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The Smart Way to Give Back: One Birmingham Business’s Experience with a Corporate Advised Fund
After stepping down from the board of the Community Foundation of Greater Birmingham, a family business owner wanted to remain an active supporter of its mission. His business had always handled charitable giving independently, but he wanted a more efficient and impactful approach.
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An Estate Plan Disclaimer Strategy Could Maximize Your Charitable Giving
An estate plan disclaimer is a unique strategy that could allow you and your family to maximize your charitable giving and the impact of the assets you will one day leave behind.
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Meet CFGB Outstanding Professional Advisor Gregory D. Hyde
Gregory D. Hyde Since 1980 Gregory D. Hyde has focused his law practice on estate planning with an emphasis on charitable giving. It was through this work that he got connected with the Community Foundation of Greater Birmingham as a professional advisor. Hyde was recently honored at the Alabama Chapter of the Association of Fundraising Professionals’ National Philanthropy Day as the Community Foundation of Greater Birmingham Outstanding Professional Advisor.
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Peggy Hair and Her Legacy of Giving
Peggy Haywood Hair Peggy Haywood Hair often said, without a hint of sadness or regret, “My life is small, but it fits.”
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Serving Our Community: A Q&A with Caroline Fuerniss
Caroline Fuerniss, Professional Advisory Committee Chair Caroline Fuerniss is a proud Birmingham native who’s always searching for ways to serve her community. She’s held leadership roles with the Crisis Center, Birmingham Botanical Gardens, and Rotaract Club of Birmingham. Currently, she’s a member of the Ballet Guild of Birmingham and she’s on the Women’s Advisory Team at Cathedral Church of the Advent. But she wanted to do more.
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Defining Your Family Legacy
Susan Schoenfeld, Founder & CEO, Wealth Legacy Advisors Family Philanthropy with Susan Schoenfeld: A Hard Look at the Soft Issues 5 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 26 at 1531 3rd Ave. North
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Why Past President Kate Nielsen Still Partners with the Community Foundation to Give Back
Sheila Blair (right) became the first paid Executive Director of the Community Foundation in 1992. Mimi Tynes (left), the Foundation’s first Program Director, became Executive Director in 1998 (she passed away in April 2024); and Kate Nielsen (center), the Foundation’s first development officer in 1995, served as President from 2000-2013. When Kate Nielsen retired at the end of 2013 from her position as president of the Community Foundation of Greater Birmingham, she worried about losing touch with her community. For more than 13 years she’d had her finger on the pulse of the needs of Blount, Jefferson, St. Clair, Shelby, and Walker counties. Now that she was stepping away from her post, she wondered how she could continue to make a difference. Then she realized that even though she was no longer at the helm of the Community Foundation, she could still make an impact through the organization. And she does that through a Donor Advised Fund.