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Charleston’s convenient source for the latest Lowcountry nonprofit & grassroots news, perspectives, ideas, events, resources and more…
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#GoodBits- Featured Local Announcements & Resources
- RESOURCE: Charleston County Comprehensive Plan Interactive Summary
- RESOURCE: Lowcountry Heat Action Plan Toolkit
- FOOD RESOURCES for You, Your Family, and Community
- RECURSO: TELEMUNDO CHARLESTON
- FIND & CONTACT YOUR ELECTED REPRESENTATIVES
- GET INVOLVED: CHS Immigrant Community Hotline:
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(New) Instagram: @CHS_Hotline
(New) FB account: @CHS Hotline
Volunteer form: https://tinyurl.com/CharlestonHotline
#GoodNews – local nonprofit & grassroots headlines
- INTERVIEW: Fighting For Justice: Focusing on Immigration
- New pitch event to award $1M in funding to Lowcountry startups
- Charleston County’s applications opening for nonprofit funding support | APPLY NOW
- ‘We don’t want it’: Community against CofC’s plans for former YWCA
- Transforming Young Minds: Charleston Library Society’s Innovative Book Drop Initiative
- Charleston’s Climate Lawsuit Against Oil Giants Is Dismissed
- Rev. Joseph Darby Jr., SC Civil Rights Activist, dies at 74
- Two from Charleston get major state cultural awards
- Preservation Society’s Burial Ground Mapping Project Earns State Historic Preservation Award
- MUSC launches $30M fund to boost SC health innovation
- CP View: Time for instant runoff voting is here
- Student advocate continues pushing against school book bans
- Isle of Palms Advances Hate Crime Ordinance with Unanimous Vote
- Gibbes Museum of Art invites applications for 1858 Prize for Contemporary Southern Art
- Autobiographies and books on slavery at risk for removal from Charleston historical site gift shops
- Robert E. Lee marker to go back on display in downtown Charleston
- ICYMI
- Summer meal programs in Charleston help feed kids when class is out. Here’s how they work.
- We Are Family Opens Charleston’s First LGBTQ+ Community Center
- Charleston activists call for weekly economic protest through ‘Fasting Fridays’
- Food insecurity deepens in Charleston area
- Social Justice Advocates File Federal Lawsuit Challenging City Protest Ordinance
- ‘Urgent’ need for foster parents throughout South Carolina
For Lowcountry environmental news & resources,
check out our partners at GrowPurpose.com
#GoodEvents – a few featured upcoming nonprofit events
- AUG 14: Rooted & Connected – Faith, Identity & the African Diaspora
- AUG 16: Art Serenade
- AUG 19-20: Powered by Purpose Conference
- AUG 22: Weekend Nonprofit Learning Lab
- AUG 23: 26th Annual McElveen Race For The ARK
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
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#GoodGrabBag – miscellaneous good stuff worth sharing
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