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 In case you missed the Op-Ed in the State by our awesome boss, Tim Evolina:

1) You can read it here.

Ok guys,

I have a confession to make and I feel that this is a safe space, the ciricle of trust if you will, and I am finally comfortable with sharing this side of my personal life with you. I am an addict.

Yes. I, the college senior, daughter of solider and a teacher, loving roomate and girlfriend, have fallen victim to a force greater than myself.  

Twitter.

 A couple of weeks ago on March 7, 2012, United Way Association of South Carolina held their annual Public Policy Day at the state house.

This year we had a minor change and partnered up with Madeleine McGee from the South Carolina Association of Non-Profit Organizations to make the day a huge non-profit love collaboration.

 So anyone that has interest in the non-profit community and/or politics, should have heard by now about the on going saga of Charitable Deductions. 

 Hi Folks!

We are back in full policy swing, here at United Way Association. The General Assembly returned to session a few weeks back and we are already hard at work researching and monitoring legislation, attending committee meetings, sitting down with lawmakers, etc. etc. 

Congratulations to Charleston County Schools AmeriCorps Program for shwoing signs of impact already! Below is an excerpt from the most recent progress report from one of South Carolina's new programs.

In response to the Performance Measure "Number of Students with Improved Academic Performance, measured by MAP scores"

On Tuesday night, the 8th there was a hearing held at the Capital Senior Center in Columbia, right USC beside campus. The hearing had to do with something that a lot of Americans are finding themselves plagued with- the possibility of loosing their homes.

This is a very exciting time for everyone here at the Association. The new legislative season is up and coming, commencing on January 10^th of the new year. In preparation for the approaching cycle, we’ve already begun consideration for our Public Policy Agenda.

Last week I got the exciting opportunity to travel to Washington D.C. to represent United Way Association of SC in a lobby day organized by the Alliance for Charitable Reform. Non-profit organizations from across the country were called to action to counteract the threat to charitable deductions proposed in the Jobs Act by the President.

Hello all!