Foundation Elects 2009 Officers

The Sisters of Charity Foundation of South Carolina announces its 2009 officers: Kevin Hall, chair; Yvonne Orr, vice chair; Dee Dee Chewning, secretary and Mike McCabe, treasurer. For the full article, click here.

Pictured: Sisters of Charity Foundation of South Carolina Board Chair Kevin Hall

January Session for Non-Profits

The Foundation will host a Mission-Effectiveness in Transitional Times non-profit information session on Wednesday, January 28 from 10 a.m.-3 p.m. at the South Carolina Archives and History Center. The event is open to South Carolina non-profits.

Speakers include “Notes from a Non-Profitable Life” author and former Southeastern Council of Foundations CEO and President Martin Lehfeldt, Winthrop University’s Nell Walker, Weathers Group’s Charles Weathers on strategic planning and board governance, Jackie Breland & Associates, P.A.’s Jackie Breland on financial management and fund raising and Tom Keith, president of the Sisters of Charity Foundation of South Carolina.

The event is free and is limited to the first 200 registrants. To allow room for more organizations, only two representatives per organization may register and attend. The deadline to register for the non-profit information session is January 21, 2009. To register, click here or call 803.254.0230 ext. 11.

New Grant Deadlines

The Foundation has changed the deadlines for some of its grant applications. Please see grant deadlines below.

Responsive Grant Pre-Application: March 3
Collaboration for Ministry Grants: June 5
Caritas Grants: August 4

For more information or to apply, please visit the Foundation’s Web site.

The Foundation is Now Tweeting

You can now follow the Sisters of Charity Foundation of South Carolina on Twitter! Twitter is a social networking and micro-blogging site that allows its users to send and read other users’ updates, which are text-based posts called tweets.

Click here to view the Foundation's Twitter Page.

2009 Learning Academy Workshops

The 2009 Learning Academy workshops have been set. To allow for more interaction and learning opportunities, each workshop is limited in size. Participation in the workshop is determined by a selective process, requiring the submission of a completed application form. Check the Foundations Web site to see upcoming workshops and to see when applications are available.