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Excellence in Action

Excellence in Action Certification Operating an excellent nonprofit is complex and requires substantial expertise. Organizations with this capacity are more likely to achieve long-term success and have the type of meaningful impact they seek. The Alliance is here to help make that a reality with the Excellence in Action (EIA) Certification. Excellence In Action (EIA) […]

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LGBTQ Fund of Mississippi – The Community Foundation for MS

The LGBTQ Fund of Mississippi envisions a state where all LGBTQ Mississippians live safely, openly and without isolation, prejudice, and discrimination. Why We Exist: As the first and only grantmaking fund in the state focused on supporting organizations that improve quality of life for LGBTQ Mississippians, the Fund works as a pipeline that fuels and

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A Fond Farewell

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

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HUB Spotlight – Maddox Foundation Volunteer Center Northwest HUB

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

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Congratulations Graduates of Emerging Leaders: Fundraising Executives!

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

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News You Can Use: A New Energy Carries Us, Independent Sector- May 18, 2021

Something about the way we are interacting with one another as colleagues and peer organizations just feels different. Do you feel it, too? My strong sense is that none of us could escape the pain of this past year. Unlike many other times in our nation’s shared history, the pandemic left no one unscathed. Maybe

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