Welcome to the first 2024 Changemakers Weekly Digest!
Charleston’s convenient source for the latest Lowcountry nonprofit & grassroots
news, perspectives, ideas, events, resources and more…
Please keep sharing your events, ideas and resources via the “CONTACT US” link on CharlestonGood.com
or via email anytime: charlestongood@gmail.com
#GoodNews – local nonprofit & grassroots headlines
- Impact: The 12 biggest City Paper news stories of 2023
- PARTICIPATE: Be a part of the Union Pier Community Advisory Council
- Foundation explains future of Nathaniel Russell House
- Tri-County Play Collaborative selected to participate in national initiative
- International African American Museum to host Martin Luther King Day Celebration
- Debate on instant runoff voting continues in Charleston, experts weigh in
- Photographer Cecil Williams’ vision gives South Carolina its only civil rights museum
- Best of Charleston 2024 nominations open now through Jan. 25
- Nonprofit organizations in the Lowcountry are working to meet the needs of Charleston’s unhoused population
- Redux’s new executive director to focus on outreach, education
- Housing Authority gives update on plan to redevelop, renovate all public housing
- On 60th anniversary of Charleston school integration, 5 trailblazers recall challenges
- Charleston Animal Society grapples with pet abandonment, offers helpful alternatives
- VIDEO: Redevelopment of S.C.’s Charleston Naval Complex Along Cooper River Approved
- State Health Assessment finds ‘access to care’ top priority
- Hate crimes, judicial reform, education among top 2024 issues
- Tax reform, high school sports: What to expect for SC 2024 Legislative Session
- Proposed bill offers a solution to South Carolina’s affordable housing crisis
- North Charleston will host the annual MLK Jr. commemorative concert with Lowcountry Voices
- Some federal disaster aid takes years to reach SC residents. Can a new federal bill help?
- Local Non-Profit Ben’s Friends Partners with Open Table
- SC set to receive millions in grant funding for coastal resilience
- North Charleston nonprofit leverages respect to defuse conflict before it becomes deadly
- Charleston’s art scene changed for the better in 2023
- ‘Absolute mess’: Parents, teachers scramble after school opening delayed again
- Plan to redevelop Charleston public housing would put 1,100 new apartments on peninsula
- On the Horizon: A look at five major developments on the Cooper and Ashley and how they could change our riverfronts
- Cainhoy, Huger residents warn of I-526’s impact
- Musician ‘Mookie’ Morant leaves people smiling with new book
For Lowcountry environmental news & resources,
check out our partners at GrowPurpose.com
#GoodEvents – a few featured upcoming nonprofit events
- JAN 6: LGBTQ+ Advocacy Training Program
- JAN 7: Save the Light Oyster Roast
- JAN 11: Global Discovery: An Evening with Jill Heinerth
- JAN 11: Halsey New Year Free-For-All!
- JAN 11: Blue Campaign – Human Trafficking Awareness Day
- JAN 12: Hendricks Par Cleanup
- JAN 13: Intro to Rammed Earth, Hempcrete, + Mineral Finishes
- JAN 18 : Acting on Climate Together: Solutions for Charleston County (WEBINAR)
- JAN 18: Volunteer Wire Reef Build
- JAN 18: Green Drinks Social
For our most up-to-date curated event listings,
check out our COMMUNITY CALENDAR
#GoodStuff – interesting articles and resources from around the web
- Fact-checking the City of Atlanta’s Claims on “Cop City”
- Schools don’t want kids on cellphones. Is banning them the solution?
- The Year in Gun Violence Solutions
- 10 facts about Americans and alcohol as ‘Dry January’ begins
- A Republican commitment to inequality underscores Trump’s impunity
- What are farm animals thinking?
- Saving the Panama Canal Will Take Years and Cost Billions, If It’s Even Possible
- UAW Endorses Cease-Fire, the Largest U.S. Union to Call for an Immediate End to the Violence
FEATURED RESOURCE HUBS AT CHARLESTONGOOD.COM…
#CHSvolunteers – local organizations actively seeking volunteers
#GoodGrants – new grant opportunities and other grants resources
#GoodJobs – nonprofit job openings + other local employment resources
#GrassrootsGuide – our directory of 640+ local nonprofit organizations in the Lowcountry
additional resources for
Individuals | Organizations
GRASSROOT GUIDE NONPROFIT SPOTLIGHT:
Charleston Area Justice Ministry (CAJM)
“a growing network of faith-based congregations who are culturally, economically, geographically and religiously diverse who come together to make the Charleston area a more just place to live, work, and do business.”
#GOODBOOKS – Newly featured in Charleston Good’s Bookshop
On Thriving: Harnessing Joy Through Life’s Great Labors
Brandi Sellerz-Jackson (Author)
“An honest, kind, and powerful book to get one’s life back on track . . . Sellerz-Jackson reminds us that thriving is not something that we ‘achieve’ after we do the work. Rather it is something we can experience during all seasons of life, no matter where we are on our healing journey.”–Angela Rye, award-winning host, commentator, and CEO of IMPACT Strategies
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