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On Wednesday, April 20, community leaders from across the Plateau joined with Sewanee faculty and students and board members of the South...

South Cumberland Community Fund and Sewanee’s Office of Civic Engagement Announce Make Lasting Connections Symposium to be held April 20...

Three new AmeriCorps VISTAs begin service! Please join the South Cumberland Plateau VISTA Project in welcoming three new VISTA service...

Please join us in welcoming our three new Board Members. Sibby Anderson-Thompkins is vice provost for diversity, equity, and inclusion at...

On Tuesday, Jan. 11, the Grundy Rotary club hosted a farewell ceremony for three departing VISTAs completing their service: Sarah...

Seven local businesses, five in Sewanee and two in Monteagle, combined forces to raise over $3,800 to support community philanthropy on...

The second cycle of SCCF grants are awarded each fall by University of the South students who are participating in the Philanthropy...

Alex joined Appalshop in 2014 as our Executive Director. He graduated from Berea College in 2008 with a B.A. in Philosophy and earned his...

The University of the South and South Cumberland Community Fund (SCCF) jointly announced today that Katie Goforth has been appointed...

Beersheba Springs Medical Clinic: $2,850 This grant will fund roof and siding repairs and exterior improvements to the Beersheba Springs...

SCCF is now accepting applications for its spring grants cycle, which is open to South Cumberland Plateau area nonprofits. All interested...

As of January 1, 2021, Nicky Hamilton will take on the position of assistant vice president, government & strategic partnerships, as a...

Outcomes from last year's Community Conversations sessions sponsored by SCCF and the University of the South’s Office of Civic Engagement...

South Cumberland Community Fund is pleased to announce the eight recipients of Philanthropy Internship grants, awarded during its 2020...

SCCF's second cycle of grant-giving, directed by SCCF and conducted by University of the South students, is now taking applications from...

An in-depth training for enhancing your virtual know-how; a follow-up to SCCF's July "Liberating Structures" workshop. Go to...

The SCCF Liberating Structures workshop offers an alternative way to approach and structure how people work together. This training...

The entire community of the South Cumberland Plateau is invited to join SCCF for a Zoom workshop titled "Managing in Crisis and...

South Cumberland Community Fund (SCCF) has approved grants to 16 nonprofit organizations across the South Cumberland Plateau totaling $90,00

On April 11th, the Saturday before Easter, volunteers for Morton Memorial United Methodist Church’s food ministry distributed food to...

On March 13, Beersheba Springs Medical Clinic (BSMC) executive director Alison Gower sat down with BSMC staff to discuss how to continue...

We are pleased to announce a board-directed grant to Grundy County Emergency Management Agency for Personal Protective Equipment (PPE)....

2019 was a great year for the South Cumberland Community Fund. Check out our Annual Report to review everything the SCCF was able to...