Human Services / Basic Needs · Johns Island & Charleston, SC

Our Lady of Mercy Community Outreach

Building equitable communities on the sea islands. — a GrantedSC Deep Scan of website credibility, grant opportunity, and a 10-day outreach plan.

63WCS · Moderate
$350KTotal grant opportunity (year 1)
7Matched funding programs
$120KGoogle Ad Grant (annual)
June 1 annuallyNext hard deadline
Priority #1 · Highest ROI

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

OLM runs a soup kitchen, dental clinic, OB/GYN women's health, ESL, and GED programs — a wide net of search intents on Johns Island and the peninsula. The Ad Grant funds visibility for all of them, but the placeholder text and broken counters should be fixed first so the landing pages convert.

★ Apply First

Suggested keyword clusters

Tuned to Our Lady of Mercy Community Outreach's programs + Charleston geography
food pantry johns islandfree dental clinic charlestonsoup kitchen downtown charlestonged classes charlestonesl classes charlestonwomens health clinic johns islandsenior food box charlestonemergency assistance johns island
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 — $350,000 on the table

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
Wide program portfolio = many search intents; fix the placeholder/counters first so the Ad Grant traffic converts.
501(c)(3) STATUS + EINRequired
EIN 57-0905488 — already in your footer (good). Note: Neighborhood House is a program/site, not a separate filer.
MISSION STATEMENTRequired
One-paragraph mission, verbatim from your site.
PROGRAM DESCRIPTIONRequired
Google Ad Grant budget — Multi-program budget; isolate soup kitchen + clinic + education lines.
PROGRAM / PROJECT BUDGETRequired
Multi-program budget; isolate soup kitchen + clinic + education lines.
BOARD OF DIRECTORS LISTRequired
Current roster with affiliations.
MOST RECENT 990 / AUDITRecommended
Link or PDF of latest filing.
OUTCOMES / IMPACT DATARecommended
FY24 counters (babies delivered, meals served, students improving) — currently rendering as zero on-site.
PROJECT NARRATIVERequired
Lead with the sea-island access gap and the integrated services model.
APPLY / PORTALRequired
https://www.google.com/nonprofits/

Open Grants

Coastal Community Foundation of SC
Avg $7,500; up to $10,000–$15,000June 1 annually High matchMedium complexity
Broad sea-island direct service is a textbook CCF general-operating fit.
501(c)(3) STATUS + EINRequired
EIN 57-0905488 — already in your footer (good). Note: Neighborhood House is a program/site, not a separate filer.
MISSION STATEMENTRequired
One-paragraph mission, verbatim from your site.
PROGRAM DESCRIPTIONRequired
Open Grants budget — Multi-program budget; isolate soup kitchen + clinic + education lines.
PROGRAM / PROJECT BUDGETRequired
Multi-program budget; isolate soup kitchen + clinic + education lines.
BOARD OF DIRECTORS LISTRequired
Current roster with affiliations.
MOST RECENT 990 / AUDITRecommended
Link or PDF of latest filing.
OUTCOMES / IMPACT DATARecommended
FY24 counters (babies delivered, meals served, students improving) — currently rendering as zero on-site.
PROJECT NARRATIVERequired
Lead with the sea-island access gap and the integrated services model.
APPLY / PORTALRequired
https://coastalcommunityfoundation.org/competitive-grants/open-grants/

Poverty & Need Grants

Sisters of Charity Foundation of SC
$10,000–$50,000Spring cycle High matchMedium complexity
Catholic-rooted poverty-alleviation mission is squarely aligned with the Sisters of Charity Foundation of SC.
501(c)(3) STATUS + EINRequired
EIN 57-0905488 — already in your footer (good). Note: Neighborhood House is a program/site, not a separate filer.
MISSION STATEMENTRequired
One-paragraph mission, verbatim from your site.
PROGRAM DESCRIPTIONRequired
Poverty & Need Grants budget — Multi-program budget; isolate soup kitchen + clinic + education lines.
PROGRAM / PROJECT BUDGETRequired
Multi-program budget; isolate soup kitchen + clinic + education lines.
BOARD OF DIRECTORS LISTRequired
Current roster with affiliations.
MOST RECENT 990 / AUDITRecommended
Link or PDF of latest filing.
OUTCOMES / IMPACT DATARecommended
FY24 counters (babies delivered, meals served, students improving) — currently rendering as zero on-site.
PROJECT NARRATIVERequired
Lead with the sea-island access gap and the integrated services model.
APPLY / PORTALRequired
https://sistersofcharitysc.com

