The Soapstone Preservation Endowment launches campaign to raise $500,000 by 2025
GREENVILLE, S.C. – The Soapstone Preservation Endowment, a public charity created for the sole purpose of protecting and promoting the history and legacy of the Liberia Community and Soapstone Baptist Church in the mountains of Pickens County, has launched The Partnership Challenge. The Partnership Challenge seeks at least 100[...]
FUEL Accepting Applications for Nonprofit Grant Program
FUEL, a Greenville, S.C.-based brand building agency, is accepting applications until January 17 for its FUEL for Good Grant program for the first half of 2024. As part of its commitment to community service, FUEL selects local nonprofits each year and provides pro bono marketing services, enabling them to further their missions[...]
Behind this women-led Greenville financial institution’s $400M impact
The institution is committed to creating a “brighter future” for financially underserved individuals and businesses in South Carolina by providing equitable financial products and services to build wealth.
Nonprofit acquires funding for purchase of YMCA property in Simpsonville
The circa-1820 property and its associated outbuildings make up a rare intact collection of historic plantation resources, and represents the largest grant awarded by the Greenville County Historic and Natural Resources Trust to date.
Rebuild Upstate raises nearly $65,000 for home preservation at inaugural silent auction event
GREENVILLE, S.C. – Rebuild Upstate, a local nonprofit dedicated to preserving safe and affordable housing for individuals and families in need, celebrated its wildly successful A Toast to Home event earlier this month. Guests of A Toast To Home enjoyed culinary delights from Smoke on the Water and Liquid Catering, all while ne[...]
SC Governor’s School for the Arts and Humanities Foundation Announces Director of Development
The South Carolina Governor’s School for the Arts and Humanities Foundation in Greenville has hired Jared Martin as Director of Development. Martin will create, implement, and oversee the organization’s development strategy and its fundraising and communications plans. He will further the Foundation’s mission by building p[...]
Fine Arts Center Celebrates Six Students As YoungArts National Competition Award Winners
Greenville, SC – The Fine Arts Center is thrilled to announce the outstanding achievements of six talented students who have been honored as winners in the prestigious YoungArts National Competition. Every year thousands of student artists ages 15 to 18 apply to the YoungArts, a widely recognized program that identifies and nurtures accomplished young artists […]
TD SYNNEX Share the Magic Distributes $1.3 Million To Upstate Children’s Charities
GREENVILLE, S.C. – TD SYNNEX Share the Magic, a charitable fundraising initiative created by Peter Larocque, President of North America for TD SYNNEX, presented checks Monday to four Upstate children’s charities. South Carolina beneficiaries of TD SYNNEX Share the Magic are: A Child’s Haven, Clement’s Kindness, Make-A-Wi[...]
Call for Applications: Riggs Partners’ CreateAthon 2024 Offers Pro Bono Marketing to Nonprofits
Riggs Partners will hold its 26th annual CreateAthon event to benefit Midlands- and Upstate-area nonprofits on March 7-8, 2024. CreateAthon is a 24-hour creative marathon during which professionals provide marketing services to nonprofit organizations on a pro bono basis. Riggs Partners encourages South Carolina’s Midlands and[...]
Upstate leaders selected for Liberty Fellowship Class of 2025
Five Upstate leaders have been selected for Liberty Fellowship’s Class of 2025. The Fellowship brings together a small group of established leaders with a wide range of thought, professions, geographic locations, and lived experiences. Through a rigorous 18-month process, each Class member will be challenged to understand and [...]
Habitat Greenville dedicates first Bramlett Park home
GREENVILLE, S.C. – Habitat for Humanity of Greenville County welcomed a new home and new neighborhood to its community of families Wednesday. Jessica Jones became the first homeowner in one of Habitat Greenville’s most intriguing projects. The nine houses projected to be built on 1.708 acres on Sturtevant Street were donated[...]
Erin Thompson elected to United Way of Greenville County’s Board of Directors
Erin Thompson, vice president of Messer Construction Co., has been elected to United Way of Greenville County’s Board of Directors. “As the local Messer team grows its presence in the Upstate, I’m proud to serve on the board of one of the community’s longstanding social impact leaders,” said Thompson. “Messer inv[...]