April 2023

Sammy Moon

First, some final inspiration from our executive director…

Sammy Moon Executive Director MS Alliance Greetings friends, The focus of this month’s Ally is on volunteers and the important role they play in making a positive difference for children, ...

2023 GIVE Awards

Celebrating Exemplary Service The Mississippi Commission for Volunteer Service (Volunteer MS) is pleased to announce the recipients of the 2023 Governor’s Initiative for Volunteer Excellence GIVE (Governor’s Initiative for Volunteer ...

Member Spotlights: We Will Go

Ashten Jones | Engagement DirectorWe Will Go Jackson, MS At We Will Go, we like to make serving as easy as it is to be a good neighbor. It doesn’t ...

Member Spotlights: Back Bay Mission

Rev. James Pennington | Executive DirectorBiloxi, MS Back Bay Mission has had a long history with volunteerism.  Volunteers have been coming to Back Bay Mission since hurricane Camille in 1969.  ...

National Volunteer Month/Week

April is National Volunteer Month National Volunteer Month is an extension to an already-established holiday-week, National Volunteer Week, first held in 1943 in Canada, dedicated to paying tribute to the ...

It All Boils Down To This

Michele D. Baker, CVACertified Volunteer Administrator, Editor, Consultant and Trainer Hello, my name is Michele Baker. I’m an editor, consultant and trainer in Jackson, and I’ve held the international Certified ...

Child Abuse Prevention Month

Lighting the Mansion in Blue ~ Wednesday, April 12 In addition to being National Volunteer Month, April is also National Child Abuse Prevention month! National Child Abuse Prevention Month recognizes ...

Nonprofit Workforce Survey

Are Nonprofit Workforce Shortages Still a Problem? Is your charitable nonprofit struggling with unfilled vacancies, long waiting lists of people seeking services, chronic burnout, and other challenges like employee turnover?  ...