Your Educational Foundation is partnering with the Lake City Boys and Girls club to offer a series of 3-D Printing Workshops. This is an opportunity for students to learn to design and make their own creations. So, bring your ideas and let’s make them happen. You do not have to know anything about 3-D printing […]
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The Educational Foundation, Head Start, and Francis Marion University have joined forces to develop an effective program for teaching four-year old children to read. Last year the Educational Foundation introduced the on-line reading program, Head Sprout, to the Head Start centers in Lake City and Olanta. That program lead to all 13 Pee Dee Community
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One in four (1 in 4) children in America grows up without learning to read. Two-thirds (67%) of students who cannot read proficiently by the end of 4th grade will end up in jail or on welfare. Over seventy percent (70%) of America’s inmates cannot read above a 4th grade level. Literacy matters. Students who
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Corporate philanthropy is a key component of corporate social responsibility, which is a category of initiatives held by businesses to improve society in some way. While these efforts often include prioritizing environmentally friendly work practices or committing to offering fair wages to employees, corporate philanthropy has to do with supporting nonprofit organizations via charitable donations of funds,
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There is undeniable momentum in online fundraising as highlighted by data in the Blackbaud Luminate Online® Benchmark Report 2020. One-time online giving skyrocketed by more than 15%, revenue growth from recurring donations outpaced one-time gifts for the ninth consecutive year, and nonprofits increased their revenue and engagement using email fundraising. Hopefully we will never repeat 2020. So, the real question is: what will online fundraising look like moving forward? Are
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