Trident United Way and Charleston Metro Chamber of Commerce accepting applications for Lead United
January 25, 2023
Community Leadership Program equips participants with the necessary skills to serve on a nonprofit board of directors North Charleston, SC— Trident United Way is once again partnering with the Charleston…
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Waccamaw Community Foundation accepting applications for eight scholarships
January 16, 2023
MURRELLS INLET, S.C. – Students in Horry and Georgetown counties are making plans for college in the fall, and the Waccamaw Community Foundation’s 2023 Scholarship Program is helping lighten the…
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Palmetto Moon Awards $10,000 to non-profit organizations across Southeast with “Together, Let’s Do Good” Giving Campaign
January 11, 2023
Palmetto Moon, a Southern lifestyle retailer, is thrilled to announce the recipients of its “Together, Let’s Do Good” giving campaign – awarding $1,000 to 10 non-profit organizations serving the retailer’s…
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Kids On Point receives $57,000 Power:Ed grant to expand its services to North Charleston
January 4, 2023Kids On Point (KOP), a nonprofit that works year-round with students in under-resourced Charleston neighborhoods to foster life-and career-readiness skills, has been awarded a $57,000 grant from Power:Ed, a philanthropy…
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Waccamaw Community Foundation announces new nonprofit directory for Waccamaw Region
December 12, 2022
The Waccamaw Community Foundation, the Grand Strand’s leading philanthropic organization, has launched a new Nonprofit Directory that is hosted on its website www.waccamawcf.org. The Nonprofit Directory serves as the region’s…
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Brittain, Cail, Wallace and Hucks join Waccamaw Community Foundation Board of Directors
December 7, 2022
MURRELLS INLET, S.C. – Emma Ruth Brittain, Cheryl Cail, Wallace Evans, Jr., and Robert Hucks, II, have been elected to the Waccamaw Community Foundation’s board of directors. WCF board president…
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Free legal assistance available to Hurricane Ian survivors in South Carolina
December 2, 2022
A toll-free legal aid hotline is available to South Carolina victims of storm-related damage as a result of Hurricane Ian in the recently declared disaster areas of Charleston, Georgetown and…
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Tri-County STEMersion receives $25,000 grant from Power:Ed. Earmarked for expansion and development of new student camp
December 1, 2022Dorchester County Economic Development has been awarded a $25,000 grant on behalf of Tri-County STEMersion, a nonprofit created to link existing industry needs with local educators to implement high-demand STEM…
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Maritime partners challenge community to fill shipping container with toys
November 28, 2022
SC Ports, ILA and Coalition 18 partnering on Holiday Toy Drive South Carolina Ports, the International Longshoremen’s Association and Coalition 18 are teaming up to fill an entire 40-foot container…
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NAMI Charleston spreads holiday cheer through Giving Tuesday holiday drive donations
November 21, 2022
NAMI Charleston Area spreads Holiday Cheer through their Giving Tuesday Campaign, taking donations for their Holiday Drive. NAMI seeks to use the Holiday funds to provide gifts for those who…
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Kids Teeth invites the public to visit with Santa and Mrs. Claus on Dec. 2
November 18, 2022
Santa and Mrs. Claus will visit both Kids Teeth locations in Mount Pleasant on Friday, Dec. 2. The event is open to the public in exchange for a donation for…
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Roofing USA’s “Covering Our Community Initiative” seeks nominations for teachers in need of a new roof
October 26, 2022
Roofing USA wants to “cover our community” by installing a brand new roof for two teachers from the Charleston and Bluffton/ Hilton Head areas. In order to find the perfect…
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Teachers’ Supply Closet receives grant from Power:Ed to ensure teachers and students have needed classroom supplies
October 5, 2022Pictured L to R: Claire Gibbons, Power:Ed Director; TSC volunteers; and Lynette Duggins, TSC Executive Director (holding sign). Teachers’ Supply Closet (TSC) has received a $25,000 grant from Power:Ed,…
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Charleston Habitat & Wells Fargo team up for Welcome Home initiative in South Carolina
September 26, 2022
Wells Fargo employees, in partnership with Charleston Habitat for Humanity, helped build a home on Saturday, Sept. 24, for a local resident in the Chicora-Cherokee neighborhood in North Charleston. Wells…
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The Charleston Forum to host virtual forum to discuss electing qualified tri-county school boards in 2022
September 20, 2022
The Charleston Forum will host a two-part virtual forum to discuss the qualities of an effective school board member. The November 2022 School Board Elections in Charleston, Berkeley and Dorchester counties…
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Support Charleston students with Heart Math Tutoring this school year
September 19, 2022
Heart Math Tutoring is looking for volunteer tutors to support 100 Charleston students during the 2022/23 school year! Signup today and make an impact in a child’s life with just 1…
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Turn90 prison to workforce program receives $50,000 grant from Power:Ed to expand services to the Upstate
