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We’re excited to share our first Arts & Culture Nonprofit Digital Guide! ?????????????? Charlotte has a vibrant and diverse arts community and our nonprofits do an amazing job creating cultural opportunities while supporting creatives and artists! ?? ?? Inside the Guide, you’ll find 28 of these organizations, along with opportunities for you to get involved. We hope you will! Check it out: https://lnkd.in/e2R6ZbX3

If you're looking to put your experience and skills to work in the nonprofit sector, be sure to check out our Do Good Work Job Board - the best place to find a nonprofit role in Charlotte! ?????? The following organizations are currently hiring for development and philanthropy positions, providing opportunities to work on projects that directly impact communities and help drive positive social change. ?? American Heart Association ?? Renaissance West Community Initiative ?? Humane Society of Charlotte ?? Sustain Charlotte ?? Foster Village Charlotte ?? Freedom School Partners ?? Find these jobs and more: https://lnkd.in/d8WfJE9 #DoGoodWork?#NonprofitJobs

Today, we're bringing you a special edition of the Do Good Charlotte Podcast with our friends at the Queen City Podcast Network - Hurricane Helene. (Recorded Thursday, October 10). For many of us in Charlotte, the mountain towns we see in the news are more than just dots on a map. They're where we're from, where we went to college, got married, or escaped for weekend getaways. Our hearts ache for WNC, and as a state, we're uniting to help our neighbors rebuild. With host Pamela Escobar, we're highlighting three organizations making a unique impact in the recovery effort – and sharing how you can pitch in: - Jason Gudzunas, Executive Director Charlotte -?American Red Cross North Carolina - Clark Pennington, COO -?The Independence Fund - Michelle Schaefer-Old, Founder & CEO -?DIAPER BANK OF NORTH CAROLINA ???Listen on Spotify: https://lnkd.in/eXEc2_KP ???Listen on Apple Podcasts: https://lnkd.in/ea--f3YH ?? View SHARE Charlotte's Hurricane Relief Resources: https://lnkd.in/eY5Kj6Ed WNC - We love you! #DoGoodCLTPodcast #HurricaneHelene

Our October #SpotlightOnCLT for Affordable Housing is presented by a nonprofit that has impacted #Charlotte for 35 years - DreamKey Partners. The vision of DreamKey Partners is that everyone lives in a safe, stable, affordable home in a vibrant community that supports opportunity and economic mobility. We love that! ?? Learn more about their work on the SHARE Charlotte blog today: https://lnkd.in/eNxkme55 And be sure to check out our #SpotlightOnCLT Guide to Nonprofits to learn more about the great organizations in our community working to provide solutions and serve our neighbors: https://lnkd.in/gd6zkUQR #AffordableHousing #CharlotteNC #WelcomeHome #DoGood

Our Nonprofit Community is Now 750+ Members Strong! ???? ?? ???? We’re so proud to welcome these great nonprofits to the SHARE Charlotte family. Be sure to check them out! ?? Konspicuous Foundation ?? Nu Furious Blessings ?? Eventful Expressions ?? ICUTALKS INC ?? Little Free Library ?? Anderson Outreach ?? Carla's Calls ?? Girls Rugby Inc. ?? Writing For Freedom #welcometothefamily #charlottenonprofits #dogood

We held our first Corporate Volunteer Lunch & Learn last week, and it was full of great insights on how to strengthen team culture and build engagement through volunteerism. ?? ?? One of the key takeaways: Make sure your volunteer opportunities align with your company's values and mission. Our thanks to TIAA for hosting us on their beautiful campus and to our guest speakers: ??Jillian Peat Hamilton with TIAA ??Julie Cross with TIAA ??Deidra Parrish Williams with Trane ??Azanique Rawl, MS with Vanguard ??Ola McClean with Bank of America Learn more about our day on the SHARE Charlotte Blog: https://lnkd.in/eTRSYm8A

Our #SpotlightOnCLT Guide to Nonprofits in #AffordableHousing is live! Follow along with us all month long as we highlight organizations serving neighbors by: ??? Offering homeownership programs ??? Rehabilitating and building affordable homes ??? Providing holistic programs that help people stay in their homes ??? Providing rent stipends ??? Offering?safe and immediate shelter when housing is not available We’re very thankful to the nonprofits below who are leading the charge to provide affordable housing throughout our region. Be sure to read and share our guide with anyone you know who is seeking options for affordable housing and those who care deeply about this issue: https://lnkd.in/gd6zkUQR DreamKey Partners Another Chance House of Refuge Inc Building Hope, Building Commitment Canopy House Foundation Carolinas CARE Partnership Charlotte Family Housing FARM127 Freedom Communities Habitat for Humanity of the Charlotte Region Home Again Foundation, Inc Rebuilding Together Supportive Housing Communities The Park Community Development Corporation ?? Many thanks to DreamKey Partners for helping us shine a spotlight on this important issue!

For October, SHARE Charlotte's #SpotlightOnCLT series is shining a light on nonprofit partners who are working to provide our neighbors with safe, stable, and #AffordableHousing. ??? ?? Charlotte has seen significant challenges related to affordable housing in recent years, including the fact that the median rent cost rose 30% between 2015-2020, significantly outpacing income growth. Swipe through ? to see more statistics from Mecklenburg County's Housing and Homelessness Dashboard. ?? We are grateful to present this topic to you with the help of our friends at DreamKey Partners, who you’ll get to learn more about throughout the month. Following along for ways you can get involved!

The calendar has flipped to October but we're excited to share two podcasts from September featuring nonprofits dedicated to early childhood education as part of our?#SpotlightOnCLT?series. ???1???Freedom Communities?Executive Director Hannah Beavers joined?Pamela Escobar?to discuss how she is steering the organization into the future. ???2?? Pam also spoke with Jared Keaton, CEO at?Alliance Center for Education?- Charlotte's largest nonprofit provider of early childhood programming - and parent Nadia Omally, whose child participated in AC4Ed's Head Start programs. We're so thankful for the work of these two nonprofits in our community! ?? Listen here: Apple Podcasts: https://lnkd.in/ecD9xCg6 Spotify: https://lnkd.in/eHy3p5Sr Thank you?Queen City Podcast Network?as always for your partnership! ??

Like you, SHARE Charlotte is devastated by the stories and pictures emerging from #HurricaneHelene and we are looking for ways to make a difference. Here's where we can start: ???? Donating money to these organizations who have access to the area: American Red Cross North Carolina Samaritan's Purse United Way of North Carolina The Salvation Army North & South Carolina Division Second Harvest Food Bank of Metrolina ???Donating critical supplies and volunteering via?Operation Airdrop? A supply donor drop-off location is in the parking lot of Walmart near Concord Regional Airport.?The address is 5825 Thunder Road NW Concord, NC 28027.?Donations can be dropped off from 8am to 7pm. https://lnkd.in/e7R9KyDS ???On-the-ground volunteering with?Samaritan's Purse ?? Donating diapers, formula, menstrual products and more through the DIAPER BANK OF NORTH CAROLINA. We will be sharing more resources as they become available. Together, we can let our neighbors know they have not been forgotten.