Welcome to the Changemakers Weekly Digest!
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
- Pandemic Relief Funds Still Available for Community-Based Nonprofits
- Four women share views of Charleston’s music community
- CreateAthon 2022 Applications Now Open!
- Lowcountry activists determined to stop gun violence in North Charleston
- USDA, South Carolina Sign Local Food Purchase Assistance Cooperative Agreement to Support Underserved Producers and Communities
- MUSC and Redux Contemporary Art Center present Studies Show… Exhibit
- CJCC Hosting Dialogues to Learn From Those with Lived Experience in the Local Criminal Justice System
- Apply Now: Gibbes Museum Visiting Artist Program (2023)
- Lowcountry Oyster Company Expands Farm Tour Program As Demand For Eco-Tourism Grows
- Warrior Surf Foundation Announces 6th Annual Surfboard Auction at Bohemian Bull
- How are Lowcountry school districts recruiting teachers?
- LISTEN: Holy City Sinner Radio Episode 54 featuring Kristy Danford, Founding Director of the Charleston County CJCC
- Artist resource center gets a second act
- Outgoing Charleston County Parks Executive Director David Bennett Awarded for Lifetime Achievement
- ‘Are You OK?’ project to highlight trans youth in North Charleston
- Citadel asst. provost tapped as new Coastal Conservation League executive director
- Lowcountry Veterans Announces Second Annual Gala on USS Yorktown
- Shifa Clinic collection donations for Back2School Drive
For Lowcountry environmental news & resources,
check out our partners at GrowPurpose.com
#GoodEvents – upcoming nonprofit events
FEATURED EVENTS
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- JUL 15: Green Book of South Carolina – Charleston Launch
- JUL 15: Pint Night with Operation Home
- JUL 16: Author Talk – Building a Kindness Army
- JUL 16: Charleston Caribbean Jerk Festival
- JUL 16: Orchestrating Freedom concert
- JUL 16: Brown Girl Brunch and Book Launch
- JUL 19: GREEN DRINKS: Plastic-Free July
- JUL 20: Racial Healing Circles
- JUL 22: Litter Sweep with Lowcountry Marine Mammal Network
- JUL 23: ATOS Sizzlin’ Summer 5K Run/Walk and Expo
- JUL 25: Racial Healing Circles
- JUL 26-28: Southern Grants Forum
- JUL 28: Save the Planet: Focus on the 2023 Farm Bill (virtual)
- JUL 28: Barks and Booze benefiting Dorchester Paws
- JUL 28: Surfers Healing Folly Fundraiser at Charleston Pour House
- JUL 29: JuLionfish Festival
- JUL 30: The “We Carry Their Crosses” March for Life
- JUL 30: Finding Furever Homes Adoption Event
- JUL 30: Annual MDA Be Their Muscle
- 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
- In Chile, We Have the Opportunity to Build an Economy to Overcome Fear
- $26K solar car now has a factory — and will roll out this year
- US hospitals must provide abortion services if the life of the mother is at risk
- Can your donations to abortion funds be protected as a Constitutional right?
- After The Supreme Court Ruling, Here’s How Cities Can Lead the Fight Against Climate Change
- Hope: The secret weapon of democracy protection
- Buffalo Community Activists Show How to Fight Gerrymandering
- American gun culture is based on frontier mythology – but ignores how common gun restrictions were in the Old West
#CHSvolunteers – featured volunteer opportunities
- FEATURED:
- Shifa Clinic looking for Back2School volunteers
- 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
- Erich & Hannah Sachs Foundation
- Change Happens Foundation – science, environment and education grants
- Weyerhaeuser Family Foundation – environmental grants
- C&S Wholesale Grocers Mini Grants
- Barnes & Noble literacy grants
- BCBS Health Priority Grants
- Mitsubishi Electric America Foundation – youth with disabilities grants
- Regions Charitable Giving
- Truist Foundation grants
- Citizens Bank grants
- General Motors Corporate Grants
- Eastman Foundation GRANTS
- Society of Aviation and Flight Educators – K-12 teacher grants
- Jewish Helping Hands – Tikkun Olam Grant program
#GoodJobs – local nonprofit job opportunities
- FEATURED:
- CofC- Zero Waste Manager
- Dee Norton Child Advocacy Center – multiple positions
- 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
- A Quick Guide to Growing Mushrooms at Home
- The Living New Deal map – Every dot is a New Deal site
- A Visual Guide to the Aztec Pantheon – this is just so cool
- SC Abortion Rights Resource Hub – a new collection of resources in support of women in SC
- Lowcountry Green Calendar – new collaborative niche calendar for local environmental events
#GoodBooks – Newly featured in Charleston Good’s Bookshop
Check out our new book list:
Featured Books: Stop Plastic Pollution
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