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Giving YOUR GUIDE TO COMMUNITY GIVING IN THE MIDLANDS 2017-18

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Your guide to community giving in the Midlands

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QUICK FACTS

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AFP AWARD WINNERS

MIDLANDS NEWSROOM

PERSPECTIVES

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DIFFERENT WAYS TO GIVE

TAX REFORM'S IMPACT

RESILIENT RICHLAND

ABOUT THE COVER: The Duck Pluck is a fundraiser to support Transitions, a nonprofit that helps homeless people. (Photo/Jeff Blake)

Dear Readers,

he Midlands has long been known for its generous and giving nature. Folks in and around the capital city have always pitched in to help whenever called upon, whether it’s to build a new home for a lowincome family, raise money for shelters to protect victims of abuse, or assist in the aftermath of widespread disaster. Steve McDaniel The nonprofit organizations and charities in the Columbia area could not do the great work they do were it not for the generous spirit of residents and businesses here. Events such as the Heart Walk, Midland Gives and Walk for Life illustrate the strength of that spirit and selflessness that defines this community. This annual Giving Guide shines a light on those who lead many of the charitable efforts in the Midlands, the organizations that help make up the philanthropic community and the anonymous contributions of time, energy, money and talent that are poured into those efforts by so many individuals. In this issue, you’ll find out about a new initiative aimed at helping children overcome

the devastating effects of neglect and abuse. A grassroots effort, supported by a Nord Foundation grant, will partner area school districts with Midlands nonprofits on the project to support and raise awareness of this issue that affects a surprisingly large number of children. We also examine some new, creative ways nonprofits are raising money, from making their own ice cream to starting a food truck, and how businesses are discovering the power of social networking as a way to connect their charitable projects with the public at large. An area of concern for nonprofit groups around the country is the effect of new tax laws that raise the standard deduction for the majority of taxpayers. We talked to an area tax expert to see what these changes could mean for future contributions. This guide would not be possible without the support of our sponsors, the Central Carolina Community Foundation, United Way of the Midlands, the Association of Fundraising Professionals, Spherion Staffing Services, Bank of America and others. Their support, along with the hard work and generosity of Midlands residents, make this a truly giving community.

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QUICK FACTS

GIVING

AMERICANS GAVE IN 2017

$410.02 BILLION

BY THE

NUMBERS

OF THAT TOTAL

FUN FACTS

588,665

The number of nonprofits with less than $1 million in total revenue.

1,581,445 The number of tax-exempt nonprofit

16%

organizations in the United States.

70%

Source: Blackbaud

Individuals (70%) Foundations (16%)

8.7%

Bequests (9%) Corporations (5%)

HEREâ€™S WHERE THE MONEY GOES

The increase in percentage of donations given to the arts.

$19.51 BILLION

Giving to the arts was the second-fastest growing subsector, with an 8.7 percent increase over the previouse year to a total of $19.51 billion in 2017.

15.5%

Giving to foundations increased 15.5 percent in 2017. The largest gain of any subsector, far outpacing the growth in total giving.

RELIGION 31% EDUCATION 14% HUMAN SERVICES 12% GIFTS TO FOUNDATIONS 11% HEALTH 9% PUBLIC-SOCIETY BENEFIT 7% ARTS, CULTURE, HUMANITIES 5% INTERNATIONAL AFFAIRS 6% ENVIRONMENTAL/ANIMALS 3% TO INDIVIDUALS 2%

Source: Giving USA

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AWARD WINNERS

2018 AFP HONORS

NATIONAL PHILANTHROPY DAY AWARDS T

he Association of Fundraising Professionals, Central South Carolina Chapter, is pleased to present annual awards to exemplary individuals, corporations and organizations that shape the Midlands through giving and volunteering. Through their passion for philanthropy, these award winners have improved the lives of Midlands residents in countless ways. The 2018 AFP, Central South Carolina Chapter, National Philanthropy Day award recipients are: OUTSTANDING CORPORATION THE BOEING CORPORATION

Since Boeing’s arrival in South Carolina 10 years ago, the company has expanded its philanthropic footprint throughout the state to play an active and leading role in South Carolina’s growth by harnessing its employees’ talents, the company’s partnerships, and its financial resources to inspire change and make positive impact. This calendar year alone, Boeing has already contributed $5.3 million to S.C. nonprofits, benefiting Midlands organizations such as Project Lead the Way, the University of South Carolina School of Law Veterans Legal Clinic, and the SC State Museum’s Boeing Observatory. Numerically speaking, these gifts equate to hands-on STEAM learning for

12,000 students and 1,500 teachers; 175,000 student visitors to the Boeing Observatory, along with free teacher training and curriculum resources; and 127,000 free books distributed to underserved elementary students. Legal services to veterans will be offered this year, as well. Boeing has also impacted over 360,000 students and community partners since 2012 through its DreamLearners educational program, which invites students, teachers and other education professionals to the Boeing plant to learn about aerospace careers. The volunteer efforts of Boeing employees are also a powerful complement to the financial support the company provides. In rural Colleton County, Boeing’s employees partner with USC Salkehatchie and Tuskegee Airmen in an Aviation Camp to help 6th-8th graders learn about the history of flight and the excitement of aerospace. Through the Employees Community Fund (ECF), now appropriately called the “Dollars for Doers” employee match program, Boeing will now match eligible charitable gifts made by employees up to $10,000, increasing the current cap from $6,000. A new team volunteer match program allows teams of Boeing employees to donate their time to nonprofit organizations, and, in exchange, the company

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will provide a monetary gift to that organization currently valued at $10 per hour in 10hour increments of pro bono activity. Boeing SC employees are exceedingly generous with their time, talent and financial contributions and have given almost $1 million to nonprofit organizations and volunteered more than 8,000 times since 2011. Through purposeful investments, employee engagement and thoughtful advocacy efforts, Boeing and its employees support innovative partnerships and programs that align with the company’s strategic objectives, create significant value, and help build better communities in S.C. OUTSTANDING PHILANTHROPIST DARNALL W. AND SUSAN F. BOYD FOUNDATION INC.

Darnall Boyd, a Columbia businessman, and his wife Susan, a descendent of the founders of the City of Columbia, formed the Darnall W. and Susan F. Boyd Foundation Inc. in 2010. The focus of the Foundation is to promote civic and community projects of specific interest to the Boyd family members with a focus on education, beautification of community spaces, creation of outdoor recreational opportunities, and wildlife enhancement and propagation.

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AWARD WINNERS The Foundation has served Midlands res- OUTSTANDING VOLUNTEER GROUP idents and visitors alike by making consistent FUNDRAISER contributions to the Columbia Museum of UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA Art and to Historic Columbia. Over the last DANCE MARATHON decade, the Foundation has supported the University of South Carolina Dance MarCMA by steadily contributing to the beauti- athon (USCDM) is a movement with a misfication of the Boyd Plaza through enhanced sion to save lives. It is the largest student-run landscaping services, adding seasonal plant- philanthropic organization at the Univerings of colorful and vibrant flowers and lush sity of South Carolina. These students work green trees and shrubs. Boyd Plaza has been tirelessly to raise awareness and funds, and central to the growth of downtown economic to help provide emotional support for their development and tourism and has served as local Children’s Miracle Network Hospital, the premier outdoor space for museum and Palmetto Health Children’s Hospital. This is community events such as First Thursdays on done through numerous campus and comMain, Soda City Market, and a dynamic vari- munity initiatives throughout the year, all for ety of music, film, and culture festivals. the kids. In 2012 Historic Columbia made conThis year marks the 21st anniversary of siderable progress toward realizUSCDM. The group has raised more ing the vision of the Cultural than $4.6 million for Palmetto Landscape Master Plan Health Children’s Hospital, Boeing and its by re-establishing the with $3.4 million being employees support Hampton-Preston site raised just in the last innovative partnerships as a center for hortiseven years. During the and programs that align cultural interests in 2017-18 academic year, with the company’s the region. A federUSCDM raised a total strategic objectives, create ally funded historic of $1,025,171. This tosignificant value, and preservation grant tal is a 46% percent inmatched with a genercrease over their previhelp build better ous gift from the Boyd ous year’s total and makes communities in S.C. Foundation resulted in them the eighth highest the restoration of the propfundraising Children’s Miracle erty’s historic and now iconic Network Hospital Dance Marathon cast-iron gate and fencing. program in the nation. Even more impresIn May of 2018, Historic Columbia cel- sive, this total is nearly double the $527,810 ebrated the reopening and reinterpretation of that the organization raised in 2016. the Hampton-Preston Mansion and Gardens. Money raised exclusively by USCDM Made possible by the generous support of the fully fund the Child Life Program, and all Darnall W. and Susan F. Boyd Foundation, funds raised over $525,000 are currently bethe gardens of Hampton-Preston were reha- ing used to build an incredible new outdoor bilitated to return the central sections of the play space for the kids at Palmetto Health garden to the heyday of the historic garden Children’s Hospital, officially named the plan. Key components of this rehabilitation Dance Marathon at the University of South included: reestablishing the historic path- Carolina playground at Palmetto Health ways and plant beds; installing appropriate Children’s Hospital. After completion it will infrastructure to house the electrical and create a safe outdoor play space for patients irrigation systems; re-introducing period- and siblings, promote the overall healing proappropriate plant materials and garden struc- cess, offer specially designed equipment that tures; and repairing the wall that surrounds will accommodate IV poles, wheelchairs and the north, west, and east sides of the proper- hospital beds and allow families to be with ty. In alignment with the Boyd Foundation’s their children in a normal play environment. focus on the beautification of community USCDM has been recognized nationspaces and creation of outdoor recreational ally for its contributions and was awarded opportunities, Historic Columbia is now able the Comma Club, Miracle Maker, and Best to proudly welcome community members to Morale Dance awards at this year’s Dance this vibrant public space. Marathon leadership conference. The nation-

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al Children’s Miracle Network Hospital’s staff has been very impressed with the exponential growth of USCDM over the past seven years. OUTSTANDING FUNDRAISER EXECUTIVE WENDY BRODERICK, YMCA OF COLUMBIA

As the Chief Development Officer of the YMCA of Columbia, Wendy Broderick plays an instrumental role in the growth and strategic development of the Y, ultimately empowering the Y to impact large-scale community change. In her first year as Chief Development Officer, Broderick grew the Y’s Annual Campaign from $35,000 to $383,000 and started a planned giving society, the YMCA of Columbia Heritage Club. Under her leadership, the Y has secured significant support to address critical community needs like chronic disease prevention, childhood obesity and summer learning loss. Most recently, Broderick completed a Capital Campaign Feasibility Study for a new YMCA in Kershaw County. Broderick is committed to strengthening the community through not only her dedicated and tireless service to the Y but also to other nonprofit organizations. She has served on many boards, including Sustainable Midlands, Greater Blythewood Chamber of Commerce (Past Chair), Blythewood Rotary Club (Past Chair), and Board of Directors and Advocates at Historic Columbia Foundation. An advocate for youth development and healthy living, Broderick also is known for investing in others. She has mentored many through her time at the Y, and nothing brings her greater joy than to celebrate their success in career and life. Broderick is currently working with YMCA of the USA as a coach for its new Annual Campaign Cohort. She is also working with YMCAs on the East Coast with low capacity but big dreams to begin a fundraising program and is co-presenting a session at the 2019 NAYDO Conference titled “Small Shop, Big Dreams.” Broderick received her Certificate in Fundraising Management from the Center of Philanthropy in 2010 and completed the University of South Carolina’s Grant Writing Certificate Program and her Certified Fundraising Executive Credential in 2016.

