Domestic Violence / Human Services · North Charleston, SC

My Sister's House

The Lowcountry leader in domestic violence survival. — a GrantedSC Deep Scan of website credibility, grant opportunity, and a 10-day outreach plan.

70WCS · Moderate
$327KTotal grant opportunity (year 1)
7Matched funding programs
$120KGoogle Ad Grant (annual)
Spring cycleNext hard deadline
Priority #1 · Highest ROI

The Google Ad Grant — $120K/yr in free search ads

“Domestic violence shelter Charleston,” “DV hotline North Charleston,” “help leaving abusive relationship SC” — the highest-intent, highest-urgency searches in the Lowcountry. The Ad Grant routes survivors directly to the 24-hour hotline and intake while building branded authority that outranks the name-collision.

★ Apply First

Suggested keyword clusters

Tuned to My Sister's House's programs + Charleston geography
domestic violence shelter charlestondv hotline north charleston scabuse help charleston tri countyemergency shelter women children charlestonorder of protection help charlestondomestic violence counseling charlestonsafe house lowcountry scdonate domestic violence charleston
Path: TechSoup validation → Google for Nonprofits enrollment → Ad Grant activation → conversion-tracked campaigns pointed at your Donate and Get-Help pages.
Eli North · Grant Intelligence

7 matched opportunities — $327K on the table

⚠ Scores + amounts are GrantedSC research estimates (nonprofit-funder lens), not a live WebsiteCreditScore run. Re-run the official scan to lock figures.

Each card carries an application keychain: exactly what the funder requires, with an org-specific note. The Google Ad Grant leads — it's the fastest, lowest-friction win.

★ Apply First

Google Ad Grant

Google for Nonprofits
$10,000/mo in search ads ($120,000/yr)Rolling — enroll anytime High matchLow complexity
The fastest, lowest-friction win — $120K/yr of search visibility once TechSoup validation + Google for Nonprofits enrollment are done.
501(c)(3) STATUS + EINRequired
EIN 57-0730861 — surface it in the site footer.
MISSION STATEMENTRequired
One-paragraph mission, verbatim from your site.
PROGRAM / PROJECT BUDGETRequired
Emergency shelter + hotline + legal advocacy + counseling budget; show the cost-per-survivor served.
BOARD OF DIRECTORS LISTRequired
Current roster with affiliations.
MOST RECENT 990 / AUDITRecommended
Link or PDF of the latest filing.
OUTCOMES / IMPACT DATARecommended
2,000+ callers, clients & children served in 2023; nearly 20,000 community members educated. 45+ years of operation.
PROJECT NARRATIVERequired
Lead with the 4-star Charity Navigator rating, 45+ years of operation, and being the tri-county's only emergency DV shelter.
APPLY / PORTALRequired
https://www.google.com/nonprofits/

Poverty & Need Grants

Sisters of Charity Foundation of SC
$10,000–$50,000Spring cycle High matchMedium complexity
Poverty-alleviation and dignity mission aligns squarely with the foundation's lens.
501(c)(3) STATUS + EINRequired
EIN 57-0730861 — surface it in the site footer.
MISSION STATEMENTRequired
One-paragraph mission, verbatim from your site.
PROGRAM / PROJECT BUDGETRequired
Emergency shelter + hotline + legal advocacy + counseling budget; show the cost-per-survivor served.
BOARD OF DIRECTORS LISTRequired
Current roster with affiliations.
MOST RECENT 990 / AUDITRecommended
Link or PDF of the latest filing.
OUTCOMES / IMPACT DATARecommended
2,000+ callers, clients & children served in 2023; nearly 20,000 community members educated. 45+ years of operation.
PROJECT NARRATIVERequired
Lead with the 4-star Charity Navigator rating, 45+ years of operation, and being the tri-county's only emergency DV shelter.
APPLY / PORTALRequired
https://sistersofcharitysc.com

