{"id":26258,"date":"2023-03-31T10:00:42","date_gmt":"2023-03-31T15:00:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/growpurpose.com\/charlestongood\/?p=26258"},"modified":"2023-03-30T18:35:58","modified_gmt":"2023-03-30T23:35:58","slug":"changemakers-weekly-digest-2023-13","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/growpurpose.com\/charlestongood\/changemakers-weekly-digest-2023-13\/","title":{"rendered":"Changemakers Weekly Digest &#8211; 2023 &#8211; #13"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<div>\n<div dir=\"ltr\" data-smartmail=\"gmail_signature\">\n<div>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Welcome to the 2023 Changemakers Weekly Digest!<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>Charleston&#8217;s convenient source for the latest Lowcountry nonprofit &amp; grassroots<br \/>\nnews, perspectives, ideas, events, resources and more&#8230;<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><em>Please keep sharing your events, ideas and resources via the &#8220;CONTACT US&#8221; link on CharlestonGood.com<br \/>\nor via email anytime: charlestongood@gmail.com<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<hr \/>\n<p><strong>#GoodNews <\/strong>&#8211; local nonprofit &amp; grassroots headlines<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/growpurpose.com\/charlestongood\/charleston-volunteer-hub\/volunteer-opportunity-village-health-outreach-in-rural-ghana-west-africa\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Project Okurase seeking Volunteers for Summer Health Clinic in Ghana<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/holycitysinner.com\/2023\/03\/30\/support-we-are-familys-trans-love-fund-for-transgender-day-of-visibility\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Support We Are Family\u2019s Trans Love Fund for Transgender Day of Visibility<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/growpurpose.com\/charlestongood\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/CFP-Black-Lives-in-South-Carolina.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">CALL FOR PROPOSALS: Black Lives and Black Studies in South Carolina (DEADLINE: Friday, April 14)<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/abcnews4.com\/news\/local\/free-admission-to-charleston-museum-for-ebt-card-holders\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Free admission to Charleston Museum for EBT card holders<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/charlestoncitypaper.com\/2023\/03\/29\/linda-ketner-trailblazer-who-fuels-nonprofit-passions\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Meet Linda Ketner: A trailblazer who fuels nonprofit passions<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/archive.today\/2023.03.27-164300\/https:\/\/www.postandcourier.com\/business\/sc-rural-tract-once-eyed-for-homes-is-off-the-market-in-conservation-deal\/article_23d47544-c9a4-11ed-b6d7-638e085b66b5.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">SC rural tract once eyed for homes is off the market in conservation deal<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/holycitysinner.com\/2023\/03\/24\/3rd-annual-park-circle-pride-festival-begins-on-june-6th\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">3rd Annual Park Circle Pride Festival Begins on June 6th<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/archive.today\/2023.03.30-183417\/https:\/\/www.postandcourier.com\/news\/hbcu-students-help-north-charlestons-liberty-hill-work-to-get-on-national-register\/article_7964d8ac-c993-11ed-8ed1-8bc8326759be.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">HBCU students help North Charleston\u2019s Liberty Hill work to get on National Register<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/charlestoncitypaper.com\/2023\/03\/24\/bus-rapid-transit-project-enters-final-design-stage\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Bus rapid transit project enters final design stage<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/article\/hate-crime-bill-south-carolina-41587b0ddaf63a528d6e3019541955ad\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Charleston church attack survivors push for hate crime bill<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/archive.today\/2023.03.28-140942\/https:\/\/www.postandcourier.com\/education-lab\/charleston-school-board-member-asked-to-resign-amid-transgender-talk-alleged-threat\/article_32adbd5e-cced-11ed-bcd8-9b311e924378.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Charleston school board member asked to resign amid transgender talk, alleged threat<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.counton2.com\/news\/charleston-city-councilman-looking-into-preservation-policy-changes-on-upper-peninsula\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Charleston city councilman looking into preservation policy changes on upper peninsula<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/holycitysinner.com\/2023\/03\/23\/ccpl-to-open-new-keith-summey-north-charleston-library-on-april-20th\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">CCPL to Open New Keith Summey North Charleston Library on April 20th<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/abcnews4.com\/news\/local\/how-the-city-of-charleston-addresses-homelessness-ashley-river-road-dogwood-road-director-of-housing-one80-place-the-hope-center-department-of-mental-health-west-ashley-wciv\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">How the City of Charleston addresses homelessness<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/charlestoncitypaper.com\/2023\/03\/27\/charleston-naacp-elects-new-officers-during-much-delayed-election\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Charleston NAACP elects new officers during much delayed election<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ywcagc.org\/stand-against-racism.