Who says prom is just for high school? It started with a simple idea: create an affordable evening where seniors could enjoy a good meal, dance, spend time with friends, and make new ones. We’re talking about the Mississippi Gulf Coast Senior Prom, a special prom...
For Taja Cunningham, GivHer Circle member and founder of Girls ARE & Boys CAN, philanthropy is about using what you have to help where you can. Whether that means giving time, sharing resources, opening a door, or simply showing up, she believes everyone has...
Prev 1of9 Next GULFPORT, MS (August 27, 2026) — Gulf Coast Community Foundation (GCCF) awarded $172,900 in grants to support children’s well-being and animal welfare across South Mississippi. The grants were made possible through two funds at GCCF: the John T. and...
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...
