The Ally

In our last issue of the Ally, I shared how our affinity groups are using the power of networking to bring people together to effect change across our state. And we have only just begun! This month closes out another year – another year facing many challenges, uncertainty, surprises, and even blessings. December also signifies […]

Greetings Friends,  It hardly seems possible that we are in the final quarter of 2021. Where did the time go?  My grandmother always said that the older you get, the faster time seems to go.  She was certainly right about that, but even with the quick passing of time, we need to stop and celebrate […]

Every day too many Mississippians go to bed at night, not having their basic needs met, and too many wake up the next morning struggling to find meaningful ways to improve their situation. That said, our great Magnolia State is filled with tens of thousands of allies working as hard as they can to meet […]

All of us have been given a unique path to follow as we live our lives.  We have met others on our way as our journeys converge in reaching a common point where we share experiences, relationships, and success or failure. The Mississippi Alliance Innovations Lab was one of those distinctive experiences on my path […]

In 2018, a pilot of the Innovations Lab was conducted to test the concept. The resulting evaluations proved that the concept was solid, with few modifications. A compilation and analysis of the all the workshop evaluations revealed that the participants in the workshops gave an overall rating of 9.2 in a scale of 1 to […]

The relationship between nonprofits and philanthropy is both critical and complex. Nevertheless, the connections between the two can affect the economic growth of any nonprofit organization or grassroots campaign used to induce social change. The MS Alliance is purposefully recharacterizing these two sides of the coin and bringing together philanthropy and nonprofits in a radical […]

Helen Keller said, “Alone, we can do so little. Together, we can do so much.” There is a certain power that we all have at our disposal if we use it appropriately – the power of networking. The more people you know, the greater opportunity you have to share whatever message you want to get […]

As a native Mississippian, who has been actively involved in my community, I welcome the opportunity to serve as the Deputy Director of the Mississippi Commission of Volunteer Service (MCVS), also known as Volunteer Mississippi. I earned a bachelor’s degree in Business Management from Belhaven College and a Post-Baccalaureate Certificate in Accounting from Mississippi College. […]

Greetings Friends,  It hardly seems possible that we are in the final quarter of 2021. Where did the time go?  My grandmother always said that the older you get, the faster time seems to go.  She was certainly right about that, but even with the quick passing of time, we need to stop and celebrate […]

The Annual Report for 2019 was focused on creating and launching The Mississippi Alliance of Nonprofits and Philanthropy. Now, reflecting on 2020, despite the pandemic and societal challenges we  all faced, our second year proved to be one of significant growth for the Alliance. A growing team of staff and consultants has expanded our programs, […]