Events & Learning Series

The Community Foundation’s events, lectures, and Woven Together Learning Series provide our donors, nonprofit partners, and the entire community with opportunities to learn, listen, and grow together.

Woven Together Learning Series

Woven Together features national and local experts who explore longstanding, systemic issues in our community and identify solutions to address these challenges. The goal of the series is to elevate big ideas, spark inspiring conversations and drive transformational change in our region.

2024 Woven Together: The Art of Healing

 

2024 Woven Together: What It Takes to End Poverty 

View past Woven Together events below

Initiatives

Participants in our 2024 healing circle discuss their experiences and the impact of the healing circle model. Interested in joining a healing circle? Visit Alabama Humanities Alliance.

The Courage to Listen: The Healing Circle Experience

 

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Philip A. Morris Fund for the Design Arts Annual Lecture Series

The Philip A. Morris Fund for the Design Arts Annual Lecture supports the fund’s mission to create and expand awareness of the design arts and the impact of quality design.

2024 Philip A. Morris Fund for the Design Arts Annual Lecture: Mary Means, Founder of Main Street America

2023 Philip A. Morris Lecture: Tom Leader, Designer of Railroad Park

2024 Donor Events

Family Philanthropy

Susan Schoenfeld, JD, LL.M. (Taxation), CPA, MBA, and award-winning thought leader, provides valuable tools for aligning your family’s values with philanthropic goals.

2024 Greenways Bus Tour: The People Behind the Preserves