Community Investments

Trident United Way
$10,000–$75,000Fall LOI cycle High matchMedium complexity
Basic-needs and stability programs map directly to Trident United Way priorities.
501(c)(3) STATUS + EINRequired
EIN 57-0730861 — surface it in the site footer.
MISSION STATEMENTRequired
One-paragraph mission, verbatim from your site.
PROGRAM / PROJECT BUDGETRequired
Emergency shelter + hotline + legal advocacy + counseling budget; show the cost-per-survivor served.
BOARD OF DIRECTORS LISTRequired
Current roster with affiliations.
MOST RECENT 990 / AUDITRecommended
Link or PDF of the latest filing.
OUTCOMES / IMPACT DATARecommended
2,000+ callers, clients & children served in 2023; nearly 20,000 community members educated. 45+ years of operation.
PROJECT NARRATIVERequired
Lead with the 4-star Charity Navigator rating, 45+ years of operation, and being the tri-county's only emergency DV shelter.
APPLY / PORTALRequired
https://tuw.org

Open Grants

Coastal Community Foundation of SC
Avg $7,500; up to $10,000–$15,000June 1 annually High matchMedium complexity
Local general-operating support — a textbook CCF fit for a Lowcountry direct-service org.
501(c)(3) STATUS + EINRequired
EIN 57-0730861 — surface it in the site footer.
MISSION STATEMENTRequired
One-paragraph mission, verbatim from your site.
PROGRAM / PROJECT BUDGETRequired
Emergency shelter + hotline + legal advocacy + counseling budget; show the cost-per-survivor served.
BOARD OF DIRECTORS LISTRequired
Current roster with affiliations.
MOST RECENT 990 / AUDITRecommended
Link or PDF of the latest filing.
OUTCOMES / IMPACT DATARecommended
2,000+ callers, clients & children served in 2023; nearly 20,000 community members educated. 45+ years of operation.
PROJECT NARRATIVERequired
Lead with the 4-star Charity Navigator rating, 45+ years of operation, and being the tri-county's only emergency DV shelter.
APPLY / PORTALRequired
https://coastalcommunityfoundation.org/competitive-grants/open-grants/

Community Grants

Dominion Energy Charitable Foundation
$5,000–$50,000Aug 1 annually Medium matchMedium complexity
Human-needs and education framing fits Dominion's Lowcountry direct-service giving.
501(c)(3) STATUS + EINRequired
EIN 57-0730861 — surface it in the site footer.
MISSION STATEMENTRequired
One-paragraph mission, verbatim from your site.
PROGRAM / PROJECT BUDGETRequired
Emergency shelter + hotline + legal advocacy + counseling budget; show the cost-per-survivor served.
BOARD OF DIRECTORS LISTRequired
Current roster with affiliations.
MOST RECENT 990 / AUDITRecommended
Link or PDF of the latest filing.
OUTCOMES / IMPACT DATARecommended
2,000+ callers, clients & children served in 2023; nearly 20,000 community members educated. 45+ years of operation.
PROJECT NARRATIVERequired
Lead with the 4-star Charity Navigator rating, 45+ years of operation, and being the tri-county's only emergency DV shelter.
APPLY / PORTALRequired
https://dominionenergy.com

Community Development Grants

Charleston County (CDBG)
$10,000–$75,000Annual CDBG cycle High matchHigh complexity
Charleston County CDBG dollars directly fund housing, shelter, and community-development services.
501(c)(3) STATUS + EINRequired
EIN 57-0730861 — surface it in the site footer.
MISSION STATEMENTRequired
One-paragraph mission, verbatim from your site.
PROGRAM / PROJECT BUDGETRequired
Emergency shelter + hotline + legal advocacy + counseling budget; show the cost-per-survivor served.
BOARD OF DIRECTORS LISTRequired
Current roster with affiliations.
MOST RECENT 990 / AUDITRecommended
Link or PDF of the latest filing.
OUTCOMES / IMPACT DATARecommended
2,000+ callers, clients & children served in 2023; nearly 20,000 community members educated. 45+ years of operation.
PROJECT NARRATIVERequired
Lead with the 4-star Charity Navigator rating, 45+ years of operation, and being the tri-county's only emergency DV shelter.
APPLY / PORTALRequired
https://charlestoncounty.org

