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Final post on first WordPress platform 22 Aug 2011 | 07:09 am
The Community Foundation was just beginning to use social media back in 2008 when we began sharing on this WordPress platform. We enjoyed sharing good news about the great things going on in our commu...
One week more for Philanthropy nominations 6 Aug 2011 | 02:46 am
Attention, nonoprofits and volunteers — what great philanthropist or outstanding charitable organization or amazing young person or professional advisor or civic leader or business or fundraising prof...
Remy Fund makes first grants for pets and animal services 2 Aug 2011 | 02:34 am
Ken Jackson has a passion for pets, and he uses a special fund at the Community Foundation to help organizations that share that passion. The Remy Fund for Pets and Animal Services just awarded its fi...
How 3 Cities Are Crowdsourcing for Community Revitalization 21 Jul 2011 | 06:40 am
Prize2theFuture makes the list when Mashable discusses the use of crowdsourcing in making communities better. Thanks to Idea Crossing for the platform, to our great judges for their time and most of a...
$250K grants from Bama Rising Fund 14 Jul 2011 | 03:52 am
A month after the sold-out concert that raised more than $2 million for tornado recovery efforts across Alabama, $250,000 is going out in grants to rebuild and furnish homes for families in need. Thes...
Celebrate Alabama concert benefits Birmingham and Tuscaloosa 28 Jun 2011 | 01:08 pm
June 27 marks two months since tornadoes devastated Alabama and once more a music star is stepping out to help. On July 11, Rihanna will headline a benefit concert in Birmingham called Celebrate Alaba...
Bama Rising and Chipotle Mexican Grill aid tornado recovery 15 Jun 2011 | 08:23 am
The Bama Rising benefit concert sold out so fast — in less than an hour — last month, and 12,000 concert-goers will be part of this special event tonight. Whether you have a ticket or not, you can sti...
Barons boost tornado recovery through season-long auction 11 Jun 2011 | 04:36 am
Baseball fans can be proud of our Birmingham Barons, who are supporting tornado relief all season long by hosting auctions of baseball memorabilia at every Friday and Saturday night home game. Items ...
Bama football stars boost Bama Rising Fund for tornado recovery 10 Jun 2011 | 02:34 am
Former University of Alabama football favorites and current NFL players Javier Arenas, Mike Johnson and John Parker Wilson will sign autographs and join fans for photographs, all in the cause of raisi...
Ghostbusters fan group uses movie and auction to help tornado recovery across Alabama 8 Jun 2011 | 11:44 pm
Brock Parker, head of Alabama Ghostbusters, had a great question — could this statewide costuming and fan group use a benefit showing of “Ghostbusters 2″ at the Alabama Theatre on July 30 to raise mon...
