NOC participated in Hilton Head Island’s 36th Annual St. Patrick’s Day Parade on Sunday, March 17, 2019.

It was not by chance that NOC was a huge success.  Nearly 75 individuals representing NOC participated in the parade, including students, parents, volunteers, and staff.  NOC took the opportunity to pass out t-shirts, book bags, and information about NOC.

The parade float was made possible by several individuals and businesses who donated money to cover the cost.  In addition, Lois Hassett donated the entrance fee to the parade.

NOC was fortunate to have DJ Mar ride along on the float.  He got the crowd pumped up with his awesome music selections.

Exposure from the parade has already resulted in an increase in Facebook “Likes” and Instagram “Engagements”!

NOC looks forward to participating in future community events.

NOC was recently featured on Hilton Head’s popular WHHI television show, “Talk of the Town.” NOC staff members, Corbin Stripling, Director of Field Operations, and Daniel McKeown, Director of Development & Marketing, shared news and developments about NOC.

Watch the full interview here:    https://youtu.be/5dwNhgvSrOU

 

 

Strong community partnerships are an essential element in the battle against poverty. NOC works closely with the Berkeley Hall Charitable Foundation to tackle poverty in Bluffton, South Carolina, where NOC has two thriving program centers.

Learn more at: BHCF and NOC

After 10 years, NOC has officially earned GuideStar Platinum Level recognition. GuideStar, a national information service, reports on more than 2.7 million U.S. nonprofit organizations. According to Time Magazine, GuideStar is the country’s “premier nonprofit database.”

NOC believes in full transparency and this GuideStar certification attests to the integrity of our organization. Our vision has and will always be focused on establishing a level playing field within the community so all may enjoy a better quality of life.

To reach this Platinum milestone, NOC had to meet the following requirements:

• Demonstrate that we are an organization focused on measuring our progress and results;
• Give potential funders information they seek;
• Show improvement and results year over year
• Provide a concrete alternative to donors evaluating NOC, using our overhead ratio

Now that the NOC has secured a Platinum Profile on GuideStar, we anticipate more exposure to foundation staff members, dozens of online giving portals, all major U.S.-based, donor-advised funds, some 9 million visitors to guidestar.org each year, and nearly 20 leading community foundations.