Empower Charleston

Coastal Community Foundation
$10,000–$50,000/yr, two yearsMar 13 annually Medium matchHigh complexity
Capacity-building dollars can fund the website + infrastructure fixes this scan flags.
501(c)(3) STATUS + EINRequired
EIN 57-0730861 — surface it in the site footer.
MISSION STATEMENTRequired
One-paragraph mission, verbatim from your site.
PROGRAM / PROJECT BUDGETRequired
Emergency shelter + hotline + legal advocacy + counseling budget; show the cost-per-survivor served.
BOARD OF DIRECTORS LISTRequired
Current roster with affiliations.
MOST RECENT 990 / AUDITRecommended
Link or PDF of the latest filing.
OUTCOMES / IMPACT DATARecommended
2,000+ callers, clients & children served in 2023; nearly 20,000 community members educated. 45+ years of operation.
PROJECT NARRATIVERequired
Lead with the 4-star Charity Navigator rating, 45+ years of operation, and being the tri-county's only emergency DV shelter.
APPLY / PORTALRequired
https://coastalcommunityfoundation.org/
WebsiteCreditScore · 10-Angle Audit

Credibility score: 70/100 — Moderate

Deeply fundable: Charity Navigator 4-star, 501(c)(3) since 1971, full Form 990s on file, an SC DSS Memorandum of Agreement, and the distinction of being the only emergency DV shelter in the tri-county area. The single biggest fix is discoverability — a same-name organization (EIN 68-0464114) shares the 'My Sisters House' label, fragmenting donor search and giving. Disambiguating the brand + surfacing the 4-star rating and financials on-site is the high-leverage move.

AngleScore
Trust Signals8/10
Mission Clarity8/10
Visual Credibility7/10
Social Proof7/10
Grant Readiness8/10
Mobile & Speed6/10
Content Currency6/10
CTA Clarity7/10
SEO & Discoverability5/10
Funder Perception8/10
Your GrantedSC Team

Meet the team working My Sister's House

Two people own this account end to end.

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Eli North
Business Development · Grant Intelligence
"Funders fund clarity, not need. Name the outcome and the dollar follows."

Eli reads My Sister's House's programs the way a program officer would, then maps them to the funders most likely to say yes — naming the deadline and dollar amount before he ever mentions GrantedSC. On this account he leads with the Google Ad Grant as the no-risk first win.

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Nora Fox
Content Strategy · Social Media
"People give to people. Show the human, not the org chart."

Nora turns this credibility scan into one human story a board member would share — concrete, warm, LinkedIn-native. She warms the relationship first, then publishes anonymized posts that make the case publicly, never sharing client data until permission is explicit.

10-Day Outreach

Two parallel channels, one goal: a 20-minute call

Eli works the direct channel (LinkedIn DMs → physical 'double report' mailer → email + call ask). Nora warms the ambient channel (genuine engagement → anonymized Ad-Grant post → credibility-gap post → case-study hook). Private report subdomain: my-sisters-house.grantedsc.com.

Execution

10-day CRM action plan

DayOwnerActionOutput
Day 1EliLinkedIn DM #1 (Ad Grant + scan hook)DM sent
Day 1NoraFollow + comment on latest postEngagement logged
Day 2HansReview + approve scan subdomainSubdomain live
Day 3EliLinkedIn DM #2 (deadline hook — Spring cycle)DM sent
Day 4EliMail physical double-reportMailer sent
Day 7EliSend direct email + call askEmail sent
Day 10EliFinal DM — door openSequence closed