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AWARD WINNERS

PREVIOUS PHILANTHROPY DAY WINNERS SINCE 2010 Outstanding Corporation 2017 - Aflac 2016 – The Michael J. Mungo Foundation 2015 – Wells Fargo 2014 – Colonial Life 2013 – Palmetto Citizens Federal Credit Union 2012 – SCANA 2011 – Enterprise Holdings 2010 – B106.7 Outstanding Fundraising Executive 2017 – G.B. Olsen 2016 – Louis Fawcett 2015 – Maria H. DeHart 2014 – Ginny Waller 2013 – Denise Holland 2012 – Kathy Hill, CFRE

2011 – Mary Balbach 2010 – Anita Floyd Outstanding Youth/Youth Group Fundraiser 2015 – Heathwood Hall students 2014 – Cardinal Newman School 2013 – Hammond School Student Body; Megan Marie Reardon 2012 – Rotary Club of Vista Night 2011 – Trinity Cathedral Youth Group 2010 – Miss Helen Clay/Airport High School SGA Outstanding Marketing Professional in Support of Philanthropy 2017 – David Campbell 2016 – Ashley Dusenbury 2015 – Joey Wallace Outstanding Philanthropist 2017 – Barbara Livingston and Gen. Robert Livingston 2016 – Frank and Sarah Brown 2015 – Norman and Gerry Sue Arnold 2014 – Debbie Zvejnieks

2013 – Melissa and Joe Blanchard 2011 – Phillip Edwards 2010 – Mr. and Mrs. William P. Kennedy Outstanding Volunteer Fundraiser 2017 – Zoe Miller and Brianna Kennedy 2016 – Mike Brenan and Sara Fawcett 2015 – Mollie Taylor 2014 – Bishop Redfern II 2013 – Barbara and Roger Blau 2012 – Sharon Bryant and Michael Seezen 2012 – Ron and Hannah Rogers 2011 – Bill McDaniels 2010 – Pamela Lackey and Scott Shockley Outstanding Volunteer Group Fundraiser 2017 – Employees of BlueCross BlueShield of S.C. 2016 – Palmetto Health Foundation Board of Directors 2015 – Junior League of Columbia 2014 – Pink Posse Philes 2013 – Richland Library Friends 2011 – Women in Philanthropy 2010 – Young Leaders Society

ON THE TABLE INITIATIVE SET FOR MIDLANDS

new effort to promote community improvement at the grassroots level is launching in the Midlands. On the Table, a one-day series of hosted round-table discussions, will take place at various locations throughout the region in October. The concept is to bring together a diverse group of people who share a meal and their thoughts on the community at large or more specific topics that will hopefully foster ongoing conversations and actions to make Columbia an even better place to live. It is funded by the John S. and James L. Knight Foundation as part of a national initiative, and is being led locally by the Central Carolina Community Foundation. “On the Table conversations are all about encouraging our residents to think about the issues they care about, who we are as a community, where we’re going, and what we can do to get there,” JoAnn Turnquist, president and CEO of Central Carolina Community Foundation, said in a news release. “It’s about discovering how each of us can join together to make our region a better place to live. The more voices we hear, the better decisions we can make together.”

Each table host will convene and lead a conversation at the time and place of their choice across Richland and Lexington counties on Oct. 24, using a simple set of hosting guidelines provided by Central Carolina Community Foundation. On the Table provides a unique opportunity to share ideas and inspire action across a diverse group of community members. Area residents, nonprofits, places of worship, businesses, and others can participate by hosting a small group table of six to 12 or by participating as a guest at someone else’s table. Hosts have the flexibility to determine the invitation list (people they know or have not yet met) and location for their On the Table conversations, which can be held in homes, restaurants, parks, or community spaces at any time on Oct. 24 — breakfast, lunch, or dinnertime, before or after work, or late in the evening. Food can be provided by the host, or guests can purchase their own food, bring a brown bag, or contribute to a potluck. The Foundation has provided a toolkit that includes hosting tips and suggested discussion questions that can be used. The host and participants can also select their own

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topics, issues and ideas to discuss. The toolkit and other resources can be found at www.onthetablecola.org/resources. Superhosts are organizations – nonprofits, places of worship, businesses, schools, civic organizations and other – that commit to hosting at least five tables, with six to 12 people per table. If this describes your organization, please contact the Foundation at 803-2545601 or onthetable@yourfoundation.org. The goal is for hundreds of area residents, from all walks of life, ages, and backgrounds, to participate in conversations on Oct. 24 and beyond. While the first component of this initiative is to foster focused conversations at dining tables across our region, the end goal is to keep these conversations going and, ultimately, to increase the impact that individuals and groups have on the community when they work together. The initiative has also been replicated nationally in more than 25 communities across the nation, including 12 cities also supported by Knight Foundation over the past two years, including Akron, Ohio; Charlotte, N.C.; Columbus, Ga.; Lexington, Ky.; and Miami.

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AFP HONORS, from Page 7 OUTSTANDING RISING STAR LIZZIE SMITH, MIDLANDS HEART ASSOCIATION

Lizzie Smith has demonstrated a lifelong passion for promoting and supporting heart health efforts through the American Heart Association (AHA). As a young girl, Smith began volunteering and fundraising for the AHA, with her first award dating back to 2000, “Outstanding Little Heart.” Throughout her childhood, she won top fundraiser in 2004 after raising $11,507.50 and second-highest fundraiser in 2005 after raising $6,556. She has continued her involvement with the AHA during her college years as an intern in 2015. Smith took on a full-time position as the Executive Assistant in 2017. During her college years her philanthropic characteristics were also evident through her involvement with her Kappa Delta Sorority. Smith has taken on the Auction Chair role during her time as an intern at AHA and through her sorority. As a survivor of a congenital heart defect and open-heart surgery at the age of 4, she truly lives the mission of the American Heart Association every day. Lizzie exuberates a special glow when telling her story and speaking with other survivors. Her commitment to her peers, the organization and the volunteers is a benefit to all in the Midlands. OUTSTANDING MARKETING PROFESSIONAL IN SUPPORT OF PHILANTHROPY NIMAI GARRETT, ALLEN UNIVERSITY

Nimai Garrett has transformed alumni giving at Allen University through his web skills and marketing campaigns. Originally the Director of Alumni Affairs, Garrett’s graphic design skills earned him

an additional assignment as Webmaster and a charge to redesign the University website. Over an eight-month period, Garrett worked with a vendor to completely overhaul the AU website, and change it from one focused on student recruitment to one that currently highlights what life is like at Allen, with new appeals for prospective donors throughout. He discussed and contributed graphics, arranged for all video and photo shoots, and served as a liaison between the vendor and various campus constituent groups, including the President, throughout the process. This past year, Garrett also worked with a company to create the first Alumni Directory in nearly 15 years with nearly 1,000 entries for a school that averages 70-85 graduates annually. When alumni decided that they wanted football after a 14year absence, Nimai designed the funding appeal at each step of the process. Consequently, more than $600,000 was raised in less than a year to fund the initiative without the need for a single dime from the university. When the university announced that a marching band would be created to accompany the football team after a 50-year absence, Garrett’s subsequent campaign resulted in more than $87,000 in band uniforms being paid for by donors in seven months, with the largest single donation at $30,000. Garrett’s efforts helped to establish nine new $10,000 endowed scholarships (seven related to alumni) in FY2017-18. One family responded to our new 3 Days of Giving appeal (designed by Garrett) by creating a law school preparation endowed scholarship program for $125,000. His efforts helped increase alumni giving from $53,000 in FY2016-17 to more than $96,000 in FY2017-18, an increase of 46%.

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PERSPECTIVES

TECHNOLOGY CONTINUES TO TRANSFORM HOW AND WHAT WE GIVE

he philanthropic landscape and the way donors perceive and approach giving has evolved tremendously since Central Carolina Community Foundation was founded in 1984. Transparency, technology, and evolving attitudes toward wealth are reshaping donors’ approaches to giving. Philanthropy has become more results-focused for many donors. According to a 2016 report from Fidelity Charitable, 41 percent of donors say they have changed their giving due to increased knowledge about nonprofit effectiveness. The unprecedented growth of online and social methods of charitable giving is also driving change. In fact, 27 percent of donors say their approach to giving has changed due to technological advances that provide convenient tools for researching and funding charitable projects and organizations. Millennials are the driving force behind these changes. They are not driven by an at-

tachment to particular organizations or institutions. Instead, they are passionate about specific causes and helping people. That's one reason millennials want nonprofits to provide solid evidence that their giving has an impact. They want regular updates about successful projects and programs. They want to know who they have helped. Blackbaud’s annual Giving Report reveals that nearly 17 percent of online donations were made on a mobile device in 2016. That’s not a surprise given that millennials grew up using smart phones, laptops, and tablets. For them, constant connectedness is a fact of life. They rely on social media, websites and search engines, and instant access to mobile technology. Our foundation is addressing these trends as our donors – of all ages – are seeking more information about the nonprofits they wish to support. Our team researches every nonprofit before a grant is issued and meets regularly with organizations across our

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By JoAnn Turnquist

11-county region to learn what impact our donors’ grant dollars have had. We provide an online research tool, our Midlands Gives website, where donors can review hundreds of nonprofit profiles and make a gift on their phone, laptop or computer. We are also providing updates and impact reports about funds housed at our foundation. The thousands of donations made to the One SC Fund, for example, have provided over $3.6 million in grants to nonprofits to support disaster recovery projects and help more than 1,740 families return home. When donors understand that they have made a difference, they are willing to give again – a comforting thought to those in need. The philanthropic landscape will continue to evolve but one factor will remain constant – people of all ages want to make a difference in the world. JoAnn Turquist is president and chief executive officer of the Central Carolina Community Foundation.

