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#GoodNews – local nonprofit & grassroots headlines
- Northwoods Mall to host Black-owned business expo
- Commentary: Charleston Housing Costs are Out of Control, But There Are Heroes Among Us
- Charleston waterparks hosting inclusive swim nights throughout summer
- The Gaillard searches for employees as it tries to revamp its operations
- Charleston County receives grant money for criminal justice-focused housing initiative
- Stamp Out Hate SC Releases Statement on SC Legislature’s Failure to Pass Hate Crimes Act
- CLIMB Fund Honored as South Carolina’s Leading SBA Microlender
- Learn More: The Nation’s First Saltwater Hydroponic Farm Is In Charleston
- CofC archaeology team excavating historic African American school
- Live 5 anchor raising money for new mental health program in Title I schools
- Emerging Apparel Line F.A.C.E.’s Social Injustice & Racism
- Researchers at MUSC Health have discovered a promising new approach to treating Alzheimer’s disease and other dementias
- Charleston Stage Expanding Executive Leadership Over the Next Year
- With new leader in place, Charleston Gaillard Center amps up for its next chapter
- Lowcountry Youth Services Invites Youth to Participate in Girls On The Rise this June
- LISTEN: Holy City Sinner Radio Episode 47 featuring Ricardo Perry of Real Champions, Inc.
- Settlement communities battle developers to protect their land
- No-excuses-needed early voting for June primaries kicks off May 31 under new law
- Gaillard Center, Mother Emanuel AME Church, and International African American Museum Partner to host Series of Events Marking “Denmark Vesey Bicentenary”
For Lowcountry environmental news & resources,
check out our partners at GrowPurpose.com
#GoodEvents – upcoming nonprofit events
Mobility Month with Charleston Moves
MAY 1-31
That BIG Book Sale
MAY 19-22
Vintage Gala – Community, Conservation, and Cheers!
JUN 16
- MAY 19: Secure the Bag – BYOL Lunch & Learn
- MAY 19: Moultrie Playground Ribbon Cutting & Celebration
- MAY 19: African American Classicism Lecture
- MAY 19: Dr. Consuela Francis Reading Circle Discussion (virtual)
- MAY 20: Summer Fête
- MAY 21: National Safe Boating Week – 2022 Charleston Kickoff Festival
- MAY 21: Hampton Park Plant Swap
- MAY 21: 12th Annual Dancing With The ARK’s Stars
- MAY 21: Going Places’ Gala
- MAY 22: 14th Annual Chef’s Potluck
- MAY 23: Racial Healing Circle
- MAY 23: WEBINAR – Tangled In Trash: Wildlife Entanglement Reporting Tool Training
- MAY 25: SC Works Job Fair
- MAY 25: ‘SIT A SPELL’at te Halsey | CORPUS and Pinturas de Casta and the Construction of American Identity
- MAY 27: Be Kind Charleston – Cards for Kindness
- MAY 28: Hampton Park Terrace Community Litter Sweep
- MAY 29: Blue On the River All White Affair
- MAY 31: Racial Healing Circle
- MAY 31- JUN 5: Park Circle Pride Festival
For our most up-to-date curated event listings,
check out our COMMUNITY CALENDAR
#GoodStuff – interesting articles from around the web
- US schools are not racially integrated, despite decades of effort
- Community land trusts and conservation land trusts strengthen each other through innovative strategies for owning land
- The secrets to passing climate legislation — even in red states
- Birds, beavers and microparks: experts plan to rewild London
- Nonprofit AF: Stop with the BS and get serious about fighting white supremacy
- There’s no such thing as self-sabotage. A psychotherapist debunks the most common concepts that keep us stuck
- Battery-powered Greek island bets on green future
#CHSvolunteers – featured volunteer opportunities
- FEATURED: Volunteer for Feed Charleston Veterans
- Charleston Waterkeeper Volunteer Calendar
- Upcoming Charleston Surfrider volunteer opportunities
- Green Heart Project Volunteer Calendar
- Be a Mentor with Lowcountry Youth Services
- Volunteer at Fresh Future Farm
Check out our GRASSROOTS GUIDE for more local organizations actively seeking volunteers
#GoodFundingFriday – featured grant opportunities
- Asian American Futures and Gold House – 2022 Gold Futures Challenge
- Seventh Generation Fund – Indigenous Peoples’ self-determination and sovereignty grants
- Coca-Cola Foundation community grants
- Promising Innovations Fund older adults program grants
- Johnson & Johnson Innovation – health equity grants
- Guggenheim Partners – Network for Social Innovation grants
- Bank of America Charitable Foundation community needs grants
- lululemon – 2022 Here to Be Grant
- Roddenberry Foundation Fellowships
- MONAT Gratitude youth program grants
- Wallace Foundation – “field studies by arts service organizations rooted in communities of color”
- Obama Foundation public service scholarship
#GoodJobs – local nonprofit job opportunities
- FEATURED: Opportunites at CofC
- SCACED: Job Board
- Together SC: Lowcountry Nonprofit Jobs
- Linkedin: Charleston Nonprofit Jobs
- Indeed: Nonprofit jobs in Charleston SC
- SimplyHired: Nonprofit Jobs in Charleston SC
#GoodResources – a grab-bag of useful stuff
- Third round of free Covid-19 tests now available
- Conversations with Tyler Podcast – Thomas Piketty on the Politics of Equality
- 2022 World Changing Ideas Awards
- Lowcountry Green Calendar – new collaborative niche calendar for local environmental events
#GoodBooks – Newly featured in Charleston Good’s Bookshop
- Every Third Woman in America: How Legal Abortion Transformed Our Nation
David A. Grimes (Author) Linda G. Brandon (Author) - Reproductive Rights as Human Rights: Women of Color and the Fight for Reproductive Justice
Zakiya Luna (Author) - Pro: Reclaiming Abortion Rights
Katha Pollitt (Author) - Bodies on the Line: At the Front Lines of the Fight to Protect Abortion in America
Lauren Rankin (Author) - New Handbook for a Post-Roe America: The Complete Guide to Abortion Legality, Access, and Practical Support
Robin Marty (Author) Amanda Palmer (Foreword by) - Trust Women: A Progressive Christian Argument for Reproductive Justice
Rebecca Todd Peters (Author) - The Story of Jane: The Legendary Underground Feminist Abortion Service (Enlarged)
Laura Kaplan (Author)
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