Community Investments

Trident United Way
$10,000–$75,000Fall LOI cycle High matchMedium complexity
Food, education, and workforce programs map to Trident United Way community investments.
501(c)(3) STATUS + EINRequired
EIN 57-0905488 — already in your footer (good). Note: Neighborhood House is a program/site, not a separate filer.
MISSION STATEMENTRequired
One-paragraph mission, verbatim from your site.
PROGRAM DESCRIPTIONRequired
Community Investments budget — Multi-program budget; isolate soup kitchen + clinic + education lines.
PROGRAM / PROJECT BUDGETRequired
Multi-program budget; isolate soup kitchen + clinic + education lines.
BOARD OF DIRECTORS LISTRequired
Current roster with affiliations.
MOST RECENT 990 / AUDITRecommended
Link or PDF of latest filing.
OUTCOMES / IMPACT DATARecommended
FY24 counters (babies delivered, meals served, students improving) — currently rendering as zero on-site.
PROJECT NARRATIVERequired
Lead with the sea-island access gap and the integrated services model.
APPLY / PORTALRequired
https://tuw.org

Health Access Grants

BlueCross BlueShield of SC Foundation
$20,000–$100,000Spring cycle Medium matchHigh complexity
The dental clinic and OB/GYN women's-health services fit BlueCross BlueShield SC Foundation health-access funding.
501(c)(3) STATUS + EINRequired
EIN 57-0905488 — already in your footer (good). Note: Neighborhood House is a program/site, not a separate filer.
MISSION STATEMENTRequired
One-paragraph mission, verbatim from your site.
PROGRAM DESCRIPTIONRequired
Health Access Grants budget — Multi-program budget; isolate soup kitchen + clinic + education lines.
PROGRAM / PROJECT BUDGETRequired
Multi-program budget; isolate soup kitchen + clinic + education lines.
BOARD OF DIRECTORS LISTRequired
Current roster with affiliations.
MOST RECENT 990 / AUDITRecommended
Link or PDF of latest filing.
OUTCOMES / IMPACT DATARecommended
FY24 counters (babies delivered, meals served, students improving) — currently rendering as zero on-site.
PROJECT NARRATIVERequired
Lead with the sea-island access gap and the integrated services model.
APPLY / PORTALRequired
https://bcbsscfoundation.org

Empower Charleston

Coastal Community Foundation
$10,000–$50,000/yr, two yearsMar 13 annually Medium matchHigh complexity
Capacity dollars can fund the website cleanup + impact-measurement system the scan flags.
501(c)(3) STATUS + EINRequired
EIN 57-0905488 — already in your footer (good). Note: Neighborhood House is a program/site, not a separate filer.
MISSION STATEMENTRequired
One-paragraph mission, verbatim from your site.
PROGRAM DESCRIPTIONRequired
Empower Charleston budget — Multi-program budget; isolate soup kitchen + clinic + education lines.
PROGRAM / PROJECT BUDGETRequired
Multi-program budget; isolate soup kitchen + clinic + education lines.
BOARD OF DIRECTORS LISTRequired
Current roster with affiliations.
MOST RECENT 990 / AUDITRecommended
Link or PDF of latest filing.
OUTCOMES / IMPACT DATARecommended
FY24 counters (babies delivered, meals served, students improving) — currently rendering as zero on-site.
PROJECT NARRATIVERequired
Lead with the sea-island access gap and the integrated services model.
APPLY / PORTALRequired
https://coastalcommunityfoundation.org/

Community Grants

Dominion Energy Charitable Foundation
$5,000–$50,000Aug 1 annually Medium matchMedium complexity
Human-needs and education framing supports the pantry, ESL, and GED programs.
501(c)(3) STATUS + EINRequired
EIN 57-0905488 — already in your footer (good). Note: Neighborhood House is a program/site, not a separate filer.
MISSION STATEMENTRequired
One-paragraph mission, verbatim from your site.
PROGRAM DESCRIPTIONRequired
Community Grants budget — Multi-program budget; isolate soup kitchen + clinic + education lines.
PROGRAM / PROJECT BUDGETRequired
Multi-program budget; isolate soup kitchen + clinic + education lines.
BOARD OF DIRECTORS LISTRequired
Current roster with affiliations.
MOST RECENT 990 / AUDITRecommended
Link or PDF of latest filing.
OUTCOMES / IMPACT DATARecommended
FY24 counters (babies delivered, meals served, students improving) — currently rendering as zero on-site.
PROJECT NARRATIVERequired
Lead with the sea-island access gap and the integrated services model.
APPLY / PORTALRequired
https://dominionenergy.com
WebsiteCreditScore · 10-Angle Audit

Credibility score: 63/100 — Moderate

OLM does the hard transparency work right — EIN in the footer, full board and team pages — but the live site leaks unfinished 'Lorem ipsum' placeholder text and staging-domain URLs, and the impact counters render as zero. Those polish failures undercut an otherwise grant-ready organization in the exact moment a funder is forming a first impression.

