There are 28 article(s) tagged nonprofit:

• November 2023

  • Hope Activated: ‘Without hope, all of us are gone’

    After he lost one son to gang violence and another was sent to prison, Randy Taylor, a Memphis Police Department officer, created local nonprofit Hope Activated to mentor the city’s youth.

    By Julia Baker November 21, 2023

• June 2023

  • ALSAC restructures, cuts 29 positions

    ALSAC, the fundraising organization of St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital, says it has laid off 29 of its 1,700 employees. 

    By Aisling Mäki June 15, 2023

• June 2021

  • Drive-thru scholarships: ‘Cream of the crop’ awarded $2,000 each

    Two nonprofits organized a colorful way to hand over scholarship checks of $2,000 each to 104 girls and young women on Friday, June 18.

    By Tom Bailey June 19, 2021

• April 2021

  • Letters to the Editor: Gun violence, nonprofit dilemma

    Letters today discuss gun violence and the dilemma nonprofits face thanks to the pandemic.

    By Letters to the Editor April 10, 2021

• June 2020

  • More than 100 nonprofits say city is ‘set up’ for oppression

    The open letter issued Monday calls for police reforms and anti-poverty initiatives. It also accuses Memphis Police of an "egregious" response to peaceful protest in the city. The black-led coalition includes a diverse group of many of the city's nonprofits, from community development corporations to arts groups to housing initiative leaders as well as social justice groups.

    By Bill Dries June 15, 2020

• April 2020

  • Crisis in charities: Needs soar as donations fall

    Hard-hit Latino families formed a 2.5-mile line and waited for hours Friday morning to receive a week's worth of free groceries. COVID-19 hardships are growing even as Memphis nonprofits report a $32 million drop so far this year in revenue.

    By Tom Bailey April 11, 2020

• December 2019

  • Munson providing economic, educational services to N. Memphis

    Arieale Munson is a product of North Memphis. “A lot of people think if you come from the hood that you won’t make it out, but I’m a witness that you can."

    By Omer Yusuf December 16, 2019

• November 2019

  • Memphis Goodwill Union Ave. store to open Oct. 29

    Memphis Goodwill has set the opening date for its 16th store, in a former Rite Aid at 1810 Union Avenue in Midtown, for Tuesday, Oct. 29.

    By The Daily Memphian Staff November 12, 2019

• July 2019

  • Larger headquarters feeds big goals for Mid-South Food Bank

    Mid-South Food Bank helps an average of 200,000, food-insecure Mid-Southerners each year, but now plans to assist more people with its new, larger headquarters in Southeast Memphis.

    By Tom Bailey July 09, 2019

• May 2019

  • New enterprise could awaken local food economy

    The co-founders unveiled the well-funded 275 Food Project, a comprehensive “social enterprise” to boost the local-food economy in Memphis as well as access to local food and the jobs it creates.

    By Tom Bailey May 23, 2019

  • Health insurance company strives to change outcomes by supporting nonprofits

    UnitedHealthcare is striving to improve the health of its members by giving $1 million in grants to seven area nonprofits to address the social determinants of health. 

    By Michelle Corbet May 13, 2019

• February 2019

  • Emerge Memphis using money from building’s sale to fund startups

    The nonprofit organization Emerge Memphis sold its historic Downtown building for $3.55 million, and will use the money to help fund Memphis startup companies.

    By Tom Bailey February 22, 2019

  • FUNdraising Good Times: Don’t underestimate the value of in-kind services and resources

    Cash is king, but organizations can expand their fund development and fundraising to include in-kind gifts and services. Here are five benefits and things to consider when building an in-kind program.

    By Mel and Pearl Shaw February 12, 2019

  • FUNdraising Good Times: 12 questions to ask before agreeing to serve as a campaign leader

    Leading a fundraising campaign requires groundwork that you alone cannot build. Here are 12 things you need to be curious about before you say yes or no.

    By Mel and Pearl Shaw February 05, 2019

• January 2019

  • FUNdraising Good Times: Creating your nonprofit business plan

    Does a nonprofit need a business plan? The answer is yes. With this column we share guidance from Bridget Ciaramitaro, experienced nonprofit planner, so you can get to work planning for the business success of your nonprofit.

    By Mel and Pearl Shaw January 29, 2019

  • FUNdraising Good Times: How to create strategic and fundraising plans

    Nonprofit planner Bridget Ciaramitaro, president of Ciaramitaro & Associates LLC, defines strategic plans and fundraising plans and explains how to create them.

    By Mel and Pearl Shaw January 22, 2019

  • FUNdraising Good Times: Should you start a nonprofit? Close one?

    The new year brings good intentions, some of which include starting a nonprofit organization. Another less-talked-about intention is closing an existing nonprofit. With this column we share thoughts on the large number of nonprofits. We provide a list of questions that individuals, board members and community leaders can ask of themselves, their organizations, and philanthropists and funders.

    By Mel and Pearl Shaw January 08, 2019

  • FUNdraising Good Times: Evaluate 2018 to make 2019 great

    As the years change, many of us reflect on the past and make promises for the future. We have visions of the wonderful things we will do personally, professionally and, most of all, for the nonprofits we serve. We’re with you on that journey with a few suggestions that relate to your nonprofit service.

    By Mel and Pearl Shaw January 01, 2019

• December 2018

  • FUNdraising Good Times: Get ahead of the curve with a pre-2019 strategy

    Yes, it’s time to focus on year-end giving at work and to celebrate with friends and family after hours. But let us suggest you find some time for pre-2019 strategy to get you ahead of the curve.

    By Mel and Pearl Shaw December 12, 2018

  • FUNdraising Good Times: A nonprofit’s letter to Santa

    Think letters to Santa are written only by kids? Think again. We found this letter floating across a local parking lot and thought it best to share, just in case there’s a Santa out there.

    By Mel and Pearl Shaw December 04, 2018

• November 2018

  • Metal Museum makes its case for Overton Park’s Rust Hall

    The Metal Museum proposes to spend $21 million to renovate Overton Park’s Rust Hall and make it a “world class museum and educational center." The museum board approved what it calls the “expansion plan" in September as part of its campaign to win the keys to Rust Hall. The 78,000-square-foot headquarters of Memphis College of Art becomes available after the school closes in May 2020.

    By Tom Bailey November 22, 2018

  • FUNdraising Good Times: Increase your fundraising success with matching gifts

    There’s a public secret that benefits many individuals and nonprofits. It’s called matching gifts. That’s the term for when an employer – or other organization – commits to make a gift to a nonprofit that “matches” the gift made by an employee or other qualified individual.

    By Mel and Pearl Shaw November 13, 2018

  • FUNdraising: Ten last-minute year-end campaign ideas

    It’s almost 2019 – do you have a plan for year-end fundraising?

    By Mel and Pearl Shaw November 06, 2018

  • Home equity: New leader making mark on United Housing

    Amy Schaftlein was an elementary student in the Arlington area in the 1990s when her yellow school bus stopped in front of a blighted house.

    By Tom Bailey November 05, 2018

• October 2018

  • Center for Independent Living moves to Clark Tower

    The Memphis Center for Independent Living has just moved from its street-level headquarters in Midtown to the eighth floor of the 34-story Clark Tower in East Memphis.

    By Tom Bailey October 11, 2018