I’m late on this, but a couple weeks ago it was Philanthropy Week in Charleston — philanthropy being the act of doing good on behalf of humanity, whether it’s through giving money or time to helping others.

To get the City Paper involved in the worthwhile celebration of people who give back, we profiled young nonprofit workers — people in their 20s and 30s — who are working fulltime in a demanding field that doesn’t necessarily offer the best compensation.

We also established the Charleston City Paper Community Fund with the help of the Coastal Community Foundation. This fund will allow us to funnel money to worthwhile organizations in the area — specifically the six organization we profiled in our “Somebody’s Gotta Give” issue: Big Brothers/Big Sisters (via CYDC), Crisis Ministries, Metanoia, Redux Contemporary Art Center, Lowcountry Earth Force, and Lowcountry AIDS Services.

We can also take the money we raise at our various events over the year and make it go a little further. We’re matching the money our employees donate. If our readers would pool their money with ours, we’d all be able to make a big difference together.

Donating $25 might feel like a waste, unless you know that your $25 will be paired with the $32 from the guy in the apartment next door. It’s easy. Shoot, you can donate whatever you want — whether it’s half your age or triple. Just give. Tis the season.


  

Send a check made out to Charleston City Paper Community Fund and mail it to:

Coastal Community Foundation
90 Mary Street
Charleston, SC 29403

OR
Donate using a credit card via The Coastal Community Foundation by clicking here

Make sure you designate Charleston City Paper Community Fund in the box for “Designate My Donation”!

Established in 1974, Coastal Community Foundation is a public grant-making foundation fostering philanthropy for the lasting good of the community. Thousands of families, businesses, individuals and organizations have built over 470 individual funds and endowments at Coastal Community Foundation. Last year, Foundation funds generated over $11.2 million for charitable programming, community projects, educational initiatives and scholarships. To learn more, go to: www.CCFgives.org.

“We make a living by what we get, we make a life by what we give.” — Winston Churchill