About the Columbia State Community College Foundation

The Columbia State Community College Foundation’s mission is to support and partner with Columbia State to positively impact our communities and student success through the maintenance and enhancement of resources through excellence in relationship building, fundraising and investment management. Foundation management is under the direction of Bethany Lay, Executive for Advancement for Columbia State. Advancement also includes annual giving, alumni relations, community events and grants management.
In addition, for more than a decade the Foundation has partnered with Columbia State Community College, First Farmers Bank and other sponsors and patrons have successfully brought local and world-renowned artists to perform on the Cherry Theater stage as part of the Performance Series. The Foundation also supports the mission of the Pryor Art Gallery, located on the CSCC campus in Columbia, which strives to a first-class artistic venue where appreciation for all forms of visual art is enhanced through presentation of stimulating exhibits and programs that inspire, educate, enlighten, challenge and entertain.


Search

Grants Office Operates through Advancement

Claudia Johnson, who holds a B.A. in English-Journalism from Union University, has spent her career in community development, public relations, marketing or news reporting. Before joining the CSCCF staff, she was executive director of the 501c3 Sgt. York Patriotic Foundation, where she was responsible for all aspects of fundraising, staff management, event planning, grant writing, public relations/marketing and accounting. During her tenure at a regional development agency, she wrote grants for federal and state funds, bringing millions of infrastructure development dollars into a rural area of Tennessee. She is an experienced public speaker, grant writer, photographer, publications designer, event organizer and organization/project manager. She has served on numerous regional and state committees and boards. She was one of 9 state coordinators for Tennessee Homecoming ’86; was editor-in-chief of the Cumberland Business Journal; author of the books A Page from the Past and Giles Heirlooms; and won first place from Tennessee Press Assoc. for her work on the 150th anniversary of the Pulaski Citizen. 
More about her is available at claudiajohnson.blogspot.com or pastpage.blogspot.com.
Click here for the official Columbia State Grants Handbook.