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PERSPECTIVES

INVESTING TIME, TALENT AND TREASURE IN THE MIDLANDS

hough the expression “giving of your time, talent and treasure” is now a common expression among those doing philanthropic work, it indeed conveys the breadth of what philanthropy can mean and be. Taking such a broader view helps in building a stronger and better community here in the Midlands. As local leaders of the internationally based Association of Fundraising Professionals Central South Carolina Chapter, we are privileged to be working in a community that is breaking barriers when it comes to philanthropy by reaching far beyond financial support by including volunteering, mentorship and leadership as significant forms of giving. The Midlands has quickly become a community recognized for its strong collaborations of leaders and community members who think outside of the box to connect the dots and make things happen, supporting one another and transforming Columbia into a better place to live, work and recreate. We are fortunate to live and work in a community that encourages people to get involved in philanthropy to build a stronger and more vibrant Midlands. Whether people donate their time, talent or treasure, research indicates people are motivated to give for a variety of reasons that include simply the satisfaction of helping

others, inspiring friends and colleagues, promoting a spirit of philanthropy within family, and improving personal finances by reducing taxable income. Other donors may be more intrinsically motivated to donate and benefit from a boost in their self-esteem or to achieve a greater sense of purpose. Furthermore, a trend now surfacing in philanthropy is the differences in generational giving. A recent study conducted by Campbell & Co. found that the millennial generation is more likely to give in order to make the world a better place; the baby boomer generation’s gifts are often directed toward making the community a better place for everyone to live. An example here in the Midlands is the recent opening of the Mental Illness Recovery Center Inc. (MIRCI), the new youth home for young men at risk or who are experiencing homelessness. The Leadership Class of 2018 partnered with MIRCI and invested physical labor and time to raise additional funding support to raise nearly $50,000 in goods and services to complete the new youth home. According to reports for 2017, philanthropy experienced a bigger gain over the past year compared to the previous year. The latest report from Blackbaud, a Charlestonbased provider of charitable giving software

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By Wendi Spratt

platforms, illustrates that trend. Based on analyzing trends in fundraising revenue in 2017, the report found that overall giving increased by 4.1% during the year, a substantial jump compared to relatively flat growth in 2017. The 2017 Charitable Giving Report found that a strong stock market, spikes in giving in response to political issues, and the continued shift to digital giving all positively influenced giving in 2017. This growth was also fueled by a 5.1% increase in giving during the final three months of 2017. As fundraisers, we are optimistic this growth will continue and the Midlands will become an even stronger community as a result of the investment of time, talent and treasure. In today’s world, anyone can be a philanthropist. Some people think it requires great wealth. That’s simply not true; anyone can be an everyday philanthropist no matter your financial situation or your stage in life. With so many ways to give back, the question you might ask yourself is, “How will I give back to the Midlands?” Wendi Spratt is the president of the Midlands chapter of the Association of Fundraising Professionals and director of development for the Arnold School of Public Health at the University of South Carolina.

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PERSPECTIVES

S.C. Army National Guard helicopters delivered sandbags from the air to help stem the flow of water causing dam breaches and flooding that devastated the Columbia area in October 2015. (Photo/U.S. Air National Guard Airman Megan Floyd)

FROM FLOOD RECOVERY TO YOUTH IN TRANSITION

hree years have passed since the 2015 flood that devastated much of our community and displaced thousands of people. Since then, we have been working with more than 50 partners to restore and rebuild our community thanks to the support of thousands of donors and volunteers from the Midlands and beyond. More than $2.3 million was contributed by donors from 40 states and three countries around the world. United Way pledged to direct 100% of flood donations to projects relieving the suffering caused by the storm. Our focus has been on repairing housing owned and occupied by seniors and those with low income through partnerships with local and national organizations skilled in home repair. From the beginning, United Way pledged to keep our community and the people who contributed to the recovery informed of our efforts. Now that the federal dollars have finally arrived and the last of the donations weâ€™ve raised have been spent, we wanted to give you a full report on our accomplishments: 255 homes repaired and more than

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200,000 volunteer hours contributed. None of this would have been possible without your generosity. The Midlands has proven, time and again, to be a caring community that can accomplish amazing things when we work together to achieve a common goal. While the Midlands may have been spared the brunt of Hurricane Florence, natural disasters are not the only causes of housing instability in our community. United Way of the Midlands formed the Youth in Transition Initiative to focus on young people, ages 17 to 24, who are homeless or vulnerable to homelessness or are at risk for other poor outcomes due to a lack of social and financial support. This includes youth transitioning out of foster care or juvenile or adult justice, runaway youth, unaccompanied youth or other youth who fall through the cracks in our system of care. When the movement started, just two agencies were providing housing with services to youth in Richland and Lexington counties. In 2017, 329 young people between the ages of 18-24 received services or hous-

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ing, a 146% increase compared to 2014. In the last three years, there has been a dramatic expansion of housing and services, including implementing youth-specific street outreach, 78 new units of shelter and housing for youth, and opening a youth drop-in center. But there is still work to be done. We need to make our community into a safe, trauma-resilient place for our youth. We need make it easier for them to navigate the service system and access resources, prevent them from becoming homeless, and equip them for stable employment and long-term financial stability. Thank you for believing in United Way and trusting us to help people in the Midlands of South Carolina recover from the flooding caused by Hurricane Joaquin. We hope you will continue to work with us to create opportunities for everyone in the Midlands. Sara Fawcett is president and chief executive officer of United Way of the Midlands. To learn more about the Youth in Transition Initiative, visit www.uway.org/ourwork/youth-plan.

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PHILANTHROPY HELPING OUT 2.0

TRUCKS TO

DUCKS

NONPROFITS FIND UNIQUE WAYS TO RAISE MONEY By Licia Jackson

uppose you could support a favorite nonprofit by buying a pint of delicious ice cream? Or raise funds for another charitable organization by eating a gourmet taco for breakfast or lunch? In the Midlands, you can do either or both. And there’s even a name for the movement: social enterprise. “Nonprofits are creating a separate business, with 100% of the profits going to the organization,” said Bridget Winston, director of development for Senior Resources. Goodwill Industries is a prime example of this model, but other organizations are joining the movement. Senior Resources Executive Director Pam Dukes heard about the idea at the annual Meals on Wheels conference. The nonprofit immediately began looking into it. They settled on the food truck idea and a staff member from San Antonio, Texas, happened to mention there was no place in Columbia to get a good breakfast taco. And so, Señor Resources was born. “We like that the food truck’s meals on wheels supports our Meals on Wheels,” Winston said, noting that it naturally connects Senior Resources with

Leaphart Elementary students (top photo) select ducks at the Duck Pluck fundraiser to support Transitions, a nonprofit that helps homeless people. (Photo/Jeff Blake) The Señor Resources food truck (inset) was launched to raise money for Senior Resources' Meals on Wheels program. (Photo/Senior Resourc es)

Meals on Wheels in people’s minds. One of Senior Resources’ major programs is Meals on Wheels, a food delivery and visitation service for senior citizens in the Midlands. The organization was renovating its building to bring the Meals on Wheels main distribution site back into the facility, so the building would be Department of Health and Environmental Control compliant and could also serve the food truck’s needs. “The stars were aligning,” Winston explained. Señor Resources was launched in April. The food truck will go wherever invited, to serve breakfast, lunch and dinner. On the menu are a Southwest breakfast burrito, chipotle shrimp tacos and sopapillas, among many other choices. The truck is operated by a food truck manager with paid staff, and interested customers can find out where it will be each day on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram. These business endeavors are far from the only ones that provide a different way of giving to nonprofits. Transitions, which helps find solutions for

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homeless adults, turned to the Soda City Duck Pluck for the first time this year. The initial idea was to have a Duck Race on the Congaree River, with donors “adopting” ducks at $5 each and the winning duck’s owner receiving a cash prize. Hurricane Florence interfered, causing the river to rise too high for a race. Instead, the organizers set up an above-ground pool at Stone River event space in West Columbia. Some young students were enlisted to get in the pool and “pluck” out the winners. The revised event raised $15,000 to help Columbia’s homeless. “All of the adoption fees come to us as the charity,” said Elizabeth Igleheart, vice president for advancement at Transitions. The costs of the event and the prizes – for three winners — were covered by event sponsors. NextHome Specialists partnered with Transitions to put on the Duck Pluck. “It’s such an affordable fundraiser,” Igleheart said. Transitions has other fundraisers that are at higher price points, but this one was affordable for a wide range of people. Having learned the logistics of the river, they will be looking for another water location for next year’s event.

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PHILANTHROPY HELPING OUT 2.0

Treat A

THAT GIVES BACK

By Licia Jackson

ust across Millwood Avenue from Senior Resources is the Epworth Children’s Home, the beneficiary of another social enterprise, the Epworth Ice Cream Co. “This ice cream is indulgence meeting benevolence,” said Dave Mackey, ice cream company president. “It is rare when a treat can be used to generate good.” All profits from the sale of the ice cream go to Epworth Children’s Home. The children’s home was founded in 1895 to provide live-in care for children and families in crisis. The original Epworth Ice Cream recipe — peanut butter ice cream — was created when the U.S. government sent peanut butter to the home as a nutrition source during the Great Depression. Epworth had a working dairy that provided income for the school, so it was natural to combine the peanut butter with cream to make ice cream for the children. The Friends of Epworth, a group of busi-

ness leaders raising funds for the children’s home, decided to establish the separate, forprofit ice cream company to supplement other donation sources, Mackey said. He joined the company in September. “Rather than continue to ask donors for money, seek grants and rely on churches, they (Friends of Epworth) wanted to build a business that would generate profits for the home,” Mackey said. Andrew Boozer, vice president of development at Epworth, expanded on that thought. “The proceeds donated will be used to support our mission and give us a continued revenue source,” he said. “We want to provide a place where we can help the children stay on track to complete high school.” About 80 children, most of them teenagers, live at Epworth. The ice cream is made at Greenwood Ice Cream, an artisanal dairy in Atlanta that specializes in small batches. The peanut butter recipe is unique to Epworth; other flavors

“It is rare when a treat can be used to generate good.”

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Dave Mackey is president of the Epworth Ice Cream Co. (Photo/Travis Boland)

— vanilla bean, vanilla-chocolate swirl with peanut butter cups and caramel with caramelfilled chocolates — are a collaboration between Epworth and Greenwood. The ice cream is available at a few stores in Columbia. Some churches have held special sales, and individual-serving cups are sold at events. The goal is to take it statewide by the end of the year, eventually forming a regional brand to generate significant profit, Mackey said. Travis Boland contributed to this article.

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COLA Gives was started by a group of retirees to give small grants to organizations with needs that were being overlooked. (Photo/Central Carolina Community Foundation)

GIVING CIRCLES HARNESS THE POWER OF COMBINING ASSETS

This house in the Shandon neighborhood is being renovated. Proceeds from the sale of the property will be donated to a local charity. (Photos/Melinda Waldrop)

FLIPPING FOR A GOOD CAUSE By Licia Jackson

cross town, what started out as a simple house renovation project blossomed into Flip & Give, a home remodeling and sale that will benefit a charity to be selected by the public. Graeme Moore and Justin Drafts of The Moore Co. real estate and management firm had purchased a house in the neighborhood. When they decided to renovate and sell the house, they began posting their ideas on social media. “It was fascinating to see that many people had an interest in what we were doing,” Moore said. They decided to let the public have input into design choices, and then someone suggested that the company give some of the profit to charity.

“We loved that idea, and that snowballed into ‘Let’s just give it all away and make a big production and try to really make an impact in the community where it’s needed.’ ” Online voters from the public have selected such design options as bathroom tile, roof shingles and kitchen cabinet colors. Soon they will select the local charity that will benefit. Services and materials are all being donated, and the renovated house is expected to sell for $500,000. About half that will go to the designated charity.

“It was fascinating to see that many people had an interest in what we were doing.”

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Melinda Waldrop contributed to this article.

There’s a lot of power in a group of people pooling their time, talents and treasure. Giving circles in the Midlands are proving that. Two examples are COLA Gives and Women Engaged. COLA Gives got started when a group of men and women who had retired to the Columbia area from other places saw needs that were not being met. These were things that didn’t require a lot of money — badges for a Boy Scout troop, music stands for a church orchestra. “Five or six of us got together and talked about how we could help,” said Jackie Griffin, the group’s president. And COLA Gives was born in 2013. Although it looks like the trendy nickname for Columbia, COLA stands for A Community Organized to Leverage Assets. There are 14 members, each paying $100 in dues a year. This allows them to make minigrants to organizations that need just a little bit of help. They focus on helping the AfricanAmerican community. “We’re not rocking-chair material,” Griffin said. “Whatever city we came from, we were all doing this.” Most of the original members moved here from Connecticut, but others came from Ohio, Virginia, California. COLA Gives has obtained nonprofit status. This year, the group raised some additional funds through Midlands Gives, which will allow them to increase their minigrants from five or six yearly to 10 to 15. Also focusing on the African-American community is Women Engaged, founded by Anita Garrett in 2017. Women Engaged is a giving circle focused on resource development for African-American communities and causes across South Carolina. Women Engaged works with events as well as philanthropy to raise awareness in the community. WE concentrates on educating others on economic empowerment and leveraging their donations.

