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Venezuela Earthquake Relief Efforts
The June 24 earthquake in Venezuela has had a devastating impact. Tens of thousands have been displaced or are missing, with thousands more killed or injured. Buildings collapsed in Caracas and the states of Trujillo, Carabobo, Aragua, Miranda, and La Guaira. The United Nations has estimated that the earthquake caused $4.7 to $8.7 billion worth of damage, adding that the true cost could be between 1.5 and three times that estimate.
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Lending a Helping Hand: Magic City ToolBank
Community gardens, neighborhood cleanup days, painting projects, field days, festivals, and health fairs. That’s just a short list of the many types of events across the Greater Birmingham area that are made possible thanks to Magic City ToolBank.
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Life-Saving Work: Mother’s Milk Bank of Alabama is expanding
Research has shown that sick or premature infants whose mothers can’t breastfeed have better outcomes when fed donor milk instead of formula. Donor milk reduces medical complications and surgical interventions, decreases hospital stays, and lowers the risk of sepsis and other disorders.
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The Philip A Morris Fund for the Design Arts: Building a Better Birmingham
Kathryn Harbert and Philip Morris at Railroad Park Anyone who has ever enjoyed an afternoon with family and friends at Railroad Park, a place often called Birmingham’s living room, has Philip A. Morris to thank for those memorable moments. Though not a trained designer, Morris was a visionary. He not only served on the planning committee for Railroad Park but also for Linn Park and Red Mountain Park. He was chair of Operation New Birmingham (now REV Birmingham), Birmingham Historical Society, and Mountain Brook Villages Design Review Committee. He was co-chair of the Vulcan Park renovation planning committee and served on the boards of the Vulcan Park Foundation, Birmingham Botanical Society, and Friends of Linn Park. He was also a founding board member of Design Alabama and Horizon 280 Association.
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Giving Together, Growing Together
Each year, the Community Foundation of Greater Birmingham receives an increasing number of applications for our spring and fall grant cycles, and existing funds are never enough to cover all the grants approved. So, in 2008, the Giving Together program was born to accompany the grant cycles.
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Q&A with 2026 Woven Together Keynote Speaker Neil Ghosh
On Tuesday, March 10, 2026, the Community Foundation of Greater Birmingham will welcome author, social impact strategist, and entrepreneur Neil Ghosh to the Magic City as the keynote speaker for our 2026 Woven Together Community Luncheon. This year’s theme: Do More Good.
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More than a Gym: How YMCA of Greater Birmingham is Transforming Communities
When you enter the Northeast Community YMCA in Roebuck you may be surprised by what you find.
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Community Foundation Welcomes New Board Members
The Community Foundation of Greater Birmingham welcomes four new board members, Gail Bayer, Meredith Calhoun, Alesia M. Jones, and Chris Kramer, for terms beginning in 2026. The Community Foundation is Alabama’s oldest and largest community foundation.
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Foundation-Funded Report Examines Alabama's Nonprofit Landscape
Can philanthropy make up for cuts in government funding? That question weighs heavily on the nation as Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) benefits reportedly will not be issued beginning Nov. 1 – continued funding for Women, Infants and Children (WIC), is also uncertain – and the ripple effect of lost federal funds spreads across multiple sectors.