Fund for Southern Communities

April, 2015

 

 

 

 

Check out our most recent grantees! 

 

FSC General Grants

Youth Organizing Institute $5,000

Lay Up $5,000

Western NC Workers' Center $4,000

Hidden Voices $3,750

Women NC, $3,750

Girls Rock Charleston $3,750

Turning Leaf Project $5,000

Granite City Life Skill, Inc. $3,100

 

Donor Advised Grants

MDC $2,000

NCAJ Foundation $5,000

Big Brothers Big Sisters Chapel Hill $2,000

Dispute Settlement $3,000

IDEAS $15,000

Alternate Roots $5,800

Chosewood Park Community Development Corporation $2,500

Southriver Gardens $2,500

Caring For Others, Inc $2,500

Durham Council of PTA's $2,000

Center for Documentary Studies $2,000

Thomasville Golden Age Club $2,500

Lakewood Amphitheater Community Finance Committee $1,500

 

***Download our Financial and Grantee Report 2012 - 2013 - 2014 here***

 

Our next grant deadline will be announced later this year. Please check our website for the latest updates. Thank you!

 

 

 

New Ways To Give

Support Your Favorite Charity Via Shopping

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What is AmazonSmile?

AmazonSmile is a simple and automatic way for you to support The Fund for Southern Communities (FSC) every time you shop, at no cost to you! When you shop at smile.amazon.com, you’ll find the exact same low prices, vast selection and convenient shopping experience as Amazon.com, with the added bonus that Amazon will donate a portion of the purchase price to FSC!

 

How Do I Shop at AmazonSmile?

To shop at AmazonSmile simply go to smile.amazon.com from the web browser on your computer or mobile device. You will see millions of eligible products marked “Eligible for AmazonSmile donation” on their product detail pages. Please note that you use the same account on Amazon.com and AmazonSmile and your shopping cart, Wish List, wedding or baby registry, and other account settings are also the same.

 

How Do I Select FSC as My Charitable Organization?

Selecting FSC as your charitable organization is a very simple process. On your first visit to AmazonSmile, you will be prompted to pick the charitable organization to receive donations from eligible purchases before you begin shopping. Once you have selected FSC, AmazonSmile will remember your selection, and then every eligible purchase you make on AmazonSmile will result in a donation to our organization.

 

**For more information on how to support FSC via AmazonSmile, click here

 

 

Kroger Community Rewards® 

 

Giving More Back to the Community!

Kroger is committed to helping our communities grow and prosper. Year after year, local schools, churches and other nonprofit organizations will earn millions of dollars through Kroger Community Rewards®.

 

Kroger Community Rewards® makes fund-raising easy...all you have to do is shop at Kroger and swipe your Plus Card!

 

Sign in to your Kroger Rewards Plus Card account,  View Your Rewards Details and add the Fund for Southern Communities, organization number 71413, to your Community Rewards. Haven't yet registered your Kroger Plus Card online? Don't worry, you can register your Kroger Plus Card number here

 

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Every Gift Counts 

Spring Giving

 

As we approach the end of our fiscal year (June 30th), please consider making a tax-deductible gift to FSC! We assure you that your gift will be a cost-effective investment towards greater justice, equality and peace in our region.

 

Make your donation online today! For any giving inquries, please contact our offices at 404.371.8404 or email Rachel Barber.

 

Other News

 

A friendly reminder to everyone that the 2015 GEARS Administrative Professionals Conference (APC) is on April 23, 2015 in Atlanta, GA. The conference is designed specifically to help all members of the administrative professional community including assistants, coordinators, and managers at an affordable price while celebrating Administrative Professionals Week. The GEARS APC goes beyond the norm to develop new insights, introduce you to new tools, drive results, and help you grow your skills. Click here for all the details!

 

 

 

When Georgia Cares - Georgia Shares! 

A Workplace Giving Program

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Workplace giving is easy and rewarding for everyone involved. A simple annual payroll deduction agreement allows employees to effortlessly support organizations working on issues of concern to them.

 

If Georgia Shares is offered as a choice in your workplace campaign, please contact our office to learn how to designate FSC, or another Georgia Shares agency, for your gift.

 

For more information on including Georgia Shares as one of your employees’ charitable giving options, please Georgia Shares at 404.844.6358 or email: wes@georgiashares.org.

 

Also, many employers offer matching gift programs where the company will match gifts their employees make to qualified 501(c)(3) nonprofit organizations like FSC. If your company participates in a matching gifts program, please contact us and we would be happy to provide needed documentation of your gift.

 

 

 

  

FSC NEW STAFF!

 

The Fund for Southern Communities would like to welcome Rachel Barber, our new Development Associate. Rachel is originally from East Tennessee and received her BA and MSSW from the University of Tennessee. For the past 10 years, she has worked for several non-profit organizations such as Arlington Street People's Assistance Network in Arlington, VA and Saint Louise House in Austin, TX. She is thrilled to be joining FSC's team and supporting the organization's development and capacity building efforts. Rachel lives with her husband and 2 year old daughter in Atlanta, GA. 

 

Fund for Southern Communities

4153 - C Flat Shoals Parkway • Suite 316 • Decatur, GA 30034

404.371.8404 (o) • 404.371.8496 (f) • www.fundforsouth.org • fsc@fundforsouth.org