September 19, 2022Turn90, a nonprofit operating in Charleston and Columbia that equips men to succeed after prison by providing a route to a career-path job, is a first-time recipient of a $50,000…
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Trident United Way receives $1.25M for housing stability subgrants
August 29, 2022
Affordable housing is one of the most critical resources for economically successful communities. Trident United Way, in partnership with the United Way Association of South Carolina, was pleased to serve…
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Trident United Way’s President and CEO Chloe Knight Tonney announces retirement
August 22, 2022
Trident United Way President & CEO Chloe Knight Tonney has announced her retirement effective September 15, 2022, thus concluding her 35-year career in philanthropy. “With 17 years of experience at…
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Bank of America Student Leaders participate in local summer internships
August 16, 2022
Paid Summer Internships Connects Lowcountry Youth to Career Building Opportunities Bank of America selected two Charleston-area high schoolers as Student Leaders® (#BofAStudentLeaders), to participate in an eight-week summer internship providing…
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Trident United Way delivers 2,700 backpacks to seven Tri-County Title 1 schools
August 16, 2022
The 2022 Trident United Way school supply drive received the support of 19 company drives and 397 donors, securing a total of over $58,000 worth of backpacks and school supplies…
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Trident United Way announces new Board Chair, Wendy Kopp
August 5, 2022Trident United Way is proud to announce that Wendy Kopp, senior vice president and private wealth executive at FineMark National Bank & Trust, has been chosen as our new board…
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Coastal Community Foundation launches annual Equity Speaker Series
July 28, 2022
Coastal Community Foundation today announced the launch of its annual Equity Speaker Series, which will kick off with an inaugural event featuring Barbara Whye, Vice President of Inclusion and Diversity…
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Waccamaw Community Foundation grant allows for purchase of vital hurricane preparedness items
June 1, 2022
The Waccamaw Community Foundation, the Waccamaw region’s leading philanthropic organization, has granted funds for blue disaster relief tarps and microporous breathable suits to Habitat for Humanity in Horry and Georgetown…
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SC Bar’s Young Lawyer Division partners with local organizations across South Carolina to raise money for regional food banks
May 11, 2022
The South Carolina Bar’s Young Lawyers Division (YLD) is partnering with Harvest Hope Food Bank, Lowcountry Food Bank, Second Harvest Food Bank of Metrolina, Golden Harvest Food Bank and Feeding…
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Charitable Gifting with Appreciated Securities
March 31, 2022
By Anne Marie E. Ashworth, CFP® A charitable gift can be in the form of time, money, or in-kind donation. Whichever the case, the goal is to have the most…
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Central Carolina Community Foundation awards $90,000 to nine local Black-led and Black-benefiting nonprofit organizations
March 17, 2022Central Carolina Community Foundation, the Midlands’ leader in collaborative philanthropy, has awarded $90,000 in unrestricted General Operating Support grants to nine Black-led and Black-benefiting nonprofits in the Midlands. The Community…
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Pattison’s Academy to host annual ride-a-thon fundraising event on March 26
March 11, 2022
Pattison’s Academy, an education and rehabilitation academy supporting Lowcountry children with disabilities and their families, will be hosting its annual Keeping the PACE (KTP) fundraising event on March 26, 2022,…
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Ingevity invests $500,000 in International African American Museum
March 1, 2022
The International African American Museum has received a $500,000 pledge from Ingevity, the North Charleston, South Carolina-based specialty chemicals, high-performance activated carbon and engineered polymers company with a mission of…
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SC L.Y.G.H.T. state coordinator Juliette Martinez joins Carolina Youth Development Center
February 8, 2022
In close collaboration with Dougy Center, Carolina Youth Development Center (CYDC) has become home to South Carolina’s statewide L.Y.G.H.T. coordinator, Juliette Martinez. Inspired by youth in foster care, L.Y.G.H.T. (Listening…
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Trident United Way & Charleston Metro Chamber team up for Lead United
February 1, 2022
Back for its second successful year, Trident United Way’s pioneering Lead United program is here with a new session. Trident United Way is teaming up with the Charleston Metro Chamber…
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Central Carolina Community Foundation awards more than $8.3 million in grants and scholarships in first half of fiscal year
January 28, 2022
Central Carolina Community Foundation, the Midlands’ leader in collaborative philanthropy, today announced that during the first half of the 2021-2022 fiscal year (July 1 to December 31, 2021), more than…
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Lowcountry Oyster Festival announces musical acts and beneficiaries
January 26, 2022The Charleston Restaurant Foundation (CRF) is pleased to announce the Bluestone Ramblers, a traditional bluegrass ensemble based in Charleston, and Andrew Beam, a country music artist from North Carolina’s Blue…