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TAX REFORM

NEW LAWS WILL CHANGE IMPACT OF CHARITABLE DONATIONS ON TAX BILL FOR MANY PEOPLE By Licia Jackson

he world of philanthropy is waiting to see what the impact of income tax reform will be on giving by individual taxpayers. As standard deductions have been substantially increased, many taxpayers will no longer need to itemize deductions, including charitable contributions. To a person who made gifts to help reduce his tax bill, the incentive to make charitable donations goes away. “A lot of people will give the same,” predicts Mark Hobbs, CPA, CFF and CGMA, managing shareholder of The Hobbs Group PA in Columbia. To help explain, Hobbs gave three hypothetical cases of taxpayers’ deductions and tax savings under both the 2017 and the 2018

tax laws. Only one of the three would save on taxes for 2018 by making charitable contributions at the same level as 2017. In the first example, a couple had $415,856 in adjusted gross income. They made charitable donations of $19,020 in both years. In 2017 their total itemized deductions were $57,841, but because of tax law changes the total deductions are predicted at $37,808 for 2018. The latter figure was still higher than the new standard deduction of $24,000 for the couple, so it still will be advantageous to itemize. Their federal tax for 2017 was $100,668. With the same figures for 2018, the federal tax is expected to be $82,494. Their savings from the charitable donations in 2017 was $7,608 but in 2018 the savings from the same

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total donations would be $5,523. “The high-income couple will probably give anyway,” Hobbs said. “The tax change hurt this couple by $2,085 (difference between $7,608 and $5,523). But they have disposable income.” In another hypothetical case, a single retired taxpayer has income of $112,157. In both years, charitable contributions total $5,676. In 2017, the total itemized deductions were $12,490 and the standard deduction was $7,900, so the itemized deductions were used, for a tax savings of $1,468.90 in the appropriate tax bracket. In 2018, the itemized deductions are the same, but the standardized deduction goes up to $13,600. This taxpayer will not itemize, and the savings from charitable

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PHILANTHROPY 2.0 deductions is 0. Total federal taxes calculated for this taxpayer are $18,817 in 2017; $17,190 for 2018. “This taxpayer can keep the charitable contributions and pay less tax as a result of the higher standard deduction,” Hobbs said. In a third hypothetical case, a married couple filing jointly has income of $115,013 in both years. They are also retired; their age range gives them additional standard deduction amounts of $2,600 ($1,300 each). Their contributions in both 2017 and 2018 are $5,925. In 2017 their total itemized deductions were $17,970 versus a standard deduction of $15,200, so it was advantageous to itemize. Their total federal tax was $13,709 and they had a tax savings of $886.40 because of their contributions. In 2018, their standard deduction goes up to $26,600, considerably higher than the $17,142 total itemized deductions. They would be projected to pay $11,330 in federal taxes with no savings due to charitable contributions. This couple could also keep the donations they had been making and still pay less tax. The tax reforms that increased the stan-

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dard deduction cut the complexity of tax records and simplify tax filing, Hobbs said. “People will pay less tax and they don’t have to keep as many records.” He predicts that, especially in the generous Midlands, a lot of people will continue to give the same amounts. His accounting firm works with a number of charitable organizations. “Nonprofits are holding their breath. They hope people will keep giving,” Hobbs said. The Central Carolina Community Foundation’s blog has some suggestions for donors at higher income levels. They can donate stocks, which usually provide more value than if the owner sold them, paid taxes and then gave the cash balance. A person or family can also establish a Donor Advised Fund at a level higher than their standard deduction, which allows them to save on the tax bill in the year the donation is made. Then in the years following, the donor can gift from that fund to chosen charities. Hobbs says that 95% of people will pay less taxes for 2018. “The rates went down and the standard deduction is going up,” he said.

STANDARD DEDUCTIONS Tax reform has increased the standard deduction amounts for 2018 tax returns. Filing status

2017

2018

Single.................. $6,350 ........$12,000 Married filing separately............ $6,350 ........$12,000 Married filing jointly.................$12,700 ...... $24,000 Head of household............ $9,350 ........$18,000 Note: For 2018, the additional standard deduction for those 65 or older or those who are blind is $1,300. The additional standard deduction increased to $1,600 for unmarried taxpayers. Source: IRS

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RESILIENT RICHLAND

HELPING CHILDREN FIGHT THE STRESS OF ADVERSE EXPERIENCES By Licia Jackson

hildren who undergo traumatic stress may misbehave or develop health problems. But those are far from the only consequences, according to research. Those who undergo adverse child experiences, known as ACEs, can be affected long into adulthood. The toxic effects of stress on the brain can lead to long-term effects on mental and physical health, as well as risky behavior. In one Midlands county, a huge team of nonprofit leaders, medical professionals, social service agencies, educators and researchers are tackling the problem head-on. Meet Resilient Richland, which will have its official launch on Nov. 1. “We’re looking at the system, at what it would take,” said Anita Floyd, senior vice president for community impact and strategic implementation at United Way of the Midlands. Richland County was chosen for the first project because it has so many agencies ready to get involved.

The Children’s Trust of South Carolina is a major player and the public defender’s office is involved, as well as the Department of Juvenile Justice. The planning committee includes representatives from all Richland school districts, law enforcement, Columbia City Council, USC, health care and social services agencies and the Richland Library. “There’s so much momentum here,” said Aditi Srivastav Bussells, Children’s Trust research and community impact manager. Resilient Richland will enlist everyone who deals with children and youth to help prevent ACEs from happening and, when they do, to prevent long-term impacts. ACEs are defined as traumatic experiences that occur in a child’s life prior to the age of 18, including emotional, physical and sexual abuse; domestic violence; substance use and mental illness in the household; separation from parents from such causes as incarceration and divorce; food insecurity; and homelessness. Even when these experiences do occur, children can be

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helped through them by learning ways to be resilient, Floyd said. In Richland County, the problem is large. Children’s Trust research at the county level has found that 67% of residents report ACEs, with the most common being emotional abuse, parental divorce/separation and household substance use. The county’s average yearly cost resulting from ACEs, including health care costs, productivity losses, child welfare, criminal justice and special education, is estimated at $173.7 million. This data was collected through the S.C. Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System in 2014-16, managed locally by the S.C. Department of Health and Environmental Control. The Resilient Richland project had its roots at United Way in working with homeless youth, Floyd said. Many of the young people were homeless because of trauma, and they were vulnerable to more trauma. United Way of the Midlands received funding from the Nord Family Foundation and Robert

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Woods Johnson (through a United Way Worldwide Project). After presenting programs, including two films focusing on ACEs and their treatment (“Paper Tigers” and “Resilience”), a meeting of the agencies was convened. With the reaction strongly positive, consultants were brought in for retreats and surveys were taken. “We ended up with three areas to start with,” Floyd said. First is building community awareness of the problem and the need to help children. The second is training adults who work with children. The Children’s Trust was already well on the way with the initiative, Bussells said. Research had been done on ACEs statewide, and the agency was able to produce data by community and county. This is very rare to have, she said. That effort has been assisted by an investment by BlueCross BlueShield Foundation of South Carolina. The Children’s Trust has 75 master trainers who use a curriculum created by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention to teach adults to recognize childhood trauma and help those who have experienced it. “We hope to build a training program that is adapted to each site,” said Dr. Richard Kagan, a

consultant and nationally known expert on traumatic experiences of children and families. “We want everyone in the school... to be operating with the same understanding of how trauma affects the behavior of children.” The third part of the plan is a pilot project, to build a team for a specific community bringing in all the partners needed, Floyd said. That will take time and will need to be tailored to the particular community’s needs. For now, making the community aware of ACEs is receiving attention. “We want to make people aware of the impact of trauma on the brain of a child and the brains of adults who care about them,” Kagan said. “We need to get across what has been shown to help . . . Trauma affects the bodies and brains of our children and families.” The ultimate goal, Bussells said, is that every child, every family, every individual in Richland County get the same opportunity to be the best they can be. Traumatic experience can be intergenerational, and breaking that cycle is important. “We want to prevent bad experiences from happening, and to prevent bad experiences from having a longterm effect.”

ACEs BY THE NUMBERS South Carolina adults have 62% ofreported one ACE as a child

South Carolina adults have 22% ofreported two or more ACEs South Carolina adults have 16% ofreported four or more ACEs

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Midlands Gives

GIVING DAY

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PHILANTHROPY 2.0

Midlands Gives is an annual, two-day initiative to promote charitable contributions among individuals and businesses to many Columbia-area nonprofits. (Photos/Central Carolina Community Foundation)

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The Soul of Philanthropy exhibit was held at the Richland Main Library to celebrate the history of charitable work in the African American community. (Photos/Central Carolina Community Foundation)

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NONPROFIT SPOTLIGHTS

The following Midlands nonprofits are featured in this section:

29 �� American Heart Association

43 ��Children's Trust of South Carolina

31 ��Lighthouse For Life

45 ��Communities in Schools

32 �� Senior Resources

47 �� Nancy K. Perry Children’s Shelter

33 ��Junior Achievement

49 �� Make-A-Wish South Carolina

35 �� Home Works

51 ��Mental Illness Recovery Center

37 ��Serve & Connect

53 �� South Carolina United FC

39 ��American Red Cross

55 ��United Way of the Midlands

41 �� Leukemia Lymphoma Society

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NONPROFIT SPOTLIGHT

MISSION STATEMENT: To be a relentless force for a world of longer, healthier lives.

QUICK FACTS: NAME OF YOUR ORGANIZATION: American Heart Association YEAR ESTABLISHED LOCALLY: 1989 TOP LOCAL EXECUTIVE: Amanda Butler, Executive Director CONTACT INFORMATION: Address: 190 Knox Abbott Drive, Suite 301, Cayce SC 29033 Phone: 803-806-3008 Fax: 803-787-0804 Website: www.heart.org/midlands AVERAGE NUMBER OF VOLUNTEERS IN 2018: 5,000 TOTAL OPERATING BUDGET (2018-2019): $1.22 million PERCENT OF REVENUE DEDICATED TO PROGRAM SERVICES: 81.8% is dedicated to the program services including research, community services, public health education and professional education GEOGRAPHIC AREA OR SPECIFIC POPULATION SERVED: The counties of Kershaw, Lexington, Newberry, Orangeburg and Richland GREATEST NEED: Heart disease is the No. 1 killer worldwide. Stroke ranks second globally and is the leading cause of severe disability. Some form of cardiovascular disease affects more than one in every three adult Americans. To fight these diseases, we fund innovative research, advocate for stronger public health policies, and provide critical tools and information to save and improve lives. Financial contributions are needed to fund education, programs, and life-saving research.