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">SIGN THE YWCA PLEDGE to stand against racism<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/holycitysinner.com\/2023\/03\/23\/the-annual-rotary-club-charity-duck-race-returns-to-daniel-island-on-may\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">The Annual Rotary Club Charity Duck Race Returns to Daniel Island on May 6th<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/archive.today\/2023.03.28-151817\/https:\/\/www.postandcourier.com\/news\/charleston-countys-affordable-housing-plan-popular-with-public-but-needs-money\/article_7fa54434-c986-11ed-86c8-1bfb5cd9b888.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Charleston County\u2019s affordable housing plan popular with public but needs money<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/synergies.cofc.edu\/investing-in-women\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">CofC Synergies: Investing in Women<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/holycitysinner.com\/2023\/03\/27\/our-lady-of-mercy-community-outreach-names-new-executive-director\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Our Lady of Mercy Community Outreach Names New Executive Director<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.live5news.com\/2023\/03\/28\/oversight-committee-recommends-state-commission-be-dissolved-after-new-audit\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Oversight committee recommends state [disabilities &amp; special needs] commission be dissolved after new audit<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/archive.today\/2023.03.28-130043\/https:\/\/www.postandcourier.com\/opinion\/editorials\/editorial-the-pandemic-has-eased-the-food-insecurity-it-caused-has-not\/article_d868eb80-c8d1-11ed-94c1-b32db3214bf6.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Editorial: The pandemic has eased. The food insecurity it caused has not.<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/holycitysinner.com\/2023\/03\/25\/amor-healing-kitchen-hosting-family-fun-5k-run-walk-at-woodland-nature-reserve\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Amor Healing Kitchen Hosting Family Fun 5K Run\/Walk at Woodland Nature Reserve<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/justice.ywca.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">YWCA Launches Racial Equity Challenge<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/growpurpose.com\/musc-to-host-the-greenest-day-an-earth-and-arbor-day-celebration-2023\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">MUSC to Host \u201cThe Greenest Day: An Earth and Arbor Day Celebration\u201d<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><em>For Lowcountry environmental news &amp; resources,<br \/>\ncheck out our partners at <a href=\"http:\/\/growpurpose.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">GrowPurpose.com<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><strong>#SharingHub<\/strong> &#8211; Charleston Good just launched a new resource hub to facilitate more community connections and more sharing in 2023<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><em>Share more with our <a href=\"https:\/\/growpurpose.com\/charlestongood\/community-sharing-hub\/\">COMMUNITY SHARING HUB<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><strong>#GoodEvents<\/strong> &#8211; a few featured upcoming nonprofit events<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>APR 1: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eventbrite.com\/e\/the-charleston-queer-youth-prom-2023-tickets-532289982667\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">The Charleston Queer Youth Prom 2023<\/a><\/li>\n<li>APR 2: <a href=\"https:\/\/visitfolly.com\/litter-committee\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Toby\u2019s Earth Month Island-Wide Spring Sweep<\/a><\/li>\n<li>APR 3: <a href=\"https:\/\/sophiainstitute.app.neoncrm.com\/forms\/healing-circles\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Racial Healing Circle (virtual)<\/a><\/li>\n<li>APR 3: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/events\/901536697771481\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Eviction Protection Information Session<\/a><\/li>\n<li>APR 5: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cvsc.org\/get-involved\/events\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Conservation Coalition Lobby Day and Oyster Roast<\/a><\/li>\n<li>APR 8: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/events\/171248319098869\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Eastside Neighborhood Litter Sweep<\/a><\/li>\n<li>APR 10: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eventbrite.com\/e\/save-the-earth-reading-day-tickets-576309265527\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Save the Earth! Reading Day<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><em>For our most up-to-date curated event listings,<br \/>\ncheck out our <a href=\"https:\/\/growpurpose.com\/charlestongood\/community-events\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">COMMUNITY CALENDAR<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><strong>#GoodStuff <\/strong>&#8211; interesting articles and resources from around the web<strong><br \/>\n<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.vox.com\/policy\/23628627\/degree-inflation-college-bacheors-stars-labor-worker-paper-ceiling\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Stop requiring college degrees for jobs that don\u2019t need them<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/us-news\/2023\/mar\/22\/investment-fund-links-atlanta-police-cop-city-project\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Investment fund links to Atlanta police and \u2018Cop City\u2019 project revealed<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/us-news\/2023\/mar\/24\/new-orleans-pythagoras-theorem-trigonometry-prove\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">US teens say they have new proof for 2,000-year-old mathematical theorem<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.themarshallproject.org\/2023\/03\/25\/asian-hate-crime-fbi-black\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">New FBI Data Shows More Hate Crimes. These Groups Saw The Sharpest Rise.