Carolina’s | Tennessee Local Nonprofit News, Events and Chat for Thursday - August 13
The latest local Charlotte/Charleston/Nashville/Memphis area nonprofit news to help power your network, strengthen your organization and keep you involved with your professional peers, funders, competitors and cohorts!
We want to thank Home Federal Bank for their contribution as a sponsor this month! Free admission to the museum wouldn't be possible without the help from our sponsors! 👏
#ArtMuseum #ThankfulThursday
Latinx immigrants make up 60% of the essential construction workforce. We cannot build or rebuild, without the help of this essential workforce. We must include immigrants in #COVID19 relief. #ImmigrantsAreEssential
Less than half of Knox County third graders are proficient readers, putting them at higher risk of falling behind. Help improve their reading skills by volunteering with
#LeadersForReaders @GSP_KnoxCo_TN!
Learn more: https://t.co/XO1ZPy7RLc
Led by Khalia Braswell @INTechCamp has provided numerous opportunities for girls in her home base of CLT to get involved in tech & kickstart fruitful careers in computer science. Learn more about this nonprofit & how to support their work this #BPM2020CLT: https://t.co/K2oadbv5pU
August 20 at 7pm: Broadcast on YouTube live from the exhibition galleries, @IzmsofArt brings you a concert celebrating the themes in #BlackIsBeautiful: The Photography of Kwame Brathwaite. Free and suitable for all ages >> https://t.co/p1hnneWjTR
Another one of @CarolinaJournal's John Trump's wonderful pieces "‘If I die in Raleigh, at least I will die free’: Well, not exactly"
A MUST-READ!
Check it out at the link!
@stillnbarrel #NCGA #NCPOL
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As students start classes, not all students have the technology at home to learn from home. We ask you to support these community efforts to help K-12 students have the resources they need for remote learning to ensure their safety. https://t.co/mOLY2KuIm8
Today is the day Black women finally make the pay their white male peers did (for similar work) in 2019 - 8.5 months into 2020. 😐We need to fix this. #BlackWomensEqualPayDay #PayGap
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Pre-COVID, 76% of Charlotteans drove to work alone. While the pandemic has caused many challenges, we're glad that more people working from home means less road congestion, leading to a healthier environment. Raise your hand if you hope telecommuting is here to stay 🙋🏻♀️
We are still working around the clock to fight #COVID19 and its effects in GVL County. Thank you to @BankofAmerica & every one of you who have supported our Community Relief Fund. We are #StrongerUnitedGVL.
JLC leaders have made the decision to close the League building for the rest of 2020. Our leaders know it will be the safest decision for our members.
While the JLC building is closed, the League is very much up and running. How can the #JLC help you?
#JLCMissionPossible95
We made stops at the @knoxreads Burlington, Carter, and Howard Pinkston branches yesterday on our Staff Appreciation Day thank you tour. It was so wonderful to see everyone and let them know how much we appreciate them!
Join the @YMCA_GVL team! The Y is holding a job fair this Saturday to hire counselors for its School Age Childcare Team. You can also apply in advance at https://t.co/Wx8aomytFw
Families are struggling just to buy groceries & keep a roof over their heads.
Congress & White House should be working as hard on #COVID19 relief as most Americans are working right now just to get by.
@ThomTillis @SenatorBurr
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Here's the deal on the Forest V. Cooper lawsuit!
Our @GuzeJon1 breaks down the latest developments in the case at the link.
#NCGA #NCPOL
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