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news, perspectives, ideas, events, resources and more…
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Featured
#GoodNews – local nonprofit & grassroots headlines
- Donate to nonprofit and receive Best of Charleston party ticket
- CofC’s Charissa Owens Receives Award for “If These Walls Could Talk” Documentary
- Navigating the unknowns to become an energy producer
- Planet Fitness offering free summer workouts for teens
- Charleston County Parks Launches “2033: Parks and Recreation for ALL” Plan
- Family is where Janice Hudgins’ heart is
- Demonstrators gather for pro-choice rally in downtown Charleston
- Innovation Week launches creative ideas from faculty and students
- Lowcountry teacher, podcast host talks about state of education in SC
- National transportation company boasts 15,000-acre Lowcountry conservation portfolio
- 2 Charleston-area natives nominated for James Beard Media Awards
- Charleston environmental nonprofit working to remove sunken ship
For Lowcountry environmental news & resources,
check out our partners at GrowPurpose.com
#GoodEvents – upcoming nonprofit events
Mobility Month with Charleston Moves
MAY 1-31
- MAY 6-8: 51st Anniversary Greek Festival
- MAY 7: Marine Mammal Art Show
- MAY 7: Charleston Dragon Boat Festival
- MAY 7: 19th Annual Moms’ Run + Family Fun Day
- MAY 11: One-In-Three Afternoon Tea
- MAY 12: 2022 Lowcountry Diversity Leadership Awards
- MAY 14: AMOR 5Kale Yeah!
- MAY 14: Wish Night
- MAY 14: 5th Annual \”Tea with SOUL\” fundraiser
- MAY 14: Simple Fest
- MAY 15: Animals, Art & Automobiles
- MAY 15: Bridge Adventure Ride
- MAY 17: GREEN DRINKS: Transportation & Mobility
- MAY 18: CTAR Cocktails for Community
- MAY 19: Secure the Bag – BYOL Lunch & Learn
- MAY 20: Summer Fête
- MAY 21: National Safe Boating Week – 2022 Charleston Kickoff Festival
- MAY 21: Hampton Park Plant Swap
- MAY 21: 12th Annual Dancing With The ARK’s Stars
- MAY 21: Going Places’ Gala
- MAY 22: 14th Annual Chef’s Potluck
- MAY 29: Blue On the River All White Affair
- MAY 31- JUN 5: Park Circle Pride Festival
For our most up-to-date curated event listings,
check out our COMMUNITY CALENDAR
#GoodStuff – interesting articles from around the web
- Why “Solarpunk” Gives Me Hope for a More Sustainable Future
- A Major New Study Shows a Promising Solution to Gun Violence—That Doesn’t Involve Police
- The Expanding Job
- The cost of toxic products? Just $1
- Harriet Tubman led military raids during the Civil War as well as her better-known slave rescues
- Toronto plans to turn parking lot into affordable housing made of mass timber
- Nonprofit AF: Subtle ways power dynamics manifest between nonprofits and funders
- Protest Movements Could Be More Effective Than the Best Charities
#CHSvolunteers – featured volunteer opportunities
- FEATURED: Volunteer with SCORE
- 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
- Longview Foundation K-12 Education Projects Building Global Perspectives
- RESIST social justice grants
- Can’d Aid Crush it Crusade
- Ben & Jerry’s Foundation invites applications from grassroots organizations
- Herb Block Foundation citizen involvement grants
- Jean Stein Grant for Literary Oral History
- LOCAL: Coastal Community Foundation has June deadlines coming up!
#GoodJobs – local nonprofit job opportunities
- FEATURED:
- SIERRA CLUB – SC Organizing Representative
- MULTIPLE POSITIONS: Our partners at LIME are Hiring in Charleston!
- SCACED: Job Board
- 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
- Climate Justice Alliance – building economic and political power to shift from an extractive economy to a regenerative economy
- The Climate Game – Can you reach net zero by 2050?
- Beautiful Trouble’s SMART Objectives – methodology tool for activists
- Lowcountry Green Calendar – new collaborative niche calendar for local environmental events
#GoodBooks – Newly featured in Charleston Good’s Bookshop
- The Nutmeg’s Curse: Parables for a Planet in Crisis
Amitav Ghosh (Author) - Owning the Sun: A People’s History of Monopoly Medicine from Aspirin to Covid-19 Vaccines
Alexander Zaitchik (Author) - Brilliant Maps for Curious Minds: 100 New Ways to See the World
Ian Wright (Author) - Welcome to the Universe in 3D: A Visual Tour
Neil Degrasse Tyson (Author) J Richard Gott (Author) & 2 more - The Quarantine Atlas: Mapping Global Life Under Covid-19
Laura Bliss (Author) A. Bloomberg Citylab Project (Author)
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