Spartanburg County Foundation https://validator.w3.org/feed/docs/rss2.html 0 2022 Annual Meeting Center for Philanthropy Leadership Spotlight: Mary L. Thomas Apply for a Grant SCF Annual Meeting The Post and Courier Public Service & Investigative Fund Employment & Internship Opportunities Evan McLeod Our Staff Our Board Sheryl M. Booker Bert D. Barre Nancy Bain Coté Cathy McCabe Ricky Richardson Erika McJimpsey Scott Montgomery Heather A. Ailstock Mary L. Thomas Ashley T. Whitt Angela Tarpley Mary Stone Karen Nichols Randy F. Jones Kat Hanold Kim Atchley Neili Akridge Troy M. Hanna Join Women Giving for Spartanburg Recent Grants Grants & Scholarships State of Philanthropic Giving Grassroots Leadership Development Institute 2022 Mary L. Thomas Award Community Leadership Mary L. Thomas Award for Civic Leadership and Community Change Past Recipients of the Mary L. Thomas Award Women Giving for Spartanburg Citizen Scholars Institute Welcomes New Executive Director Nonprofit Connect – Strategic Budgeting for Optimal Financial and Operational Efficiency Fiscal Performance Citizen Scholars Institute VIRTUAL REAL TALK – Caring for Aging Parents and The Elderly Celebrating the Future of Philanthropy Give VIRTUAL REAL TALK – Race and Economic Justice: Disparities And Prosperities Vic Bailey Spartanburg Interfaith Alliance-Promoting Self-Care & Well-being Nonprofit Connect – Understanding Culture & Diversity MLT Conversation Series – Choosing Purposeful Alignment: The Messy Middle of Transformation VIRTUAL REAL TALK – The Spartanburg Racial Equity Collaborative: Why It Matters Equity for Everyone – Everywhere, Every Day: A Place-Based Model Latest News The Spartanburg County Foundation’s 2021 Annual Meeting Foundation COVID-19 Protocols Update Learning Through Laughter – The Best and Worst Attitudes in the Workplace – Presented by Akintunde Nonprofit Connect – Grant Writing Workshop Part-Two Thankful for You: Nonprofit Appreciation Breakfast Nonprofit Connect – Revitalizing and Developing Staff to Achieving Your Organization’s Mission Nonprofit Connect – Caring for the Best You! Nonprofit Connect – Results-Driven Communications: Sharing Your Mission and Needs Through Impactful Storytelling, Descriptive Writing, and Powerful Presentations Nonprofit Connect: Grant Writing Workshop Part-Two Nonprofit Connect: Fundraising and Donor Stewardship: Generating Long-lasting Partnerships Nonprofit Connect: Cultivating Appreciative Leadership Resources Investment Portfolio Performance – The Foundation’s Fiduciary Role About The Foundation Welcomes Erika McJimpsey as New Trustee Sharing Resources in a Time of Need The Spartanburg County Foundation Hires Dr. Sheila Snoddy to Lead Community Partnerships and Civic Engagement Office Closed – Columbus Day Office Closed – Christmas Eve Office Closed Office Closed – Thanksgiving Day Office Closed – Veteran’s Day Office Closed – Labor Day Office Closed – Memorial Day Office Closed – Good Friday Office Closed – President’s Day Office Closed – MLK Day of Service Office Closed Office Closed Office Closed Spartanburg County Foundation COO Mary L. Thomas Honored During Surprise Ceremony – Spartanburg Herald Journal Engage, Elevate, and Celebrate Women Leading in Spartanburg – Five Local Women to be Honored at the Mary L. Thomas 2020 Women’s Leadership Virtual Gathering Home – 2019 – blog post Meeting Needs During a Tough Year for Spartanburg Nonprofits – Giving Tuesday End of Year Giving Reminder The Spartanburg County Foundation Celebrates National Philanthropy Week The Spartanburg County Foundation and Spartanburg Interfaith Alliance present the 2020 Virtual Spartanburg Community Thanksgiving Service A Statement