South Carolina volunteer awarded Volunteer of the Year Award from Make-A-Wish America
October 29, 2018
Dana Miller, volunteer for Make-A-Wish® South Carolina receives national volunteer honor 400 Wishes and counting! Erin, Shiasia, Sara Kate, Jayden, Declan, Arkeim, Hunter, Diondre… these names represent just a few…
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Successful On the Table initiative sparks productive dialogue across region
October 29, 2018
Central Carolina Community Foundation to share compiled results with the community in early February 2019 On Oct. 24, 2018, thousands of Richland and Lexington County residents, organizations, and local businesses…
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Children’s ADDvocacy of SC is established to support schools and teachers in the Upstate
October 26, 2018
CASC Research-Based Programming Will Serve Students with Learning Differences Children’s ADDvocacy of SC (CASC), a new 501(c)3 based in Greenville County, is identifying and implementing research-based programs that are intended…
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Mary Black Health System-Spartanburg employees paint pink pumpkins for breast cancer awareness
October 25, 2018
Mary Black Health System-Spartanburg(MBHS-S) is holding its annual pink pumpkin contest in honor of Breast Cancer Awareness Month. Different departments decorated pumpkins with messages reminding women to get their mammograms.…
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Local non-profit to host 25th anniversary celebration
October 24, 2018In honor of 25 years protecting and restoring the Reedy River Through education, action, and advocacy, Friends of the Reedy River hosts a 25th Anniversary Celebration this fall at The…
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Ten at the Top announces finalists for 2018 Hughes Investments Elevate Upstate Grants
October 24, 2018Ten at the Top (TATT), an organization created to foster collaboration, partnerships and strategic planning across the Upstate, has announced the finalists for the 2018 Hughes Investments Elevate Upstate Community…
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Rebuild Upstate’s West Greenville Initiative gets boost from cryptocurrency community
October 24, 2018Rebuild Upstate along with Brickyard, a local business incubator, used out-of-the box thinking in the new economy market to kelp kick start a housing renovation project . Brickyard leadership became…
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Local non-profit to host 25th anniversary celebration
October 24, 2018
In honor of 25 years protecting and restoring the Reedy River Through education, action, and advocacy, Friends of the Reedy River hosts a 25th Anniversary Celebration this fall at The…
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Ten at the Top announces finalists for 2018 Hughes Investments Elevate Upstate Grants
October 24, 2018
Ten at the Top (TATT), an organization created to foster collaboration, partnerships and strategic planning across the Upstate, has announced the finalists for the 2018 Hughes Investments Elevate Upstate Community…
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Rebuild Upstate’s West Greenville Initiative gets boost from cryptocurrency community
October 24, 2018
Rebuild Upstate along with Brickyard, a local business incubator, used out-of-the box thinking in the new economy market to kelp kick start a housing renovation project . Brickyard leadership became…
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United Way of the Piedmont seeks input from community
October 18, 2018In an effort to gauge public awareness and support of United Way’s brand, United Way of the Piedmont (UWP) has partnered with USC Upstate’s Metropolitan Studies Institute (MSI) to conduct a local…
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United Way of the Piedmont seeks input from community
October 18, 2018
In an effort to gauge public awareness and support of United Way’s brand, United Way of the Piedmont (UWP) has partnered with USC Upstate’s Metropolitan Studies Institute (MSI) to conduct a local…
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SCHA awards $50,000 in grants for healthcare education at Clemson, USC
October 15, 2018
The South Carolina Hospital Association (SCHA) has awarded Clemson University and the University of South Carolina $25,000 each to support the development of a high-quality healthcare workforce, with the potential…
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Construction begins on the Cathy Novinger Girl Scout Leadership Center
October 15, 2018
Leadership Center takes shape in Columbia; Call to action for community This is a game-changer for our girls. The Cathy Novinger Girl Scout Leadership Center is positioned to be a…
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Shine the Light offers Build Your Storytelling Muscles Workshop October 16
October 11, 2018
8am to noon at Zen DNA Creative Communications (DNA), in partnership with the Community Foundation of Greenville, the United Way of Greenville County, the Hollingsworth Funds, The Graham Foundation and…
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Able SC files trademark infringement lawsuit against Office of the Treasurer
October 10, 2018Nonprofit Focused on Empowering Individuals with Disabilities Aims to Avoid Confusion with “SC Able” Savings Program Able South Carolina (Able SC), a statewide nonprofit empowering individuals with disabilities to live…
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Hootie & the Blowfish Foundation Awards $90,000 to 3 South Carolina Nonprofits
October 10, 2018
The Hootie & the Blowfish Foundation announced its second annual multi-year grant cycle donations, granting a total of $90,000 over three years to three South Carolina charities that benefit child…
