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
- Charleston state lawmakers look to add trade skills to schools
- CCPL and the Lowcountry Food Bank Expand Afterschool Snacks Program
- Charleston, SC Faces End of the New You Community 2022
- Charleston push for affordable housing remains work in progress
- Prison reentry program aims to be 1st in nation
- Tweaks to Charleston equity board may pave way for adoption
- Despite COVID-19 setbacks, nonprofit serving Charleston area’s growing Hispanic community
- The ZD Experience: Zandrina Chats with Leah Suarez of De La Luz Global
- CP View: Start making real differences in 2022
- Planet + Purpose Solutions Earns ‘B Corp’ Status!
- A Call to Collaborate
#GoodEvents – upcoming nonprofit events
Charleston Interreligious Council Shares Interfaith Harmony Month Events
JAN 8-24
- JAN 10: Yoga for Good
- JAN 10: Protect our students: NO PRIVATIZATION
JAN 11:Green Drinks is Back!(postponed)- JAN 13-15: Black Ink Book Festival
- JAN 13-17: YWCA MLK Celebration Events
- JAN 15: Lowcountry Voices Annual MLK, Jr. Tribute Concert
- JAN 15: Lowcountry Maritime School Oyster Roast Fundraiser
- JAN 15-16: Beginner Beekeeping Class
- JAN 16: Clothing Swap | Naked Lady Society
- JAN 23: “Empower the Next” Mentor banquet
- FEB 8: Green Drinks is Back! (rescheduled from Jan 11)
#GoodStuff – interesting articles from around the web
- The Real Reason Dollar Stores Are Everywhere (Next City podcast)
- The Prisoner-Run Radio Station That’s Reaching Men on Death Row
- What went right in 2021: the top 26 good news stories of the year
- Fossil fuel firms among biggest spenders on Google ads that look like search results
- Don’t Look Up Doesn’t Get the Climate Crisis
#CHSvolunteers – featured volunteer opportunities
- FEATURED: Volunteers Needed for the Credit One Charleston Open
- 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
- Doris Day Animal Foundation
- Sustainable Arts Foundation – Artists, Writers With Children
- PEN American – Emerging Voices Fellowship
- AmeriCorps SC Host Site Funding Opportunities
- UNUM giving programs
- Bruce J. Heim Foundation
- The Lisa Libraries
- Harry Chapin Foundation
- Fund for Teachers
- Solomon Jackson, Jr., Foundation After School grants
- Herb Block Foundation: Pathways Out of Poverty
- Good Heart Artist Residency
- LOCAL:
- Joanna Foundation (Next Deadline for LOIs: Jan 15)
Check out our RESOURCE HUBS for more nonprofit grants and funding information
#GoodJobs – local nonprofit job opportunities
- YWCA Greater Charleston – Director of Programs
- Kids on Point – Summer Lead Teachers- K-8th grade
- CofC – Temporary Neighborhood Relations Coordinator (P/T)
- 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
- National Young Farmers Coalition – working for a “just future where farming is free of racial violence, accessible to communities, oriented towards environmental well-being, and concerned with health over profit.”
- Giving Green – an evidence-based guide that helps donors and volunteers fight climate change.
- Snipclip – free browser-based screen recorder
#GoodBooks – Newly featured in Charleston Good’s Bookshop
- Black Futures
Kimberly Drew (Author) Jenna Wortham (Author) - Four Hundred Souls: A Community History of African America, 1619-2019
Ibram X. Kendi (Author) Keisha N. Blain (Author) - Clarity & Connection
Yung Pueblo (Author) - One Drop: Shifting the Lens on Race
Yaba Blay (Author) - Hood Feminism: Notes from the Women That a Movement Forgot
Mikki Kendall (Author)
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