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The Power of One - Why Merge?

At Communities In Schools (CIS), our mission is to surround students with a community of support, empowering them to stay in school and achieve in life. For over thirty years, throughout South Carolina, we have been doing just that.

Date posted 08/16/2021

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Juneteenth Resources

As we learn together, consider these resources to learn more about Juneteenth, its historical significance and why it's still important tod Resources About the History of Juneteenth: The History of Juneteenth - History.com Celebrating Juneteenth with the National Museum of African American...

Date posted 06/7/2021

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Accelerating Anti-Racism Resources

Together SC's library of resources is designed to help nonprofit leaders establish and champion race and social equity, diversity, equity, and inclusion (RDEI), and accelerate anti-racism within their organizations and beyond. 

Date posted 06/7/2021

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Quinn Hayes Helps Us Honor George Floyd

Together SC shares Quinn Hayes words with you today to honor George Floyd’s sacrifice, to honor the work our country and many of you have done this past year, and, most importantly, to inspire us all to do more. 

Date posted 05/25/2021

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Nonprofits - Understanding the American Rescue Plan

In January, Together SC’s Board of Directors adopted the 2021 Advocacy Agenda. At the top of that list is “COVID-19 Relief for Nonprofits”. Since then, we’ve been monitoring the Statehouse and Congress on where exactly additional relief would come. We got our answer in March the ARP.

Date posted 05/24/2021

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ARP Funding Full Guidance - Nonprofit Perspective and Opportunities

This blog post contains portions pulled, with permission, from our friends at the SC Arts Alliance. Thank you SCAA! Before diving in, be sure to read our quick overview of the ARP State/Local Funding in a recent blog post here, and view our webinar on this funding here. This blog assumes that...

Date posted 05/14/2021

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Engaging Boards - virtually or in-person!

How do we re-engage board members, as we consider going back to in-person meetings?

Date posted 04/20/2021

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What is the Deal with Coaching?

Charles (The Weathers Group) and Patrick (The Jinks Perspective), two of Together SC’s most trusted and in-demand business partners, share their insights on benefits of coaching for nonprofit executives.

Date posted 04/13/2021

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What I learned from Bill Barnet

Kathryn Harvey shares her reactions to Bill Barnet's Removing Our Blinders.

Date posted 04/13/2021

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Senator Tim Scott Proposes to Expand the Charitable Tax Deduction

Among the many provisions in the Tax Cuts & Jobs Act of 2017 was the increase of the standard deduction. For 2021, those levels are now $12,550 for singles, $18,800 for heads of household, and $25,100 for married filing jointly taxpayers.

Date posted 03/26/2021

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American Rescue Plan & Nonprofits - What We Know

The American Rescue Plan (ARP) was signed into law earlier this month. The $1.9 trillion legislation has a number of provisions that impact all nonprofits, and we wanted to share a quick list of some general areas to highlight, plus what you can do to advocate for nonprofits now.

Date posted 03/26/2021

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Nimble and Ready to Serve - Mary Thomas

Mary Thomas of Spartanburg County Foundation shares their response to the duel pandemics

Date posted 03/12/2021

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