Changemakers Weekly Digest – 2024 – #31

#GoodBits- Featured Announcements & Resources

• THE LIST: Lowcountry School Supply Giveaways
• Resource: Voter Tools – all-in-one tool to verify, register, vote absentee, etc

#GoodNews – local nonprofit & grassroots headlines

• ACLU and LWV File Lawsuit Against Partisan Gerrymandering of South Carolina’s Congressional Districts
• Non-Profit Organizations Invited to Apply for Critical Home Repair Program
• Every 1 Voice Matters to Host 7th Annual Back To School Event
• Charleston’s oldest park restored for grand opening
• Tech Leader Continues to Support Lowcountry Digital Skills Training with a $10,000 Grant to the Charleston Digital Corridor
• Charleston Jazz Welcomes Demetrius Doctor as Director of Charleston Jazz Academy
• Volunteers clean up grounds of downtown Charleston cemetery
• Empower Charleston Announces Six Local Nonprofits Participating at October 17 Showcase
• The McConnell Foundation Hosts Third Annual Shining Stars Gala to Support Pediatric Cancer Research
• Gullah Geechee community fights for green space in historic settlement
• Grant from Lady Gaga’s foundation helps local LGBTQ+ youth nonprofit expand statewide
• Inaugural Teal Arts Festival Scheduled for September
• ICYMI
  • Trident United Way Announces Fourth Round of Community Changemaker Grants
  • N. Charleston group hopes to build bridge between Hispanic communities, city: ‘We are people’
  • Kids Eat Free at MUSC
  • REPORT: South Carolina ranked among worst states for LGBTQ equality
  • In the Tri-County, the “Survival Budget” for a Family of Four Increased by Over 25% from 2021 to 2022

For Lowcountry environmental news & resources,
check out our partners at GrowPurpose.com

#GoodEvents – a few featured upcoming nonprofit events

• AUG 8: Charleston Green Drinks – GREEN SOCIAL
• AUG 11: Every 1 Voice Matters 7th Annual Back To School Event
• AUG 14: Conservation on Tap in Charleston
• AUG 17: National Thrift Shop Day
• AUG 17: Charleston Spirit of Giving Day NonProfit Palooza
• AUG 17: Laps for Love
• AUG 25: Avery Family Reunion by Avery Research Center
• AUG 28: ‘Back Da Green’ Encore screening

For our most up-to-date curated event listings,
check out our COMMUNITY CALENDAR

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

GRASSROOTS GUIDE NONPROFIT SPOTLIGHT:

SOS Lowcountry
offers support for breast cancer patients “from diagnosis to remission”

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