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A CLOSER LOOK: 2018 TOP ACHIEVEMENTS: • $1,476,376 was funded in cardiovascular research at the University of South Carolina in 2018 • Over 30,569 people trained in hands-only CPR in the Midlands • 22,415 students in the Midlands participated in activity driven initiatives led by the AHA. • A Comprehensive Stroke System of Care was created in South Carolina. The Stroke Registry was created to capture stroke data and treatment in the state and all EMS authorities will begin using the same stroke transport protocols for stroke patients in line with a stroke facility designation plan. 2019 GOALS: To raise awareness and funds in the fight against the No. 1 and No. 5 killers of Americans- heart disease and stroke. FUNDRAISING EVENTS: • 2018 Midlands Heart Ball: Friday, February 15 at the USC Alumni Center midlandsheartball.heart.org • 2018 Midlands Heart Walk: Saturday, April 6 at Colonial Life Arena www.midlandsheartwalk.org • 2018 Midlands Go Red For Women Luncheon: Friday, May 10 at the USC Alumni Center goredmidlands.heart.org CORPORATE GIVING OPPORTUNITIES: Corporate donations are an essential piece to helping the American Heart Association fund its mission. Local event sponsorships are available at a variety of levels. In addition, the American Heart Association accepts financial contributions throughout the year. Corporate donors are encouraged to contact Amanda Butler, Executive Director of the Midlands Chapter, at 803.806.3020 for additional information.

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NONPROFIT SPOTLIGHT

MISSION STATEMENT: To raise awareness about the realities of human trafficking while restoring victims to wholeness.

QUICK FACTS: NAME OF YOUR ORGANIZATION: Lighthouse for Life

A CLOSER LOOK: 2018 TOP ACHIEVEMENTS: • Licensed by DSS August 1, 2018, Level 3 contract with DSS, presented to • 15,000 people in the community, served 10 survivors of trafficking.

YEAR ESTABLISHED LOCALLY: June 2014 TOP LOCAL EXECUTIVE: Jen Thompson, executive director

2019 GOALS: • Fully open and operate Karis Home serving female survivors of sex trafficking ages 12 – 21. • Speak to 20,000 community members on the topic of prevention and awareness of human trafficking.

CONTACT INFORMATION: Address: 7320 Broad River Road, Suite K-247, Irmo SC 29063 Phone: 803-900-0907 Website: www.lighthouseforlife.org

FUNDRAISING EVENTS: March 9, 2019 – Run for Her Life 5K – Saluda Shoals Park in Irmo, SC. Register at www.runhard.org

CORPORATE GIVING CONTACTS: Jen Thompson, executive director E-mail: Jen@lighthouseforlife.org

CORPORATE GIVING OPPORTUNITIES: To sponsor the Run for Her Life 5K please email Jen@lighthouseforlife.org To become a corporate sponsor please visit www.lighthouseforlife.org/who-we-are

AVERAGE NUMBER OF VOLUNTEERS IN 2018: 100 TOTAL OPERATING BUDGET (2018-2019): Our projected budget for 2019 is $450,000

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PERCENT OF REVENUE DEDICATED TO PROGRAM SERVICES: Our projected revenue required for 2019 program services is 80%. GEOGRAPHIC AREA OR SPECIFIC POPULATION SERVED: South Carolina GREATEST NEED: Opportunities to raise awareness – speaking platforms, financial partners.

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NONPROFIT HELPING OUT SPOTLIGHT

MISSION STATEMENT: Senior Resources is a non-profit organization that provides coordinated services to promote and empower healthy, independent living among seniors through the support of staff and volunteers.

QUICK FACTS: NAME OF YOUR ORGANIZATION: Senior Resources, Inc. YEAR ESTABLISHED LOCALLY: 1967 TOP LOCAL EXECUTIVE: Pam Dukes, Executive Director CONTACT INFORMATION: Address: 2817 Millwood Ave., Columbia, SC 29205 Phone: 803-252-7734 Fax: 803-929-0349 Website: www.seniorresourcesinc.org CORPORATE GIVING CONTACT: Bridget Winston, Director of Development E-mail: bwinston@seniorresourcesinc.org AVERAGE NUMBER OF VOLUNTEERS IN 2018: 350 TOTAL OPERATING BUDGET (2018-2019): $2.8 million PERCENT OF REVENUE DEDICATED TO PROGRAM SERVICES: 92% GEOGRAPHIC AREA OR SPECIFIC POPULATION SERVED: Richland County GREATEST NEED: According to the Central Midlands Council of Governments, the number of Richland County residents over the age of 65 is expected to more than double over the next three decades, from 37,500 seniors in 2010 to 88,700 in 2040. As the elderly population continues to grow, demand for our services is outpacing our funding sources. We currently have a waiting list for Meals on Wheels and Home Care. We are working to engage new donors and solicit additional sources of revenue to meet the growing needs in our community. Senior Resources is the sole provider of Meals on Wheels in Richland County.

A CLOSER LOOK: 2018 TOP ACHIEVEMENTS: In early 2018, we renovated our building to construct a new Meals on Wheels site. We currently serve about 250 hot meals each day and 800 frozen meals each week from that site. The space also includes our Senior Care Pantry and Pet Pals programs in the facility. It also includes a walk-in freezer that will allow us to grow our frozen meal delivery service to seniors who live in remote areas. • In 2018, we also launched our food truck, Señor Resources, as a social enterprise. Proceeds from the food truck support our mission. It’s meals on wheels supporting Meals on Wheels. • We were able to serve 169,381 hot and frozen meals to 1,015 Meals on Wheels clients in FY2018. At our four Wellness Centers, we served 13,691 meals to 153 attendees, and also provided 558 hours of physical fitness classes and 122,000 miles of transportation for those who needed it. We also provided more than 10,000 hours of home care to home-bound seniors. 2019 GOALS: In 2019, we plan to begin offering more menu choices to our meal clients. We're starting with our Wellness centers and will expand to Meals on Wheels clients. Wellness center clients, who are served a hot meal each day that they attend, will have a choice of two different entrees with sides. We are confident that providing greater menu choices will further improve quality of life and promote dignity for our clients. It will also improve their nutrition and reduce food waste in our program. FUNDRAISING EVENTS: • Then & Now Gala – Friday, November 2, 2018, at the USC Alumni Center. Featuring open bar, heavy hors d’oeuvres, live music and silent auction from 7-11 p.m. For more

information or to purchase tickets, visit seniorresourcesinc.org/gala • March for Meals 5K – Saturday, March 9, 2019, at Timmerman Trail. This 5K raises awareness of the issue of senior hunger in our community, and raises funds to help us reduce our Meals on Wheels waiting list. Stay tuned for more details at www. facebook.com/MarchforMeals5K/ CORPORATE GIVING OPPORTUNITIES: • Sponsorships are available for both our annual Then & Now Gala in November, and for our annual March for Meals 5K in March. Sponsorship opportunities are available at a variety of investment levels, Please contact Bridget Winston at bwinston@seniorresourcesinc.org or 803252-7734 x256 for more information. • We also offer several volunteer opportunities for business partners who would like to engage their employees in hands-on community service work. • A Meals on Wheels Volunteer Blitz allows a workplace to take over all the packing and delivery routes for our Meals on Wheels program for one day. It’s a great team-building experience, and doesn't require a large time commitment. • Local businesses, churches and civic groups are also invited to “Adopt A Route.” Your group agrees to cover a particular Meals on Wheels route on a daily, weekly, or monthly basis. • Local businesses, churches, scouting troops and student groups have also held food drives for our Senior Care Pantry and Pet Pals program. The Senior Care Pantry provides non-perishable foods, toiletries and household items to those on our waiting lists. Pet Pals provides a monthly delivery of pet food to Meals on Wheels clients who also have a pet.

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MISSION STATEMENT: To inspire and prepare young people to succeed in the global economy.

QUICK FACTS: NAME OF YOUR ORGANIZATION: Junior Achievement of Greater South Carolina

A CLOSER LOOK: 2018 TOP ACHIEVEMENTS: 2017-2018 5 Star Award from Junior Achievement USA 2019 GOALS: To increase students served South Carolina by 5%.

YEAR ESTABLISHED LOCALLY: 1968 TOP LOCAL EXECUTIVE: Casey Pash CONTACT INFORMATION: Address: 2711 Middleburg Drive, Suite 301 Columbia, SC 29204 Phone: 803-252-1974 Website: centralsc.ja.org CORPORATE GIVING CONTACTS: Casey Pash, President and CEO Address: 2711 Middleburg Drive, Suite 301 Columbia, SC 29204 Phone: 803-252-1974, ext. 205 E-mail: casey.pash@ja.org AVERAGE NUMBER OF VOLUNTEERS IN 2018: 550 TOTAL OPERATING BUDGET (2018-2019): $441,000

FUNDRAISING EVENTS: 35th Annual South Carolina Business Hall of Fame, March 12, 2019 USC Alumni Center CORPORATE GIVING OPPORTUNITIES: STUDENT SPONSORSHIP 1 Student $25 CLASSROOM SPONSORSHIPS: Whole School $10,000 High School Class $650 Middle School Class $650 Elementary Class $500 HALL OF FAME SPONSORSHIPS Presenting Sponsor $25,000 Ambassador Sponsors $10,000 Champion Sponsors $5,000 Table Sponsors $2,250 Tickets $225

PERCENT OF REVENUE DEDICATED TO PROGRAM SERVICES: 76.5% GEOGRAPHIC AREA OR SPECIFIC POPULATION SERVED: 34 counties in South Carolina GREATEST NEED: Volunteer mentors to teach Junior Achievement programs on financial literacy, work readiness, and entrepreneurship

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MISSION STATEMENT: To show God’s love through serving those in need by repairing homes, while assisting with youth development and empowering communities to care for their own.

QUICK FACTS: NAME OF YOUR ORGANIZATION: Home Works of America YEAR ESTABLISHED LOCALLY: 1996 TOP LOCAL EXECUTIVE: Joe Huggins, PE CCM; Executive Director CONTACT INFORMATION: Address: 3823 West Beltline Blvd., Columbia, SC 29204 Phone: 803-781-4536 Fax: 803-233-9389 Website: www.homeworksofamerica.org CORPORATE GIVING CONTACTS: Joe Huggins, Executive Director Address: 3823 West Beltline Blvd., Columbia, SC 29204 Phone: 803-781-4536 E-mail: jhuggins@homeworksofamerica.org AVERAGE NUMBER OF VOLUNTEERS IN 2018: 1700+ TOTAL OPERATING BUDGET (2018-2019): $1,072,000

A CLOSER LOOK: 2018 TOP ACHIEVEMENTS: • Home Works has served over 90 homeowners this year. Home Works provides free home repairs to qualifying homeowners during scheduled workdays and summer sessions. In 2018, we held week-long summer sessions in Fayetteville, NC; Johns Island, SC; Greenville, SC; and Aiken, SC and — new this year — Lake City, SC. More than 50 volunteers from Virginia joined us in Lake City for our inaugural session and repaired four homes. • Development of the Health Works Program – an internal Home Works program that partners with local hospitals to reduce readmissions and emergency room visits due to the challenges of the patients’ living conditions. • Home Works relies on the generous service of volunteers ages 12 and up. We have volunteers from local businesses, high schools, church youth groups, civic groups and fitness clubs to name a few. We are so grateful for volunteers who help us hammer hope home in our community. Our volunteers have doubled in number from 2017 to 2018.

