Foundation Hosts Responsive Grant Luncheon and Awards $611,048 in Responsive Grants

The Sisters of Charity Foundation of South Carolina awarded eight Responsive Grants totaling $611,048 to non-profit and faith-based organizations at a Responsive Grant Luncheon, designed to honor and recognize the 2008 Responsive Grant recipients, on September 24 at Saluda Shoals Park in Columbia.

Responsive Grants address the root causes of poverty using strategic methods that allow the Foundation to work closely with grantees and develop collaborative relationships by selectively offering focused technical assistance and more intentional monitoring through site visits. Responsive Grants are awarded once a year.

“These organizations are relentlessly working to address poverty in South Carolina through their programs and services,” said Kevin Hall, board president of the Foundation. “It is our hope that the funding from the Foundation will help strengthen and build their capacity to serve those in need.”
 

2008 Responsive Grants
Children's Attention Home, Inc. (South Carolina), $150,000
East Cooper Community Outreach (Charleston County), $50,000
East Cooper Meals On Wheels, Inc. (Charleston County), $60,000
Coastal Samaritan Counseling Center (Horry County), $30,000
House of Destiny, Inc. (Spartanburg County), $25,000
South Carolina STRONG (South Carolina), $115,748 
Trinity Housing Corporation (Richland County), $150,000
United Methodist Relief Center (Berkeley County), $30,300

Pictured: Representatives from the organizations receiving 2008 Responsive Grants, Foundation Board Members and staff gather for a group photo at the Responsive Grant Luncheon.
For more pictures from the luncheon, click here.

Learning Academy Workshops

The Foundation’s Learning Academy is accepting applications for its Partnerships and Sustainability and Grant Writing workshops, both in November.
 
Learn how effective partnerships can lead to your organization's sustainability in the Partnerships and Sustainability Workshop on Thursday, November 6. This workshop will use a variety of interactive techniques to help define partnerships and describe how to use them to sustain your organization’s programs. To apply for the Partnerships and Sustainability Workshop, click here.  Applications are due by October 27, 2008.

Due to its popularity and high demand, the Learning Academy will offer another Grant Writing Basics Workshop on Wednesday, November 19. This interactive workshop provides individuals with the tools and resources for grant writing. By the end of the session participants will understand basic grant writing terms and the grant writing process, find local funders, complete budgets and budget narratives, write outcome objectives and more. To apply for the Grant Writing Basics Workshop, click here.  Applications are due by November 10, 2008.

For more information on the Learning Academy, visit the Foundation’s Web site.

Foundation Announces $78,362 in Funding for Women Religious

The Sisters of Charity Foundation of South Carolina has awarded nine Collaboration for Ministry (CMI) grants totaling $78,362 to programs led by women religious (Sisters) in South Carolina.

The Foundation recognizes the needs and challenges facing congregations of women religious in South Carolina. These CMI grants were established to support congregations of women religious in their efforts with the poor and underserved in South Carolina.

“These programs, organized by women religious, work daily to address poverty in South Carolina, and are invaluable to our community,” said Thomas C. Keith, executive director of the Foundation. “It is our hope that the funding from the Foundation will strengthen and ensure sustainability of these programs in order for them to continue to serve those in need.”

2008 Collaboration for Ministry Grants
Our Lady of the Hills Catholic Church (Richland), $5,000   
Franciscan Center (Allendale), $15,000
Franciscan Sisters of Mary (South Carolina), $15,000  
St. Anthony of Padua Catholic School (Greenville), $10,362  
St. Cyprian Outreach Center (Georgetown), $5,000
St. Martin de Porres Catholic School (Richland), $5,000   
The Catholic Community of Saint Andrew, Saint Francis, Saint Paul the Apostle (Oconee), $15,000
St. Michael Catholic School (Horry), $3,000
Under the Palmetto Tree (South Carolina), $5,000

2007 Online Annual Report

The Sisters of Charity Foundation of South Carolina's 2007 Annual Report is now available on the Foundation's Web site. In all, the Foundation funded 77 grants totaling over $2.2 million.

To view the 2007 Annual Report, click here.