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A listing for fund raisers, leadership and workforce development/training opportunities to strengthen the community by building the capacity of non-profit organizations.

    

All non-profits within our eight-county service area are invited to advertise any fund raiser or development/training event on our calendar! 

Please select the link below, fill out the form and e-mail it to info@communityendowment.com

Online Non-profit Calendar Entry Form

 

Conference Room Available

Any nonprofit organization within our eight-county service area is invited to use our spacious conference room, 20' x 36', that can hold around 50 classroom style for training or development needs at no cost.  We also have over 30 parking spaces.  Please call our office at 251-438-5591to schedule your event.

 

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  Press Releases
 

CFSA Announces The Retirement of President And CEO Thomas H. Davis July 19, 2010

CFSA Seeks Grant Proposals For Gulf Coast Oil Spill Disaster Relief
July 16, 2010

Wachovia Wells Fargo Foundation Donates $25,000 To The Community Foundation of South Alabama For Gulf Coast Oil Spill Relief
June 30, 2010

Mobile Bay National Estuary Program Establishes Coastal Estuary Restoration Fund May 19, 2010

Youth Grant Allocation Board Awards $7,500 In Grants May 5, 2010

The Community Foundation of South Alabama Accepting Donations For Oil Drilling Catastrophe Assistance May 4, 2010

CFSA Awards Grants Totaling $33,275 To Promote Art And Classical Music March 25, 2010

CFSA Announces Board Of Directors And Officers For 2010
March 19, 2010

CFSA Offering $300 Scholarships to 2010 Nonprofit Summit In Birmingham February 22, 2010

Youth Grant Allocation Board Seeking Grant Proposals For Programs That Deter Youth Crime December 17, 2009

CFSA Awards 2010 Field of Interest Grants December 9, 2009

CFSA Seeks Grant Proposals To Promote Public Interest In Art And Classical Music December 7, 2009

The Community Foundation of South Alabama Awards Over $40,000 In Grants October 22, 2009

Community Foundation Seeks Request For Proposals For Field Of Interest Grants October 15, 2009

1,000 Children In South Alabama Receive Health Insurance July 22, 2009

AIDT Welding Training Program Ribbon Cutting July 7th at Bryant Career Technical Center July 1, 2009

Connect Southwest Alabama Approved As AmeriCorps VISTA Project

May 22, 2009

The Community Foundation Of South Alabama Awards $179,000 In Grants May 21, 2009

CSFA Announces 2009 Board Members and Officers March 23, 2009

 
  In The News
 

Tom Davis To Retire Next Year Press-Register, July 19, 2010

MDC Connects South Alabama's Asian Communities to Emergency Preparedness MDC Inc., June 2010

Translating 'Preparedness' into Vietnamese. In multi-lingual communities, civil authorities have to work harder and smarter to prepare for emergencies and cope with their aftermath. It's happening in Alabama. Daily Yonder, June 22, 2010

The Mobile Bay National Estuary Program establishes Coastal Estuary Restoration Fund at The Community Foundation of South Alabama. Press-Register, May 19, 2010

MDC FEMA Project Connects South Alabama's Asian Communities to Emergency Preparedness MDC, March 2010

Betty Queen, VISTA volunteer with the South Alabama Regional Planning Commission, which is partnered with the Community Foundation of South Alabama offers benefits advice The Brewton Standard, November 9, 2009

In 2007, after receiving two grants from the Community Foundation of South Alabama, Khong began to work with local Vietnamese-American women  Mobile Bay Magazine, September 2009

Community Foundation Of South Alabama Helps With Children's Insurance July 23, 2009

AIDT Maritime Welding Training Program Ribbon Cutting July 14, 2009

Dr. Benjamin Has Been Through It All Fox 10 TV, July 13, 2009

Free Welding Training Press-Register, July 8, 2009

Lindsay Scogin Awarded Mathews Trust Scholarship The South Alabamian, May 29, 2009

CFSA Health Initiative USA Mithcell Cancer Institute, January 2009

Survey finds health risks among southwest Alabama residents.

The project was funded by a $150,000 grant from the Community Foundation of South Alabama Press-Register, January 31, 2009

  Community News
 

2010 Business Expo August 26
August 2010

Business Support Centers Open To Respond To Businesses In Need Due To Gulf Coast Oil Spill August 2010

U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Office Of Environmental Justice Seeks Grant Proposals For Cooperative Agreements To Support Communities Affected By The BP Oil Spill August 2010

Wachovia Donates $25,000 For Gulf Coast Oil Spill Relief July 2010

Corporation For National And Community Service CEO Visits Mobile
July 2010

Alabama Association of Nonprofits Holds Nonprofit Forum on August 3 July 2010

Alabama AmeriCorps VISTA Members Celebrate National Service June 2010

Disaster Relief Fund Will Provide Oil Drilling Catastrophe Assistance May 2010

Mobile Bay National Estuary Program Establishes Coastal Estuary Restoration Fund May 2010

South Alabama Community Network Receives Approval For Second Year As AmeriCorps VISTA Project April 2010

CFSA Announces Board Of Directors and Officers March 2010

Little Colt of Córdoba Returns To Spanish Plaza March 2010

Alabama Association of Nonprofits Upcoming Training Opportunities

March 2010

CFSA Annual Meeting To Be Held March 18th February 2010

VISTA Members Participate In MLK Day Activities February 2010

The Community Foundation

Principles of Good Governance Workshop January 28 January 2010

Fellows From University of Alabama Blackburn Institute Visit Bayou La Batre January 2010

Haiti Earthquake Emergency
January 2010

Alabama Association Of Nonprofits Announces Higher Education Partnerships December 2009

YGAB Donates Toys To Salvation Army Angel Tree December 2009

VISTA Members Attend University Of South Alabama Social Networking Conference December 2009

CFSA Named Community Champion December 2009

CFSA Receives Award From The Gulf Coast Fund December 2009

Volunteer Income Tax Assistance Now Offered In 8 Counties November 2009

Thanksgiving At The Community Foundation November 2009

YGAB Supports Bay Area Food Bank November 2009

Volunteer Income Tax Assistance Campaign Kickoff October 2009

Cambodian Community Holds Open House For New Emergency Distribution Facility September 2009

Volunteers In Service To America Are Hard At Work In Our Community September 2009

CFSA Grant Increases Cancer Awareness September 2009

Grant Provides Safe Environment For At-Risk Students August 2009

CFSA Announces 33 Scholarship Recipients August 2009

Alabama Asset Building Coalition Promotes Financial Stability
August 2009

J. L. Bedsole Scholar Interns at CFSA August 2009

CFSA Grant Provides Maritime Welding Scholarships July 2009

CFSA Welcomes Volunteers In Service To America July 2009

SAWDC Celebrates Anniversary June 2009

United We Serve June 2009

YGAB Awards $6,300 In Grants May 2009

Saved By An Angel's Arms May 2009

FDIC Money Smart Training in Bayou La Batre May 2009

Emergency Preparedness In South Mobile County April 2009

Newsletter - March 2009 (6MB; PDF)

Newsletter - November 2008 (3.5MB; PDF)

2008 Annual Report (6MB; PDF)

The Community Foundation is audited by independent auditors McKean & Associates CPA's and Consultants. A copy of the Audit Report and Financial Statements are available upon request.

 

Workshops for Nonprofit Organizations

 

The Alabama Association Of Nonprofits holds workshops in Mobile, Montgomery, Birmingham and other towns. The Association strives to offer practical and educational workshops. For more information about the training schedule and to register online visit www.nrca.info