2019 GOALS: Home Works desires to grow the Health Works component of its mission to help regional hospital systems combat readmission rates and mitigate emergency department visits due to poor home environmental health. We hope to continue to increase the number of homes repaired in our state, helping to ease the affordable housing crisis facing our state’s major metropolitan areas while making a difference in the lives of residents in our communities. Additionally, we hope to increase the number of student volunteers who serve with Home Works to offset workforce development challenges that corporations and manufacturers are experiencing throughout the state. CORPORATE GIVING OPPORTUNITIES: Home Works accepts financial donations throughout the year. Donations may be made through our website at www. homeworksofamerica.org. Corporate donors are encouraged to contact Joe Huggins, Executive Director at 803.781.4536.

PERCENT OF REVENUE DEDICATED TO PROGRAM SERVICES: 94.6% GEOGRAPHIC AREA OR SPECIFIC POPULATION SERVED: Qualifying homeowners in the Midlands, Pee Dee, Charleston and Greenville, SC.

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GREATEST NEED: Our greatest need is for unrestricted funds to support our work. Such funds allow us to be bold in our strategies throughout the state and region and help us to bring more hope through home repair to citizens in South Carolina and beyond.

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MISSION STATEMENT: Promote community safety, resilience and well-being through transformative police and community partnerships.

QUICK FACTS: NAME OF YOUR ORGANIZATION: Serve & Connect YEAR ESTABLISHED LOCALLY: 2015 TOP LOCAL EXECUTIVE: Kassy Alia, Founder and CEO CONTACT INFORMATION: Address: PO Box 6840, Columbia, SC 29260 Website: www.serveandconnect.net CORPORATE GIVING CONTACTS: David Laird, Director of Operations Address: 1512 Laurel St., Columbia, SC 29201 E-mail: david@serveandconnect.net AVERAGE NUMBER OF VOLUNTEERS IN 2018: 104 registered volunteers TOTAL OPERATING BUDGET (2018-2019): $332,157 PERCENT OF REVENUE DEDICATED TO PROGRAM SERVICES: 70% GEOGRAPHIC AREA OR SPECIFIC POPULATION SERVED: Statewide throughout South Carolina GREATEST NEED: We are a nonprofit organization made up of community members, law enforcement officers, families and partnering nonprofit organizations. Our aim is to support the many great organizations already in place by maximizing their ability to work together with community members and law enforcement. We were founded by 2015 by Kassy Alia, the widow of Greg Alia, a police officer with the Forest Acres Police Department who was killed in the line of duty on Sept. 30, 2015. We are seeking passionate individuals and business to support our growth through financial contributions and volunteerism. We invite you to join our movement and help us change the conversation between cops and community. www.columbiabusinessreport.com

A CLOSER LOOK: 2018 TOP ACHIEVEMENTS: The primary focus of our work is on supporting connections between police and community. We specifically seek to create new opportunities for police and community to work together through events, meetings, and opportunities for resources to be distributed to help people in need. A few highlights from 2018 include: • Greg’s Groceries, our partnership with Harvest Hope Food Bank, kicked off in August 2017. In the first year, 890 boxes equaling nearly 19,000 meals were delivered by police to people living in food insecure areas. • Our Warm the Winter campaign resulted in 80+ hats, gloves and scarves being delivered by police across six Midlands departments to people experiencing homelessness. • We partnered with 11 departments across 6 counties to deliver water to people in need during the summer heat. • We facilitated the Daddy and Me 5K, a vision of Chief Kevin Cornett of the Springdale Police Department, which celebrated the role of fathers in families and raised money for the Midlands Fatherhood Coalition. In the inaugural year, the event raised $12,444. 2019 GOALS: Our strategic goals for the next year focus on enhanced reached throughout South Carolina, including: • Implement our Compassionate Acts Programming, which provides new opportunities for police and community to interact, in 12 new jurisdictions throughout the state of South Carolina. • Facilitate greater collaboration between law enforcement and the mental health community. • Implement an intensive collaborative policing effort in Columbia’s 29203 zip code as a strategy for promoting positive

youth outcomes. • Implement the first-annual Courageous Conversations event which invites diverse voices into the discussion of how to elevate police and community relationships statewide. The first event will be held in the Midlands in April 2019 and will focus on race relations. FUNDRAISING EVENTS: • Feed An Officer Campaign, December 14, 2018 – see our website for details including participating restaurants • Annual Knight of Honor Gala, Friday September 27, 2019, Columbia, SC • Midlands Gives, Tuesday May 7, 2019 CORPORATE GIVING OPPORTUNITIES: Corporate sponsorship opportunities are available for our annual Knight of Honor Gala, a medieval-inspired event which honors police and community heroes for excellence in community service and partnership. The event draws over 300 individuals each year from across the state. Proceeds benefit Serve & Connect. SPONSORSHIP OPPORTUNITIES are also available for our Courageous Conversation event for April 2019 which will focus on elevating police and community relationships. The first event will focus on police relationships with communities of color and will seek to create recommendations to be used by statewide leaderships. We accept donations year-round for our programming, especially our Compassionate Acts Program. There are sponsorship opportunities which enable business to sponsor community events, such as our Farmday Funday event listed above. Sponsorships may also be made for specific areas of need. General donations are welcome online at serveandconnect.net.

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MISSION STATEMENT: The American Red Cross prevents and alleviates human suffering in the face of emergencies by mobilizing the power of volunteers and generosity of donors.

QUICK FACTS: NAME OF YOUR ORGANIZATION: American Red Cross of Central SC TOP LOCAL EXECUTIVE: Rebecca E. Jordan, Executive Director CONTACT INFORMATION: Address: 2751 Bull St., Columbia, SC 29201 Phone: 803-540-1240 Website: www.redcross.org/sc AVERAGE NUMBER OF VOLUNTEERS IN 2018: Nearly 1000 PERCENT OF REVENUE DEDICATED TO PROGRAM SERVICES: An average of 91 cents of every dollar the American Red Cross spends is invested in humanitarian services and programs GEOGRAPHIC AREA OR SPECIFIC POPULATION SERVED: Central South Carolina including: Richland, Lexington, Calhoun, Orangeburg, Clarendon, Sumter, Lee, Kershaw, Fairfield, Newberry, Saluda, Aiken, Allendale, Bamberg, Barnwell and Edgefield counties. GREATEST NEED: Financial contributions are needed to invest in our humanitarian services and programs. We also have a need for new volunteers, blood donations and growing our community partnerships.

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A CLOSER LOOK: 2017 TOP ACHIEVEMENTS: In FY18, the American Red Cross of Central SC assisted 2,500+ individuals affected by disasters – primarily home fires; collected 31,000+ units of blood for area hospitals; trained 10,000+ in lifesaving skills, such as CPR/ AED, First Aid and nearly 1,100 people in Water Safety; and through our global communication network, provided 2,000+ emergency communications and other services, provided nearly 4,000 services to military, veterans and their families including counseling and financial assistance, to support military families. Additionally, we helped created a more resilient community by installing more than 2,100 free smoke alarms and made nearly 800 homes safer through educational visits and creating preparedness plans. Thanks to the generosity of our compassionate donors, volunteers and community partners, your Red Cross is able to bring relief and comfort to thousands of South Carolinians after Hurricane Florence’s

high winds and torrential rains uprooted lives and destroyed homes. Thousands of American Red Cross workers—over 90 percent volunteer—mounted a massive response to help people devastated by Hurricane Florence across South Carolina and North Carolina, which continues today. 2019 GOALS: Expand our volunteer base, grow our financial support and increase blood donations. CORPORATE GIVING OPPORTUNITIES: The Red Cross accepts financial donations throughout the year. Anyone interested in donating can call 1-800-REDCROSS or go to www.redcross.org or mail a check to their local chapter. Corporate donors are encouraged to contact Rebecca E. Jordan, executive director of the Central SC Chapter, at 803-540-1240 or Sarah Dow, regional chief development officer with the Palmetto SC Region at 864-901-9973.

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MISSION STATEMENT: Cure leukemia, lymphoma, Hodgkin's disease and myeloma, and improve the quality of life of patients and their families.

QUICK FACTS: NAME OF YOUR ORGANIZATION: Leukemia & Lymphoma Society YEAR ESTABLISHED LOCALLY: 1949

A CLOSER LOOK: 2018 TOP ACHIEVEMENTS: - In 2017, $1.2 million was distributed to patients in South Carolina to help with co-pay assistance for doctors’ visits and prescriptions as well as travel support.

TOP LOCAL EXECUTIVE: Paul Jeter CONTACT INFORMATION: Address: 107 Westpark Blvd, Suite 150 Columbia, SC 29210 Phone: 803-731-4060 Fax: 803-731-4066 Website: www.lls.org/south-carolina CORPORATE GIVING CONTACTS: Allison Robinson, Campaign Manager Address: 107 Westpark Blvd., Suite 150, Columbia, SC 29210 Phone: 803-576-4384 E-mail: Allison.Robinson@lls.org AVERAGE NUMBER OF VOLUNTEERS IN 2018: 100

2019 GOALS: Expand our presence in South Carolina to raise more resources to find cures for blood cancer. FUNDRAISING EVENTS: • Light The Night: Thursday, Nov. 1 from 5:30-7:30 p.m. at the SC State House • Light The Night walks are a celebration of light to drive out the darkness of cancer. Participants carry red, gold and white lanterns that best signify their reasons for Lighting The Night. Join as an individual or as a member of a community or corporate team. Whatever you choose, be sure to ask everyone you know to join, too! • Man and Woman of the Year Gala:

Thursday, May 16th from 6-10pm at the USC Alumni Center - Man and Woman of the Year is a 10 week competition to support blood cancer research. Candidates form powerful fundraising teams and compete in honor of two local children who are blood cancer survivors. Winners are announced at the gala on May 16th. CORPORATE GIVING OPPORTUNITIES: Sponsorships available from a Presenting Level ($25,000) and below for: • Light The Night: LLS’s annual evening walk at the SC State House Man and Woman of the Year: 10 week fundraising competition culminating in a black-tie optional gala. • Student Series: statewide campaign run in elementary and high schools.

TOTAL OPERATING BUDGET (2018-2019): $1,021,555 PERCENT OF REVENUE DEDICATED TO PROGRAM SERVICES: 82%

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GEOGRAPHIC AREA OR SPECIFIC POPULATION SERVED: There are 74 Chapters nationwide and in Canada serving blood cancer patients and their families. GREATEST NEED: Support for our mission through donations and corporate partnerships to help end cancer.

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MISSION STATEMENT: Strengthen families and lead communities to prevent child abuse, neglect and injuries in South Carolina.

