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
- LISTEN: On Transformative Teaching for Social Change – A Conversation with Drisana (Dru) McDaniel
- WATCH: Quintin’s Close-Ups – Victoria Rae Moore talks art, entrepreneurship, and sustainable growth, inclusivity and community building
- Lowcountry Local First urges you to keep holiday dollars in the community
- Olympic Silver Medalist Raven Saunders Announced as Grand Marshal for the Emancipation Proclamation Parade
- Build Back Better BIPOC Coastal Cultural Heritage Communities including the Gullah/Geechee Nation
- Area Rotarians celebrate $2M of charitable giving
- Females on Fire, A Charleston Culinary Group, Launches
- National emergency declaration for children’s mental health
- S.C. Department of Education Invites the Public to Review Proposed Instructional Materials and Textbooks
- African American Fiber Artists Sought for 15th Annual Exhibition in North Charleston
#GoodEvents – upcoming nonprofit events
- NOV 16-21 Gender Benders Annual Camp for Trans & Gender-Expansive Southerners (virtual)
- NOV 17-19: Days of Caring
- NOV 17: Sit a Spell : K.C. Murray
- NOV 19: Festival of Trees/Sparkles & Spirits’ Gala
- NOV 19: Lowcountry Orphan Relief SOAR Gala
- NOV 20: Grand Opening of The Naked Pantry
- NOV 20: Cross the Cut Ride
- NOV 21: Shuck Cancer at the Bend
- NOV 28: Chanukah in the Square
- DEC 2: Carols & Cocktails
- DEC 3: Art for Good: Auction & Music
- DEC 4: Untapped Art Fest
- DEC 11: Sea Life by Starlight
- DEC 11: Ugly Sweater 5K Dash
- DEC 18: Spot Light Awards
- JAN 13-15: Black Ink Book Festival
#GoodStuff – interesting articles from around the web
- Michelle Wu Can Be America’s First Actual Honest-to-Goodness Climate Mayor
- Kalamazoo: a case study of the “power of the super rich at a time of growing wealth inequality”
- Why Tokyo Works
- NonprofitAF: charity:water and other mega-charities, we need to talk about your harmful, archaic views on overhead
- In Detroit, A Push to Help Black Farmers Purchase Land
#CHSvolunteers – featured volunteer opportunities
- FEATURED: TUW’s Days of Caring
- 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
- Barnes & Noble giving
- SC Johnson Grants
- Duke Endowment: Health Care grants | Family & Wellness grants
- Shubert Foundation theatre grants
- Laura J. Niles Foundation grants
- Snapdragon Book Foundation grants
- USA Swimming Foundation grants
- Interconnection computer grants
#GoodJobs – local nonprofit job opportunities
- FEATURED: SC Coastal Conservation League (multiple positions)
- FEATURED: Southern Environmental Law Center – Legal Assistant / Office Administrator
- 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
- “The Economy” – free, open access ALTERNATIVE to the standard Econ texts
- The Asylum Seeker Advocacy Project (ASAP) – sees a future where the United States welcomes individuals fleeing violence.
- NatureServe – provides the scientific information and tools needed to guide effective conservation action.
#GoodBooks – Newly featured in Charleston Good’s Bookshop
- All about Love: New Visions
Bell Hooks (Author) - Heavy: An American Memoir
Kiese Laymon (Author) - Well-Read Black Girl: Finding Our Stories, Discovering Ourselves
Glory Edim (Author) - After the Glory: The Struggles of Black Civil War Veterans
Donald Robert Shaffer (Author) - White Evangelical Racism: The Politics of Morality in America
Anthea Butler (Author)
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