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How Southern Power Fund upends traditional grantmaking


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Clara Benson, founder of a nascent South Carolina nonprofit that connects Black residents with health and wellness resources, got an intriguing call last September.
The caller told Benson to check her email. Her organization, Community Resources for Enduring Wellness, was receiving a grant. The new Southern Power Fund was giving money to Black-led, grassroots groups like Benson’s. The nonprofit didn’t have to apply. The fund already knew about the organization’s work and its potential and wanted to help.
While Benson’s organization, known as CREW, had recently received charity status from the IRS, it had no budget. Benson had compiled a list of Black mental-health care providers in South Carolina, which she posted on social media. The list was in response to requests from people looking for help coping with the racial inequities revealed as a result of the coronavirus pandemic and the police killing of George Floyd. ....

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Greenville New Year's Eve party plans change amid COVID surge


Greenville New Year s Eve party plans change amid COVID surge
Zoe Nicholson and Lillia Callum-Penso, Greenville News
This article has been updated to add additional context to comments by Skylor Hoffman.
Mayor Knox White has asked for state law enforcement to help Greenville police enforce COVID-19 rules on mask wearing, alcohol consumption and capacity limits on New Year s Eve   a move that comes as hospital beds across the Upstate fill and frontline workers are strained.
During a press conference Tuesday afternoon, after plans for several parties circulated on social media, White and officials from the Greenville Police Department and the area s largest hospital systems called on people not to attend New Year s Eve parties with people from outside their households. ....

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