Advice to Democrats: Don’t say ‘recovery’
Election-year memo to Democratic candidates: Don’t talk about the economic recovery. It’s a political loser.
Cochran tops McDaniel in fundraising
U.S. Sen. Thad Cochran of Mississippi has raised more than three times as much campaign cash this year as Chris McDaniel, his challenger in the June 3 Republican primary.
Big outside groups overshadow parties in key races
Millionaires and billionaires are increasing their influence in federal elections, leaving political parties to play more limited roles, and raising questions about who sets the agenda in campaigns.
Senate hopefuls collected $500K a day last year
Candidates in U.S. Senate races this year collectively raised more than a half-million dollars a day in 2013, suggesting a spate of never-ending campaign ads, mail and phone calls to come before November’s elections.
MSU secures partial funding for county school partnership
Mississippi State University secured $1 million toward an Oktibbeha County partnership school after a Texas-based couple donated $12.3 million to the school’s Infinite Impact fundraising campaign, the university announced Monday.
MSU sets $600M campaign goal with Infinite Impact
Mississippi State University announced Thursday its intention to raise $600 million through a capital fundraising campaign called Infinite Impact.
Main Street in Motion fundraising to begin
The Columbus Main Street Board of Directors is planning Main Street in Motion, a fundraising campaign that will take place in September.
What can schools sell instead of candy? Trash bags
NEW YORK — When Beth Hendrickson first proposed selling garbage bags instead of candy as a school fundraiser, “people laughed at us.” They don’t laugh
MSU campaign surpasses $100 million
As of mid-October, Mississippi State’s “StatePride: An Initiative for Student and Faculty Support,” has brought in more than $104 million, surpassing its $100 million goal two months ahead of schedule.
MSMS turns to public to boost funds, build endowment
As Mississippi School for Mathematics and Science celebrates its 25th year, it’s also facing a common problem among schools — escalating costs, a decrease in state appropriations and an ever-increasing need for public support.
Romney campaign, RNC raise $100 million in August
Mitt Romney’s presidential campaign has raised at least $100 million in August, The Associated Press has learned, hitting that mark for a third consecutive month with a fundraising prowess that has let him outraise President Barack Obama so far this summer.
MSU sets new fundraising record at $86 million
For the fifth consecutive year, Mississippi State University has set a fundraising record. This year, MSU received $86 million in donations. That’s $6 million more than last year and a whopping $35 million more than it raised in 2007.
Early campaigns set the pace for United Way fundraising season
Friday morning, organizers from the United Way of Lowndes County took time to thank pacesetters with breakfast at Baptist Memorial Hospital-Golden Triangle Outpatient Pavilion.
MSU boasts $29M increase in donations
Dismal economic times and a slow recovery from a recession have affected spending at all levels of education. But for colleges and universities, private donations to endowments and scholarships have dipped each year since 2008, when donors cut back 5.7 percent nationally, according to the Chronicle for Education.
Rise in giving signals economic rebound
An annual report released Monday shows charitable giving in the United States grew nearly 4 percent last year after two years of steep declines — a trend also seen here in the Golden Triangle. Some experts say that’s a sign the economy is slowly rebounding.
Exchange Club passes out $8,540 to nonprofits
The Columbus Exchange Club saw the culmination of a year’s worth of fundraising Thursday as it passed out more than $8,000 in grants to local non-profit organizations.