Partner Spotlight - How To Apply For Colonial Life/Unum Funding
There's nothing Together SC enjoys more than connecting members with one another; we especially love introducing our corporate and philanthropic partners and nonprofit leaders.
Welcome to our first Partner Spotlight. Who better to spotlight than Colonial Life/Unum.
Headquartered in Columbia, they recently made exciting changes to their grantmaking objectives and program guidelines.
Join Alana Stoker, Program Manager for Corporate Social Responsibility, as she discusses Colonial Life'/Unum's new grant funding focus on creating stronger, more equitable communities by supporting organizations working to end racism, discrimination and bias. Their focus areas are:
- Systemic and policy change
- Support action-oriented programs that champion solutions that work to permanently reverse or eradicate discriminatory or bias-led systems and policies.
- Training
- Provide training aimed to help individuals and organizations understand racial and social injustice, build empathy toward traditionally marginalized groups and communities, and create more equitable organizations and systems.
- Economic justice
- Work with marginalized communities to promote financial inclusion and prevent exploitation due to economic status.
- Civic engagement
- Engage in programs that provide a voice to marginalized individuals or groups so that they may address issues or concerns regarding their community.
Alana will explain their rolling annual application process and how your organization can get started.
You will also hear from recent grant recipients, Root & Rebound and Columbia College, as they share their experiences going through the Colonoial LIfe/Unum funding process.Panelists include:
- Peter Mitchell, Columbia College Institute of Trauma Informed Practices
- Alesia Rico Flores, South Carolina Director of Systems Change, Root & Rebound
- Ana Walker, South Carolina Director of Legal Services, Root & Rebound
Come with your own questions about how your organization may qualify for a Colonial Lifes/Unum Social Justice Grant.
Attendees (69)
Elizabeth Anderson
Executive Director
Palmetto Animal Assisted Life Services (PAALS)
Madison Anderson
Director Development
Pattison's Academy
Yolanda Anderson
Development/Donor Manager
Midlands Mediation Center
Caprice Atterbury
CEO
Origin SC
Tami Barlow
Director of Operations
Charleston Promise Neighborhood
Kabrina Bass
Executive Director
Midlands Mediation Center
Tatjana Beylotte
Executive Director
Charleston Jazz
Mandy Black
Executive Director
Little Steps
Theresa Bowles
Volunteer, Past Board Chair
Angels Charge Ministry
Amy Breault
Executive Director
Horry County First Steps
Barbara Chappell
Pee Dee Coalition Against Domestic and Sexual Assa
John Concklin
Associate
Institute for Child Success
Beth De Santis
CEO
Fact Forward
Susan Didato
Development Director
Community Medical Clinic of Kershaw County
James Dismond
Sr. Director, Business Development
Hospice Care of the Lowcountry
Rena Dixon
Director of Health Services
Fact Forward
Jenna Elser
Artistic Director
Greenville Light Opera Works
Betty Gardiner
Director of Grantmaking and Development
South Carolina First Steps
Latorrie Geer
Chief Executive Officer
CommunityWorks
Lisa Hart
Executive Director
Carolina Teen Center
Joan Hoffman
Chief Operating Officer
Children's Trust of SC
Lynn Hutto
HR/Management Consultant
Greater Columbia Community Relations Council
Maggie Kalergis
Development Manager
Audubon South Carolina
Lelia King
Executive Director
Build Carolina
Nancy Lee
Executive Director
South Carolina Association of Habitat for Humanity
Carmen Levitt
Director of Administrative Affairs
Spartanburg Academic Movement
ReZsaun Lewis
Executive Director
Lowcountry Youth Services
Darlene Lynch
Director, Community Health Transformation
SC Office of Rural Health
Anne Marie Maertens
Executive Director
Hispanic Alliance
Sara Massey
President
Syn-Mass LLC
Caitlyn McAnulty
Donor Relations Coordinator
Children's Trust of SC
Debbie Nelson
President and Founder
DNA Creative Communications
Darlene Paradise
Director of Development
Dickerson Children's Advocacy Center
Daniel Prohaska
President & CEO
Lions Vision Services
Karen Quadrio
Chief Development Officer
Charleston Promise Neighborhood
Barbara Rackes
CEO
SC Women in Leadership
Filippo Ravalico
Director of Operations
South Carolina Environmental Law Project
Anne Reid
Chief Development Officer
Association for the Blind and Visually Impaired SC
Megan Reilly
Development Director
Charleston Pro Bono Legal Services
Brooke Robertson
Director of Marketing & Communications
Neue South Collective
Domenico Ruggerio
Dir, Education Advocacy & Systems Transformation
Teach for America
Robie Scott
Director of Development and Community Relations
The Post and Courier
Gretchen Smith
Executive Director
Good Shepherd Free Medical Clinic of Laurens County, Inc.
Amber Stewart
Program Associate
SC Association for Community Economic Development
Tom Swanciger
Executive Director
Father to Father, Inc.
Ashley Thomas
Executive Director
The Hive Community Circle
Leigh Thomson
Executive Director
Dorchester Seniors, Inc.
Adrienne Troy-Frazier
Executive Director
Berkeley County First Steps
Tim Veeck
CEO
Habitat for Humanity of York County
Brett Wadford
Director of Development
Center for Heirs' Property Preservation
Heather Witt
Executive Director
United Way of the Piedmont
