sgEngage

JUNE 28, 2023

We had a rural girl from Mississippi tell us that she never thought that a Black, rural girl from Mississippi could be a philanthropist,” Dr. Couvson shared. Through this framing, the young people who participate in their grantmaking have started adopting language that has traditionally been reserved for a different community. “We

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CauseVox

JUNE 16, 2023

Take a look at the capital campaign by Phi Mu at the University of Mississippi, where they have incentivized pledges by breaking down contributions into manageable amounts. One example that perfectly captures the spirit of peer-to-peer fundraising is a dance marathon.

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VisionLink

JANUARY 19, 2015

Fifty years ago in Alabama, Georgia, Mississippi and the rest of the old South, Blacks could not drink from "whites only" water fountains, could not sit at "whites only" lunch counters or swim at "whites only" public swimming pools. Land where my fathers died, land of the pilgrim''s pride, from every mountainside, let freedom ring.''

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VisionLink

JANUARY 21, 2013

Fifty years ago in Alabama, Georgia, Mississippi and the rest of the old South, Blacks could not drink from "whites only" water fountains, could not sit at "whites only" lunch counters or swim at "whites only" public swimming pools. Land where my fathers died, land of the pilgrim''s pride, from every mountainside, let freedom ring.''

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America Law Mississippi Children 138

Connection Cafe

FEBRUARY 10, 2014

Ben works on Blackbaud’s Corporate Communications Team, is a Graduate Student at University of Texas School of Advertising (Hook ‘Em) and a Mississippi native. Take airlines for example. After all, the Winter Olympics and amazing Make-a-Wish campaigns are extreme examples, right? Everybody wants to be a VIP.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

AUGUST 12, 2015

For example, we haven’t been raising money with the Internet for very long,” I said. Just very minimal stuff,” said one Mississippi teacher. A powerful and recent example of this is the Smithsonian’s campaign to Reboot the Suit and preserve the space suit Neil Armstrong wore when he walked on the moon. I’m not that old.

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Platform Giving Fundraising Game 50

NTEN

APRIL 5, 2011

And, in Maryland, Georgia, Nevada, Arizona, New York, New Jersey, Mississippi, and Florida, the percentage of non-Hispanic whites has fallen below 60 percent. There are many examples like this; perhaps you have some from your own organization. So What and Who Cares? The changing demographics of the U.S.

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