbia is fitting because we will be celebrating a huge milestone for our organization. Columbia is where it all started for our association.”

The three-day Summit includes in-depth workshops, plenary sessions, site visits to local nonprofits and more than 60 breakout sessions focused on operations, communications, advocacy, fundraising, leadership, community impact and more. Over 100 nonprofit professionals will be presenting during the conference. Rhett Mabry, president of the Duke Endowment, and Tom Keith, president of the Sisters of Charity Foundation of SC, are currently serving as co-chairs for the event and leading the efforts to oversee the program. They are supported by the Summit’s steering committee, which is comprised of nonprofit leaders throughout the state.

“The Summit is the only professional conference in South Carolina that is created for nonprofit leaders by nonprofit leaders,” said Keith. “It provides us with an opportunity to come together as the state’s nonprofit community.” “Being together as a group allows us to challenge ourselves and to energize our sector so we can build upon the incredible work we are doing within our local communities.” Registration and details for the event are available at summit.scanpo.org.

About SCANPO The South Carolina Association of Nonprofit Organizations (SCANPO) is the only membership organization focused solely on supporting and strengthening the state’s nonprofit sector through education, advocacy, networking and leadership. Founded in 1997, SCANPO is comprised of 700+ members representing nonprofit organizations, business partners, associations, foundations and academic institutions. Learn more about SCANPO at scanpo.org or follow them on Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn or Instagram