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Center offered nonprofit training in May

MAY 18, 2018  |  More than two dozen people attended May 17 workshops in Walterboro to learn how to start a nonprofit and how to operate an existing nonprofit more effectively.

The workshops in Walterboro and Denmark, which were coordinated by the Center for a Better South, featured trainers Lisa Van Bergen of Charleston and Zakiya Esper of Columbia .

“These are new workshops offered by the Center to help people who have dreams of having a successful nonprofit become successful,” Better South President Andy Brack said.  “These session are designed to help people build capacity so we can accomplish Promise Zone goals.”

Since last year, the Center has provided training to more than 265 people in seven sessions across the Promise Zone, which includes all or part of Allendale, Bamberg, Barnwell, Colleton, Hampton and Jasper counties.

Van Bergen makes a point during training on nonprofits.
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Entrepreneurial Boot Camp draws a dozen

DEC. 14, 2017  |  A dozen people across the Promise Zone received training on how to start a small business during a Dec. 13 workshop offered by the Center for a Better South.

The Entrepreneurial Boot Camp in Barnwell targeted to people who want to start for-profit businesses, but also offered advice for people interested in non-profits.

“Through the experts at the South Carolina Small Business Development Center, we’re pleased to be able to bring this kind of high-quality training to people in the six counties of the Promise Zone,” said Center President Andy Brack.  “If you have a hobby that you want to turn into a business or want to brush up on business basics to make your existing small business work better, this free class may be just the thing for you.”

The course was taught by Earl Gregorich (shown above at right), who is senior business counselor with the S.C. Small Business Development Centers.  An entrepreneur for more than 20 years, he recently received the Small Business Administration’s SBDC Excellence and innovation Award.  An Air Force veteran, he and his wife live in Chapin.

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New video showcases Better South’s Promise Zone trainings

From February to June 2017, the Center for a Better South facilitated seven training sessions in the challenged counties of the S.C. Promise Zone in the lower part of South Carolina.  From lasses on writing compelling grants to full-day sessions to help community leaders understand asset-based community development, the Center trained more than 10 dozen people from Walterboro and Early Branch to Allendale and Blackville thanks in large part to a grant from the U.S. Department of Agriculture.  More trainings are planned.

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More than 30 get grant training in Promise Zone

Patterson explains the grant-writing process to a group at the Lowcountry Council of Governments in Yemassee. Photos by Andy Brack.

APRIL 24, 2017  |  More than 30 people received grant training in classes last week in Bamberg and Yemassee to help give area leaders more confidence and tools to submit more applications for funding.  The classes, taught by South Carolina native Patrick Patterson of Global Partners for Fathers & Families, were funded through a technical training grant to the Center for a Better South by the U.S. Department of Agriculture.

In the months ahead, the Center plans to have more classes to teach nonprofit and entrepreneurial skills to people who live and work in the Promise Zone, a federal designation that benefits persistently challenged counties in the federal grant process.  The next class on May 9 is an Entrepreneurial Boot Camp.  (Note:  This class is full.)

April 20 training in Bamberg

More than a dozen people met April 20 at the Bamberg County Public Library for the all-day training, which focused on providing tools to make grant-writing more understandable.  Part of the benefit of living inside the Promise Zone is it provides extra points on an array of federal grant applications that can give applicants the leg up they need to win funding.  Some photos:

Gidget Stanley-Banks of Allendale offered observations during the training.
Leaders listened carefully during the Bamberg training.
Columbia resident Courtni Miller made a point during the class as Allendale’s Kiwania Sanders looked on.
The Bamberg training class was a diverse group of area leaders.

April 21 training in Yemassee

On the following day, Patterson met with 17 people at the Lowcountry Council of Government’s facility in the Point South/Yemassee area for the same class to help build capacity for organizations to make grant applications.  Some photos:

Richard Guisti Sr. of Ridgeland discussed material during the Yemassee class as Kathy Bradford of Beaufort, left, and Brenda Singleton of Hardeeville, look on.
Patterson makes a point. In the background are participants Geneathea Williams, left, and Jessie Gooding, both of Walterboro.

 

From left are Yemassee Police Chief Greg Alexander, USC Salkehatchie Prof. David Cherry of Walterboro and Joanna Brailey of Garnett, S.C.
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Center to offer two more grant-writing courses in Promise Zone

One-day, intensive training sessions seek to catalyze requests for funding in region

MARCH 23, 2017  |  The Center for a Better South will offer one-day grant-writing courses on April 20 in Bamberg and April 21 in Yemassee to help organizations improve skills for seeking federal funding available through the S.C. Promise Zone. Continue reading “Center to offer two more grant-writing courses in Promise Zone”

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NEWS: Center to offer 2 grant-writing courses for Promise Zone residents

One-day, intensive training sessions seek to catalyze requests for funding in region

JAN. 11, 2017  |  The Center for a Better South will offer one-day grant-writing courses in February and March by recognized professionals to help organizations improve skills for seeking federal funding available through the S.C. Promise Zone.

“We’ve heard in focus groups this fall from Jasper County to Barnwell County that people want specialized training so that they can apply for various federal grants that are available to organizations and communities through the Promise Zone designation,” Better South President Andy Brack said.  “Our new grant-writing sessions are the first of several entrepreneurial training opportunities designed to help people learn more so we can accomplish Promise Zone goals.” Continue reading “NEWS: Center to offer 2 grant-writing courses for Promise Zone residents”