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
- Kindness Cards from Kids
- South Carolina program aims to boost ranks of Black teachers
- City of Charleston Dedicates New Shiloh Park
- CofC students immerse themselves in Gullah Geechee culture through agriculture
- Plans released for new center for homeless and at-risk communities
- Expanding the Table Receives Donations from Food Lion Feeds Charitable Foundation
- North Charleston nonprofit Father to Father serves up warm meals, clothing for those in need
- Hendrick Automotive Group Donates $75,000 to Lowcountry Food Bank
- Non-profit offers guidance on effective and healthy parenting strategies as holidays approach
- Bank Of America Teams Up With Sea Island Habitat For Humanity
- North Charleston woman holds Thanksgiving meal giveaway for homeless and struggling veterans
- Lowcountry Food Bank Receives $310,000 Donation from Publix Super Markets Charities for the Purchase of a Mobile Food Pantry
- Editorial: Roper’s move can transform North Charleston, but the details will matter
- The Charleston Museum Hosts its 250th Birthday Party on January 14th
- Over 2,000 people helped from N. Charleston food and supply giveaway
- Charleston Animal Society announces winners of 2022 ‘Rescue Brew’
For Lowcountry environmental news & resources,
check out our partners at GrowPurpose.com
#GoodEvents – upcoming nonprofit events
The Color of Art Soiree| Call for Artists
- DEC 1: World AIDS Day 2022
- DEC 1: Sierra Club Winter Picnic and Holiday Party!
- DEC 1: Community Constellations
- DEC 2: HIV/AIDS Drag & Oyster Roast
- DEC 3: Second Annual Flippers & Fur Fest
- DEC 3: Redux Holiday Market
- DEC 3: Waterfront Park and Marsh Sweep
- DEC 4: Charleston Audubon Oyster Roast
- DEC 8: The Color of Art Soiree
- DEC 8: Charleston Friends of the Library – Wando Branch Book Sale
- DEC 9: Charleston Hope’s 10 Year Celebration + Wrapping Night
- DEC 10: ECO Wedding Fashion Show (Postponed from NOV 10)
- DEC 10: Sea Life by Starlight
- DEC 10: Meals on Wheels Ride
- DEC 12: Beach Sweep with Santa
- DEC 13: Jingle Ball 2022
- DEC 13: GREEN DRINKS: Trees
- DEC 15: Two if by Sea Maritime Gin Celebration
- DEC 18: Reparations Dinner & Dialogue Series
For our most up-to-date curated event listings,
check out our COMMUNITY CALENDAR
#GoodStuff – interesting articles from around the web
- Black Farmers Are Rebuilding Agriculture in Coal Country
- Nonprofit AF: Zombie Missions: Organizations that should close but won’t
- Student Loan Forgiveness Is On Hold. What’s Next for Black Borrowers?
- Anonymous Donors Put Wealth Redistribution Into Activists’ Hands
- A Plan to Use City Property for Affordable Housing
- Incarcerated | No Mercy / No Malice
- The Best Inventions of 2022
#CHSvolunteers – featured volunteer opportunities
- 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
#GoodJobs – local nonprofit job opportunities
- FEATURED:
- Sustainability Institute – Environmental Conservation Corps Crew Members & Leaders
- Center for Heirs Property Preservation – Development Director
- 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
- qlndr.io – Generate free QR Codes for Events and Appointments
- Turn90 Custom Screen-printing – local printing with a purpose
- 300+ Community Sharing ‘How to’ Guides
- 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
The Viral Underclass: The Human Toll When Inequality and Disease Collide
Steven W Thrasher (Author)
“An irresistibly readable and humane exploration of the barbarities of class…readers are gifted that most precious of things in these muddled times: a clear lens through which to see the world.” –Naomi Klein, New York Times bestselling author of This Changes Everything and The Shock Doctrine
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