Welcome to the 2023 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
- June 27 now is IAAM opening, 3 days after a launch celebration
- 2nd Annual Waves 4 Women Turn the Tides Fundraiser Set for March 23rd
- Avery sponsoring Certified Interpretive Guide Training program
- N. Charleston neighborhood calls for sidewalks, bike lanes
- College of Charleston to Host Food Security Summit on March 24th
- Our View: Charleston County has a gun problem
- Jed Dews Named New Executive Director of HALOS
- Progressives to shine light on S.C.’s racial legacy
- We Are Family’s Youth Queer Prom Scheduled for April 1st
- National Students Protecting Education Group Seeking Local Student Activists for CCSD Struggle
- Halsey Institute of Contemporary Art Presents Young Contemporaries 2023
- Enough Pie Announces “Awakening XI: Underground”
- Superintendent addresses N. Charleston wanting to break away from district
- Safety DAE Invites Community to Explore Public Safety & Participate in Free Throw Challenge
- City of Charleston 2023 Hazard Mitigation Plan Survey
- Push returns for South Carolina to add hate crime law
- CCSD responds to North Charleston schools wanting to leave the district
- Charleston Friends of the Library’s First Book Sale of 2023 will Support CCPL During National Reading Month
- National organization helping to reduce crime in North Charleston
- Charleston Co. School District approves prayer policy
- Dominion Energy and S.C. Department of Education Accepting Entries for Third Annual Essay Contest Celebrating Notable African Americans
- CCSD and Charleston Metro Chamber partner for diversity, equity, and inclusion training
- Charleston Parks Conservancy Hosts Several Springtime Events
- Professor’s Research Helps Shed Light on 18th-Century African Remains Found at Gaillard Center
- Mayor Tecklenburg honors Charleston nonprofit for supporting food-beverage industry
- Charleston County Criminal Justice Coordinating Council Awarded $640,000 Grant
For Lowcountry environmental news & resources,
check out our partners at GrowPurpose.com
#SharingHub – Charleston Good just launched a new resource hub to facilitate more community connections and more sharing in 2023
Share more with our COMMUNITY SHARING HUB
#GoodEvents – a few featured upcoming nonprofit events
- MAR 7-9: South Carolina’s 2023 Nonprofit Summit + (Columbia)
- MAR 8: Women Crush Wednesday
- MAR 8: Women’s Brew Day!
- MAR 8: CLS x Ibu Foundation Honor Global Artisan Leaders
- MAR 9: 2023 Charleston Black Expo Kick-Off Reception
- MAR 10: 2023 Leadership Symposium: Racial Healing Circles
- MAR 11: Operation Neighborhood Clean Up at the Pink House!
- MAR 11: Teen Science Café: Leaf Your Worries Behind
- MAR 11: The Power Tribe Presents : Wisdom of the Elders WHM tribute
For our most up-to-date curated event listings,
check out our COMMUNITY CALENDAR
#GoodStuff – interesting articles and resources from around the web
- Mozilla Study: Data Privacy Labels for Most Top Apps in Google Play Store are False or Misleading
- Opinion | The endless video loop of Black death is doing more harm than good
- The Quest for a Dumber Phone
- What the First Amendment really says – 4 basic principles of free speech in the US
- Don’t believe those who claim science proves masks don’t work
- The ‘Enshittification’ of TikTok
#CHSvolunteers
Check out our VOLUNTEER HUB
for local organizations actively seeking volunteers
#GoodGrants
Our NONPROFIT GRANTS HUB
features new grant opportunities as well as lots of grants resources
#GoodJobs – local nonprofit job opportunities
FEATURED LISTING:
Charleston Community Research to Action Board (CCRAB) – Operations Director
For MORE local nonprofit job openings and resources,
check out our CHARLESTON NONPROFIT JOBS HUB
#GoodBooks – Newly featured in Charleston Good’s Bookshop
Generation Dread: Finding Purpose in an Age of Climate Crisis
Britt Wray (Author)
“A rare look at the internal work required to meaningfully confront the existential threats climate change poses to our institutions, our futures, and our selves. If you are ready to feel through eco-anxiety, grieve what’s lost, and imagine what comes next, read this courageous book.” –Naomi Klein, author of On Fire and This Changes Everything
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