QUICK FACTS: NAME OF YOUR ORGANIZATION: Children’s Trust of South Carolina YEAR ESTABLISHED LOCALLY: In 2008 Children’s Trust Fund of South Carolina, Voices for South Carolina’s Children and Prevent Child Abuse South Carolina merged together to form Children’s Trust of South Carolina TOP LOCAL EXECUTIVE: Sue Williams, Chief Executive Officer CONTACT INFORMATION: Address: 1330 Lady Street, Suite 310, Columbia, SC 29201 Phone: 803-733-5430 Fax: 803-744-4020 Website: scChildren.org CORPORATE GIVING CONTACTS: Adrienne Bellinger, Chief Phone: 803-744-4043 E-mail: abellinger@scchildren.org TOTAL OPERATING BUDGET (2018-2019): $16,401,722 PERCENT OF REVENUE DEDICATED TO PROGRAM SERVICES: 97 percent GEOGRAPHIC AREA OR SPECIFIC POPULATION SERVED: Statewide GREATEST NEED: Shift resources to prevention so that we work upstream before the crisis of abuse or neglect occurs, saving lives and money, now and for years to come

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A CLOSER LOOK: 2018 TOP ACHIEVEMENTS: • 8,464 parents, caregivers and children were served through communitybased prevention programs • 45 community organizations were funded to deliver proven prevention programs • Because of Children’s Trust coaching and technical assistance, all Strengthening Families Program partners met or exceeded fidelity standards • Countywide, coordinated systems of prevention in Georgetown and Greenville counties were funded by The Duke Endowment. It will serve as model for expansion across South Carolina • Expanded the fatherhood component of the Community Support for Young Parents program 2019 GOALS: • Build positive parenting skills through evidence-based programs • Cultivate more communities to develop and meet prevention plans of action • Increase the number of organizations that champion prevention and resilience • Improve our KIDS COUNT ranking FUNDRAISING EVENTS: • Sentinel Society, ongoing • #Good4SCkids Monthly Giving, ongoing • Child Abuse Prevention Month, April 2019 • Midlands Gives, Columbia, May 2019 • Strike Out Child Abuse, Greenville and Columbia, Summer 2019 • Giving Tuesday and Holiday Giving, November through December 2019 CORPORATE GIVING OPPORTUNITIES: • Home Visiting Summit, March 2019 • Child Abuse Prevention Month, April 2019 • South Carolina Prevention Conference, Sept. 2019 • A range of sponsorship opportunities are available, including customized packages. Contact Adrienne Bellinger, chief development officer, at 803744-4043 or abellinger@scchildren.org

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MISSION STATEMENT: To surround students with a community of support, empowering them to stay in school and achieve in life.

QUICK FACTS: NAME OF YOUR ORGANIZATION: Communities In Schools of the Midlands YEAR ESTABLISHED LOCALLY: 1987 TOP LOCAL EXECUTIVE: Dorian Mendez-Vaz, CEO CONTACT INFORMATION: Address: 2712 Middleburg Drive, Suite 219, Columbia, SC 29204 Phone: 803-254-9727 Fax: 803-254-0320 Website: www.cism.org CORPORATE GIVING CONTACTS: Dorian Mendez-Vaz, CEO Phone: 803-254-9727 E-mail: dmvaz@cism.org AVERAGE NUMBER OF VOLUNTEERS IN 2018: 50 TOTAL OPERATING BUDGET (2018-2019): $560,821 PERCENT OF REVENUE DEDICATED TO PROGRAM SERVICES: 88% GEOGRAPHIC AREA OR SPECIFIC POPULATION SERVED: We currently serve students and families within Lexington and Richland Counties, and the Department of Juvenile Justice (DJJ). GREATEST NEED: • Financial contributions to sustain and expand our service impact • Volunteers to serve as tutors and mentors within each of our schools. Volunteers provide 1-on-1, small group, or in-class assistance primarily in math and ELA courses. • In-kind donations of school supplies, backpacks, new clothing and shoes for elementary to highs school aged youth. These items are used to support the operation of our school-wide CIS Clothing & Supply Closets.

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A CLOSER LOOK: 2018 TOP ACHIEVEMENTS: Communities In Schools of the Midlands focuses on helping to improve student success by providing needed support and services. Our goal is to improve graduation rates by supporting youth in academic achievement, post-secondary school readiness, reinforcing positive behavior, and connecting students and families with community resources. With this in mind, one of our goals has been to create feeder patterns between elementary, middle, and high schools. This approach provides support for students from elementary school throughout high school and into adulthood. Additionally, the feeder pattern helps to ensure a smooth transition for students moving to the next school level. Since 2014 we have provided services for students by partnering with Herbert A. Wood Elementary School in Lexington School District Two. For the 2018/19 school year we were able to expand our reach within the district to Pine Ridge Middle School. This allows us to provide continued support for many of the same students from Herbert A. Wood Elementary, as well as support students who were already enrolled at Pine Ridge. 2019 GOALS: Communities In Schools of the Midlands brings community resources into schools to empower success for all students by: • Removing barriers for vulnerable students at risk of dropping out • Helping to keep students in school and on the path to graduation • Leveraging evidence, relationships and local resources to drive results • Our goal for 2019 is to increase our service reach within Richland and Lexington Counties, and expand into another county in the Midlands. FUNDRAISING EVENTS: Our signature fundraising event is the Annual Oyster Roast. It will be held in April 2019. CORPORATE GIVING OPPORTUNITIES: Donations are accepted throughout the year to help with supporting the work we do in schools. To discuss ways that you can contribute, please contact Dorian Mendez-Vaz at dmvaz@cism.org.

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MISSION STATEMENT: The shelter exists to provide a nurturing environment and residential care to children who are in crisis due to abuse, neglect, abandonment, exploitation, or caregiver emergency.

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NAME OF YOUR ORGANIZATION: Nancy K. Perry Children's Shelter MISSION STATEMENT: The Nancy K. Perry Children's Shelter exists to provide a nurturing environment and residential care to children who are in crisis due to abuse, neglect, abandonment, exploitation, or caregiver emergency.

2018 TOP ACHIEVEMENTS: • Nancy K. Perry Children's Shelter was able to provide shelter to more than 20 children • Nancy K. Perry Children's Shelter began their accreditation process through the Council on Accreditation • A music program was established for the benefit of the children at the Shelter • One of the residents graduated from White Knoll High School, and then went to Winthrop University through the SC DSS After Care program

YEAR ESTABLISHED LOCALLY: 1972

2019 GOALS: • Increase therapeutic practices to include family counseling services • Develop a major fundraising initiative • Establish a community presence, particularly with businesses and churches • Reduce extraneous operating expenses by 20% • Increase number of children served by 15%

TOP LOCAL EXECUTIVE: Suzanne Hackett, Chairwoman CONTACT INFORMATION: Address: P.O. Box 344 Lexington, SC 29071 Phone: 803-359-8595 Fax: 803-359-8518 Website: www.nkp4kids.org CORPORATE GIVING CONTACT: Casey Clark, Research & Accreditation Coordinator Address: P.O. Box 344 Phone: 803-359-8595 E-mail: cclark@nkp4kids.org

FUNDRAISING EVENTS: Please check our website throughout the year for events information! CORPORATE GIVING OPPORTUNITIES: Nancy K. Perry Children's Shelter graciously accepts corporate donations of any size. Corporations are also welcome to gift the Shelter in-kind. A needs list is available on our website at www.nkp4kids.org.

AVERAGE NUMBER OF VOLUNTEERS IN 2018: 600+ TOTAL OPERATING BUDGET (2018-2019): $740,000

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PERCENT OF REVENUE DEDICATED TO PROGRAM SERVICES: 80% GEOGRAPHIC AREA OR SPECIFIC POPULATION SERVED: The State of South Carolina GREATEST NEED: Financial and in-kind donations make our service to the children possible. We also offer many volunteer opportunities. www.columbiabusinessreport.com

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MISSION STATEMENT: Together, we grant life-changing wishes for children with critical illnesses.

QUICK FACTS: NAME OF YOUR ORGANIZATION: Make-A-Wish South Carolina YEAR ESTABLISHED LOCALLY: 1984 TOP LOCAL EXECUTIVE: Bill Tiller, President and CEO CONTACT INFORMATION: Address: 225 S. Pleasantburg Drive, Suite C17, Greenville, SC 29607 Phone: 864-250-0702 Fax: 864-250-0704 Website: sc.wish.org CORPORATE GIVING CONTACTS: Kea Wade, Corporate Development Manager Phone: 864-250-0702, Ext. 109 E-mail: kwade@sc.wish.org AVERAGE NUMBER OF VOLUNTEERS IN 2018: Make-A-Wish South Carolina is honored to have 250 statewide volunteers with 28 located in the Midlands. Volunteers selflessly give their time, and often their resources, to help make wishes come true for local kids. They are critical to our mission. If you are interested in volunteering, please visit sc.wish.org/volunteer. TOTAL OPERATING BUDGET (2018-2019): $4,157,654 Percent of revenue dedicated to program services: 78% of every dollar is directly allocated to wishes. GEOGRAPHIC AREA OR SPECIFIC POPULATION SERVED: Our chapter serves all forty-six counties of South Carolina. The Midlands region is defined by ten counties: Lexington, Richland, Lee, Kershaw, Newberry, Fairfield, Sumter, Calhoun, Clarendon and Orangeburg. GREATEST NEED: Funding is the only thing stopping Make-AWish from granting the wish of every eligible child in our state. Support can be given through direct donations, corporate giving, sponsorships, online fundraisers, planned giving, airline mile donations, or event participation. There is a tremendous gap between the number of wishes Make-A-Wish grants today and the number of wishes we need to grant. With the average cost of a wish being $7,500, your skills, time or money can transform the life of a child with a critical illness. www.columbiabusinessreport.com

A CLOSER LOOK: 2018 TOP ACHIEVEMENTS: During fiscal year 2018, Make-A-Wish South Carolina achieved new records in wish granting fundraising, and volunteer recruitment. Together with the community, 207 wishes were granted – the most ever in our chapter’s history. 2019 GOALS: As we celebrate our 35th year of granting wishes together we look forward to, with your support, continuing our quest to bring every eligible child’s wish to life. Because the transformational experience of a wish also unites communities we aim to continue to grow our number of volunteers. FUNDRAISING EVENTS: • The Wish Ball is Make-A-Wish South Carolina’s premiere signature event. The gala will be held at the University of South Carolina Alumni Center in Columbia, S.C. on February 23, 2019. Evening highlights will include a gourmet dinner, silent and live auctions, dancing and live entertainment, guest speakers and a few more surprises that you won’t want to miss. More information can be found at: www.scwishball.org • The Trailblaze Challenge is a unique outdoor adventure program where participants hike 28.3 miles in one day on the Foothills Trail to raise funds and awareness for Make-A-Wish South Carolina. Early bird registration is now available for the Spring 2019 hike. Sponsorships are available. Visit sctrailblazechallenge.org • For more events and programs throughout the state, visit sc.wish. org/ways-to-help CORPORATE GIVING OPPORTUNITIES: Corporate partners are an essential part of helping Make-A-Wish South Carolina accomplish its mission. Through the generosity of businesses ranging from family-owned local enterprises to some of South Carolina’s largest corporations, children battling critical illnesses are given the hope and strength they need to beat the odds against their illnesses. Our chapter can work with you to develop an integrated and strategic alliance that allows you to focus your corporation’s valuable assets toward helping advance our important mission of granting wishes. For more information on sponsorships and other ways to help, contact Kea Wade, Corporate Development Manager at kwade@sc.wish.org or 864-250-0702, Ext. 109.

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MISSION STATEMENT: MIRCI is a 501(c)3 nonprofit organization that assists individuals with mental illness to recover in the areas of their lives impacted by their illness through housing, behavioral health care and assistance with obtaining and managing their disability income.

