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.


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The Raiser’s Edge helps Foundation Continue Successful Support Programs

The CSCCF receives, manages and distributes scholarship funds, having awarded more than $10 million since the Foundation's creation in 1971. In the past three years, more than 600 scholarships were awarded, with an increase in the quantity and amount expected in the next three years. Advancement staff members Chris Henson and Crystal Keeton are taking leadership roles in implementation of new donor database software called "The Raiser’s Edge," which has been the world’s most popular, most trusted fundraising solution for more than 20 years. It provides the tools needed to consistently manage constituent relationships and fundraising processes across the CSCCF. The Raiser’s Edge gives the Columbia State Foundation the to power to utilize traditional and modern methods of fundraising. Monthly giving, online fundraising and e-marketing communication tools help implement cutting-edge fundraising techniques alongside traditionally successful methods.