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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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Creating Economic Opportunity: Momentum Works
Adrienne Fowler Payne gets unapologetically emotional when she talks about her experience in the Momentum Works program.
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Community Foundations names new board chair, welcomes new members
The Community Foundation of Greater Birmingham welcomes five new board members for terms beginning in 2025. In addition, the Foundation is pleased to announce the appointment of Sanjay Singh, Ph.D., as board chair.
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Community Foundation Awards $1.41 Million to Area Nonprofits
The Community Foundation of Greater Birmingham has awarded $1,411,000 in grants to 59 area nonprofits serving Blount, Jefferson, Shelby, St. Clair, and Walker counties in its fall 2024 grant cycle. These grants are focused on priorities identified in our strategic plan: Thriving Communities, Overcoming Persistent Poverty, Equity and Inclusion, and Economic Opportunity for All.
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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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Workshops Empowerment, Inc. gets the makeover it deserves
Workshops Empowerment, Inc., is getting an extreme makeover that is improving the Birmingham-based nonprofit inside out.
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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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Women Under Construction: Q&A with Shellie Layne
Shellie Layne knows that learning how to repair things around the house can give women confidence to fix other things in their lives too. She experienced this firsthand when an unanticipated divorce left her with little income, and she was forced to take on home improvement projects on her own.
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Jefferson County Greenways: Leaders in Regional Cooperation
Turkey Creek Nature Preserve For decades, the Greater Birmingham region has proven its passion for parks and greenspaces. Three great examples of our love for the great outdoors: Ruffner Mountain, Turkey Creek Nature Preserve, and Red Mountain Park.