March 2022 Keeper of the Flame Scholarship Recipient: Kitty Arceneaux Meet Kitty Arceneaux, CEO of Elevate Her Up in Louisiana and award-winning book author. We are celebrating as we congratulate her on being the March 2022 recipient of the Keeper of the Flame Scholarship. The special...
The Power of Art By Anna M. A. Stracey What can you really know about the grandparents you never met? Second-hand stories and anecdotes? Vague descriptions and family photos? These provide a form, a basic shape, but not the warm embodiment of that person. How do you...
I am from Plant City, a small town in Florida I like to call Itty Bitty Plant City. My father joined the military when I was six years old, so I have lived and traveled worldwide. I even graduated from high school in Stuttgart, Germany. At the...
How To Get More Donor Partnerships for Your Nonprofit (From a PR Professional’s POV) By: Jennifer Vickery, National Strategies Public Relations We work with for-profit clients that want to give back to the community, do something good and make a real difference. We encourage them to partner...
By Lauren Sisler, ESPN Sportscaster | Addiction Prevention Advocate | Inspirational Speaker As a sports reporter, I get the opportunity to share a lot of stories about teams, coaches, individual athletes, fans, and even entire communities. It is what I "do" as a professional, but most...
Julie Thurgood-Burnett, Hereward Farms Julie Thurgood Burnett is a self-made woman. She is a mother, developer of numerous passions – and is no stranger to both trials and successes in her life. Currently, Julie serves as the President and CEO of a lavender farm and skincare...
By: Cassandra Weathersby, Recipient of the Keepers of the Flame Scholarship by Jackie Sue Griffin & Associates My organization, Black Women DO Heal, focuses on stigma reduction, respite, holistic healing, psychoeducation, support groups, healing retreats and media representations of healing (through our digital magazine and social...
Cassandra James Weathersby, Champion for Mental Wellness I suffered in silence for so many years due to stigma and cultural biases within my communities regarding mental health care and treatment. I was faithful in my church, yet there was no help. I was dying on the inside, barely getting...
By: Jennifer Vickery, National Strategies Public Relations We understand that as a nonprofit, you’re probably doing an enormous amount with limited resources. Perhaps you have different departments reporting into you, or you’re tasked with getting information at different meetings and then turning it into marketing initiatives....
When My World Paused: Miscarriage and Life By Jennifer Vickery I suffered a miscarriage in March. I have two wonderful children. I’m very blessed. My firstborn is a sweet boy, and my second is a lively daughter. Both are my light. While I thought my path to...