QUICK FACTS: NAME OF YOUR ORGANIZATION: Mental Illness Recovery Center Inc. YEAR ESTABLISHED LOCALLY: 1960 TOP LOCAL EXECUTIVE: Julie Ann Avin, president and executive director CONTACT INFORMATION: 1408 Gregg St. Columbia, SC 29201 803-786-1844 Fax: 803-939-2646 www.mirci.org CORPORATE GIVING CONTACTS: 1408 Gregg St. Columbia, SC 29201 803-786-1844, Ext. 102 AVERAGE NUMBER OF VOLUNTEERS IN 2017: 88 TOTAL OPERATING BUDGET (2017): $5,700,784.00 PERCENT OF REVENUE DEDICATED TO PROGRAM SERVICES: 96% GEOGRAPHIC AREA OR SPECIFIC POPULATION SERVED: The Midlands area of South Carolina; individuals with mental illness and/or co-occurring substance use disorders, many of whom were homeless upon service entry.

A CLOSER LOOK: 2018 TOP ACHIEVEMENTS: • In 2017-2018, Ashley Macon, Daniel “Mac” Caldwell, Jr., Lisa Gibson, and Kimberly Baker successfully achieved clinical licensure at the independent level. • Diane Miller-Fields received her credential as a Clinically Certified Forensic Counselor. • Frances Pope Hewitt, became credentialed as Licensed Addictions Counselor in the state of South Carolina. • MIRCI celebrated the Ribbon Cutting of its 10 bedroom supportive housing program for young men age 17-24. • Considering all hospital services combined (inpatient general, inpatient specialty and emergency department visits), total charges for services in the year following MIRCI enrollment were $6.2 million less than charges for services in the year prior to MIRCI enrollment. 2019 GOALS: • MIRCI will continue to reduce inpatient psychiatric hospitalizations and emergency department visits for individuals in its housing and services.

• The new Supportive Housing Program for Youth will be filled by January 2019. • MIRCI has submitted an application to Mental Health First Aid on National Council on Behavioral Health to expand housing supports for youth in permanent housing. • MIRCI will begin developing a supportive housing program for young women, age 17-24. FUNDRAISING EVENTS: • The premiere fundraiser is 52 Windows – An Evening of Art to benefit the housing and homeless programs of MIRCI. This gala will be held on Thursday, May 9, 2019, at 701 Whaley from 5:30 to 8:30 p.m. CORPORATE GIVING OPPORTUNITIES: • Corporate sponsorships are available for 52 Windows. Benefits to sponsors include recognition in printed material, complimentary tickets to the event, links on MIRCI website, and the opportunity to support getting homeless individuals with mental illness into stable housing and behavioral health care services.

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GREATEST NEED: Additional housing subsidies to house homeless individuals and families, including homeless youth and young adults age 17 to 24, with mental illness and/or co-occurring substance use disorders. www.columbiabusinessreport.com

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MISSION STATEMENT: To provide quality youth soccer programming to children who desire to play soccer at a level commensurate with their individual ability and commitment level regardless of their race, religion, gender or socio-economic status in a positive environment for growth, cultural understanding and lasting friendships through the beautiful game of youth soccer.

QUICK FACTS: NAME OF YOUR ORGANIZATION: Columbia United FC d/b/a South Carolina United FC YEAR ESTABLISHED LOCALLY: 2006 by way of merger of the Northeast Columbia Soccer Association (NECSA) into the Irmo Soccer Association. TOP LOCAL EXECUTIVE: Ronald J. Tryon, CEO CONTACT INFORMATION: Address: 1620 Marion St., Suite 338, Columbia, SC 29201 Phone: 877-457-2832, Ext. 50 | Fax: 888-675-2704 Website: www.SouthCarolinaUnitedFC.com CORPORATE GIVING CONTACTS: Ronald J. Tryon Phone: 803-466-2963 E-mail: RonTryon@SouthCarolinaUnitedFC.com AVERAGE NUMBER OF VOLUNTEERS IN 2017: 1,800 TOTAL OPERATING BUDGET (2016-2017): $2,750,819 PERCENT OF REVENUE DEDICATED TO PROGRAM SERVICES: 88% GEOGRAPHIC AREA OR SPECIFIC POPULATION SERVED: We primarily serve youth ages 3-19 residing in those counties which make up the Midlands region of South Carolina. GREATEST NEED: Charitable donations for our Because Youth Matter Capital Campaign, as well as for our Outreach Programs for underserved youth; and corporate sponsorships to help fund our operations and keep youth soccer financially accessible for children. www.columbiabusinessreport.com

A CLOSER LOOK: 2016-2017 TOP ACHIEVEMENTS • Had over 4,869 boys and girls ages 3-19 registered in our programs. • Provided financial assistance to 234 youth players totaling $60,263. • Qualified our U-23 PDL team, known as the SC United Bantams, for the Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup. 2017-2018 TOP ACHIEVEMENTS • Opened our new 24 acre club-owned, state-of-the-art, five-field youth soccer center near the intersection of I-20 and Monticello Road. • Hosted over 3,700 youth soccer matches involving an estimated 290,000 participants and spectators from across South Carolina, North Carolina, Georgia, Tennessee, Alabama, Mississippi and Virginia. • Had 43 players in our Senior Class sign National Letters of Intent to play soccer in college. 2018-2019 GOALS • Expand our youth development outreach programming into underserved areas of the Midlands. • Increase the overall number of boys and girls we serve throughout all our programming. • Successful completion of our Because Youth Matter capital campaign to improve our existing Ballentine soccer facility and complete our new Monticello Road soccer facility. • Secure additional corporate sponsors to help underwrite our operational expenses and keep quality youth soccer programming affordable.

FUNDRAISING EVENTS April/May 2019: The third Annual SCUFC Scholarship Golf Tournament and Fundraiser CORPORATE GIVING OPPORTUNITIES • Because Youth Matter Capital Campaign (5 years) • Monticello Youth Soccer Center ($1,000,000) – Southeastern Freight Lines • Stadium A ($600,000) – Available • Stadium B ($400,000) – Norman J. and Gerry Sue Arnold Foundation • Pavilion Building ($250,000) – Available • Field #1, #2 or #3 ($150,000 each) Available • Fitness Building ($40,000) – Under Armour Fitness Building • Weight Room ($40,000) - Available • Synthetic Micro Playing Surface ($40,000) – UltraBase Systems Court • Synthetic Micro Stadium ($70,000) – Available • SCUFC West Soccer Complex in Ballentine ($1,000,000) – Available • Stadium A with Synthetic Turf ($800,000) – Available • Synthetic Small Sided Fields #3 and #4 ($350,000 each) - Available • Pavilion Building ($250,000) – Available • Fields #1, #2, #5 and #6 ($150,000 each) – Available CORPORATE SPONSORSHIP OPPORTUNITIES

• Tier 1 - Major Corporate Level ($72,000 - $92,000 annually) • Tier 2 - Mid Size Corporate Level ($36,000 - $48,000 annually) • Tier 3 - Basic Corporate Level ($10,000 $24,000 annually) • Tier 4 - Small Business Level ($1,000 $8,000 annually)

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MISSION STATEMENT: We unite people and resources to improve the quality of life in the Midlands.

QUICK FACTS: NAME OF YOUR ORGANIZATION: United Way of the Midlands YEAR ESTABLISHED LOCALLY: 1925 TOP LOCAL EXECUTIVE: Sara Fawcett, President and CEO CONTACT INFORMATION: 1818 Blanding St., Columbia, SC 29201 803-733-5400 Fax: 803-758-6992 Website: uway.org CORPORATE GIVING CONTACT: GB Olsen, Vice President, Resource Development 803-733-5422 | E-mail: golsen@uway.org AVERAGE NUMBER OF VOLUNTEERS IN 2017-2018: 3,571 volunteers supported United Way of the Midlands’ efforts by providing more than 18,000 hours of volunteer service. That is equivalent to giving over $400,000 back into the community. TOTAL OPERATING BUDGET (2018-2019): $9,507,587 PERCENT OF REVENUE DEDICATED TO PROGRAM SERVICES: 84% GEOGRAPHIC AREA OR SPECIFIC POPULATION SERVED: We provide programs and resources to improve the education, financial stability and health of people in Calhoun, Fairfield, Lexington, Newberry, Orangeburg and Richland counties. GREATEST NEED: In addition to funds to support our mission, our needs include volunteers for reading and book programs, toothbrushes for dental patients, and volunteers and supplies for the annual Pointin-Time count of homeless people. www.columbiabusinessreport.com

A CLOSER LOOK: 2018 TOP ACHIEVEMENTS: • United Way-supported programs served more than 32,000 Midlands residents last year, nearly 90 percent of whom were at or below 200% of the federal poverty level. • United Way strives to have children ready for school, reading by third grade and involved in programs and services that maintain and improve academic success. • 3,645 parents demonstrated increased knowledge about their children’s development through school readiness and parent engagement programs • More than 500 children were tutored through United Way’s Midlands Reading Consortium program. • 2,800 students participated in quality in- and out-of-school time programs; another 1,400 students participated in summer slide reading programs. • Supported programs placed 1,300 people experiencing homelessness into housing. UWM leveraged more than $13 million in additional resources to provide housing and help to people experiencing homelessness. United Way also helped increase income for 862 people through new benefits or employment. • United Way and hospital partners established WellPartners to serve Richland, Lexington and Fairfield counties. Services include eye and dental care for adults and dental care for children. Among those helped were 1,426 people who received eye care services and/or corrective lenses, 4,224 adults who had their dental needs met, and 886 children who had their dental needs met. • In October 2015, South Carolina experienced a “1,000-Year Flood.” Since October 2015, volunteers have provided more than 200,000 hours in service related to disaster response or recovery. UWM led the Midlands Flood Recovery

Group that has helped 255 homeowners return to safe housing. 2018 - 2019 GOALS: United Way of the Midlands is developing a three-year strategic plan that advances resource development and strategic impact goals in our focus areas of education, financial stability and health. One key issue moving forward is a county-wide initiative to recognize, treat, and prevent trauma among children and youth through the launch of a new program called Resilient Richland. FUNDRAISING EVENTS: • Dec. 12, 2018 - Women in Philanthropy Leadership Breakfast, 7:30-9 AM. Contact Sarah Brennecke, 733-5107, sbrennecke@ uway.org. • January 2019 - Young Leaders Society Oyster Roast, Adams Pond. Contact Becky Wych, 733-5419, bwych@uway.org. • Feb. 21, 2019 - Humanitarian of the Year, USC Alumni Center. Contact GB Olsen, 7586992, golsen@uway.org. • March 2019 – LIVE UNITED Awards, Contact Alisa Wolf-Rogers, 803-733-5439. • May 2019 - Women in Philanthropy Power of the Purse. Contact Sarah Brennecke, 733-5107, sbrennecke@uway.org. CORPORATE GIVING OPPORTUNITIES: United Way welcomes individuals and organizations to increase community capacity to care for itself through individual, leadership and major gifts, corporate gifts and sponsorship and employee giving. • Corporate Giving, Workplace Giving, Legacy Gifts, Major Gifts – GB Olsen, 7586992, golsen@uway.org • Individual/Retiree Giving - Claudia Brooks, 733-5112, cbrooks@uway.org • Leadership, Affinity Groups, Sponsorship and Co-Marketing Opportunities – Becky Wych, 733-5419, bwych@uway.org

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