AngleScore
Trust Signals7/10
Mission Clarity8/10
Visual Credibility6/10
Social Proof4/10
Grant Readiness8/10
Mobile & Speed7/10
Content Currency5/10
CTA Clarity8/10
SEO & Discoverability5/10
Funder Perception5/10
Your GrantedSC Team

Meet the team working Our Lady of Mercy Community Outreach

Two people own this account end to end.

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

Eli runs the money side. He reads Our Lady of Mercy Community Outreach'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 a no-risk first win, then builds reusable application keychains so every grant after the first moves faster.

Opens every touch with Our Lady of Mercy Community Outreach's mission, then names the funder, deadline, and dollar amount before mentioning GrantedSC.
Leads with the Google Ad Grant — $120K/yr in visibility — as the no-risk first win.
Builds a reusable application keychain so each grant after the first takes a fraction of the time.
Sends a physical 'double report' mailer that lands on the ED's desk, not in a spam folder.
Closes with one frictionless ask: a 20-minute call, no obligation.
Owns on this account LinkedIn DMsDirect EmailGrant Keychains Physical MailerDiscovery Call
NF
Nora Fox
Content Strategy · Social Media
"People give to people. Show the human, not the org chart."

Nora runs the story side. She turns a dry credibility scan into something a board member would share — concrete, warm, and built for how people actually read on LinkedIn.

For Our Lady of Mercy Community Outreach she warms the relationship first, then publishes anonymized posts that make the case publicly — never sharing client data until permission is explicit.

Translates the WCS findings into one human story about the families human services reaches.
Posts in LinkedIn-native format — short paragraphs, white space, one idea per line.
Keeps every client detail anonymized until permission is explicitly granted.
Warms the relationship by genuinely engaging with Our Lady of Mercy Community Outreach's own recent posts first.
Turns the eventual win into a case-study angle: 'we found $X', never vague AI hype.
Owns on this account LinkedIn PostsContent CalendarWarm Follow Case-Study AnglesEngagement
10-Day Outreach

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

EN

Eli's Outreach Plan

Direct channel — LinkedIn DMs, email, physical mailer
Day 1 · LinkedIn DM #1
Hook = the Google Ad Grant ($120K/yr) + the WCS credibility scan. "I ran a free scan on Our Lady of Mercy Community Outreach's site — found moderate credibility and one fast win. Want it?"
Day 3 · LinkedIn DM #2
Deadline hook for Open Grants (June 1 annually). Specific, time-bound, no pressure.
Day 4 · Physical mailer
The 'double report' cover note — printed WCS + grant scan mailed to Sisters of Charity of Our Lady of Mercy (no ED named on site).
Day 7 · Direct email
Subject: "Our Lady of Mercy Community Outreach: $120K in visibility + 6 grant matches." Subdomain link + single ask: a 20-minute call.
Day 10 · Final DM
Leave the door open, reference the nearest deadline, no follow-up unless they want one.
NF

Nora's Content Plan

Ambient channel — anonymized LinkedIn posts + warm engagement
Day 1 · Warm follow
Follow Our Lady of Mercy Community Outreach and leave a genuine comment on their most recent post — human, specific, not salesy.
Day 3 · Post draft
Google Ad Grant angle, anonymized: "Most nonprofits leave $120K/yr on the table. Here's the program almost nobody activates."
Day 6 · Post draft
Credibility-gap angle from the WCS scan, anonymized: the one website fix that changes how funders see you.
Day 10 · Post draft
Case-study hook, anonymized — what a full scan surfaced and what it unlocked.
Private report subdomain:  our-lady-of-mercy.grantedsc.com
  1. Full WCS audit + grant opportunities with deadlines
  2. Google Ad Grant checklist + application walkthrough
  3. Website polish punch-list (placeholders, staging links, counters)
  4. Single CTA: "Book a 20-minute call" (Calendly embed)
Execution

10-day CRM action plan

Every action owns an output. Nothing ambiguous.

DayOwnerActionToolOutput
Day 1EliSend LinkedIn DM #1 (Ad Grant + scan hook)LinkedInDM sent + logged
Day 1NoraFollow + comment on latest postLinkedInEngagement logged
Day 2HansReview + approve scan subdomaingrantedsc.comSubdomain live
Day 3EliLinkedIn DM #2 (deadline hook)LinkedInDM sent
Day 3NoraPublish Ad Grant post (anon)LinkedInPost live
Day 4EliMail physical double-reportUSPSMailer sent
Day 5HansPrep CCF/Empower narrative shellDocsDraft saved
Day 6NoraPublish credibility-gap post (anon)LinkedInPost live
Day 7EliSend direct email + call askGmailEmail sent
Day 8HansFollow up on email opensCRMOpens reviewed
Day 9EliReply to engagement / book callGmail/CalendlyCall booked or noted
Day 10EliFinal DM — door openLinkedInSequence closed
Day 10NoraPublish case-study hook (anon)LinkedInPost live