“The Button Tin” by Denise K. Spencer, President and CEO Community Foundation of the Lowcountry

Denise K. Spencer, President and CEO of the Community Foundation of the Lowcountry,  spoke on March 11, 2010, at the annual South Carolina Association of Nonprofit Organizations annual conference. We thought her speech, “The Button Tin,” was timely, relevant, and inspiring, and wanted to share it with you. Let us know what you think – [...]

The Weathers Group Leads Discussion About Partnering With Faith-Based Organizations

For Immediate Release Columbia, S.C., March 12, 2010 – South Carolina’s leading nonprofit conference was held March 10-11 in Hilton Head Island, attracting more than 430 delegates from nonprofit agencies, foundations, faith-based organizations, and private sector corporations throughout the state. The South Carolina Association of Nonprofit Organizations’ (SCANPO) annual conference broke all previous attendance records [...]

Columbia-Based Consultancy Firm Selected to Present at Leading Industry Conference

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Columbia, S.C., March 12, 2010 – South Carolina’s leading nonprofit conference was held March 10-11 in Hilton Head Island, attracting more than 430 delegates from nonprofit agencies, foundations, faith-based organizations, and private sector corporations throughout the state. The South Carolina Association of Nonprofit Organizations’ (SCANPO) annual conference broke all previous attendance records [...]

Show Me the Money! Why money can be your worst enemy if you’re not prepared to receive it

You can’t say it without picturing Cuba Gooding and Tom Cruise engaged in the now famous exchange in the movie “Jerry Maguire,” as Cuba’s character Rod Tidwell expressed his primary interest in retaining Jerry as his agent – “Show Me the Money!” I’m approached on a regular basis by grassroots organizations, faith-based organizations, and not-for-profits [...]

Show Me the Money! Why money can be your worst enemy if you’re not prepared to receive it

You can’t say it without picturing Cuba Gooding and Tom Cruise engaged in the now famous exchange in the movie “Jerry Maguire,” as Cuba’s character Rod Tidwell expressed his primary interest in retaining Jerry as his agent – “Show Me the Money!” I’m approached on a regular basis by grassroots organizations, faith-based organizations, and not-for-profits [...]

Columbia Rotary Club Inducts Charles Weathers Sr. as New Member

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Columbia, S.C., Dec. 21, 2009 – Columbia Rotary Club President Lanier Jones inducted Charles C. Weathers Sr., president of The Weathers Group, into the organization on November 30. The Weathers Group is a business consultancy firm based in Columbia. Rotary International is one of the world’s largest service organizations, with 29,500 clubs [...]

Young Leader Society

Charles challenges Board Members to stay engaged during the Young Leaders Society’s community training event. http://midlandsbiz.com/news/around-columbia/570/

TWG Selected as Pillar Award Finalist

The Weathers Group (TWG) was recently selected as one of three finalist for The Small Enterprise Award by the Information Technology Council of the Greater Columbia Chamber of Commerce. This honor recognizes a small business entity (organizations with fewer than 50 full-time employees or less than $20 million in revenue) for their innovative application or [...]

TWG Staff Obtain Mediation Certification

Community mediation is designed to strengthening relationships and building connections between people and groups, and to create processes that make communities work for everyone. Anita Garrett recently completed 24hours of training to enhance skills that will aid in her work as a community mediator. Working as educators and community liaisons with both public and private-sector [...]

Communication: The Prelude to Community

As I participate in the National Community Tax Coalition 7th Annual Conference in San Antonio I am amazed and impressed at the level of dialogue focused on “community engagement”.   Though I hear similar conversations across the country, the one thing that is present in these conversations is the focus on relationship and communication. So far [...]

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