SC Conference of Local Education Foundations

The 2nd annual Conference of Local Education Foundations was held on Wednesday November 4th at the South Carolina Department of Archives and History in Columbia. This is the ONLY statewide gathering of non-profits, businesses and educators working to increase private support for K-12 public education in South Carolina.

Dozens of passionate public education supporters came eager to create, grow and elevate local education foundations across South Carolina. Seminars from some of the most knowledgeable experts in the state were held on: Fundraising, Creating an Education Foundation, Taking Your Foundation to the Next Level, Building Collaborative Groups Within Your Community, Using the Internet to Build Your Foundation, Legal and Tax Issues and Non-Profit Advocacy.

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Highlights from the South Carolina Local Education Foundation Resource Guide handed out at the 2009 SC Conference of Local Education Foundations.

--Grants for Non-profits
--Corporate Volunteer Programs in South Carolina

 

Photos from the 2009 SC Conference of Local Education Foundations


How to Build Collaborative Groups Within Your Community

--Grier Mullins- Executive Director, Alliance for Quality Education"
--Diane Mangiante- Executive Director, Public Education Partners
--Mac Bennett- President and CEO, United Way of the Midlands 

 


How to Use the Internet to Build Your Foundation

--Keely Saye, Marketing Specialist


Panel Discussion- Legislative Issues and Non-Profit Advocacy

--Mason Hardy- President, SC Association of Nonprofit Organizations
--Sandy Smith- Deputy State Superintendent of Education for Policy
--Cathy Hazelwood- General Counsel, SC Ethics Commission



Mason Hardy- President, SC Association of Nonprofit Organizations (SCANPO)






How to Take Your Foundation to the Next Level:
Using Data to Plan and Measure Effective Programs

--Dr. Debra Hamm- Chief Information Officer, Richland School District Two









Fundraising-One Size Doesn't Fit All

--June Bradham- Founder, Owner and President of Corporate DevelopMint



Palmetto Horizon Foundation would like to thank AT&T, the corporate sponsor for this event!