from The Spartanburg County Foundation- All Staff Working at the Office FREE Drive-thru Flu Vaccines – Center for Philanthropy FREE Drive-thru Flu Vaccines – Center for Philanthropy Building a Better Spartanburg Together – The Foundation Grants $20,000 to Bringing Back the Burg Small Business Fund New Math Lab Honors Cleveland Academy and Citizen Scholar Alumnus Brick Pavers Give Online Contact Us Memories of Camp Croft Courts and Roy and Jibba Powell – Mobile Meals of Spartanburg Memories of Camp Croft Courts and Roy and Jibba Powell – Mobile Meals of Spartanburg Spartanburg Interfaith Alliance – Potluck Talk: Sharing Your Faith Traditions Nonprofit Connect – Everyday Lessons in Leadership Mary L. Thomas, Chief Operating Officer, to Lead Apella Health Management Board of Trustees Logen Hall The Spartanburg County Foundation Announces $75,000 in Grants to Three Local Organizations REAL TALK – Latinx Immigrant Communities and the COVID-19 Pandemic The Spartanburg County Foundation Awards $152,366 to Seven Nonprofit Organizations Foundation Staff Still Working Remotely Nonprofit Connect Taking Reflection to Action – a Letter from our President and CEO, Troy Hanna PART 2 -Virtual REAL TALK – COVID-19 & its Impact on the Black Community The Spartanburg County Foundation Announces $225,000 Grantmaking Response to COVID-19 Grants Given to Nonprofits Providing Immediate Services During COVID-19 VIRTUAL DONOR CONNECT – COVID-19 Grantmaking Strategy & Research VIRTUAL REAL TALK – COVID-19 & its Impact on the Black Community AVAILABLE NOW – Annual Investment Performance Webinar May 2020 Virtual Nonprofit Connect- Lowering Your Stress While Mastering Change SOLD OUT: Virtual Nonprofit Connect – Grant Writing Workshop 101 All Foundation Staff Working Remotely A Statement from The Spartanburg County Foundation Regarding COVID-19 (Coronavirus) POSTPONED: Spartanburg Interfaith Alliance 2019-2020 Reading Group CANCELLED: Lenten Worship & Luncheon Series  CANCELLED: Lenten Worship & Luncheon Series  CANCELLED: Spartanburg Interfaith Alliance 2019-2020 Reading Group CANCELLED: Lenten Worship & Luncheon Series  Nonprofit Connect – Defining Roles – Contract Labor vs. Employee and the Differences You Need to Know Nonprofit Connect – Is Your Board Geared for Success? Nonprofit Connect – 2020 Census: What Nonprofits Need to Know The Spartanburg County Foundation Announces the Spartanburg County Disaster Relief Fund Spartanburg County Criminal Justice Youth Institute Graduation 2020 Annual Meeting Memorial Day – Office Closed Martin Luther King Jr. Day – Office Closed New Year’s Day – Office Closed Christmas – Office Closed Christmas Eve – Office Closed Spartanburg Interfaith Alliance – Annual Spartanburg Community Thanksgiving Service Spartanburg Interfaith Alliance – Opportunities for Community Involvement Spartanburg Interfaith Alliance – Commemorating the Events of Muharram Spartanburg Interfaith Alliance – Day Trip – Martin Luther King, Jr. Museum Nonprofit Connect – What It Really Means to Be an Executive Director Lenten Worship & Luncheon Series  Lenten Worship & Luncheon Series  Lenten Worship & Luncheon Series  The Spartanburg County Foundation Welcomes Ricky Richardson As New Trustee Institute for Youth Justice Addressing Community Needs Through Grantmaking – The Spartanburg County Foundation Awards $142,571 to 14 Nonprofit Organizations Nonprofit Connect – Thankful for You: Nonprofit Appreciation Breakfast Under Construction A Testament to Rob Chapman at the Center for Philanthropy Groundbreaking- George Dean Johnson, Jr. Day Trip: Martin Luther King, Jr. National Historical Park Spartanburg Interfaith Alliance 2019-2020 Reading Group Spartanburg