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)
Adrienne Troy-Frazier
Executive Director
Berkeley County First Steps
Amber Stewart
Program Associate
SC Association for Community Economic Development
Amy Breault
Executive Director
Horry County First Steps
Anne Marie Maertens
Interim Executive Director
Hispanic Alliance
Anne Reid
Chief Development Officer
Association for the Blind and Visually Impaired SC
Ashley Thomas
Executive Director
The Hive Community Circle
Barbara Chappell
Pee Dee Coalition Against Domestic and Sexual Assa
Barbara Rackes
CEO
SC Women in Leadership
Beth De Santis
CEO
Fact Forward
Betty Gardiner
Director of Grantmaking and Development
South Carolina First Steps
Brett Wadford
Director of Development
Center for Heirs' Property Preservation
Brooke Robertson
Graphic Designer | Developer
Neue South Collective
Caitlyn McAnulty
Donor Relations Coordinator
Children's Trust of SC
Caprice Atterbury
CEO
Origin SC
Carmen Levitt
Director of Administrative Affairs
Spartanburg Academic Movement
Daniel Prohaska
President & CEO
Lions Vision Services
Darlene Lynch
Director, Community Health Transformation
SC Office of Rural Health
Darlene Paradise
Director of Development
Dickerson Children's Advocacy Center
Debbie Nelson
President and Founder
DNA Creative Communications
Domenico Ruggerio
Dir, Education Advocacy & Systems Transformation
Teach for America
Elizabeth Anderson
Executive Director
Palmetto Animal Assisted Life Services (PAALS)
Filippo Ravalico
Director of Operations
South Carolina Environmental Law Project
Gretchen Smith
Executive Director
Good Shepherd Free Medical Clinic of Laurens County, Inc.
Heather Witt
Vice President of Community Impact
United Way of the Piedmont
James Dismond
Sr. Director, Business Development
Hospice Care of the Lowcountry
Jenna Elser
Artistic Director
Greenville Light Opera Works
Joan Hoffman
Chief Operating Officer
Children's Trust of SC
John Concklin
Associate
Institute for Child Success
Kabrina Bass
Executive Director
Midlands Mediation Center
KAREN QUADRIO
Director of Development & Marketing
Charleston Promise Neighborhood
Latorrie Geer
Chief Operating Officer
CommunityWorks
Leigh Thomson
Executive Director
Dorchester Seniors, Inc.
Lelia King
Executive Director
Build Carolina
Lisa Hart
Executive Director
Carolina Teen Center
Lynn Hutto
HR/Management Consultant
Greater Columbia Community Relations Council
Madison Anderson
Director Development
Pattison's Academy
Maggie Kalergis
Development Manager
Audubon South Carolina
Mandy Black
Executive Director
Little Steps
Megan Reilly
Development Director
Charleston Pro Bono Legal Services
Nancy Lee
Executive Director
South Carolina Association of Habitat for Humanity
Rena Dixon
Director of Health Services
Fact Forward
ReZsaun Lewis
Executive Director
Lowcountry Youth Services
Robie Scott
Director of Development and Community Relations
The Post and Courier
Sara Massey
President
Syn-Mass LLC
Susan Didato
Development Director
Community Medical Clinic of Kershaw County
Tami Barlow
Director of Operations
Charleston Promise Neighborhood
Tatjana Beylotte
Executive Director
Charleston Jazz
Theresa Bowles
Volunteer, Past Board Chair
Angels Charge Ministry
Tim Veeck
CEO
Habitat for Humanity of York County
Tom Swanciger
Executive Director
Father to Father, Inc.
Yolanda Anderson
Development/Donor Manager
Midlands Mediation Center

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