Partner for Better

06/16/2026

Thank you so much to Beth from Better Together Mental Health for sharing a brief presentation during the lunch hour with our Partner for Better team! 💛

Beth shared the Stages of Change and Motivational Interviewing, impactful models and approaches that will assist us when engaging with our community clients. We care deeply about collaborative, goal-oriented communication within a supportive environment, so this was right up our alley!

Thank you so much for taking the time, Beth. We learned so much! 🤩

06/12/2026

We are SO PROUD of our very own Jessica Spanglehour Macy for receiving the prestigious Debin Benish Outstanding Businesswoman award. Her entire career has been dedicated to teaching, mentorship, and working alongside communities to help them grow. We are lucky to have her on our team. Help us give her a huge congratulations!

06/11/2026

╰┈➤ Is it ever too early to plan for the future?

Thank you to those joined Jessica and Zoë for succession planning for nonprofits in the second Heart of Missouri United Way ASPIRES class presented by Partner for Better

Participants left with clear action steps and free resources sent to their inbox to help compile the important data needed for sustainable and effective transitions.

Interested in joining us for the next free class? ✨ View upcoming topics and reserve your spot now on our course site: https://partnerforbetter.corsizio.com/

🧐Q: What is one thing you wish others knew about succession planning?

06/10/2026

Still reeling from the win a month later! COMO Business Times🥰

Celebration Partner for Better Wins 2026 Small Business of the Year Just four years after presenting her idea for a new business at the weekly 1 Million Cups gathering of entrepreneurs and small business owners, Kasey Hammock’s Partner for Better has been recognized as the Columbia Chamber of Comm...

06/04/2026

Last chance to register!!!

Join Heart of Missouri United Way and Partner for Better for a free class next week!

🗣How to Build a Succession Plan Before You Need One
🗓 June 10, 2026
🕐 2:00 - 4:00 PM
📍Columbia, MO

REGISTRATION REQUIRED: https://partnerforbetter.corsizio.com/.../partnerforbetter

The ASPIRES Project delivers FREE quarterly nonprofit classes with the goal to increase capacity. These are open to any local nonprofit organization and are first come first served!

🚨The last session filled up FAST! Register EARLY before spots fill

06/03/2026

Happy Pride Month! 🏳️‍🌈

We celebrate and support our LGBTQ+ community not only this month, but all year long. Our team believes that everyone deserves respect, safety, dignity, and the freedom to be themselves.

We hope everyone enjoys a beautiful month filled with positivity and love! 💕

06/02/2026

Free webinar! Register for a national co-hosted webinar by the National Council of Nonprofits and Democracy Forward’s Democracy 2025 initiative on Wednesday, June 3 at 3:00 PM ET/ 2:00 PM CT on Nonpartisan Voter Engagement

Nonprofit organizations play a crucial and legal role in civic engagement, strengthening both communities and democracy.

Join the free national webinar co-hosted by the National Council of Nonprofits and Democracy Forward’s Democracy 2025 initiative on Wednesday, June 3 at 3:00 PM ET for a timely conversation on the legal landscape surrounding nonpartisan voter engagement during highly politicized times.

This webinar will cover practical guidance on voter engagement activities nonprofits can undertake, along with the broader legal and policy context shaping this work.

Speakers:

🔹Rachel Homer, Director of Democracy 2025 & Senior Attorney, Democracy Forward
🔹Sarah Gallagher, Senior Vice President of Special Projects, National Council of Nonprofits
🔹Tim Mooney, Senior Counsel, Alliance for Justice
🔹Anna Baldwin, Co-Director of Voting Rights Litigation, Campaign Legal Center

Register today to attend the conversation: https://bit.ly/4nqnk9v

05/22/2026

We were honored to do the initial research and report to inform the next steps for The Shops at Sharp End. Sign up & have your voice heard about what's next!

What’s next for The Shops at Sharp End?

Join the City of Columbia on Thursday, June 4, for a community discussion about the future of this retail incubator space supporting local entrepreneurs and small businesses.

Stop by for refreshments, meet current participants and help shape the next chapter of this vibrant downtown space.

📍 500 E. Walnut St., Suite 109
🕓 Reception begins at 4:30 p.m.
🗣️ Discussion starts at 5 p.m.

Register here: https://ow.ly/Pjp250YZ3Sc

We hope to see you there!