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Sisters of Charity Foundation of SC announces promotion; new hire
January 20, 2022
The Sisters of Charity Foundation of South Carolina (SCFSC) today announced a promotion as well as the addition of a new team member. Chynna A. Philips has been promoted to…
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SC Bar Member serves as keynote speaker for Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Day event
January 19, 2022
Attorney Doward Harvin is an SC Bar Board Member On Monday, our nation honored the life and work of the late Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. South Carolina attorney…
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Sisters of Charity Foundation of SC President to retire in the Summer of 2022
January 10, 2022
Tom Keith, the long-time president of the Sisters of Charity Foundation of South Carolina will retire in July of 2022. Keith is the founding president of the Foundation which began…
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Halls Chophouse to travel rare bottle of Kentucky bourbon to benefit tornado victims
December 21, 2021
Proceeds from Buffalo Trace 1995 O.F.C. Bourbon will go to Western Kentucky Relief Fund Hall Management Group will travel a bottle of rare Kentucky bourbon across South Carolina to our…
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Trident United Way volunteers help school kids & farmers in unique GrowFood Carolina program
December 20, 2021
Recently, Trident United Way volunteers helped pack boxes to provide hope and nutrition for local school children. The volunteers gathered at GrowFood Carolina’s downtown Charleston warehouse to fill up boxes…
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D. Michael & Pam Wilson join Trident United Way’s special GivingTuesday phonebank
December 1, 2021
Today, D. Michael Wilson and Pam Wilson joined with Trident United Way staff at its North Charleston office for a phonebank celebration to thank current donors and encourage generous gifts…
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The D. Michael Wilson and Pam Wilson Foundation and Trident United Way team up to benefit 211 Helpline
November 23, 2021
NORTH CHARLESTON, SC –Trident United Way is proud to announce the D. Michael Wilson and Pam Wilson Trident United Way 211 $100K Challenge, thanks to a generous gift from the…
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Meeting Street Scholarship Fund announces expansion and partnership with The Darla Moore Foundation
November 16, 2021
Expands scholarship availability to 26 high schools in eight new Pee Dee Region counties The Meeting Street Scholarship Fund, aimed at helping high-achieving graduates pay for college, recently announced a…
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Bank of America doubles support to IAAM for programming and operations
November 16, 2021
Today, the International African American Museum announced a new gift from Bank of America, bringing its total investment in the museum to more than $1,000,000. This most recent gift builds on…
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Colliers | South Carolina and LCK offices pledge $100,000 to United Way
November 15, 2021
Colliers and LCK offices across South Carolina participated in a “Turning the Page on Literacy in South Carolina” United Way campaign to raise dollars, collect books and volunteer for local…
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One80 Place celebrates ninth annual Turkey and a $20 Drive
November 8, 2021Community invited to help kick off season of giving with annual drive supporting our homeless neighbors Generous community members looking to help out this holiday season are invited on Tuesday,…
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The Red Shoe Society’s Online Auction is Open! 100% of proceeds benefit Ronald McDonald House Charities of Charleston
November 4, 2021
The Red Shoe Society of Charleston is hosting an online auction to raise some of the vital funds needed to support families with critically ill children staying at Ronald McDonald…
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Register now for Trident United Way’s Days of Caring
November 1, 2021
Trident United Way’s most popular volunteer day of service is expanding from one to three days, now becoming Days of Caring. Registration is open for the Tri-County’s single-largest community service…
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Sisters of Charity Foundation awards $720,500 in grant funding
November 1, 2021
95 Nonprofits receive funding to eradicate poverty The Sisters of Charity Foundation of South Carolina awarded 95 grants totaling $720,500 to South Carolina nonprofit organizations. Each organization is working to…
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McDonald’s Drive Thru Challenge benefiting local Ronald McDonald House Charities is back
October 21, 2021
McDonald’s Hosts Second Annual Drive Thru Challenge & Sets Fundraising Goal to $2 Million The second annual McDonald’s Drive Thru Challenge has officially kicked off!! Now through December 12, Charleston-area…
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Tri-County libraries celebrate Trident United Way’s 1000 Books Before Kindergarten
October 8, 2021
Trident United Way, Berkeley County Library System, Charleston County Public Library and Dorchester County Library are partnering to promote reading to children from birth to age five and improve regional…
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GaffneyLewis is going pink for breast cancer awareness
September 29, 2021
October is Breast Cancer Awareness month and the law firm of GaffneyLewis is going pink to raise awareness and show support for survivors and honor those whose battle has ended.…
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