Interfaith Alliance 2019-2020 Reading Group Spartanburg Interfaith Alliance 2019-2020 Reading Group Spartanburg Interfaith Alliance 2019-2020 Reading Group Foundation Blog Intern for a Summer, Philanthropist for Life Teresa Loving Mary Ann Deku Foundation Announces 2013 Nonprofit Connect Schedule Jim Rutledge Kelley Ezell Benjamin Wright Wanda Cheeks Leaving a Footprint of Continued Giving Foundation Participates in National Effort to Highlight Local Impact of Philanthropy Fernwood Baptist Church Hosts 2013 Spartanburg Community Thanksgiving Service Mary Thomas Elected to a Second Term with the Southeastern Council of Foundations Board 2013 Annual Meeting Grassroots Leadership Development Institute Celebrates 10 Years of Empowering Community Leaders Marketing for Impact: Setting Sight on Your Target Audience Foundation Announces Promotion of Thomas to Chief Operating Officer “Rising Up: Spartanburg’s Northside One Year Later” Living A Legacy: Opening Doors for the Future Living A Legacy: Providing a Path for Others Foundation Hosts Nonprofit Connect Session The Places You Will Go… The Spartanburg County Foundation Continues to Climb, Earning A Spot on Three Top 100 Lists Foundation Releases 2012 Annual Report Dr. Craig Burnette Receives The Mary L. Thomas Award for Civic Leadership and Community Change Women Giving for Spartanburg Honored The Spartanburg Community Indicators Project Announces Slayton as Project Director 2014 Grassroots Leadership Development Institute Application Healthy Organizations Pilot Program Begins 2014 Annual Meeting Foundation Leads in Collaborative Effort to Promote Senior Wellness HANNA CHOSEN TO LEAD SPARTANBURG COUNTY FOUNDATION Foundation Seeks Director of Communications The Power of 7 – Celebrating 70 Years of Impact Dargan Honored for 17-Years of Service as President & CEO BAUKNIGHT ELECTED TO FOUNDATION BOARD John T. Wardlaw Honored at Chamber Annual Meeting With Neville Holcombe Distinguished Citizenship Award The Spartanburg County Foundation Awards $100,000 in Education Grants Recognizing the Impact of Community Foundations – November 12-18, 2013 Prayer Vigil Held in Memory of Emery Lorenzo Williams Charity in Bloom Join Us for a “Speed Networking” Event! 24 Nonprofit Executive Directors and Board Members Graduate from Healthy Organization Institute Pilot Program Mary L. Thomas Named Top Three Finalist for Council on Foundations’ Distinguished Service Award Healthy Organization Institute Welcomes Applications for 2015 Class 10 Nonprofit Organizations Graduate from Healthy Organization Institute Spartanburg County receives 2015 Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Culture of Health Prize SCF Awards $20,000 in Just Because Grants The Spartanburg County Foundation Awards $101,500 to Twelve Nonprofit Organizations Special Tax Bill Includes Extended Help for Charities Spartanburg County Foundation Surprises Charities with Checks Professional Advisors Foundation Welcomes Booker as New Trustee Spartanburg Mentor Receives Leadership Award Community Initiatives GSA Business Giving Guide 2015-2016 The Spartanburg County Foundation Awards Just Because Grants Totaling $9,600 Marlanda Dekine and Scott Neely The Spartanburg County Foundation Awards More Than $87,000 to Eight Nonprofit Organizations Support Spartanburg County Raises $365,700 for 78 Area Nonprofits Spartanburg Academic Movement Releases Annual Report Dr. Betty Bramlett Art Sale Congratulations Marlanda Dekine and Scott Neely, Co-recipients of the 2016 Mary L. Thomas Award for Civic Leadership and Community Change! FLSA Law Change An Evening with Wes Moore Congratulations to the Grassroots Leadership Development Institute Class