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
- Everyday Heroes: MUSC therapy dogs at Charleston International Airport
- Knowing what goes in the bin key to Charleston recycling success
- ‘These are our ancestors’: Descendants of enslaved people are shifting plantation tourism
- Lowcountry Food Bank Foundation and Endowment Established to Support Long-Term Viability of Organization
- Opportunities Available to Learn More about Charleston’s New Climate Action Plan
- SC Department of Education and Community Partners To Unveil 2022 African American History Calendar
- Sign the Lowcountry Connect! Digital Inclusion Pledge
- Hispanic Latino Club Celebrates Heritage, Culture and Belonging
- MUSC, Fetter partnership to bring quality care to underserved communities
- Finding hope and a warm bed at Charleston’s ‘Hope Lodge’
#GoodEvents – upcoming nonprofit events
- OCT 18: Report on the genomic DNA results for Anson Street Ancestors (virtual)
- OCT 19: Living Your Truth (virtual)
- OCT 20: On Wednesday’s We Drink Pink
- OCT 20: Nonprofit PINT NIGHT at Rusty Bull
- OCT 20: Cultivate SciArt Happy Hour
- OCT 21: Final Resting Places (virtual)
- OCT 23: Let’s Talk About It Party
- OCT 23: Fall Into Justice
- OCT 24: 2nd Chance Bikes Annual Fall Festival
- OCT 27: What Women Bring 2021 (virtual)
- OCT 28: Wine, Women & Shoes
- OCT 29: Party for the Parks
- OCT 30: Music in tha’ Park – Fall Fest
- OCT 30: LUNG FORCE Run/Walk 5K
- OCT 30: HALOS Kinship Caregivers Conference
- OCT 31: Green Heart/Revelry Block Party
- NOV 6: Revel on the River
- NOV 6: LMS Fall Party and Oyster Roast
- NOV 9: Lasagna Night at Post House
- NOV 19: Festival of Trees/Sparkles & Spirits’ Gala
- NOV 19: Lowcountry Orphan Relief SOAR 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
- JAN 13-15: Black Ink Book Festival
#GoodStuff – interesting articles from around the web
- It’s time to rethink ROI metrics in racial justice
- Why Investing in Libraries Is a Climate Justice Issue
- USPS Begins Postal Banking Pilot Program
- Can We Live Up to James Baldwin’s Hope for a Multiracial Democracy?
- Nonprofit AF: 10 predictable responses from white dudes when people criticize inequitable systems
- If 100 companies are responsible for 70% of emissions, what can you do?
#CHSvolunteers – featured volunteer opportunities
- 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
- Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Health Policy Fellows
- Circle for (criminal) Justice Innovations
- Temper of the Times environmental advertising grants
- America’s Healthy Food Financing Initiative
- South Carolina Arts Commission Artist Fellowships
- Climate Emergency Fund grants
- Shakespeare in American Communities grants
#GoodJobs – local nonprofit job opportunities
- FEATURED: Charleston Parks Conservancy (multiple positions)
- 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
- Restaurant After Hours – “Providing mental health support for the hospitality industry”
- Tech Soup – “equips changemakers with transformative technology solutions and skills they need to improve lives globally and locally”
- LANDBACK Manifesto – a movement to get Indigenous Lands back into Indigenous hands
- The Women’s Foundation of the South – a gateway for foundations, corporations and individual donors who are looking to advance racial and gender justice in the South.
- MINUS – a finite social network where you get 100 posts—for life.
#GoodBooks – Newly featured in Charleston Good’s Bookshop
- Becoming Abolitionists: Police, Protests, and the Pursuit of Freedom
Derecka Purnell (Author) - Shoutin’ in the Fire: An American Epistle
Danté Stewart (Author) - Sankofa
Chibundu Onuzo (Author) - Paradise
Abdulrazak Gurnah (Author) - Three Girls from Bronzeville: A Uniquely American Memoir of Race, Fate, and Sisterhood
Dawn Turner (Author)
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