We Exist To Serve Those Who Serve.

Pour Out Project partners with 30 nonprofits each month, walking alongside them to strengthen their organizations and expand their impact.

Each monthly meeting costs $600, with $100 contributed by the nonprofit itself and $500 covered by our donor base. This shared investment allows us to sustainably equip nonprofits while multiplying the reach of their mission.

Our work flows from our love for Jesus and our desire to live out our faith by serving others and building unity across the Body of Christ.

Where Compassion Gets to Work

Real dollars saved and raised. Leaders equipped. Lives changed across the Upstate.

  • $1,100,000 Raised and saved for nonprofits Dollars our partners kept or gained through POP's support.
  • 200+ Leaders equipped Nonprofit staff and board members coached, trained, and resourced.
  • Countless Lives impacted And growing, through every organization in our network.

Figures are updated periodically and reflect combined results across our partner network.

What This Looks Like in Any Given Month

You might find us:

Meeting one-on-one in person with 26+ nonprofit leaders to surface real needs

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We help with funding gaps, leadership fatigue, operational strain, or missed opportunities. Then we identify practical ways to plug in resources, talent, and financial support.

Providing low-cost services

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This includes social media management, newsletters, event coordination, and strategic planning by leveraging shared vendors, bulk pricing, and business sponsorships which save nonprofits time and money they simply don’t have.

Connecting nonprofits to each other

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A food organization doesn’t have to build a counseling arm, a mentoring nonprofit doesn’t need to launch a job program, and a housing ministry doesn’t need to recreate fundraising infrastructure that already exists elsewhere.

Providing business and financial acumen

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We provide this for leaders who never intended to run an organization like a company but need sustainable systems, clearer priorities, and healthier margins to survive and grow.

Facilitating storytelling

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This helps nonprofit leaders clarify their message, sharpen their vision, and communicate impact in a way that attracts donors, volunteers, and partners.

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A person gesturing with hands during a meeting, with a laptop, a smartphone, and a notebook on the table, and another person in the background working on a laptop.
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Pour Out Project is a nonprofit capacity-building network that equips local nonprofits with funding, strategy, shared services, and partnerships so they can grow at the pace of our community.

Our Team

  • Grant Lockridge | Executive Director/CEO

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    Thomas Barksdale | COO

  • Becca Wise | Chief Development Officer

    Becca Wise | Chief Development Officer

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    Emma Cuviello I Director of Community Development

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    Kevin Goldbach | Director of Ministry Partners

Executive Board

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Steve Lockridge - Board Chair

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Todd Roper

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David Terry

Mark Allen

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Derrik Chandler