<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/nonprofitaf.com\/2023\/03\/10-signs-you-might-have-fundraiser-stockholm-syndrome\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Nonprofit AF: 10 Signs You Might Have Fundraiser Stockholm Syndrome<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<hr \/>\n<p><strong>#CHSvolunteers<br \/>\n<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">FEATURED OPPORTUNITY:<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/growpurpose.com\/charlestongood\/charleston-volunteer-hub\/volunteer-opportunity-village-health-outreach-in-rural-ghana-west-africa\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Volunteer in Ghana this Summer &#8211; 14th Annual Village Health Clinic<\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><em>Check out our <a href=\"https:\/\/growpurpose.com\/charlestongood\/charleston-volunteer-hub\/\">VOLUNTEER HUB<\/a><br \/>\nfor local organizations actively seeking volunteers<br \/>\n<\/em><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><strong>#GoodGrants\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><em>Our <a href=\"https:\/\/growpurpose.com\/charlestongood\/nonprofit-resources\/nonprofit-grants\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">NONPROFIT GRANTS HUB<\/a><br \/>\nfeatures new grant opportunities as well as lots of grants resources<br \/>\n<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<hr \/>\n<p><strong>#GoodJobs <\/strong>&#8211; local nonprofit job opportunities<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">FEATURED LISTING:<br \/>\nCharleston Promise Neighborhood &#8211; Director of Development &amp; Marketing<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><em>For MORE local nonprofit job openings and resources,<br \/>\ncheck out our <a href=\"https:\/\/growpurpose.com\/charlestongood\/charleston-nonprofit-jobs\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">CHARLESTON NONPROFIT JOBS HUB<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><strong>#GoodBooks <\/strong>&#8211; Newly featured in Charleston Good&#8217;s Bookshop<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/bookshop.org\/a\/19618\/9780806542041\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Dismissed: Tackling the Biases That Undermine Our Health Care<\/a><br \/>\nAngela Marshall (Author) Kathy Palokoff (Author)<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><em>&#8220;Here&#8217;s the uncomfortable truth: Race, gender, sexual orientation, age, body size, income, and other cultural factors have a significant bearing on whether you will be diagnosed and treated correctly. The good news is regardless of whether you are a patient, healthcare provider, or administrator, there are steps you can take today to combat medical bias.<\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><em>The only book on this subject written by a primary care doctor who is a woman of color, DISMISSED examines all forms of bias &#8211; those related to race and ethnicity, gender identity and sexual orientation, age, disabilities, obesity, and the increasing bias against science &#8211; instructing patients, doctors, and administrators alike on how we can all identify bias &#8211; and how we can all do better.&#8221;<\/em><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<hr \/>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: center;\">Shopping for Books?<\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">You can support Charleston Good &amp; local bookstores by shopping via <a href=\"https:\/\/bookshop.org\/shop\/charlestongood\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">our store at BookShop.org<\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><script src=\"https:\/\/bookshop.org\/widgets.js\" data-type=\"search\" data-include-branding=\"false\" data-affiliate-id=\"19618\"><\/script><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>FIND THIS NEWSLETTER USEFUL?<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>Feel free to share it with a friend!<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/charlestongood.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>CharlestonGood.com<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>#goodsharing #collaborating4change #chsvolunteers #changemakers<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-26283 lazyload\" data-src=\"https:\/\/growpurpose.com\/charlestongood\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/Changemakers-Digest-2023-13.jpg\" alt=\"Changemakers-Digest-2023-13\" width=\"700\" height=\"400\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/growpurpose.com\/charlestongood\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/Changemakers-Digest-2023-13.jpg 700w, https:\/\/growpurpose.com\/charlestongood\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/Changemakers-Digest-2023-13-300x171.jpg 300w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 700px) 100vw, 700px\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 700px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 700\/400;\" \/><\/p>\n<div>\n<p data-wp-editing=\"1\">\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Welcome to the 2023 Changemakers Weekly Digest! 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