Ellen L. Collins is the executive director of the Mississippi Alliance of Nonprofits and Philanthropy. Her understanding of philanthropy began with realizing you don’t have to be wealthy to make a difference. Giving can be as simple as using what you already...
For Dorothy P. Wilson, publisher and CEO, Gulf Coast Woman and GCW Media 360, some of the earliest lessons in generosity came from watching neighbors quietly take care of one another. Growing up in a small rural Georgia town in the 1960s, she saw a kind of giving that...
Charlotte Brown, founder of We Are Moss Point, Inc., learned early that generosity isn’t only about what you give. It’s also about how you make people feel. Her first example was her mother, who taught Charlotte both the discipline of giving and the...
For Latasha D. McCullar, vice president of Operations at Blacklidge and founder of the Josten J. Day Foundation, philanthropy is purpose in action. Her understanding of service has been shaped throughout her life by three powerful influences: her faith, her family,...
For Alexis Higgins, content marketing coordinator at Memorial Health System, philanthropy begins with loving people well. Her approach to giving isn’t centered on how much someone can contribute. It’s about recognizing what you already have to offer and...
When Kynesha King moved from Milwaukee to the Mississippi Gulf Coast, she found more than a new home. She found a community she was determined to make stronger. Today, as co-CEO of Do More Gulf Coast, Inc., a member of Gulf Coast Community Foundation’s GivHer Circle,...
