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How Mentorship Can Break Down Racial Divides

Saleforce Nonprofit

I received a full academic scholarship to Jackson State in Mississippi, a historically black university with an accredited journalism department. But now, as the Director of Marketing for Big Brothers Big Sisters of America, I have the privilege of telling stories of empowerment and resilience. That was long before Oprah.

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Funding & Grant Resources For Nonprofits Focused On Senior Care

Bloomerang

Alzheimer’s Foundation of America. Alzheimer’s Foundation of America. The AARP® Purpose Prize award is a national award in the United States that celebrates people 50 and older who are using their life experience to make a difference. Areas served: Tennessee, Arkansas, Mississippi. Jean Griswold Foundation.

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Martin Luther King Day 2015

VisionLink

Nobel Peace Prize Acceptance Speech, 1964 It is still the Winter of America''s discontent. I grew up in an America where legally-mandated segregation was reality. In the America I grew up in, Black children were educated in segregated schools, separate although far from equal. Douglas Zimmerman President and CEO VisionLink, Inc.

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Martin Luther King Day 2013

VisionLink

Nobel Peace Prize Acceptance Speech, 1964 It is still the Winter of America''s discontent. I grew up in an America where legally-mandated segregation was reality. In the America I grew up in, Black children were educated in segregated schools, separate although far from equal. Martin Luther King, Jr. Free at last.

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Tales of faux donors scamming charities

Robert Weiner

He has homes in Mississippi and Florida. The donor promised his patent would completely fund the university, wipe out the national debt, and make America the happiest place on Earth. He has a yacht company with 4 shipyards in 3 countries. I obviously could not accept because that would leave me with nothing left to do.

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Demographics Are Destiny: How and Why to Diversify Your Staff Now!

NTEN

Here are some key highlights from The Changing Demographics of America by Smithsonian. Most of America's net population growth will be among its minorities, as well as in a growing mixed-race population. Specifically, while people of color comprise 49% of the population in the region, they make up only 22% of nonprofit leaders.

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Bryant Terry: Eco-chef, Food Justice Activist, Author of Vegan Soul Kitchen

Have Fun - Do Good

What we want is for all people to have some delicious, amazing, banging food!" It has certain connotations that often push people away who don't embrace a plant-based diet. I grew up in Memphis, Tennessee, and both sets of my grandparents came from rural Mississippi. What was the inspiration for the cookbook?