Non-Profit Sector
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Non-Profit organizations or NOT FOR PROFIT (NPO) collects funds to help pursue goals and missions through their services and programs.
Any surplus on monies is not distributed to the members but goes back into the service budget. For the most part non-profits are exempt from income and property taxation. The Non profit organization is usually run by a board and members. Usually non profits are made up of a few paid personnel but the majority of workers are unpaid volunteers and even the board and executives work for no compensation. . Lately, however, there have been a growing number of non-profits that achieve their goals by utilizing for profit enterprises.
Some non-profits include charities, arts and club organizations, community organizations, service organizations and many others.
Dr. Virginia Schafer has been on board with the Foundation Organization – a worldwide company that teaches grant seeking, writing, and other resources to keep the non profit informed about the trends in giving. They also have the largest software system for grant seeking, an online plethora of information and resources for nonprofits and helps within communities to provide educational and financial services. Dr. Virginia teaches a class in her community on the foundation grant seeking software.
Non- Profit Services:
YOU CAN MAKE A DIFFERENCE! Our future prosperity will depend on strengthening communities by advancing creative ideas and solutions, and connecting citizens to opportunities. Advancing, connecting and strengthening - this is the daily work of an often overlooked part of our economic engine: the nonprofit community.
Non-profits invest significant financial and organizational resources in our communities by promoting ideals and improving quality of life. From protecting the environment to developing our future community leaders and entrepreneurs, to supporting the early care and education of our children, to protecting our most vulnerable citizens, the nonprofit is the key to our present and our future.
Collaboration and Networking are the buzz words in the nonprofit world today. Money is tighter than ever, so it is of utmost importance to SHARE. By collaborating projects and working together – much more can be done with less money and more volunteers.
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Community Speed Networking for Nonprofits (CSN)
This is great for a small community, with many nonprofits and charities that are struggling. Many cannot afford a personal grant researcher or writer, a staff of clerical workers and fundraisers. They may also be struggling to keep a large pool of trained volunteers and may not have the support that they need to succeed.
CST is a group consulting effort that can be arranged in a community setting for social and networking support for the nonprofit and charity. After an initial analysis, consultants will suggest collaborations and other solutions to accomplish the community and individual nonprofit’s goals. The consultant(s) will mediate several weekly or monthly meetings (time /date will depend on the consensus of the group). However, after several meetings, the Your CSN group will be on its own with constant online or telephone support from Smart Doc Resources. We strongly suggest that these timely meetings continue to ensure support, networking and collaborative resources.
Community Speed Networking is the answer:
- Consultants come to your community to arrange networking for the small nonprofit and charity organizations.
- They analyze your Strengths and weakness’ as a community and suggest a series of support networking and social meetings to “connect” and “share”. This is done on a community basis, however, individual nonprofit business analysis is also available.
- As a group, a grant researcher/writer can be hired
- As a group, a professional fundraiser can be hired
- As a group, office and staff personnel can be hired
- Shared grants – grant collaborations, open up more available funds
- Shared volunteers on collaborative projects
- Social and networking – support the nonprofits and charities as a whole also supports your community as a team.
- Advice on how to start a nonprofit, how to process the federal and state paperwork and where to get more support and resources.
Some of our collaberations have included:
Rock River Foundation – Charleston, MS.
“Give a child a fish and he eats today. Teach a child to fish and he feeds himself for a lifetime, that’s the tried-and-true philosophy behind the Rock River Foundation, an educational grant matching organization created by actor Morgan Freeman”
Helped us sponsor – Delta Blues Writing Contest
Mississippi Writers Guild
http://www.mississippiwritersguild.com/
Mississippi Writers Guild ("MWG" or "The Guild") is a 501 (c) (3) non-profit Mississippi
Corporation. Incorporated November 2005, MWG has steadily worked towards building its
membership and community involvement in the arts and education within Mississippi.
The Knight Foundation
http://www.knightfoundation.org/
Boys and Girls Club of Northwest Mississippi
http:// www.facebook.com/pages/Boys-and-Girls-club-of-Northwest-Mississippi/134332496586798
Mississippi Center for Non-Profits
Dr.Virginia has been the hostess for classes with the Mississippi Center for Nonprofits. This is Mississippis only nonprofit management resource center. For the thousands of nonprofit organizations across the state, the Center is the primary source of management training, technical information, advice, answers, coaching and connection to vital resources. Their mission is to strengthen the capacity of the nonprofit sector to serve the people and communities in Mississippi. Virginia and others in Docs believe that nonprofits and charities work best when they work together, hence we encourage and foster statewide networking and collaborations among nonprofits, especially the MCNP.
The Mississippi Center for Nonprofits is the state’s only nonprofit management resource center. For the thousands of nonprofit organizations across the state, the Center is the primary source of management training, technical information, advice, answers, coaching and connection to vital resources. Our mission is to strengthen the capacity of the nonprofit sector to serve the people and communities in Mississippi. We believe we work best when we work together, hence we encourage and foster statewide networking and collaborations among nonprofits.
Oxford Ballet Association
http://www.oxfordballetschool.com/
Juke Joint Festival - Clarksdale, Mississippi
http://www.jukejointfestival.com/
Mississippi Department of Health and Human Services
Clarksdale Municipal School System
Delta Yoga