of 2016! Foundation Welcomes New Director of Finance A Special Message from Wes Moore Foundation Grants Land to City of Spartanburg Along Mary Black Rail Trail WOMEN GIVING FOR SPARTANBURG ANNOUNCES 2016 GRANTEES New tech hub to provide resources for Highland residents Spartanburg County Criminal Justice Youth Institute Welcome Bert Barre, New Trustee! The Spartanburg County Foundation Awards $129,490 to Fifteen Nonprofit Organizations The Foundation is Now Accepting Applications for its Grassroots Leadership Development Institute! Kids Can Change the World Back-to-School Pep Rally Join Us This Friday… New Website Maps Local Waterways The Foundation is Now Accepting Applications for the 2017 Grassroots Leadership Development Institute Gloria Close Receives the 2017 Mary L. Thomas Award for Civic Leadership & Community Change Women Giving for Spartanburg Awards $215,500 in Grants on its 10th Anniversary! The Spartanburg County Foundation Awards More Than $149,000 to Fourteen Nonprofit Organizations 2016 Annual Reports are Available! John T. Wardlaw Receives Service to Mankind Award 2016 Spartanburg Community Thanksgiving Service Ball4Good Presents Gift to Boys and Girls Club and Establishes a Fund at the Foundation Financial Investment Performance Webinar Recording DEADLINE EXTENDED: Spartanburg County Criminal Justice Youth Institute is NOW Accepting Applications! Celebrating Our Trustees Emeriti and Their 74 Years of Impact The Spartanburg County Foundation Office Will Be CLOSED November 23rd and November 24th, 2017 Dr. John Stockwell Recipient of the 2017 Cradle to Career Champion Award by StriveTogether District Six at Cragmoor Farms Receives the Tommy Wyche Land Conservation Champion Award Spartanburg County Selected to Participate in MDC’s Network for Southern Economic Mobility Welcome Cathy McCabe as New Trustee Grassroots Leaders Embark on Journey to Create Community Change 2018 Mary L. Thomas Award Seeks Next Generation Philanthropists EXTENSION!!! Women Giving for Spartanburg 2018 Grant Cycle NOW OPEN Foundation Engages Community Volunteers To Improve Lives In Spartanburg County Merry Christmas and Happy New Year from The Spartanburg County Foundation Foundation Seeking Proposals for 2017 Thanksgiving Service Grant Spartanburg Interfaith Alliance The Spartanburg County Foundation Awards $109,837 to 14 Nonprofit Organizations The Spartanburg County Foundation Commits $75,000 to The Franklin School The Children’s Cancer Partners of the Carolinas Delivers Check to The Spartanburg County Foundation John T. Wardlaw, Trustee Emeritus Investment Performance Webinar DETERMINED TO RISE Spartanburg Receives National Recognition as a Winner of the 2018 Secretary’s Award for Public-Philanthropic Partnerships Spartanburg Interfaith Alliance – A Pilgrimage of Peoples Citizen Scholars Receives $7,400 OneSpartanburg Grant Spartanburg County Community Development Department Public Meetings 2nd Annual Ball4Good Celebrity Basketball Game Foundation Announces 2018 Responsive Grantmaking Program PLUS 75th Anniversary Endowment Challenge Whitlock Flexible Learning Center Receives 300 Books as a Result of a Leadership Spartanburg Community Partnership Congratulations Adom Appiah, the 2018 Recipient of the Mary L. Thomas Award for Civic Leadership and Community Change! FOUNDATION AWARDS $105,000 TO SEVEN NONPROFITS Building an Inclusive Economy The Spartanburg County Foundation Recognizes 75 Years of Impact in Spartanburg County Women’s Leadership Brunch Building a FUTURE for PHILANTHROPY Just Because Ambush Philanthropy Awards $75,000 Your Investment will Improve Lives in Spartanburg County! Mark YOUR Calendar for The POWER of PRESENCE An