Andy Tuccio

Greetings Friends, There is an old song that has lyrics about “…bring out those lazy, hazy, crazy days of summer….”  May is the month that starts that sense of summertime adventure – it’s a month of beginnings and endings, promise, and reflection. It functions as the gateway to summer, a favorite time of year when […]

Karla Edwards-Central MS Hub Director for Volunteers and Nonprofits A native of Natchez,  Karla has spent the last two and a half years working at The Alliance as the Central MS Hub Director, and is committed to a lifetime of service. She received her Master of Nonprofit Management from University of Central Florida. She also

The Maddox Foundation Volunteer Center/Northwest HUB has been in existence for fifteen years in some variation or another.  In 2018, the volunteer center joined Volunteer MS and The Alliance to become part of Mississippi’s new HUB network.  The existing director, Brenda Smith, who joined the volunteer center in 2012, has guided the Northwest HUB through

Founded in 1998 by three Teach for America alumni, the Sunflower County Freedom Project grew and demonstrated remarkable results, gaining the attention and interest of a group of community leaders in Meridian, Mississippi who were searching for opportunities to support and challenge the youth in their city. In 2014, the Meridian Freedom Project opened its

On Friday, May 7, at the Rickhouse in Jackson, the inaugural cohort of participants in the Alliance’s Emerging Leaders: Fundraising Executives learning track graduated from the program. This event has special meaning for many reasons. First and foremost, we had the opportunity to acknowledge the hard work and dedication of the participants. The program started