Foundation Spotlight

The John & Kathleen Rivers Foundation, Inc.

Formerly known as the John M. Rivers Jr. Foundation, it is an independent foundation that was established in 1995 and in 2005 awarded approximately $160,000 in grants to organizations primarily in North and South Carolina. The primary focus of the John & Kathleen Rivers Foundation is to fund in the areas of art and education in order to strengthen communities that have a special relationship with the Rivers family.
Some of the organizations that received grants in 2005 were:

• College of Charleston
• United Way
• Spoleto Festival
• Charleston Symphony Orchestra
• SC Coastal Conservation League
• Historic Charleston Foundation

The deadline for application is October.

Contact: Thomas Waring, Grants Chair. Application address: P.O. Box 21050, Charleston, SC 29413

Come into the Charleston County Library to find out more about this or other grantmakers in the Foundation Directory Online.

Upcoming Events

Tonight at 6:30!!! WineDineWine Event at Avondale Wine and Cheese 813 B Savannah Highway.
Tickets are $35 and benefit LEEP.

The John Ancrum SPCA's Bold Campaign to build a bigger, better shelter is underway. Visit http://www.boldcampaign.com/ to learn more.



Trident United Way's Day of Caring Breakfast / Campaign Kickoff will be on Tuesday, September 11, 2006 at 8:00 AM at Trident Technical College Culinary Institute (Bldg 920)



Introduction to Board Roles and Responsibilties Webinar August 29 from 2-3 pm. Visit http://www.scanpo.org/ for more information or to register.

What is going on at your organization?

Grant Information Workshop

The annual grants workshop of the Lowcountry Affiliate of Susan G. Komen for the Cure is scheduled for September 19 at the Daniel Island Medical Center at 900 Island Park Dr from 10am to 3pm. If your organization is involved with breast health and is a 501 (c) (3) organization, or can collaborate with one, you should plan on attending. This workshop will provide you with the tools needed to prepare and submit a grant request to the Lowcountry Affiliate of the Susan G. Komen for the Cure. In addition, they will share with you the details of some successful programs previously funded by their affiliate. Please call Taffy Tamblyn, Executive Director, at 843-556-8011 to make your reservations.

Investing in Long Term Grant Relationships

Dr. Linda Karges-Bone gave a very informative and interesting presentation on this topic last night at the Charleston Association of Grant Professionals meeting. To learn more information visit her website at www.educationinsite.com.

Upcoming Events

The Charleston Association of Grant Professionals will meet Tuesday August 21 at 5:45 at the Charleston County Public Library, 68 Calhoun Street. Dr. Linda Karges-Bone will be the speaker.

Rein & Shine will be having their annual barnraiser in Awendaw on October 13. There will be pony rides, BBQ, and live music. They are still looking for sponsors for their silent auction. Please call Angie at 843-607-7167 or visit www.reinandshine.org/barnraiser.html for more information.

LEEP is offering training for volunteers that wish to assist in teaching students with the schools we work with. We will be offering Naturalist Courses beginning Tuesday Aug 21st. For more iformation call 800-732-9625 or email scleep@hotmail.com.

On August 28th Shea Onofrey and WineDineWine will be hosting an event on behalf of LEEP at the Avondale Wine and Cheese located at 813 Savannah Hwy from 630pm to 830pm. Tickets will benefit LEEP and are 35.00 each. For more information please contact Shea at 810-0010 or LEEP at 800-732-9625.


To have your event or training posted please contact me at jonesmi@ccpl.org.

Darkness to Light Prevent-A-Thon

Throughout the month of August, Darkness to Light is offering their Stewards of Children training to the public at no charge. This training enables adults to better protect children in their care from sexual abuse. To learn more and find out locations and times of trainings visit their website at http://www.darkness2light.org/prevent07/.

Charleston Association of Grant Professionals

The CAGP meets at the Main Library the 3rd Tuesday of every month and is open to anyone that would like to attend. Next Tuesday, August 21, Dr. Linda Karges-Bone, a professor of education at Charleston Southern University and the author of three books on grant writing, will be speaking on the topic of “Building Long Term Relationships as a Factor in Grant Writing”. Refreshments will be served at 5:45pm and the program will begin at 6:00. Please call Carolyn Lackey at 452-4492 or email carolynlackey@comcast.net for more information.

Foundation Directory Online

FDO is the Foundation Center's online database of more than 88,000 grantmakers and over 900,000 grants. The database also contains over a quarter of a million 990s and funder portfolios containing news, RFPs, key staff and publications. The Foundation Directory Online is located at the Main Library at 68 Calhoun Street in the Reference Department. The public can search for grants anytime during library hours. If you would like a tutorial, please call 805-6930 and ask to speak to Misty.

Foundation Center Cooperating Collection

The Foundation Center connects nonprofits with grantmakers by providing tools to accurate and reliable information. The Foundation Center maintains the most comprehensive database on U.S. grantmakers and their grants and by being a Cooperating Collection, the library is able to offer this information free of charge to our patrons.