Evening with Susan L. Taylor & Joy Thomas Moore Join us as we Gather and Give Thanks Loreta Dylgjeri Named 2019 Recipient of the Mary L. Thomas Award for Civic Leadership and Community Change The Highest Standards For Giving – The Foundation Receives National Recognition JERRY RICHARDSON COMMITS $4 MILLION MATCHING GRANT FOR THE ROBERT HETT CHAPMAN III CENTER FOR PHILANTHROPY The Spartanburg County Foundation Awards More Than $129,000 to Twelve Nonprofit Organizations First renderings of Center for Philanthropy presented to Design Review Board Foundation Announces 2018 Grantees Now Accepting Nominations for the 2019 Mary L. Thomas Award for Civic Leadership & Community Change Foundation Office Opening at 10am December 11th Spring 2019 Investment Performance Webinar Ben S. Willard Foundation Expresses Gratitude to Nonprofit Organizations Jasmine Guest GLDI – Grassroots Leadership Development Institute Graduation and Net Night Spartanburg Network for Economic Mobility Economic Mobility Leadership Team Economic Mobility Data Nonprofit Connect – The Leadership Question We Should All Be Asking… Nonprofit Connect – Social Media: Best practices for Nonprofit Organizations Nonprofit Connect – Achieving and Maintaining Nonprofit Financial Health Spartanburg Interfaith Alliance Nonprofit Connect – Business After Hours Nonprofit Connect – Mastering the Multi-Generational Workplace: How to Connect the Dots Nonprofit Connect – Nonprofit Legal Compliance 101 Spartanburg Community Thanksgiving Service Spartanburg Interfaith Alliance – Understanding Different Faiths & Finding Common Ground Spartanburg Interfaith Alliance – Economic Mobility in Spartanburg County GLAA – An Evening of Thanks and Giving GLAA – Refining Your Personal Mission Statement GLAA – Mastering the Art of Public Speaking GLAA – Tailgating at the Spartanburg Crit Nonprofit Connect – Strategic Planning Ball4Good Celebrity Basketball Games Trustees Emeriti Dinner WGFS Annual Meeting Institute for Youth Justice Graduation 2019 Annual Meeting Sponsors Determined to Rise The Power of Presence WHITLOCK FLEXIBLE LEARNING CENTER RECEIVES 300 BOOKS AS A RESULT OF A LEADERSHIP SPARTANBURG COMMUNITY PARTNERSHIP Tools & Links MDC Convening Council on Foundation’s Inclusive Economic Prosperity in the South Privacy Policy Haley Mainville Louise Parris Organizational Effectiveness Spartanburg Community Dr. John Stockwell The Community Fund Professional Advisors Grassroots Leadership Alumni Association Membership One Spartanburg Grant for Citizen Scholars Institute Kathryn G. Lawson Internship Application Ken Couch, RHP Spartanburg Interfaith Alliance Membership GLAA Meet and Greet (GLAAM and Greet!) Professional Advisory Council Meeting Spartanburg Interfaith Alliance Steering Committee Meeting Spartanburg Interfaith Alliance Steering Committee Meeting Spartanburg Interfaith Alliance Steering Committee Meeting Spartanburg Interfaith Alliance Potluck Spartanburg Interfaith Alliance Meeting Spartanburg Interfaith Alliance Meeting Spartanburg Interfaith Alliance Trip Spartanburg Interfaith Alliance Meeting Spartanburg Interfaith Alliance Workshop Nonprofit Connect Meeting Nonprofit Connect Meeting Nonprofit Connect Meeting Nonprofit Connect Meeting (Special Session) Nonprofit Connect Meeting (Special Session) Nonprofit Connect Meeting Nonprofit Connect Meeting Nonprofit Connect Meeting Update Your Information Site Map Nonprofit Connect Meeting (Special Session) GLAA: Speed Networking – Connect with Fellow Alumni GLAA: Lunch with City and County Officials Accessibility Statement Mary and Rick Higgins Doris and Claude Tidwell Facebook sample Facebook sample Children’s Advocacy Center Grant – June 2018