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
- The Avondale 5k Run & Walk Is Back and Celebrating Its 12th Year
- Gibbes Museum’s Film Series to Focus on Racial Passing
- Eat & Drink for a Cause at SOL Southwest Kitchen & Tequila Bar
- SC Attorney General Awards Grant to Carolina Youth Development Center
- Mount Pleasant Community Arts Center to host First Coffee House Variety Show in October
- Fatty’s Beer Works Hosting “Bea Strong Silent Auction + Fundraiser” for Local Resident Battling Stage 4 Cancer
- Charleston churches’ Micah Project provides platform to discuss divisive issues
- Charleston rugby teams pass message of inclusion for LGBTQ in sports, community
- Proposed sea wall project could leave low-income areas vulnerable
- Tha CommUNITY co-owners want to bring more color to local taprooms
- WATCH: 2021 Green Tie Awards Full Program Video
- LISTEN: Holy City Sinner Radio Featuring Katie Blomquist of Going Places
#GoodEvents – upcoming nonprofit events
SEP 15 – OCT 15: Hispanic Heritage Month Events
SEP 30 – OCT 10: MOJA Arts Festival
- OCT 6-7: YES! Fest: A Better World Rising (virtual)
- OCT 6: SIT A SPELL | Dr. Kameelah Martin
- OCT 7: Cine latinoamericano: películas en idioma español
- OCT 7: FREE SCORE WEBINAR – Nonprofit Volunteer Management
- OCT 9: Bea Strong Fundraiser
- OCT 9: Charleston Beer Fest (CANCELLED)
- OCT 9: NAMI Walks Charleston
- OCT 9: Peace Walk
- OCT 10: Latin American Festival
- OCT 11: HALSEY & WSG INTERSECTIONS PANEL DISCUSSION | Namsa Leuba (hybrid)
- OCT 14: Healing Farms ‘Believe in Possibility’ Virtual Gala
- OCT 15: “A MONTH and SOME DAYS | UN MES Y DIAS” Free Documentary Screening
- OCT 15-16: Rural & Limited Resource Landowner Symposium (hybrid)
- OCT 16: Walk to End Alzheimers
- OCT 16: Carolina Surf Film Festival
- OCT 17: 5th Annual Hike for Mike
- OCT 21: Final Resting Places (virtual)
- OCT 23: Let’s Talk About It Party
- OCT 23: Fall Into Justice
- OCT 29: Party for the Parks
- OCT 30: LUNG FORCE Run/Walk 5K
- OCT 30: HALOS Kinship Caregivers Conference
- NOV 6: Revel on the River
- NOV 11: LAF Percentage Night at Holy City Brewing
- NOV 19: Festival of Trees/Sparkles & Spirits’ Gala
- NOV 20: Cross the Cut Ride
- DEC 3: Art for Good: Auction & Music
- DEC 11: Sea Life by Starlight
- DEC 18: Spot Light Awards
#GoodStuff – interesting articles from around the web
- How Los Angeles Became the City of Dingbats
- This Nigerian startup sells solar-powered batteries at corner stores
- The Racist Lady with the Lamp
- Why Is America So Bad at Keeping People Ali
- What’s in a Social Justice Diet?
- 6 Latinx-led cooperatives you should learn about this Hispanic Heritage Month
- Care to join us in saying #byefacebook?
#CHSvolunteers – featured volunteer opportunities
- FEATURED: @MadParkCommunity is officially accepting volunteers! Mad Park Community’s mission is to significantly improve the health of our community through fitness, education, holistic nutrition, and well-being services offered to low-income families. To all health and wellness enthusiasts, come and join as we continue to impact our community! For more insight about how you can become a MAD Volunteer, contact us at madparkcommunity@gmail.com
- 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
- People, Parks, and Power: A National Initiative for Green Space, Health Equity, and Racial Justice
- EJ4Climate: Environmental Justice and Climate Resilience
- Lalor Foundation – Reproductive Health grants
- Catholic Campaign for Human Development
- Klorane Botanical Foundation Budding Botanist Grant
- American Association of University Women American Fellowships
- Conservation Alliance grants
- SCDHEC: K-12 Champions of the Environment grants (deadline: Oct 15)
#GoodJobs – local nonprofit job opportunities
- FEATURED: Carolina Youth Action Network seeks Sex Education Peer Educators
- 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
- Green Worker Co-op – helps immigrants and communities of color “build, grow and sustain worker-owned green businesses”
- NonprofitReady.org – “Over 500 learning resources to help you and your nonprofit do more good”
- SnipClip – Free screen recorder – No ads, installs or limits. Cool.
- 7 privacy-first search engines
- Stumbled – “discover the most interesting, weird or awesome websites”
#GoodBooks – Newly featured in Charleston Good’s Bookshop
- White Freedom: The Racial History of an Idea
Tyler Stovall (Author) - Underground Asia: Global Revolutionaries and the Assault on Empire
Tim Harper (Author) - I Contain Multitudes: The Microbes Within Us and a Grander View of Life
Ed Yong (Author) - In a Different Key: The Story of Autism
Caren Zucker (Author) John Donvan (Author) - Hurricane Lizards and Plastic Squid: The Fraught and Fascinating Biology of Climate Change
Thor Hanson (Author)
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