Exploring Funding Through Banks
Exploring Funding Opportunities Through Banks Did you know many banks and federal credit unions offer grant and sponsorship opportunities? Under the Community Reinvestment Act, banks must help meet the needs of the communities in which they do business. This...
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2024 Grants Awarded
Mary Black Foundation Awards $567,500 in Grant Funding The Mary Black Foundation has awarded $567,500 in grants to 21 nonprofit organizations serving Spartanburg County. The Foundation is excited to support our nonprofit partners to foster a thriving community for...
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2024 Dr. George Newby Jr. Health Equity Leadership Award Recipient
Antiwan Tate Recognized with the 2024 Dr. George Newby Jr. Health Equity Leadership Award The Mary Black Foundation is excited to honor Anitwan Tate with the 2024 Dr. George Newby Jr. Health Equity Leadership Award. Antiwan Tate is the...
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MOCHA Model
A Model for Streamlining Collaboration Source: The Management Centerhttps://www.managementcenter.org/ Does your team struggle with delegating responsibilities within projects that require collaboration? One of the great things about working in the nonprofit and social sectors is the collaborative nature of...
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Advice from MBF Senior Program Director
Advice from Mary Black Foundation Senior Program Director Natalia Valenzuela Swanson was recently promoted to Senior Program Director. Natalia joined the Foundation team in 2015 and previously served as the Health Eating and Active Living Program Director. Natalia earned her...
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Happy New Year 2024
Happy New Year! A note from Mary Black Foundation President & CEO, Molly Talbot-Metz. The Mary Black Foundation would like to wish you a happy and healthy 2024! As we begin the new year, we want to take a...
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Movement 2030
Contributor: Lynne Shackleford, Spartanburg Academic Movement Director of Communications Over the last decade, Spartanburg stakeholders have led innovative, cross-sector strategies that have translated into real results for our residents, including increased economic growth, dramatically reducing teen births, and improved...
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Molly Talbot-Metz Receives the Order of the Palmetto Award
Molly Talbot-Metz Receives Order of the Palmetto Molly Talbot-Metz, president and CEO of the Mary Black Foundation, has been honored with receiving the Order of the Palmetto Award. Talbot-Metz was honored with the award, recognized as the highest civilian...
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2023 Grantee Celebration
2023 Grantee Celebration Last Thursday, the Mary Black Foundation held their annual Grantee Celebration to recognize the organizations that received grants from the Foundation this year. In 2023, the Foundation invested over 2 million dollars in grants and special...
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Adelante Together for the Community We Create
We invite you to imagine two moments. The first is hard, because we’d like you to recall a moment when you felt out of place. And the second is pleasurable, because we ask you to imagine a time you...
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