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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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#GoodNews – local nonprofit & grassroots headlines
- BrightMa Farms adds Innovative Process Engineering company collaboration to hemp industrial cluster for development of ‘negative carbon’ cement products
- Middleton enters Charleston mayoral race
- PURE Theatre Announces 20th Anniversary Season
- Ronjanae Smith’s parents turn pain into peace to prevent North Charleston gun violence
- Explore Charleston and the Lowcountry Hospitality Association to Host Hospitality and Tourism Hiring Event
- “Book Buddies” volunteer program brings dogs & children together at Charleston Animal Society
- Editorial: Downtown Charleston has changed profoundly; let’s think big about what’s next
- The Charleston Place to Celebrate Gullah Geechee Traditions Throughout June
- Truist Partners With South Carolina Community Loan Fund
- Local Celebrities Take to the Dance Floor for the Lung Association’s “Low Country Dancing with the Stars”
- The Avery Center looks for community submissions for new project
- TD Bank doubles contribution to Charleston’s International African American Museum
- McMaster signs SC police reform bill into law
- S.C. non-profit to lead beach clean-ups along four coastlines on World Ocean Day
- Coastal Expeditions Foundation Hosting Bourbon Fundraiser for Cape Romain Sea Turtles
- Charleston renews homeless outreach center lease while planning new space
- Lowcountry Local First welcomes new staff members
- LISTEN: Holy City Sinner Radio Episode 48 featuring Brian Itzkowitz, President and CEO of Palmetto Goodwill
- Quintin’s Close-Ups celebrates a decade of Lowcountry interviews
- Charleston County 9-1-1 earns Award for Dispatch Excellence
For Lowcountry environmental news & resources,
check out our partners at GrowPurpose.com
#GoodEvents – upcoming nonprofit events
World Ocean Day Coastal Cleanup
JUN 8
Vintage Gala – Community, Conservation, and Cheers!
JUN 16
- MAY 31: Racial Healing Circle
- MAY 31- JUN 5: Park Circle Pride Festival
- JUN 2: Rainbow Market Clothing Swap!
- JUN 2: Keith Smalls’s TEDx Talk: Viewing and Dinner
- JUN 4: The Lowcountry Period Project (LPP) Packing Party
- JUN 4: Voices 4 Epilepsy Concert
- JUN 4: Queer Adult Prom
- JUN 4: Sunset Cruise Fundraiser
- JUN 4: 2022 Tri-County Orange Walk
- JUN 5-7: FAB Hospitality Workshop Created By Women, For Women
- JUN 6: ‘Give Back Charleston’ Dinner
- JUN 8: World Ocean Day Coastal Cleanup
- JUN 11: Black Business Expo
- JUN 10: The Charleston Forum Annual Event 2022
- JUN 11: A Women Veterans Day Celebration!
- JUN 11: Music in tha’ Park
- JUN 14: CHS Hospitality & Tourism Hiring Event
- JUN 16: Vintage Gala – Community, Conservation, and Cheers!
- JUN 17: 2022 Oxygen Ball
- JUN 18: Charleston Duck Race
- JUN 18: Gullah Juneteenth Freedom Celebration 2022
- JUN 18: Charleston Carifest Caribbean Carnival
- JUN 18: Juneteenth Family Fest Charleston 2022
- JUN 19: 2022 Lowcountry Juneteenth Week Festival
- JUN 21: GREEN DRINKS: Water-Rain Harvesting-Pollution
- JUN 25: 11th Annual Charleston Natural Hair Expo
- JUN 25: Annual Charleston PRIDE Parade
For our most up-to-date curated event listings,
check out our COMMUNITY CALENDAR
#GoodStuff – interesting articles from around the web
- The Polling is Clear: Americans Want Background Checks
- Here’s How Crossrail Will Transform London Travel
- Nonprofit AF:Why people of color are getting frustrated with culture of philanthropy
- Religious beliefs give strength to the anti-abortion movement – but not all religions agree
- Century-old racist US Supreme Court cases still rule over millions of Americans
#CHSvolunteers – featured volunteer opportunities
- FEATURED: Amor Healing Kitchen’s Summer Teen Volunteer Program
- 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
- New Earth Foundation – environmental, peace project grants
- Latino Public Broadcasting documentary film grants
- Glaser Progress Foundation grants
- KM Strategies Group – social justice grants
- Gannett Foundation ‘Community Thrives’ grants
- Venturous Theater Fund grants
- Aaron Copland Fund for Music – performance grants
- Community Care Corps – adults with disabilities program grants
- Mohamed bin Zayed Species Conservation Fund
- QUEER | ART – Illuminations Grant for Black Trans Women Visual Artists
- Lisle International – intercultural communication grants
- Quadratec ‘Energize the Environment’ grants
#GoodJobs – local nonprofit job opportunities
- FEATURED:
- 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
- Bitwarden – a free open source password manager
- Wormhole – simple free private file sharing
- GoodDay – free (for up to 15 users) project management platform
- Lowcountry Green Calendar – new collaborative niche calendar for local environmental events
#GoodBooks – Newly featured in Charleston Good’s Bookshop
- Homeland Elegies
Ayad Akhtar (Author) - Rise: A Pop History of Asian America from the Nineties to Now
Jeff Yang (Author) Phil Yu (Author) & 1 more - Another Appalachia: Coming Up Queer and Indian in a Mountain Place
Neema Avashia (Author) - Minor Feelings: An Asian American Reckoning
Cathy Park Hong (Author) - Crying in H Mart: A Memoir
Michelle Zauner (Author)
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