There are 15 article(s) tagged nonprofits:

• November 2024

  • Church needs volunteers to bag 40K pounds of sweet potatoes

    The whole project from bag to distribution will be done in one morning; more than 100 people are needed.

    By Jane Roberts November 19, 2024

• December 2023

  • It’s not just the season to give, but to plan

    For local nonprofits, now is the time to bring in holiday-inspired donations and to set the table for 2024. But January is the perfect time for individuals to plan their giving for the new year.

    By Don Wade December 24, 2023

• January 2023

  • Kudzukian, Momentum to help nonprofits up their digital game

    Winners get free studio and production time; applications open Jan. 18.

    By Jane Roberts January 07, 2023

• July 2022

  • Vitalant’s David Williams’ nonprofit journey comes full circle

    David Williams is a longtime dynamo in the city’s nonprofit sphere with a career dating back to the 1970s. At 68, he persists in his personal mission of serving nonprofits that serve disadvantaged populations in Memphis. 

    By Aisling Mäki July 25, 2022

• November 2021

  • Nonprofits could use a boost as year comes to an end

    Still trying to catch up from revenue and donations lost during the COVID-19 pandemic, area nonprofit leaders are hoping to finish the year strong.

    By Don Wade November 29, 2021

• July 2021

  • Shelby County models collaborative with nonprofits on COVID response

    The collaborative with more than 150 local nonprofits is to tackle long-terms needs and problems in the same rapid and sustained way the countywide COVID task force has handled the local response to the pandemic.

    By Bill Dries July 14, 2021

  • New aria for Opera Memphis: Company selling suburban headquarters

    Opera Memphis is listing for $3.8 million its 18-year-old, suburban headquarters. Like Ballet Memphis before it, the company plans a move to the heart of Memphis.

    By Tom Bailey July 13, 2021

• May 2021

  • ‘Moral Budget’ plan would keep city and county property tax rates the same

    A coalition of a dozen nonprofit and community organizations are calling for the city and county property tax rates to stay at their current rates to create more funding for public education, public transportation, affordable housing and similar priorities.

    By Bill Dries May 24, 2021

• December 2020

  • Pandemic poses challenges for Memphis area nonprofits

    While area nonprofits have felt the strain of the COVID-19 pandemic, Memphis has lived up to its reputation as a “giving” city and help also has come from national funding sources. 

    By Don Wade December 22, 2020

• November 2020

  • 100-year lease proposed for Metal Museum in Overton Park’s Rust Hall

    The Metal Museum has raised $12 million toward a $35 million goal to both renovate Rust Hall and create an endowment, states a resolution before the City Council.

    By Tom Bailey November 12, 2020

  • MyCityRides receives $25,000 from Regions Foundation of Tennessee

    The nonprofit organization so far has sold 270 motor scooters to provide reliable, affordable workforce transportation, but also provides free accessory gear, training, maintenance and insurance. 

    By Tom Bailey November 11, 2020

• October 2020

  • Drop-in center will offer rest, food, safety for prostitutes

    The transaction shows a typical real estate exchange: $225,000 for a property near Summer Avenue. But the plan for the building may be like nothing Memphis has seen before. 

    By Tom Bailey October 08, 2020

• June 2020

  • 401 years of oppression led us to this moment

    Local nonprofit leaders who signed a call to action wanted to go beyond solidarity with the Black Lives Matter movement. 'Like the protesters in the streets, we knew this moment called for us to not only speak out on the policing of Blacks but to the condition of our Black communities as well.'

    By Eric Robertson June 22, 2020

  • Long-term problems drive protests, nonprofit leader says

    On The Daily Memphian Politics Podcast, Sarah Lockridge-Steckel talked about the frustrations that prompted local nonprofits to issue a call for action.

    By Bill Dries June 21, 2020

• May 2020

  • Momentum scores load of masks, a key need in nonprofit sector

    A source helped Momentum score 30,000 masks, given at no cost to help agencies here. In 10 minutes, they were taken.

    By Jane Roberts May 15, 2020