Posts by Sherrye Willis
New and Updated Offerings for 2024!
Happy February 2024! I’m excited about the new opportunities Alliance will offer for you as a leader this year. Together with the board, staff and incredible partners, we have updated…
Read MoreMessage from the President
Happy New Year: Alliance Looking Forward to Greater Works As we welcome in the New Year, Alliance for Greater Works is thankful for your friendship and support. In 2022, Alliance’s…
Read MoreAlliance Announces its 2022 Resilient Church Collective Cohort
Alliance For Greater Works (Alliance) is pleased to announce its 2022 Resilient Church Collective (RCC) Cohort: A Trauma-Informed Community Network. Over the past year, Alliance has engaged a team of…
Read MoreShining a Light on the Health Disparities COVID-19 has exposed for Marginalized Communities
In the opening scenes of the movie Just Mercy, Alice Stevenson is forcefully sweeping the front porch of her family’s Delaware home, nervous about the danger her son Bryan could face in southern Alabama.
“What you are doing is going to make a lot of people upset,” she says after Bryan Stevenson finally gets his mother to sit and talk.
Bryan, played by actor Michael B. Jordan, gently reminds his mother that it was the example of her heart for others that set him on his path.
“You always taught me to fight for the people who need the help the most,” he said.
Right now, in our battle against COVID-19, we must fight for more justice and mercy on behalf of the most vulnerable in our society.
The painful reality is that African-Americans are more likely to die of COVID-19 than any other group in the U.S.
The objective for thousands of African-Americans during the current global pandemic is to simply stay alive.
The facts are oppressive.
Read MoreRequest For Proposals for Marketing Service
Summary With this Request for Proposal (RFP), Alliance for Greater Works™ (Alliance) seeks to acquire the services of a qualified marketing firm to support Its Healing Youth Alliance initiative. Alliance…
Read MoreTraining by Alliance for Greater WorksTM to bridge the gap in mental health resources for communities of color throughout Texas.
Healing Youth Alliance, a new program of Alliance for Greater WorksTM, is a faith-based training designed to support the mental health and wellbeing of our youth. Many individuals face long-standing…
Read MoreThe Women’s Alliance: Executive Leadership Pilot Program is completed!
What happens when you take fourteen women working in non-profit organizations who are eager to learn and mix them with a variety of outstanding professional women leaders? Success! The Women’s…
Read MoreNonprofit organizations are suffering from a leadership gap
While nonprofits are strong in charity, they appear chronically anemic when it comes to investing in crucial leadership development. In one recent survey of nearly 1,200 nonprofit leaders, only 20% said they were…
Read MoreAlliance Announces Well-Being In Rural Communities’ Program Team
In July 2018, Alliance for Greater Works was named the statewide coordinator of the Hogg Foundation for Mental Health’s new Well-Being in Rural Communities initiative. The initiative seeks to transform…
Read MoreAlliance for Greater Works Awarded $18,000 Vital Worship Grant
The Calvin Institute of Christian Worship (CICW) announced recently 44 Vital Worship Grant awards for their 2018-2019 Vital Worship Grants Program. Alliance for Greater Works was one of the 44…
Read MoreAlliance for Greater Works™ Receives $2.4 Million Grant to Address Rural Mental Health
AUSTIN, Texas – The Hogg Foundation has awarded $2.4 million to Alliance for Greater Works™ to serve as the Statewide Collaborative Coordinator for the Hogg Foundation’s Collaborative Approach to Well-Being…
Read MorePURPOSE MATTERS: Connecting Your Profession With Your Purpose
by Dr. K. Shelette Stewart Dedicated to Maximizing Your Success I resigned from a six-figure leadership role in corporate America to pursue my purpose and passion six years ago. Today,…
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