Thank you for your interest in joining the Coastal Community Foundation team. Coastal Community Foundation works to create communities rich in equity, opportunity, and well-being by uniting people and investing resources so that all community members have a pathway to achieve their goals. Established in 1974, it is the largest community foundation in South Carolina, serving the nine counties on the coast: Beaufort, Berkeley, Charleston, Colleton, Dorchester, Georgetown, Hampton, Horry, and Jasper counties. CCF manages more than 700 charitable funds established by individuals, families, and organizations and awards tens of millions of dollars in grants and scholarships each year.
Financial resources are among the many tools we employ in our purpose to create vibrant communities. Throughout our history, we have served as a community convener to bring residents and leaders together to tackle major structural challenges, such as housing shortages or inequitable school systems. We also have a long history of helping nonprofits build their capacity, and incubating grassroots causes to provide them with structural support so they grow into fully operational organizations.
Coastal Community Foundation of South Carolina, a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization, is an Equal Opportunity Employer with offices in North Charleston and Beaufort, as well as three affiliate foundations.
Why Work for Us?
When you join Coastal Community Foundation, you join a dedicated staff and Board of Directors working to be the reason why education, housing, and access to opportunities are more equitable; working to be the reason why donors advance positive outcomes in their communities; and working to be the reason why our region thrives, together.
This dedication from our team is one of the main reasons we’ve been successful in earning the trust of the communities we serve, and ensuring we adapt to their evolving needs. That is why we are deeply committed to supporting our staff members to ensure their success at work and outside of work. We offer a competitive salary and a comprehensive benefits package, including Paid Time Off, Holidays, Insurance (health, dental, vision, life, disability), 401(k), and training and development opportunities.
Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Statement
Inclusion with equity is one of our four core values at Coastal Community Foundation, so we not only work to recruit diverse candidates, we work to ensure our team members have all the tools they need to be successful. Our purpose is most effectively fulfilled through proactively supporting the values of equity, inclusion, and diversity. Diversity may be measured by, but is not limited to, differences in age, ethnicity, race, gender identity, sexual orientation, economic circumstance, class, religion, disability, geography, and profession. We acknowledge and respect the many differences that comprise thriving communities and seek diversity in our staff to ensure that a range of perspectives, opinions and experiences are recognized and acted upon in achieving our purpose.
It is our intention to promote a fully equitable philanthropic sector that justly represents and serves all our constituencies. Therefore, we strongly encourage applications from candidates of color, of LGBTQ+ identity and of other historically marginalized communities.
About this Position
The Program Associate provides programmatic and strategic planning support to the Grantmaking Program Team by managing a small portfolio of grant-making programs and assisting the Regional Scholarships & Grants Officer. The Program Associate reports to the Regional Scholarships & Grants Officer and works collaboratively with the team to provide compassionate, equitable community-centered grantmaking. Primary duties include grant application due diligence, evaluation metrics development and monitoring, and program-related research.
The Program Associate will agree with and demonstrate respect for the Foundation’s belief that “diversity” means the active inclusion of the entire community as welcomed participants in all Foundation activities; support the Foundation’s practice of encouraging diversity, equity and inclusiveness as the cornerstones of all that the Foundation does.
Essential Functions
Grantmaking and Community Leadership Responsibilities
General Responsibilities
Required Skills/Abilities
Education and Experience
Physical Requirements
Thank you for your interest in joining the Coastal Community Foundation team. Coastal Community Foundation works to create communities rich in equity, opportunity, and well-being by uniting people and investing resources so that all…