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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
- Charleston County: Nonprofit Assistance Applications Reopen
- Collaborative Launches SC Statewide Legal Needs Assessment Survey
- #WhatWomenBring: Nominate an Outstanding Woman
- Charleston County Parks Names New Executive Director
- June Green Drinks RECAP & Pictures
- Volunteers collect left-over produce to donate
- OHM Radio Launches 5k Summer Pledge Drive
- The Cynthia Graham Hurd Foundation and Reading Partners Launch Read in Color Book Drive
- NAMIWalks Your Way Charleston Area Brings Community Together To Support Mental Health
- Joye Law Firm Presents $100,000 Memorial Contribution to Charleston Animal Society
- SC medical ethics law prompts concerns re: LGBTQ healthcare
- Charleston Parks Conservancy Launches Community Horticulture Fellowship Program
- South Carolina Aquarium Celebrates Introduction of the Sea Turtle Rescue Assistance Act
- Charleston OKs nearly $11M to finish West Ashley drainage project
- Lowcountry organization finds creative solution to affordable housing crisis
- Disparities champion, institutional adviser celebrated after decades of MUSC service
- Charleston firefighters protest for better pay in front of City Hall
- Lowcountry Food Bank Joins Feeding America’s “Elevating Voices to End Hunger Together” Initiative
- City Council discusses deadline to fill commission on racial conciliation vacancies
- The Boeing Company Donates $500,000 to the Emanuel Nine Memorial
- SC House preps for stricter abortion laws, total abortion ban remains possible
- Will Magnolia be the Neck’s jewel or an environmental wart?
- PODCAST: Dr. Susan Johnson on SC7’s Upcoming Expedition
For Lowcountry environmental news & resources,
check out our partners at GrowPurpose.com
#GoodEvents – upcoming nonprofit events
- JUN 27: OHM Radio DJ & Listener Appreciation Happy Hour
- JUN 28: Party to Enhance Equity in Philanthropy
- JUN 28: Renovation of DSS Visitation Rooms Fundraiser at Brewlab
- JUN 29: Racial Healing Circles
- JUL 1: Drinks for Dolphins
- JUL 6: Racial Healing Circles
- JUL 9: Shots with a Spin 2022 – Wheelchair Basketball Tournament!
- JUL 10: The People’s Picnic
- JUL 11: Racial Healing Circles
- JUL 11: Give Back Charleston charity dinner
- JUL 14: Truth be Told: Vesey
- JUL 16: Charleston Caribbean Jerk Festival
- JUL 16: Orchestrating Freedom concert
- JUL 19: GREEN DRINKS: Plastic-Free July
- JUL 20: Racial Healing Circles
- JUL 23: ATOS Sizzlin’ Summer 5K Run/Walk and Expo
- JUL 25: Racial Healing Circles
- JUL 26-28: Southern Grants Forum
- JUL 30-31: Folly Beach Wahine Classic
- JUL 31: Rhapsody in Blue Jazz Affair
For our most up-to-date curated event listings,
check out our COMMUNITY CALENDAR
#GoodStuff – interesting articles from around the web
- How the Supreme Court rewrote history to justify its flawed gun decision
- Oakland has declared racism a public health crisis. Here’s what happens next
- Lightyear says its $263,000 solar-powered car will go into production later this year
- The US activists holed up in treehouses to block $90m ‘Cop City
- Olympia to Be First Washington City to Declare Itself a Pro-Choice, Reproductive Health Sanctuary
- How a Brazilian Town Took a Bet on Basic Income
- Nonprofit AF: “Plaque and Sack”: The art of getting rid of terrible board members
- Land loss has plagued black America since emancipation – is it time to look again at ‘black commons’ and collective ownership?
- What the City of Rotterdam Can Teach Us About the Power of Green Roofs
- How a teacher joined a movement to keep Black girls involved in STEM
- U.S. House passes a major wildlife conservation spending bill
#CHSvolunteers – featured volunteer opportunities
- FEATURED: Volunteer with Charleston Legal Access!
- 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
- Franconia Sculpture Park – artist family residencies
- Kids Run the Nation grants
- Women’s Studio Workshop – Anita Wetzel Residency Grant
- Barbara McDowell and Gerald S. Hartman Foundation – social justice litigation grants
- Camille & Henry Dreyfus Foundation – teacher-scholar awards
- Workforce Matters – Workforce Equity grants
- LOCAL:
#GoodJobs – local nonprofit job opportunities
- FEATURED:
- Charleston Legal Access – Staff Attorney
- 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
- Zelle – Free bank wire transfers
- Bionic Reading – speed up your reading with this free tool
- Black Girls Love Math – empowering girls to embrace math
- Charleston Green Drinks – Learn a little, connect a lot
- Lowcountry Green Calendar – new collaborative niche calendar for local environmental events
#GoodBooks – Newly featured in Charleston Good’s Bookshop
- Call Them by Their True Names: American Crises (and Essays)
Rebecca Solnit (Author) - The End of the World Is Just the Beginning: Mapping the Collapse of Globalization
Peter Zeihan (Author) - Re: imagining Change: How to Use Story-Based Strategy to Win Campaigns, Build Movements, and Change the World
Patrick Reinsborough (Author) Doyle Canning (Author) & 1 - Active Hope (Revised): How to Face the Mess We’re in with Unexpected Resilience and Creative Power
Joanna Macy (Author) Chris Johnstone (Author) - An Immense World: How Animal Senses Reveal the Hidden Realms Around Us
Ed Yong (Author)
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