The Mary Black Foundation awards one million in grants

Spartanburg, S.C. – The Mary Black Foundation announced today that it awarded $1,126,600 in grants to 10 nonprofit organizations serving Spartanburg County. Boys and Girls Clubs of the Upstate was awarded $40,000 for general operating support to sustain the Chesnee Elementary After School Club. Chapman Cultural Center was awarded $157,000 over three years to develop […]

Posted on March 27th, 2017

Community Foundation of the Lowcountry awards grants

Hilton Head Island, SC – Community Foundation of the Lowcountry continues to award disaster recovery and rebuilding grants to organizations, located in Beaufort, Jasper, Hampton and Colleton counties, which are working directly with individuals affected by Hurricane Matthew. Grants totaling $46,280 were recently awarded to four organizations, bringing total Hurricane Matthew-related grants to $174,000 since […]

Posted on March 21st, 2017

The Self Family Foundation board of trustees announces the election of Matthew Logan, M.D., FACEP and Lucas McMillan, Ph.D. as trustees

The Self Family Foundation board of trustees announces the election of Matthew Logan, M.D., FACEP and Lucas McMillan, Ph.D. as trustees at their January 26, 2016 annual meeting. W. M. Self, Chairman of the Board of Trustees, announced the election. Other members of the Board of Trustees are: Sally E. Self, M.D., J. C. Self, […]

Posted on March 1st, 2017

Community Foundation of the Lowcountry Offers Nonprofit Board Service Workshop

Hilton Head Island, SC – Do you have a desire to sit on a nonprofit board of directors but aren’t sure what your responsibilities would be? Community Foundation of the Lowcountry is offering a free workshop  for adults who are currently not  serving on a nonprofit board, but are considering it or want to learn […]

Posted on February 20th, 2017

Hollingsworth Funds announces open position

Position Title: Program Assistant, Strategic Initiatives Status: Full-Time Location: Greenville, South Carolina Application Deadline: February 28, 2017 Who We Are An extraordinarily private individual, John D. Hollingsworth, Jr. established Hollingsworth Funds, a type-1 supporting organization, in 1976 as a means to provide support to the people of his adopted hometown. Upon his death in 2000, […]

Posted on February 1st, 2017

Spartanburg County Criminal Justice Youth Institute to Kick Off Four-Month Leadership Program

WHAT: The inaugural class of the Spartanburg County Criminal Justice Youth Institute will kick off its four-month leadership training program Thursday, January 26, 2017, at the George Dean Johnson, Jr. School of Business and Economics. Forty-one students and their parents will gather in the Mock Courtroom for a brief program and introduction to the Institute. […]

Posted on January 24th, 2017

The Duke Endowment Names New Digital Communications Strategist

Jan. 17, 2017 – Eric Frazier is the new digital communications strategist at The Duke Endowment. A former associate editor of the editorial pages at the Charlotte Observer, Frazier will be in charge of expanding the Endowment’s communications efforts through social media and website content. He’ll also support the foundation’s major grantmaking initiatives, working with […]

Posted on January 19th, 2017

Community Foundation of the Lowcountry awards grants

Hilton Head Island, SC – Community Foundation of the Lowcountry recently awarded three additional disaster recovery and rebuilding grants to area organizations working directly with individuals affected by Hurricane Matthew. These grants bring the total amount awarded to $127,720 since October 11, 2016. The most recent grants went to: St. Stephen’s Outreach Food Bank in […]

Posted on January 19th, 2017

The Duke Endowment Names New Associate Director

Jan. 3, 2016 – Tamika D. Williams has been promoted to Associate Director of The Duke Endowment’s Child Care program area. Williams joined the Endowment in 2011 as a program officer in Child Care after working professionally as a Master’s Level Social Worker in child welfare for 13 years. Her career included working at the […]

Posted on January 4th, 2017

Community Foundation of the Lowcountry Adds Two Board Members

Hilton Head Island, SC – Community Foundation of the Lowcountry has elected two new members to its board of directors. Allen Ward, Bluffton, is president and principal of Ward Edwards, Inc., a civil/environmental engineering and allied services firm headquartered in Beaufort County and serving coastal South Carolina and Georgia. He was a founding director of […]

Posted on December 28th, 2016