Art Nonprofit Founder is Named Sea Islands Community Leader
Charleston, SC, April 30, 2016 --(PR.com)-- The Islands Society is pleased to announce that Lisa Estes has been selected as the latest “Sea Islands Community Leader.”
Estes is the founding director of Art Goes There - a nonprofit that provides children with programs that enrich their participation in the arts. A Charleston, S.C. native, she graduated from University of South Carolina School of Law. Later, she opened Estes Law Firm, LLC, in Beaufort, where she practiced until returning to Charleston in 2010. A life-long supporter of the arts, she has served and advised nonprofit boards since 2001.
“Lisa has years of experience through her work representing nonprofits as an attorney,” says James Carroll, managing director of the Sea Islands Society. “As founding director of Art Goes There she is in an unique position to understand and share her insight on challenges that nonprofits face here in the Lowcountry.”
About the Charleston Voices Program
The goal of Charleston Voices is to provide community leaders with a global platform to share their insights on how we can improve the health and well-being of the Charleston community. For example, Charleston Voices will provide a platform for community leaders to explore questions such as how the theme of strong tourism will affect diversity and inclusiveness in Charleston.
Community leaders interested in participating in Charleston Voices should reach out to James Carroll, Managing Director of the Sea Islands Society, at pr@islandssociety.org.
Estes Interview: http://islandssociety.org/2016/04/28/inspiring-children-with-art-in-charleston/
About the Islands Society
The Islands Society is a “Top-Rated” 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization. Its mission is to inspire and empower islanders to participate in foreign affairs and overseas engagements in order to affect positive change in their local communities. The nonprofit develops and implements projects that are designed to help islanders realize their full potential on the world stage. These projects are currently organized around two main themes: community projects and next generation leaders. The community projects center on ten issue areas, including charity, conservation, democracy, disaster relief, education, equality, health, innovation, security, and sustainability. Meanwhile, the next generation leader projects support artists, athletes, chefs, incubators, musicians, policy makers, storytellers, and technologists. To implement these programs, the nonprofit has launched local constituent societies around the world. These include the Pacific Islands Society, Baltic Islands Society (Honolulu, Hawaii), Sea Islands Society (Charleston, South Carolina), Caribbean Islands Society (Miami, Florida), Remote Islands Society (Tokyo, Japan), and Southeast Asian Islands Society (Washington, DC).
Website: www.islandssociety.org
About the Sea Islands Society
The Sea Islands Society is a constituent society of the Islands Society. Its primary mission is to develop and implement programs that enable individuals and sub-national organizations from barrier island communities along the coasts of Florida, Georgia, and South Carolina to more fully participate in international relations. Specifically, the society develops and implements programs that provide women, ethnic minorities, and the next generation of leaders from these island communities with the knowledge, networks, platforms, and exposure required to realize their full potential as artists, athletes, chefs, designers, educators, musicians, nurses, scholars, policymakers, scientists, and technologists on the world stage.
Website: http://islandssociety.org/community/regionalsocieties/sea-islands-society/
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Estes is the founding director of Art Goes There - a nonprofit that provides children with programs that enrich their participation in the arts. A Charleston, S.C. native, she graduated from University of South Carolina School of Law. Later, she opened Estes Law Firm, LLC, in Beaufort, where she practiced until returning to Charleston in 2010. A life-long supporter of the arts, she has served and advised nonprofit boards since 2001.
“Lisa has years of experience through her work representing nonprofits as an attorney,” says James Carroll, managing director of the Sea Islands Society. “As founding director of Art Goes There she is in an unique position to understand and share her insight on challenges that nonprofits face here in the Lowcountry.”
About the Charleston Voices Program
The goal of Charleston Voices is to provide community leaders with a global platform to share their insights on how we can improve the health and well-being of the Charleston community. For example, Charleston Voices will provide a platform for community leaders to explore questions such as how the theme of strong tourism will affect diversity and inclusiveness in Charleston.
Community leaders interested in participating in Charleston Voices should reach out to James Carroll, Managing Director of the Sea Islands Society, at pr@islandssociety.org.
Estes Interview: http://islandssociety.org/2016/04/28/inspiring-children-with-art-in-charleston/
About the Islands Society
The Islands Society is a “Top-Rated” 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization. Its mission is to inspire and empower islanders to participate in foreign affairs and overseas engagements in order to affect positive change in their local communities. The nonprofit develops and implements projects that are designed to help islanders realize their full potential on the world stage. These projects are currently organized around two main themes: community projects and next generation leaders. The community projects center on ten issue areas, including charity, conservation, democracy, disaster relief, education, equality, health, innovation, security, and sustainability. Meanwhile, the next generation leader projects support artists, athletes, chefs, incubators, musicians, policy makers, storytellers, and technologists. To implement these programs, the nonprofit has launched local constituent societies around the world. These include the Pacific Islands Society, Baltic Islands Society (Honolulu, Hawaii), Sea Islands Society (Charleston, South Carolina), Caribbean Islands Society (Miami, Florida), Remote Islands Society (Tokyo, Japan), and Southeast Asian Islands Society (Washington, DC).
Website: www.islandssociety.org
About the Sea Islands Society
The Sea Islands Society is a constituent society of the Islands Society. Its primary mission is to develop and implement programs that enable individuals and sub-national organizations from barrier island communities along the coasts of Florida, Georgia, and South Carolina to more fully participate in international relations. Specifically, the society develops and implements programs that provide women, ethnic minorities, and the next generation of leaders from these island communities with the knowledge, networks, platforms, and exposure required to realize their full potential as artists, athletes, chefs, designers, educators, musicians, nurses, scholars, policymakers, scientists, and technologists on the world stage.
Website: http://islandssociety.org/community/regionalsocieties/sea-islands-society/
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/The-Islands-Society/
Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/islandssociety
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