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
- Latinx Advisory Council empowers Hispanic Charlestonians
- CofC’s Women’s & Gender Studies Program Celebrates a Decade of Yes! I’m a Feminist
- Community Partners Come Together To Host ONENATION HEROES CUP Golf Event
- How the Lowcountry Land Trust is giving the iconic Angel Oak Tree—and its visitors—plenty of room
- Commentary: WREN Rejects ALL bans on abortion
- If you live in the 29403 zip code, Charleston needs your help
- Mental Health Heroes Oyster Roast and Wellness Fair
- The Blood Connection to Plant 20,000 Trees to Boost Local Blood Donations in October
- Working Wednesdays: Charleston Chamber offering program designed to help minority businesses thrive
- HALOS Executive Director, Kim Clifton, Announces Transition Plan
- SeamonWhiteside Completes Innovative and Sustainable Design for Morrison Yard Apartments During Environmental Awareness Month
- How sustainability fueled the design of this massive Charleston development
- Gullah/Geechee Cultural Heritage Awareness Month 2022
- South Carolina Department of Education and Community Partners To Unveil 2023 African American History Calendar
- Land Trust calls on all residents to get outside this October
- Charleston Friends of the Library will Host their Fall Book Sale This Month
- Tasting Notes Charleston to showcase all African American composers for fall event
- Angel Oak proves “resilience once again” during Hurricane Ian
- “The Real Rainbow Row” Explores Charleston’s LGBTQ History
For Lowcountry environmental news & resources,
check out our partners at GrowPurpose.com
#GoodEvents – upcoming nonprofit events
Hispanic Heritage Month Events
SEP 15 – OCT 15
- OCT 7: Lowcountry Veterans Second Annual Benefit Gala
- OCT 7: Speaking our Truths: A Gathering of Black and Brown Interpreters
- OCT 7: “Madeira to Moonshine: A Drink History”
- OCT 7-8: African-American Tourism Conference
- OCT 7-9: Know Us Charleston 2022
- OCT 8: Waves 4 Women NAMI Walks
- OCT 8: Fall Native Plant Market
- OCT 8: 10th Annual CCC Cornhole Tournament at The Windjammer
- OCT 8-9: Hempcrete Building Workshop
- OCT 9: Charleston Latin American Festival
- OCT 9-10: Riverfront Revival Festival
- OCT 10: Swing Fore the Symphony 2022
- OCT 12: Yoga in the Park
- OCT 12: John Simpkins & Armand Derfner: A Talk on The Supreme Court & Voting Rights
- OCT 12-14: Opportunity SC 2022 – Community Economic Development Conference (Greenville)
- OCT 13 : Governor McMaster’s EV Summit (Greenville)
- OCT 13: Night of Illusions
- OCT 13-15: Charleston Friends of the Library – Cynthia Hurd Branch Book Sale
- OCT 14: Hope Rocks
- OCT 15: Turtle Trek 5K
- OCT 15: BBQ In The ‘Ville
- OCT 15: James Island Connector Run 5K/10K
- OCT 15: SEWE’s Flyways
- OCT 15: Mental Health Heroes Oyster Roast and Wellness Fair
- OCT 15: SC Reggae Jerk Wine Festival
- OCT 15: Pink Triangle Legacies: An Evening with Jake Newsome
- OCT 15: Fall 2022 Park Circle Art Walk
- OCT 16: Netwalking: Despidamos el mes de la Hispanidad 2022 con una acción de amor por el planeta
- OCT 16: Latina Bazaar Market
- OCT 17: ARTM Exchange – Conversations with Artists & Arts Leaders
- OCT 18: GREEN DRINKS: Energy Efficiency
- OCT 18: Charleston Tourism Forum
- OCT 19: WGS Intersections | Kirsten Stolle
- OCT 19: CACC | AIA Charleston Lecture Series 2022-2023
- OCT 20: 9th Annual Wine Women & Shoes – Charleston
- OCT 21: Denim & Diamonds
- OCT 22: Black Biz on the Block
- OCT 23: EC Youth’s Entrepreneurs in Culinary Arts
- OCT 23: JDRF One Walk 2022 – Lowcountry SC
- OCT 25: Believe in Possibility Banquet
- OCT 27: What Women Bring
- OCT 27: Empower Charleston Showcase
- OCT 29: Protect Our Beaches – Charleston Beach Cleanup
- OCT 29: 5 to Survive 2022: 5K Run and Memorial Mile Walk
- OCT 30: Toby’s Spooktacular Costume Litter Sweep
For our most up-to-date curated event listings,
check out our COMMUNITY CALENDAR
#GoodStuff – interesting articles from around the web
- America’s False Idols
- EU votes to force all phones to use same charger by 2024
- Lessons on Leadership and Community from 25 Leaders of Color
- The term ‘achievement gap’ fosters a negative view of Black students
- The People’s CDC
- What happens when employees get a three-day weekend every month?
- Do we need a better understanding of ‘progress’?
- There Is No Such Thing as A.I. Art
- How Street Vendors Finally Made Street Food Legal In California
- What Becoming a Man Showed Me About a World Designed for Men
#CHSvolunteers – featured volunteer opportunities
- FEATURED:
- 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
- Toshiba America – K6-12 science projects
- EJ4Climate: Environmental Justice and Climate Resilience program
- National Fair Housing Alliance – Inclusive Communities Fund Grant Program
- Robert Wood Johnson Foundation – Health Policy Fellows program
- Aaron Copland Fund for Music
- Save the Children: Rural Child Hunger Research and Innovation Lab
- Chapman Prize – arts and culture award
- Challenged Athletes Foundation grants program
- Mitsubishi Electric America Foundation – employment programs grants
- Firehouse Subs Public Safety Foundation – first responder grants
#GoodJobs – local nonprofit job opportunities
- SCACED: Job Board
- Together SC: Lowcountry Nonprofit Jobs
- Linkedin: Charleston Nonprofit Jobs
- Indeed: Nonprofit jobs in Charleston SC
- SimplyHired: Nonprofit Jobs in Charleston SC
For more local nonprofit jobs information,
check out our CHARLESTON NONPROFIT JOBS HUB
#GoodResources – a grab-bag of useful stuff
- summarize.tech – Get an AI-powered summary of any long YouTube video
- Next Gen Men – getting at the roots of gender inequity by redefining what ‘manhood’ means.
- 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
Earth for All: A Survival Guide for Humanity
Owen Gaffney (Author) Jayati Ghosh (Author) Per Espen Stoknes (Author) Sandrine Dixson-Decleve (Author)
“Earth For All is both an antidote to despair and a road map to a better future. Using powerful state-of-the-art computer modeling to explore policies likely to deliver the most good for the majority of people, a leading group of scientists and economists from around the world present five extraordinary turnarounds to achieve prosperity for all within planetary limits in a single generation.”
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