Columbia Opportunity Resource

COR Connections: Midlands Gives Celebration
2024-05-07 17:00 - 19:00 (America/New_York) | Backstreets Grill, 2400 Devine St, Columbia, SC, 29205, United States
Meet us on the patio at Backstreets Grill for an evening of giving as we celebrate another year of “connecting Columbia”! Feel free to bring a friend to meet fellow members for an evening of networking, refreshments and an opportunity to take a complimentary professional headshot. Let’s work together to reach our donation goal during this 18-hour Midlands Gives giving challenge!

Volunteer: YESCarolina State Business Plan Competition
2024-04-25 14:00 - 2024-04-26 15:00 | Wade Martin Building, 316 S Beltline Blvd, Columbia, SC, 29205, United States
Every year YEScarolina hosts a State Business Plan Competition, which is an exciting Shark Tank style event that features SC’s top entrepreneurship students! This year’s competition is being held on Apr. 26 at the Midlands Tech Beltline Campus. Volunteers are needed to assist in setting up each of the presentation rooms, setting up judging tables and materials, posting signage around the building, helping to test/troubleshoot technology, and various other duties. Volunteer HERE.

COR Connections: Iron Hill Percent Night
2024-04-03 18:30 - 20:30 | Iron Hill Brewery & Restaurant, 945 Sabal St, Columbia, SC, 29201, United States
Hang out with COR at Iron Hill Brewery where 20% of all food & non-alcoholic drink sales will be donated to our nonprofit! All you have to do is mention the digital flyer below to your server or bartender, and COR will receive a portion. Our board will have some tables reserved so come and join us!

COR Connections: Elevate Midlands
2024-03-18 08:00 - 09:30 | USC Alumni Center, 900 Senate Street, Columbia, SC, 29201, United States
Join the COR board of directors, COR members and some of the Columbia region’s biggest movers and shakers as the Competitiveness Council unveils the new Elevate Midlands report. This annual report serves as a roadmap for next steps to improve talent retention, promote entrepreneurship, enhance economic development, and provide access to our region’s greatest assets. It will provide an update on ongoing initiatives and introduce new ones that are just getting started. Register HERE.

Activate at Bierkeller
2024-03-12 17:30 - 19:30 | Bierkeller Brewing Company, 600 Canalside St Suite 1009, Columbia, SC, 29201, United States
Join us for an after work happy hour at Bierkeller Brewing Company. Get connected with COR as we kick off the new year with our first Activate! Activate is an open opportunity for networking across the Columbia region for all ages and professions. REGISTER HERE.

Volunteer: The Oyster Roast
2024-03-02 15:00 - 20:30 | Grovewood Plantation, 1992 Congaree Rd, Eastover, SC, 29044, United States
Join COR in volunteering to assist with various tasks during The Oyster Roast, hosted by The Atrium and The Cavalry Societies of Prisma Health Midlands Foundation. This Oyster Roast is an opportunity to enjoy good food, music and friends – all for a great cause! Choose a time slot to volunteer HERE.

Volunteer: Contemporaries Ball
2024-03-02 10:00 - 16:00 | Columbia Museum of Art, 1515 Main Street, Columbia, SC, 29201, United States
Step into a vibrant world where artistic expression collides at “Neon Dreams: A Pop Art Affair,” where the brilliance of iconic artists like Andy Warhol, Roy Lichtenstein, and the spirit of Robert Indiana illuminate the night. So, slip into your most vibrant attire, let the neon lights guide you, and join us for a night where reality and art collide in a neon-infused dream.
Volunteers are asked to work a two-hour shift and in return will have a free ticket to the event. Please arrive 15 minutes before your scheduled time to help with setup/breakdown and hear a short explanation of the event, and expectations. Sign up HERE.

Table for Six: Young Executives
2024-02-29 18:00 - 21:00 | 701 Whaley, 701 Whaley Street, Columbia, SC, United States
The next Table for Six dinner will feature emerging business leaders from around the Midlands. This event will sell out!
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Interested in supporting Table for Six or COR in general through sponsorship? Please contact julia@ourcor.org

Time to Give: Speakeasy Soirée
2024-01-11 19:00 - 23:00 | 701 Whaley, 701 Whaley Street, Columbia, SC, United States
Join us for COR’s inaugural Time to Give event at 701 Whaley on January 11th. Enjoy a night of vintage glamour, secret Prohibition-era drinks, and interactive fun, all within an exclusive, password-protected speakeasy soirée!
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Families Helping Families Gift Wrapping Party
2023-12-06 18:30 - 20:00 | Piecewise Coffee Co., 2001 State St, Cayce, 29033, United States
Join us for our annual gift wrapping party at Piecewise in Cayce. We’ll be filled with holiday cheer as we wrap gifts for our two adopted families through Families Helping Families. Click HERE to join us.

Table for Six: Women in Leadership
2023-10-26 18:00 - 20:30 | Riverbanks Zoo & Garden

COR Connections: Koger Insider Experience
2023-10-09 18:00 - 20:00 | The Koger Center, 1051 Greene Street, Columbia, SC, 29201
Join COR for the COR Connections: Koger Insider Experience on Monday, October 9 at 6pm. COR Connections is a members only event featuring an insider look at the new Koger Center renovations and behind the scenes tour!

Volunteer with the SC Brewers Guild Craft & Beer Festival
2023-09-30 12:00 - 18:00 | 800 Gervais Street, 800 Gervais Street, Columbia
The SC Brewers Guild is hosting their 2nd annual SC Craft and Beer Festival. Their goal is to bring awareness and increase education, engagement, and legislation around SC Brewers! They are seeking volunteers to assist with pouring of beer for brewers, checking IDs, scanning tickets, and more.
