📣 Calling all Melrose High School Golden Wildcats! Come and join Junior Achievement for our upcoming JA in a Day with the students of Hanley Academy! Enjoy a blast from the past as you enter your former elementary school and support the future of this young generation by volunteering with the students of Hanley Academy. Mandatory volunteer sign-up deadline is Friday, Sept. 6, and we would greatly appreciate your support in helping to make #EveryChildWorldReady, starting with the little Hanley Tigers of your own alma mater! For more information and volunteer registration, visit our website: https://lnkd.in/e8TZg_9z
Junior Achievement of Memphis and the Mid-South
Non-profit Organization Management
MEMPHIS, Tennessee 1,938 followers
Striving to make every child world ready.
About us
Junior Achievement of Memphis and the Mid-South has been dedicated to educating students about entrepreneurship, work readiness and financial literacy since 1955. Through an extensive offering of experiential, hands-on programs JA empowers students by helping them discover the tools they need to own their economic success. More than 10,000 students participate in JA programs each year throughout the Greater Memphis area. Our programs are taught by volunteers from all walks of life, including business people, college students, parents, and retirees. These dedicated individuals are the backbone of our organization. Junior Achievement of Memphis and the Mid-South serves 22 counties across Tennessee, Mississippi, and Arkansas.
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https://www.juniorachievement.org/web/ja-memphis
External link for Junior Achievement of Memphis and the Mid-South
- Industry
- Non-profit Organization Management
- Company size
- 2-10 employees
- Headquarters
- MEMPHIS, Tennessee
- Type
- Nonprofit
- Founded
- 1955
- Specialties
- Education, Community, Financial Literacy, Work Readiness, Entreprenuership, K-12 Education, JA BizTown, and In-Classroom Programs
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MEMPHIS, Tennessee 38103, US
Employees at Junior Achievement of Memphis and the Mid-South
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Mary Kanowitz
Senior Development Manager at Junior Achievement of Memphis and the Mid-South
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Brad Phillips
Managing Director at KPMG
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Kate Mallory
Instructional Coordinator at Junior Achievement of Memphis and the Mid-South
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Janel B.
Lifelong Learner| Customer Obsessed | B2B | I help clients and companies drive revenue and maximize customer lifetime value!
Updates
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UPDATE 8/27, 12:45p: Tickets have been found! Keep your eyes peeled for another drop soon! . The hunt is on for FREE JA Passport to Opportunity tickets! 🔎🎟️ We’ve hidden a pair of tickets around the neighborhood to our upcoming “Farm to Table” interactive evening of play featuring tons of hands-on fun from local entrepreneurs. Rules are simple: 1. Use the video hint to find it at the mystery location. 2. Take a picture or video with the flyer at the drop site and send it our way. 3 First to find it gets a special discount code for two free tickets to JA Passport to Opportunity on Friday 9/6. It’s going to be an incredible night in support of making #EveryChildWorldReady, and we’d love for you to be there! . . If you don’t find the hidden tickets first but would still like to join us for the event, tickets are still on sale at 901tix.com!
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HELP US WIN BEST NONPROFIT AND YOU COULD WIN $250! Vote for JA up to once daily now through August 30 at https://lnkd.in/e8FUDXKm to help us win this year's community choice awards by The Commercial Appeal in the Nonprofit Organization category. What's more, as part of the awards rules, users who vote in 25 or more categories will be automatically entered to win a $250 gift card, so we invite you to vote today and often! 🤩🤩🤩
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Congratulations to our JA 69th Birthday Giveaway winner, Beth Soucy! Beth was inspired to give to Junior Achievement after volunteering with Dunavant at our JA Inspire Career Expo in May. The excitement of the 8th graders as they explored different careers in local industries made her want to play an ongoing part in helping make #EveryChildWorldReady. Thanks, Beth! Want to join Beth in investing in Junior Achievement? Visit our website and invest in the work to make sure that we serve more than 40,000 students in the 71 counties across Tennessee, Mississippi, and Arkansas: jamemphis.org
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⚡️FLASH SALE!!!⚡️ While they last, get half off tickets to Passport to Opportunity supporting Junior Achievement of Memphis and the Mid-South!!! You won’t want to miss this event! #EveryChildWorldReady
🚨 FLASH SALE ALERT 🚨 We have some extra tickets to our upcoming JA Passport to Opportunity event on Friday, September 6th! The first 50 people to use the promo code "JAFLASH50" get 50% off their ticket to our night of play the Junior Achievement way. With live music, local food & drink, and interactive experiences from regional “Farm to Table” entrepreneurs, it’s going to be a unique evening of hands-on fun all in support of making #EveryChildWorldReady. Flash Sale is for ONE WEEK ONLY, so snag your tickets at 901tix.com!
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Big thanks to our friends at LEO Events for hosting a wonderful night of networking at the James Lee House! Their invaluable support launching our program events like JA Inspire continues to help us make #EveryChildWorldReady via financial literacy, entrepreneurship, and work readiness. Thanks for all you do!
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🚨 FLASH SALE ALERT 🚨 We have some extra tickets to our upcoming JA Passport to Opportunity event on Friday, September 6th! The first 50 people to use the promo code "JAFLASH50" get 50% off their ticket to our night of play the Junior Achievement way. With live music, local food & drink, and interactive experiences from regional “Farm to Table” entrepreneurs, it’s going to be a unique evening of hands-on fun all in support of making #EveryChildWorldReady. Flash Sale is for ONE WEEK ONLY, so snag your tickets at 901tix.com!
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WE MADE THE FINALS & YOU CAN HELP US WIN! We are so honored to have made the finals in The Commercial Appeal's Memphis Most community choice awards in the Nonprofit Organization category. Help us win by voting up to once daily now through August 30 at https://lnkd.in/ePvvVaUN!
2024 Memphis Most Community's Choice Awards Voting Ballot
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HELP US WELCOME OUR NEW BOARD MEMBERS! We invite you to join us in welcoming our new members to the Junior Achievement Board of Directors as well as thanking our full board and officers. New board members: ➡ Patrick Burke, SIOR with CBRE ➡ Tyronza LeSueur-Ellis with Truist ➡ Adrienne King with Trust Marketing & Communications ➡ Mary Honore Tucker, JD, MEd, (she, her pronouns) with University Schools, The University of Memphis ➡ Kiamesha Wilson, MBA Wilson with Kaye's Pints & Scoops We are so very fortunate to have these business and community leaders guiding our work as we strive to reach K-12 throughout a 71-county area in the Mid-South region. #EveryChildWorldReady
Junior Achievement of Memphis and the Mid-South Welcomes New Officers and Members To Its Board
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Volunteers make our work possible, so we loved getting to celebrate some of our corporate, collegiate, organization & community volunteer partners during our Friends of JA Volunteer Kick Off Luncheon! Our Volunteer Manager, Tenela Blakney, walked them through the quick & easy registration for the new school year, previewed the upcoming program volunteer opportunities, and got everyone excited to join us in making #EveryChildWorldReady. Interested in becoming a JA volunteer? Visit our website’s volunteer page to sign up for one of 3,000 open volunteer spots for the ’24-’25 school year: https://lnkd.in/e8TZg_9z
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