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Dec 9, 2019
Dec 9, 2019
SCCF Fall Fundraiser- Alvarez Dinner
An Evening with Stephen Alvarez will be the focus of South Cumberland Community Fund's annual fundraiser on Saturday, September 28, 2019...
Dec 9, 2019
SCCF Announces 2019 Spring Cycle Grants Recipients
South Cumberland Community Fund is pleased to announce the 15 nonprofit organizations from across the Plateau who will be awarded spring...
Dec 9, 2019
Once Upon a Time on the Mountain:
Storyteller Leader Workshop Provides Inspiration for the Nonprofits of the Plateau A community fund, a university, and a group of...
Nov 13, 2019
SCCF Announces 2019 Philanthropy Internship Program Grant Recipients
University of the South students who participate in the Philanthropy Internship Program are required to engage in a study of the...
Oct 24, 2019
Social Justice Leader Sybil Jordan Hampton to Give Keynote Address
Dr. Sybil Hampton will deliver the keynote address, "Playing the Long Game,"Â at the Philanthropy Internship Grant Awards Ceremony on...
Jul 26, 2019
Thank You to All the Volunteers that Came Out for 2019 Make a Difference Day
Many thanks to the more than 400 volunteers from across the Plateau who joined SCCF on July 20th at eight elementary schools to get...
Jul 3, 2019
Tennessee First Lady to Participate in Make a Difference Day
We are excited to announce that Tennessee First Lady Maria Lee will be coming to the Plateau to participate in Make a Difference Day on...
May 23, 2019
2018 Spring Grant Recipients
South Cumberland Community Fund has approved grants to 14 organizations across the Plateau totaling just over $94,000. With this year’s...
Mar 20, 2019
SCCF Benefits from Sewanee Philanthropy
University of the South PKE sorority members and South Cumberland Community Fund joined forces last fall to create change for the South...
Jan 1, 2019
Happy New Year!
Over the past seven years SCCF has worked with our community to produce meaningful impact across the Plateau by... providing grants to...
Dec 9, 2018
SCCF is Lighting Up Lives this Holiday
Thank you to all the contributors who made a donation to SCCF by purchasing holiday cards. We are pleased to list the names of the many...
Dec 9, 2018
2018 Philanthropy Internship Program Grant Recipients
The Philanthropy Internship Program provides University students with meaningful and direct experience in philanthropy and expands the...
Dec 5, 2018
Join SCCF for Storytelling Leader Workshop with Buddy Teaster!
The Storytelling Leader Date: December 6 Time: 9:30am-2:30pm Venue: University of the South - EQB Building Instructor: Buddy Teaster Bio...
Nov 27, 2018
Giving Tuesday
#GIVINGTUESDAY, an international event which is celebrated the Tuesday following the U. S. Thanksgiving, represents a day of giving back...
Oct 9, 2018
Art of Leadership Workshop
On October 25, 2018 SCCF hosted an Art of Leadership workshop at the University of the South’s EQB House. The workshop was led by Center...
Sep 5, 2018
Marguerite Kondracke Returns to the Mountain
"To realize prosperity, people must first have hope. To have hope, people have to feel supported, to feel that somebody believes in...
May 8, 2018
SCCF Follows Up With Tracy City Elementary School Sensory Room Grant
Caroline McCullough, Speech and Language teacher at Tracy City Elementary School, is a strong proponent of the school’s new sensory room,...
May 3, 2018
Betterfi executive director, Spike Hosch
Betterfi executive director, Spike Hosch, describes his innovative answer to predatory lending practices Watch here:...
Apr 27, 2018
AmeriCorps VISTAs Host Community Summit
AmeriCorps VISTAs Caroline Bell and Evelyn Ahnrud hosted a community summit on April 27th that focused on chronic absenteeism and family...
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