Nonprofit Issues Forum
Our second annual Nonprofit Issues Forum brings together expert panels on policy issues facing our state and discussions on how to move the needle ahead of the 2025 legislative session.
Panels this year will center around:
> Post-Election Recap
> Accessing Basic Needs
> Accessing Basic Care
Post-Election Recap Panel
Join us for a conversation with a nonprofit, a reporter, and a lobbyist to distill the results of the 2024 General Election, particularly in the State House, and discuss what they mean for the 2025 Legislative Session.
Access to Basic Needs Panel
Food, shelter, and education. They're among the three things every person needs to thrive in life, and yet many in our state face immense challenges in accessing them. Our panel of nonprofit experts will dive deep into these policy areas and help shine a light on the solutions needed.
Access to Care Panel
Hear from experts in healthcare and childcare in South Carolina about where the state is headed, and what policies are needed to strengthen access to care across the state.
[additional panelists coming soon]
Agenda
| November 20 | |
| 1:00 PM - 1:30 PM | Welcome Remarks |
| 1:30 PM - 2:00 PM | Panel Post-Election Recap |
| 2:30 PM - 3:00 PM | Panel: Access to Basic Needs |
| 3:30 PM - 4:00 PM | Panel: Access to Care |
| 4:30 PM - 5:00 PM | Happy Half Hour |
Attendees (64)
Jordan Amaker
Director of Advocacy & Communications
Lowcountry Local First
Angelica Barrett
Executive Director
The Children's Council
Amy Breault
Executive Director
Horry County First Steps
John Brisini
CEO
TAG Consultants & Advisors
Charlie Calhoun
Grants Development Coordinator
Children's Trust of SC
Sarah Catalano
Community Engagement Manager
Sisters of Charity Foundation of SC
Erica Cheeks
Equitable Access Advocate
Harvest Hope Food Bank
Mike Darrow
Executive Director
Feeding the Carolinas
Joyce Davis
Executive Director
Brain Injury Association of SC
Jed Dews
Executive Director
HALOS - Helping And Lending Outreach and Support
Austin Donahoo
Senior Advocacy Specialist
World Relief Upstate SC
Sarah Eargle
Executive Director
Newberry County First Steps
Chelsea Gold
Sr. Support Specialist
Engaging Creative Minds
Krystel Heath
CEO
Capitol Consulting Strategies, LLC
Katy Hilbert
Executive Director
YouthBASE, Inc.
David Laird
Able South Carolina
Kim Martinez-Ward
Director of Development
Able South Carolina
Mike McCauley
Principal & Founding Partner
Watershed Consulting Group
Sally McClellan
Executive Director
SC Association for the Education of Young Children
Marie McGehee
Director, CSR
Colonial Life
Georgia Mjartan
President & CEO
Central Carolina Community Foundation
Adrienne Montare
Executive Director
South Carolina Architectural Foundation
Kara Moore
Director Community Engagement
Lowcountry Food Bank
Michelle Morgan
Executive Director
Building Florence Together CDC
Hazeline Outram-Evans
President of Antioch Resource Center
Antioch Resource Center
Crystal Pendry
Director of Finance
The Unumb Center for Neurodevelopment
Omme-Salma Rahemtullah
Interim Executive Director
FoodShare South Carolina
Stig Rasmussen
Compliance Manager
Fact Forward
Laura Ringo
Executive Director
PAL: Play. Advocate. Live Well.
Alicia Scott
Residential Services Director
Children's Attention Home
Heather Singleton
Principal Consultant
Strategic Public Relations Consulting
Vicki Singleton
President and CEO
United Way of Sumter, Clarendon & Lee Counties
Madelyn Smith
Executive Director
Home Works
Meg Stanley
Executive Director
Wholespire
Amber Stewart
Advocacy and Community Engagement Director
Greenville Housing Fund
Latasha Taste
Senior Director of Statewide Partnerships
Communities In Schools of South Carolina
Doug Taylor
Director of Operations and Finance
Fact Forward
Danny Varat
CEO
Safe Harbor
Amelia Wilks
Legislative Initiatives Coordinator
South Carolina Institute of Medicine & Public Health
Rochelle Williams
Vice President of Strategy and Programs
Mary Black Foundation
Bryson Young
Chief Advancement Officer
Association for the Blind and Visually Impaired SC
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