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Able SC files trademark infringement lawsuit against Office of the Treasurer
October 10, 2018
Nonprofit Focused on Empowering Individuals with Disabilities Aims to Avoid Confusion with “SC Able” Savings Program Able South Carolina (Able SC), a statewide nonprofit empowering individuals with disabilities to live…
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Unique Docs Who Rock event to benefit Children’s Cancer Partners of the Carolinas
October 9, 2018Children’s Cancer Partners of the Carolinas (CCP) is pleased to announce a spectacular musical event benefiting incredible local children. On Saturday, March 9th, the Spartanburg County Medical Society Alliance,…
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Unique Docs Who Rock event to benefit Children’s Cancer Partners of the Carolinas
October 9, 2018Children’s Cancer Partners of the Carolinas (CCP) is pleased to announce a spectacular musical event benefiting incredible local children. On Saturday, March 9th, the Spartanburg County Medical Society Alliance,…
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Sisters of Charity Foundation of South Carolina awards $265,450 in Fall funding
October 8, 2018
The Sisters of Charity Foundation of South Carolina recently awarded Caritas grants for the fall 2018 grant cycle. These grants bear the name of one of the guiding principles of…
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South Carolina Chapter of the American Foundation for Suicide Prevention marks 10 year anniversary
October 8, 2018
This October, the South Carolina Chapter of the American Foundation for Suicide Prevention marks ten years of dedicated service in raising suicide awareness and prevention programs. The local chapter’s first…
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Sisters of Charity Foundation of South Carolina Awards Caritas grants to organizations supporting Lexington and Richland Counties
October 8, 2018
The Sisters of Charity Foundation of South Carolina recently awarded Caritas grants for the fall 2018 grant cycle. These grants bear the name of one of the guiding principles of…
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Community Forums on Incarceration, Recidivism & Reentry
October 8, 2018Announcing 3 special events on 10/11 and 10/12 featuring Becca Stevens, Founder of Thistle Farms, Nashville, TN (www.thistlefarms.org) A Heavenly Evening ~ Dinner with Becca Stevens October 11 at 6:30pm…
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Community Forums on Incarceration, Recidivism & Reentry
October 8, 2018
Announcing 3 special events on 10/11 and 10/12 featuring Becca Stevens, Founder of Thistle Farms, Nashville, TN (www.thistlefarms.org) A Heavenly Evening ~ Dinner with Becca Stevens October 11 at 6:30pm…
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Annual Holy Cross Pumpkin Patch opening October 6
October 4, 2018Piles and piles of pumpkins—thousands of them—in all shapes and sizes will go on sale starting next Saturday, October 6, as part of the annual Holy Cross Pumpkin Patch.. But…
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One SC Fund awards $165,000 for Hurricane Florence relief over $3.6 million distributed to nonprofits since the fund’s inception
October 4, 2018The One SC Fund Grants Committee has announced the first round of grant awards for Hurricane Florence relief and recovery projects across South Carolina. Grantees will receive a total of…
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One SC Fund awards $165,000 for Hurricane Florence relief over $3.6 million distributed to nonprofits since the fund’s inception
October 4, 2018
The One SC Fund Grants Committee has announced the first round of grant awards for Hurricane Florence relief and recovery projects across South Carolina. Grantees will receive a total of…
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Annual Holy Cross Pumpkin Patch opening October 6
October 4, 2018
Piles and piles of pumpkins—thousands of them—in all shapes and sizes will go on sale starting next Saturday, October 6, as part of the annual Holy Cross Pumpkin Patch.. But…
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Non Profit Minute – Tony McDade, United Ministries
October 3, 2018
The Who’s on the Move, BizSC, Non Profit Minute is a quick, one minute interview in support of the amazing impact that local non profits have on our communities. We would…
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Columbia’s EngenuitySC announces John Lumpkin as 2018 Vision Award Winner
October 3, 2018Nonprofit Recognizes Decades of Work Toward a More Competitive and Prosperous Midlands EngenuitySC, the Columbia-based nonprofit focused on enhancing the Midlands’ competitiveness and prosperity, has presented John Lumpkin with its…
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Columbia’s EngenuitySC announces John Lumpkin as 2018 Vision Award Winner
October 3, 2018Nonprofit Recognizes Decades of Work Toward a More Competitive and Prosperous Midlands EngenuitySC, the Columbia-based nonprofit focused on enhancing the Midlands’ competitiveness and prosperity, has presented John Lumpkin with its…
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Spartanburg Community College Foundation elects new members and officers to the board of directors
September 26, 2018
The Spartanburg Community College Foundation recently elected new members and executive committee officers to the board of directors. Established in 1983, the SCC Foundation exists toseek private and public resources…
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Tammy Whaley joins Make-A-Wish® South Carolina board of directors
