South Carolina Nonprofit Summit

The Nonprofit Summit is South Carolina’s largest conference designed specifically for professionals working in the state’s nonprofit sector. Hundreds of nonprofit leaders from across the state gather together in the host city each year. 

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South Carolina's Nonprofit Summit 

February 21-23, 2024 in Charleston 

at Embassy Suites by Hilton Charleston Airport Hotel & Convention Center

→ Conference Website Coming Soon.


Past SC Nonprofit Summits:

  • 2023 - Columbia
  • 2022 - Spartanburg
  • 2021 - Cancelled
  • 2020 - Columbia
  • 2019 - Greenville
  • 2018 - Hilton Head Island 
  • 2017 - Columbia
  • 2016 - Spartanburg
  • 2015 - Isle of Palms
  • 2014 - Charleston
  • 2013 - Greenville
  • 2012 - Columbia
  • 2011 - Myrtle Beach

2024 Nonprofit Summit Planning Team

Darrin Goss

Darrin Goss

President & CEO, Coastal Community Foundation of SC

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Co-Chair

Shawn Edwards

Shawn Edwards

SPHR, SHRM-SCP

CEO, Solutions by Shawn Edwards

Co-Chair / Networking Comm / Tog. SC Board Member

Melissa Ladd

Melissa Ladd

Project Management Professional (PMP), Certified Professional Facilitator (CPF)

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Networking Committee

Chrissa Waite

PMP, CPF

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Networking Committee

Clay Grayson

Clay Grayson

Managing Member, Grayson Law Firm, LLC

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(843)822-2402

Keynote Committee

Audrey Lane

Audrey Lane

Executive Director, E3 Educate, Empower, Elevate

Keynote Committee

Bill Stanfield

CEO, Metanoia

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(843)529-3014

Keynote Committee

Nancy Appel

Development Director, Coastal Conservation League

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(843)723-9895

Session Committee

LaVanda Brown

LaVanda Brown

Executive Director, YWCA Greater Charleston

Session Committee

Lydia Cotton

Board of Director-Chair, ART POT

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(843)819-5760

Sessions Committee

Amanda Coté

Amanda Coté

SHRM-CP

Director of Finance & Operations, Preservation Society of Charleston

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(843)722-4630x18

Session Committee

Jeffrey Fleming

Jeffrey Fleming

Chief Operating Officer, Palmetto Project, Inc.

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(843)266-5683

Session Committee

Amanda Lawrence

Amanda Lawrence

Sr. Director for Innovation, Partnership Excellence, StriveTogether

Session Committee / Together SC Board Member

Melissa Levesque

Vice President of Development and Stewardship, Coastal Community Foundation of SC

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(843)723-3635

Session Committee

Ericka Plater

Ericka Plater

MS, MBA

Consultant, GroundWell Collective

Session Committee

Mike Gibbons

Associate Vice President of Corporate Partnerships, Trident United Way

Entertainment Committee

Alyssa Smith

Alyssa Smith

Executive Director , Charleston Wine + Food

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(843)727-9998

Entertainment Committee

Sherrie Snipes-Williams

Sherrie Snipes-Williams

CEO, Charleston Promise Neighborhood

Tours Committee / Together SC Board Member

Amber Stewart

Program Associate, SC Association for Community Economic Development

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(843)579-9855

Tours Commitee

GP McLeer

GP McLeer

Executive Director

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(864)314-0712

Lead Support

Madeleine McGee

Madeleine McGee

President/CEO, Together SC

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Together SC Staff