Note from the Executive Director
Sammy Moon Executive Director MS Alliance Greetings Friends, I hope you have had a productive summer that included a bit of vacation time. After all the challenges that nonprofit organizations ...
September-2022
Jackson Water Crisis
Information Sources City of JacksonMS Emergency Management AgencyWater Distribution List w/ Contacts Support Opportunities Jackson Leadership FoundationMississippi Rapid Response CoalitionNational Voluntary Organizations Active in Disaster (VOAD), MS Chapter
Laboring for Change
Karla EdwardsExecutive DirectorAmpact In our lifetimes, Labor Day has become the unofficial end of summer. A three-day weekend where we plan that last family trip before Thanksgiving or a time ...
Rethinking Mississippi and the Brain Drain
Jake McGrawFounderRethink Mississippi Former Governor William Winter often remarked, “the road out of the poorhouse runs past the schoolhouse door.” Under his leadership, Mississippi reformed its education system and made ...
9/11: Service Opportunities
National Day of Service and Remembrance Our colleagues at AmeriCorps, who are charged with leading this day of service, are honoring this year under the banner “Unity through Service” in ...
Fond Farewells Over the Summer
One of the roles of an executive director of a nonprofit is to help identify and recruit talented and passionate individuals to fill staff positions within the organization. It is ...
Alliance in the News
What Is the True Cost of a 1:1 Device Program? One State’s Careful Rollout Offers a Look By Vanessa Peters Hinton and Rachel Burstein As summer vacation winds down, thousands of devices—including Chromebooks, ...