September 26, 2018Make-A-Wish® South Carolina announced that Tammy E. Whaley, Chief Communications Officer for the University of South Carolina Upstate, has been elected to the chapter’s board of directors. “We are overjoyed…
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Able South Carolina launches statewide campaign to change the culture of disability employment
September 26, 2018Multi-Year “Hire Me SC” Campaign Empowers All to Focus on Talents of Individuals with Disabilities Seven out of 10 South Carolinians with disabilities are unemployed, and our state’s unemployment rate…
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Tammy Whaley joins Make-A-Wish® South Carolina board of directors
September 26, 2018
Make-A-Wish® South Carolina announced that Tammy E. Whaley, Chief Communications Officer for the University of South Carolina Upstate, has been elected to the chapter’s board of directors. “We are overjoyed…
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Able South Carolina launches statewide campaign to change the culture of disability employment
September 26, 2018
Multi-Year “Hire Me SC” Campaign Empowers All to Focus on Talents of Individuals with Disabilities Seven out of 10 South Carolinians with disabilities are unemployed, and our state’s unemployment rate…
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Three organizations, one common goal come together for Rebuild Upstate
September 24, 2018Rebuild Upstate recently teamed up with Habitat for Humanity of Greenville County and Furman University’s Community Conservation Corps to revitalize a deserving family’s home. The house, built in 1948, sits…
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Three organizations, one common goal come together for Rebuild Upstate
September 24, 2018
Rebuild Upstate recently teamed up with Habitat for Humanity of Greenville County and Furman University’s Community Conservation Corps to revitalize a deserving family’s home. The house, built in 1948, sits…
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CommunityWorks receives $875,000 from U.S. Treasury
September 20, 2018
Local community loan fund awarded grant by CDFI Fund CommunityWorks (CW) has been awarded an $875,000 capital grant from the U.S. Department of Treasury’s Community Development Financial Institution (CDFI) Fund…
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Phyllis DeLapp named trustee emeritus for the SC School for the Deaf and the Blind Foundation
September 20, 2018
Winter coats, field trips, and school supplies, these are just a few of the many student needs Phyllis DeLapp has met at the SC School for the Deaf and the…
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Sisters of Charity Foundation of South Carolina presents 2018 Unsung Hero Awards to SC Kinship Caregivers
September 19, 2018
The Sisters of Charity Foundation of South Carolina proudly awarded three Unsung Hero Awards across the State of South Carolina to individuals who have demonstrated extraordinary care to enhance the…
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Greenville Housing Fund announces over $800,000 in financing to three organizations
September 18, 2018
The Greenville Housing Fund (GHF) is pleased to announce that Habitat for Humanity, Homes of Hope and Bywater Development have been awarded a total of $863,000 in financing intended to…
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Upstate Transportation Coalition celebrates Park(ing) Day 2018
September 18, 2018The Upstate Transportation Coalition will participate in PARK(ing) Day on Friday, Sept. 21—a day when parking spaces are transformed into interactive, family-friendly parklets. DATE: Friday, September 21 from 10am-4pm WHERE:…
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Spartanburg leaders ready to make change throughout the county
September 18, 2018The Grassroots Leadership Development Institute (GLDI) graduated twenty-seven new community leaders during a ceremony held at the Spartanburg Marriott Thursday, September 13, 2018, at 6:00 p.m. Graduates, their family members,…
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The Spartanburg County Foundation welcomes Travis Wharton
September 18, 2018The Spartanburg County Foundation announced the engagement of Travis Wharton as consultant for the Network for Southern Economic Mobility Initiative. In 2017, Spartanburg was selected to participate in a two-year…
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Children’s Cancer Partners of the Carolinas highlights the needs of families with Childhood Cancer Awareness Month PSA campaign
September 18, 2018Nonprofit Seeks to Turn Awareness into Action During September’s Childhood Cancer Awareness Month Cancer is the #1 disease killer of children in America. Over 600 children are diagnosed each year…
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Non Profit Minute – Laura Allen, Children’s Cancer Partners
September 18, 2018
The Who’s on the Move, BizSC, Non Profit Minute is a quick, one minute interview in support of the amazing impact that local non profits have on our communities. We would…
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Upstate Transportation Coalition celebrates Park(ing) Day 2018
September 18, 2018
The Upstate Transportation Coalition will participate in PARK(ing) Day on Friday, Sept. 21—a day when parking spaces are transformed into interactive, family-friendly parklets. DATE: Friday, September 21 from 10am-4pm WHERE:…
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The Spartanburg County Foundation welcomes Travis Wharton
September 18, 2018
The Spartanburg County Foundation announced the engagement of Travis Wharton as consultant for the Network for Southern Economic Mobility Initiative. In 2017, Spartanburg was selected to participate in a two-year…
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