 Foundation Launches Education Component
- Foundation To Host Grant Writing Basics Workshop
- Foundation Elects Two New Board Members
- Congressman Clyburn Visits North Charleston's Father to Father Project
Foundation Launches Education Component
As good stewards, it is the desire of the Sisters of Charity Foundation of South Carolina to provide a diverse population of non-profit organizations in South Carolina with the opportunity to expand their skills and knowledge and enhance educational access, while cultivating personal and organizational responsibility and capacity.
Thus, the Foundation's Education Component was created with the purpose to leverage training and educational opportunities for the capacity building needs of multiple non-profit organizations in the state of South Carolina.
The Educational Component strives to develop intentional individuals and organizations who are empowered, informed and responsible, provide learning environments that integrate emerging trends and innovation and promote continuous learning.
The workshop sizes will be limited to allow for more targeted and hands-on learning. In an effort to better tailor the workshops to individual and organizational needs there will be a selection process. Potential participants will fill out an application for workshops they wish to attend. The facilitators and Foundation staff will review and select applicants. There are currently 13 workshops set up for the year. These include sessions on board governance and ethics, communications and marketing, evaluation, financial management, fundraising, grant writing, partnerships and sustainability and strategic planning. Additional and more customized workshops will be added as necessary.
Foundation To Host Grant Writing Basics Workshop
The first workshop in the foundation's Education Component is Grant Writing Basics to be held Wednesday, March 26 from 10 a.m. - 4 p.m. at the Sisters of Charity Foundation of South Carolina office.
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. Individuals will receive sample grant proposals, hear from actual funders and have the opportunity to submit a mock proposal to receive expert feedback. This hands-on workshop leaves participants educated and empowered.
To allow more interaction and learning opportunities, each workshop is limited in size. Participation in the workshop is determined by a selective process. The selection process requires the submission of a completed application form.
To apply for the Grant Writing Basics Workshop on Wednesday, March 26, click here. Applications are due by February 25, 2008.
Foundation Elects Two New Board Members
The Sisters of Charity Foundation of South Carolina is pleased to announce that David Lominack and Craig Waites have been elected to its board of trustees. Both served on Foundation committees prior to their election to the board.
A graduate of Leadership Greenville, David Lominack currently serves as executive vice president and Midlands market president of Carolina First Bank in Columbia.
Craig Waites, a native of Columbia, serves as brokerage associate with Colliers Keenan.
"We are very pleased to have these two individuals join the Foundation board," said John Boudreaux, board president. "After serving on committees, we know they bring strong professional skills and an eager commitment to the mission of the Sisters of Charity Health System."
For more information on Lominack and Waites, click here.
Congressman Clyburn Visits North Charleston's Father to Father Project
U.S. Congressman James E. Clyburn (SC-6) visited Father to Father Project Inc. in North Charleston, on January 3, the anniversary of his swearing in as House Majority Whip.
Clyburn spoke with program participants, Father to Father Project Executive Director Bill Jenkins, Sisters of Charity Health System President Sister Judith Ann Karam, CSA, Tom Keith, executive director of the Sisters of Charity Foundation and others. Clyburn expressed his continued support for a Father to Father Project, which he felt was an innovative and important program.
Father to Father Project, Inc. is a part of the South Carolina Center for Fathers and Families, a nonprofit organization that develops and supports a statewide infrastructure that strengthens relationships between fathers and families throughout South Carolina. The Center was founded in 2002 by the Sisters of Charity Foundation of South Carolina as an outgrowth of its Fatherhood Initiative, Reducing Poverty through Fatherhood Engagement.
For more information Congressman Clyburn's visit to the Father to Father Project, click here.
Pictured: Tom Keith, executive director of Sisters of Charity Foundation of South Carolina; Sister Judith Ann Karam, president of Sisters of Charity Health System; Congressman James Clyburn and Yvonne Orr, Sisters of Charity Foundation of South Carolina board member.
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