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Advancing Health Equity in Mississippi Thanks to all who joined us for our second Quarterly Member Meeting of the year held Friday, July 14 at the Mississippi Department of Rehabilitation Services in Madison, Mississippi.  Our program topic was Advancing Health Equity in Mississippi where our panel of speakers gave us a very insightful look into […]

You’re being celebrated this month. Here’s why! Each year in the United States August 17 is recognized as National Nonprofit Day to commemorate nonprofit organizations’ ongoing efforts to serve and impact local communities and their significance throughout the country. Tackling some of society’s toughest challenges and tirelessly working to help promote awareness, offer assistance and […]

You’re being celebrated this month. Here’s why! Have a nonprofit you’d like to nominate for the 2023 Mississippi Nonprofit Award? MBJ nominations are open!

Anything happening in your area or organization?  Let us help you share it! As an Alliance member, one of your membership benefits is helping you share any updates, feature news, information, or an upcoming event, program or meeting you have coming up.   Let us help give your information the spotlight it deserves so others across the […]

KABOOM! 25 in 5 Initiative to End Playspace Inequity KABOOM! is seeking municipal partners enthusiastic about creating equitable access to play spaces to join the 25 in 5 Initiative to End Playspace Inequity. Through this initiative, KABOOM! is working with municipal systems across the country including Baltimore City Schools, Atlanta Public Schools, and the San Francisco […]

Hello Alliance members and friends, I’ve always loved the month of June, mainly because for me, it was the gateway to summer; a time for fun and relaxation, family vacation planning and a time to reflect on the first half of the year, while looking forward to the second half and the opportunities the coming […]

Pride Resource Center of North MississippiAll are welcome.  Price Resource Center of Mississippi is a community-based LGBTQ+ social service organization providing a safe space for the community to meet for support, education, and various other programs as well as find safe and reliable resources in North Mississippi.  Learn more… H.E.A.L. Mississippi You can’t spell HEALTH […]

Is ChatGPT going to destroy my nonprofit or foundation job? Probably, but it’s for the best!Unless you have been on a media fast, you have probably heard about ChatGPT, which is an AI language model developed by Open AI. It launched publicly at the end of November 2022. I’ve been watching AI and its impact on the […]

Congratulations Sandy Community Foundation for Mississippi’s Events and Administration Manager Sandy Quinn was recently surprised during her weekly staff meeting by Sandra Hodge, Alliance Chief Program Officer, for completing our Emerging Leaders: Fundraising Executives program. The program offers both in-person and self-paced learning and through a high-quality, renowned curriculum with experts and leaders from a […]

Hello Alliance members and friends, First, please allow me to take this opportunity to say how excited I am to begin this new journey serving as executive director of the Alliance.  It is truly an honor to work with each of you as we endeavor to create better communities for our children and families in […]