Call for Applications: Riggs Partners’ CreateAthon 2024 Offers Pro Bono Marketing to Nonprofits
Riggs Partners will hold its 26th annual CreateAthon event to benefit Midlands- and Upstate-area nonprofits on March 7-8, 2024. CreateAthon is a 24-hour creative marathon during which professionals provide marketing services to nonprofit organizations on a pro bono basis. Riggs Partners encourages South Carolina’s Midlands and[...]
Upstate leaders selected for Liberty Fellowship Class of 2025
Five Upstate leaders have been selected for Liberty Fellowship’s Class of 2025. The Fellowship brings together a small group of established leaders with a wide range of thought, professions, geographic locations, and lived experiences. Through a rigorous 18-month process, each Class member will be challenged to understand and [...]
Habitat Greenville dedicates first Bramlett Park home
GREENVILLE, S.C. – Habitat for Humanity of Greenville County welcomed a new home and new neighborhood to its community of families Wednesday. Jessica Jones became the first homeowner in one of Habitat Greenville’s most intriguing projects. The nine houses projected to be built on 1.708 acres on Sturtevant Street were donated[...]
Erin Thompson elected to United Way of Greenville County’s Board of Directors
Erin Thompson, vice president of Messer Construction Co., has been elected to United Way of Greenville County’s Board of Directors. “As the local Messer team grows its presence in the Upstate, I’m proud to serve on the board of one of the community’s longstanding social impact leaders,” said Thompson. “Messer inv[...]
Progress Spotlighted at Greenville Housing Fund’s Annual Meeting
GREENVILLE, S.C. – Even in a year plagued by record high interest rates, Greenville Housing Fund celebrated significant achievements in tackling Greenville’s affordable housing challenges at its 2023 Annual Meeting Tuesday. With several new multi-family developments breaking ground this year and in 2024, and new incentiv[...]
Two statewide awards for Habitat for Humanity of Greenville
Habitat for Humanity of Greenville took home two major honors at the annual SC Best in Business Awards this week. President and CEO Monroe Free won Gold in the Best Non-Profit Executive category while the organization took home Silver in the Non-Profit Organization of the Year category. “Monroe’s award is well deserved,” s[...]
Dollar General Awards $20,000 in Adult Literacy Grants in Greenville County, $100,000 Over Past Decade
GREENVILLE, SC – The Greenville Literacy Association (GLA) and United Ministries (UM) were awarded 2023 Adult Literacy Grants from the Dollar General Literacy Foundation, a $20,000 investment in the Greenville County community building upon nearly $100,000 contributed in the past decade. GLA and UM are not-for-profit, charitable organizations that have been serving the community for […]
Habitat Greenville Restores celebrating anniversaries this Saturday with savings
GREENVILLE, S.C. – The two Restores in Greenville will be offering 25% off of all full-priced donated items this Saturday, December 2, as part of their anniversary celebrations. The Restores at 3033 Wade Hampton Boulevard and 1818 Woodruff Road will be open from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m., and offer numerous home items including applia[...]
Habitat affiliates in Laurens and Greenville merge to create more affordable housing
LAURENS, S.C. — Using an all-volunteer team of dedicated board members working with the community, Habitat for Humanity of Laurens County has done an amazing job for the past 20 years of meeting the need to create affordable housing across our area. However, as the demand for more housing opportunities increase, it is time[...]
Jasmine Road Receives South Carolina Angel Award
Jasmine Road is proud to announce that it has been awarded the prestigious ‘Angel Award’ from South Carolina Secretary of State Mark Hammond for its outstanding charitable services. This recognition is a result of the dedication and collaborative efforts of our talented team and volunteers, who consistently strive to serve t[...]
Habitat Greenville adds Fields as first Vice President of Equity
GREENVILLE, S.C. – Habitat for Humanity of Greenville’s first Vice President of Equity brings decades of community service leadership to new role. A Michigan native who grew up in Greenville, Joseph Fields is charged with leading a new Habitat program to increase Black homeownership in the greater Greenville County by buildi[...]
Local businesses play flag football tournament, raising money for Greenville’s homeless
Broadstreet, Inc., a Greenville-based private equity firm, hosted several local Upstate businesses on November 2 at Flour Field for a flag football tournament that raised $30,000 for Sunday Dinner with a Twist, a local nonprofit with a mission to feed the homeless community and offer basic needs for survival in their current sit[...]