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| $300 Scholarships To Nonprofit Summit March 8 & 9 | | |
2011 Nonprofit Summit
The Community Foundation is offering eight (8) $300 scholarships for local nonprofit representatives to attend the 2011 Nonprofit Summit in Birmingham.
Professional development sessions will be structured around the Standards for Excellence.
March 8-9, 2011
Cahaba Grand Conference Center
Birmingham, Alabama
Scholarships will be awarded on a 'first come, first serve' basis.
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| $50,000 Prize For Winning Idea To Transform A City Block | | | Prize2theFuture.org
What is your great idea to transform one city block into something cool?
Prize2theFuture offers a $50,000 top prize for the winning idea for on-line competition, open now through March 11, 2011.
Presented by the Community Foundation of Greater Birmingham.
Contestants can register now and submit their ideas through March 11.
Read more...
www.prize2thefuture.org
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| VISTA Members Participate IN MLK Day Of Service | | |
United We Serve
Volunteers In Service To America (VISTA) members participated in Martin Luther King, Jr. Day of Service activities in Mobile and Monroeville. Across the nation on January 17th, projects were taking place to address hunger, homelessness, and poverty to further Dr. King's work.
AmeriCorps VISTA members assisting with community outreach on behalf of The Community Foundation of South Alabama joined forces with volunteers at the Bay Area Food Bank in Mobile County and the Retired Senior Volunteer Program (RSVP) in Monroeville for the national day of service.
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| Free Training Opportunities For Nonprofits | | |
United Way of Central Alabama and the Alabama Association of Nonprofits present free training as part of the Strengthening Communities Fund Federal Stimulus Program designed to "build capacity" of Alabama's non-profit community.
Location
Community Foundation of South Alabama
212 Saint Joseph Street
Mobile, AL 36602
Find below training topics that will be covered by these FREE two-hour sessions.
Evaluating Program Effectiveness - March 18
Data Management & Technology - April 20
Forging Collaborative Relationships & Volunteer Management - May 18
Strengthening Board Governance - June 15
Tax Assistance and Beehive Alabama - July 13
Budgeting and Financial Management - August 17
Project Management for Nonprofits - September 14
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| Annual Meeting March 24th | | |
Celebrating 35 Years of Philanthropy
Annual Meeting of
The Community Foundation
of South Alabama
Thursday, March 24, 2011
3:30 pm
212 Saint Joseph Street
Mobile, Alabama 36602
Guest Speakers
Linetta J. Gilbert, Co-Leader, The Declaration Initiative
& Claire Gaudiani, author of Generosity Unbound
Reception honoring the retirement of Thomas H. Davis Jr. immediately following the meeting.
R.S.V.P by Friday, March 18. Call 438-5591 or email info@communityendowment.com |
| Foundation Launches New Website | | |
CommunityEndowment.com
The Community Foundation of South Alabama is pleased to announce the launch of our new website CommunityEndowment.com.
The new web portal is devoted to news about philanthropy in South Alabama and strives to provide visitors with a captivating experience. The final product is the result of many months of coordinated effort by our communications team dedicated to the design and concept.
We invite you to visit our new site today and let us know what you think.
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Grant From Foundation Brings "Wizard Of Oz"
To Rural Communities | | |
Wizard of Oz, February 18-20
A grant from The Community Foundation of South Alabama has made it possible for the Ballet & Theatre Arts Performing Companies (BTAPC) located in Choctaw County to produce the "Wizard of Oz". By working with students at Southern Choctaw High School to perform and help with the production, the play will reach over 700 students and surrounding community.
February 18, 19 and 20
Ballet & Theatre Arts Performing Companies
253 College Street
Gilbertown, AL 36908
Tickets are $10.
For reservations call the theatre at 251-843-5138.
Photo from left: Alex (Tootie) Sullivan as the Lion, Jeremy Gallet as the Tin man, Darby Shepherd as Dorothy and Jared Sikes as the Scarecrow.
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University of Alabama Honors Students
Visit South Alabama | | |
Gulf Coast Recovery
Twelve honors students from the University of Alabama traveled to south Alabama this February to learn about the recovery of the Gulf Coast in the aftermath of the oil spill. The students met with the staff of The Community Foundation, as well as community leaders to learn about the short term and long term affects of the catastrophic man-made disaster.
Board member, Murray Cape and project manager Michael Dillaber of the Foundation traveled with the students to Bayou La Batre and introduced them to civic leaders and members of the Asian community.
"I'm a journalism student, and I covered the legislative fallout of the oil spill from Washington this summer. I've also been a frequent visitor to the region over the years as some members of my extended family live in Daphne.
But my visit to the Gulf in February was an eye-opener. For the first time since the spill, I heard the pained voices within a community. From Washington, it was easy to focus on numbers - gallons of oil spilled, potential fines against BP, etc. - but the human toll was never apparent. My visit helped to illuminate the true impact of the spill, and, more importantly, it helped to reveal the admirable resolve of the people of South Alabama to come back stronger."
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| SAWDC To Receive $300,000 From Social Innovation Fund | | | Southwest Alabama Workforce Development Council
The Southwest Alabama Workforce Development Council (SAWDC) will receive $300,000 from the Federal Government Social Innovation Fund to develop innovative approaches to training and career development.
This investment will allow SAWDC to establish and support workforce partnerships supporting maritime, aerospace, healthcare, and process manufacturing industries.
The Community Foundation of South Alabama in partnership with the City of Mobile, the Mobile Area Chamber of Commerce, Mobile Works, Baldwin County Economic Development Alliance and Mobile Area Education Foundation formed SAWDC, a nonprofit organization to develop workforce solutions for the eight counties of South Alabama.
The Foundation acted as an incubator for the fledgling nonprofit formed in 2006, providing both financial and in-kind support. Today, SAWDC is an independent nonprofit and a strategic partner of The Community Foundation.
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