Because of a volunteer, a child will learn to read today, a house will be built, an animal will be rescued, a hungry person will be fed, the possibilities are as endless as your generosity. With the help of your donations, Step Up! can continue transforming both people and communities through engaged volunteerism.

Step Up! is the leading advocate for the power of volunteerism in the Grand Strand area. Since our inception in 2005, we have helped transform people’s lives and countless communities by matching individuals and groups with meaningful and enriching volunteer experiences.

With the largest, collaborative network of non-profits and volunteers, Step Up! volunteers offer the widest range of volunteer impact in the Grand Strand area. Your support assists us in: serving our seniors; providing meals to the hungry; protecting our environment; building homes; educating our children; caring for abandoned animals and so much more!

Change yourself – Change the world!

The benefits of giving increased!

Gifts to Step Up! of stocks, bonds, or mutual funds that have appreciated in value since their purchase may be especially attractive to you under current tax laws. You can receive a charitable income tax deduction for the full fair market value of the asset, deductible up to 30% of your Adjusted Gross Income. You will also avoid any capital gains tax that would otherwise be due with the sale or transfer of the asset. Making the transfer is simple.

Please contact Valerie Hensley, Executive Director, at (843) 349-6488 or e-mail stepup@coastal.edu for stock giving instructions and account information.

Step Up! a community volunteer network is the leading advocate for the power of volunteerism in the Grand Strand area. Since our inception in 2005, we have helped transform people and countless communities by matching individuals and groups to meaningful and enriching volunteer experiences.

Thank you for your support!

Matching and maximizing your gift!

Many employers have matching gift programs, whereby the corporation will contribute the same amount as its employees in a given calendar year. Even if you are retired! Some employers even double or triple the gifts their employees give!

Gifts eligible for matches must be in cash or publicly traded securities. Bequests, planned gifts, and gifts of property are usually not eligible. In some instances, although you may designate your gift for a specific project or program, the matching gift may be unrestricted, to be used by Step Up! as needed. Each employer will have specific rules and restrictions concerning matching gifts.

If you are interested in learning more, please contact your human resource director, or Valerie Hensley, Executive Director, at (843) 349-6488 or e-mail stepup@coastal.edu.

Step Up! a community volunteer network is the leading advocate for the power of volunteerism in the Grand Strand area. Since our inception in 2005, we have helped transform people and countless communities by matching individuals and groups to meaningful and enriching volunteer experiences.

Thank you for your support!

Your chance to change the world.

You can make a lasting contribution toward a better world and ensure a new generation of volunteers for years to come by designating Step Up! as a beneficiary in your will, trust, retirement plan, or insurance policies.

Options such as gift annuities and charitable remainder trusts may allow you to increase cash income during your lifetime, while providing Step Up! with much-needed funding in years to come.

A charitable bequest is a gift of assets to a charity through a will or Revocable Living Trust. The bequest allows you to make a substantial contribution without reducing current income; it operates like a postdated check payable only after death.

There are four ways to make a charitable bequest: specifying a percentage of the estate, a dollar amount, a specific asset, or a residue of the estate following the satisfaction of other bequests.

Sample Bequest Language I give, devise, and bequeath to Step Up! (tax identification number will be provided), a non profit organization organized under South Carolina law now maintaining its office at 2431 Highway 501, Suite C 305, Conway, SC 29526, ___________% of my estate OR $________ OR my ___________ property (i.e.: 100 shares of XYZ Corporation) OR all (or part/percentage) of the residue of my estate, including, without limitation, real and personal property.

Planned gifts and bequests may be applied to specific projects or programs or used as unrestricted gifts to ensure the long-term financial well-being of Step UP!

For any planned gift, please consult your own financial advisor. For more information concerning including Step Up! in your estate planning, contact Valerie Hensley, Executive Director, at (843) 349-6488 or e-mail stepup@coastal.edu

Step Up! a community volunteer network is the leading advocate for the power of volunteerism in the Grand Strand area. Since our inception in 2005, we have helped transform people and countless communities by matching individuals and groups to meaningful and enriching volunteer experiences.

Thank you for your support!

Rewarding volunteer opportunities.

Step Up! has a well-developed volunteer program offering many rewarding volunteer opportunities. It would be impossible to deliver our programs and services without the efforts of our many committed volunteers and generous donors just like you.

During the course of our work, Step Up! receives many non-financial or in-kind gifts that allow us to direct the majority of funds to our crucial programs and services.

We are in need of such items as:

• Boxes of printer paper (plain and colors)
• New or gently used computers
• New or gently used laptop computers
• Cell phones and service
• Airline/Travel discounts for business trips
• Sponsorship of a senior volunteering program
• Sponsorship of newspaper ads
• Sponsorship of marketing brochures

Feel free to call us with questions related to your non-financial or in-kind contributions at (843) 349-6488 or e-mail stepup@coastal.edu.

Step Up! a community volunteer network is the leading advocate for the power of volunteerism in the Grand Strand area. Since our inception in 2005, we have helped transform people and countless communities by matching individuals and groups to meaningful and enriching volunteer experiences.

Thank you for your support!

The Waccamaw Community Foundation is a local non-profit organization dedicated to encouraging the development of a Community tradition of Philanthropy by making it easy, personally satisfying, and effective for individuals, families, corporations, and businesses to establish permanent and temporary funds in support of the organizations and causes they care about most.

If you would like to learn more about the Waccamaw Community Foundation and ways to support the charity of your choice please click on the image above.