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
- EO Charleston Hosts Local Viewing of “Saving Spiracle: A Documentary About Entrepreneurs Surviving Covid”
- Dark Money in the Holy City: A Short History of School Privatization in Charleston, South Carolina
- Nonprofit Serving Charleston Area’s Hispanic Community
- College of Charleston Staffer to Receive MLK Humanitarian Award for Supporting Minority Students
- A Charleston African American Book Festival Launches The Black Ink Podcast
- Lowcountry Food Bank Names Three New Board Members
- Brack: Let’s get to work, America
- New at the Halsey: Dyani White Hawk’s HEAR HER
- The Blood Connection: Lowcountry on Verge of Community Blood Crisis; Blood Drive Hosts Needed Now
- East Cooper Community Outreach awarded Chick-fil-A True Inspiration grant
- A Call to Collaborate
#GoodEvents – upcoming nonprofit events
Charleston Interreligious Council Shares Interfaith Harmony Month Events
JAN 8-24
- 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 20: Sowing Sea Beans: From the Saltmarsh to the Dinner Table
- JAN 22: Better Ballot / RCV Day House Party North Charleston
- JAN 23: Ale & Octane
- JAN 23: “Empower the Next” Mentor banquet
- JAN 29: Burns Supper Benefit with Silent Auction
- FEB 6: Annual Charleston Kosher BBQ & Online Auction
- FEB 8: Valentine’s Day Silent Auction
- FEB 8: Green Drinks is Back! (rescheduled from Jan 11)
- FEB 12: Friends of Joseph Floyd Manor Oyster Roast at Edmunds Oast
- FEB 25: Aquarium After Hours Oyster Roast
#GoodStuff – interesting articles from around the web
- Ours is the Waste Age: that’s the key to transforming the future
- The Human Library connects people by tackling stigma and isolation
- Underpaid [nonprofit] staff don’t need motivation, they need dollar bills and benefits
- Libraries Will Lead the Equitable Recovery
- A Year Later, Justice for the Insurrection Remains Elusive
#CHSvolunteers – featured volunteer opportunities
- FEATURED: Backpack Buddies
- 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
- Motorola Solutions Foundation
- Food Lion Feeds Charitable Foundation
- Sun Life Team Up Against Diabetes
- Truist Foundation
- MoneyGram Foundation
- Cummins Foundation
- Publix Charities
- HDR Foundation
- Whole Foods Market Community Giving
- Bank of America Charitable Foundation
Check out our RESOURCE HUBS for more nonprofit grants and funding information
#GoodJobs – local nonprofit job opportunities
- FEATURED:
- HALOS – Education Coordinator
- South Carolina Environmental Law Project – Staff Attorney
- 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
- Project Drawdown – working to reverse catastrophic climate change
- The Happy Org –
Youth Empowerment Through Holistic Education - Black Feminist Project – Where Joy & Radical Resistance Meet
- Fellow App – a collaborative meeting tool
#GoodBooks – Newly featured in Charleston Good’s Bookshop
- We’re All Climate Hypocrites Now: How Embracing Our Limitations Can Unlock the Power of a Movement
Sami Grover (Author) - Flourish: Design Paradigms for Our Planetary Emergency
Michael Pawlyn (Author) Sarah Ichioka (Author) - One: Pot, Pan, Planet: A Greener Way to Cook for You and Your Family: A Cookbook
Anna Jones (Author) - Do Better: Spiritual Activism for Fighting and Healing from White Supremacy
Rachel Ricketts (Author) - Warmth: Coming of Age at the End of Our World
Daniel Sherrell (Author)
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