Past Events

Nasha Patel, Chief of Early Childhood Strategy at the Louisiana Department of Education will speak about early childhood education and childcare in our area. Members and non-members are welcome. Lunch will be served. Payment by January 24th serves as an RSVP. Purchase tickets here or by cash or check made payable to the Community Foundation. Check-in begins at 11:30 AM.  PURCHASE TICKETS

Bring your laptop for an in-depth training on the Give For Good technology platform. This training is open to new and previous participants who need an in-depth tutorial on how to use the Give For Good technology platform. Bring your laptop (iPads and iPhones are compatible with the Give For Good platform, but are much more cumbersome. Laptops are preferred.) to this training as we walk through making changes and updating your profile step-by-step. If you do not have a…

Community Foundation of North Louisiana invites any and all in the community to join Community Reads, a book club led by CFNLA.  We encourage community members to join us as we read about issues like poverty, education, addiction, mental health, blight, and criminal justice reform. Each quarter CFNLA will announce a new book selection. At the end of the quarter, we will invite up to 25 community members to participate in a group discussion and dialogue about the book. The discussion…

Laura Alderman, Step Forward Executive Director, and Kristi Gustavson, Community Foundation CEO, will present findings and outcomes from the North Louisiana Early Childhood Policy Summit that took place in 2019. Members and non-members are welcome. Lunch will be served. Payment by February 28th serves as an RSVP. Purchase tickets here or by cash or check made payable to the Community Foundation. Check-in begins at 11:30 AM. 

On Monday, April 6, Louisiana Public Broadcasting will present A Night of Hope and Healing. This special broadcast event includes the premiere of two documentaries that examine childhood trauma, the root cause of many of society’s greatest issues, and what answers and hope scientific research is providing to survivors. At 9PM Broken Places explores why some children are severely damaged by early adversity while others are able to thrive. By revisiting childhood trauma victims profiled decades ago, learn how their…

Did you know that one of North Louisiana's largest events takes place entirely online? Last year, 4,251 donors came together to raise over $1.8 MILLION for area nonprofits. This year, our community needs you now more than ever. With a minimum donation amount of only $10, everyone can be a philanthropist. Simply visit giveforgoodnla.org to give directly to your organizations of choice. HOW TO GIVE: 1. Visit giveforgoodnla.org from April 21-May 5. 2. Choose your favorite causes and add as…

Join us on September 10 as we announce and celebrate the 2020 recipient of the Scott Griffin Award for Artists. The reception will be held at 4:30 PM at Artspace. The award is named in honor of G. Scott Griffin, who was a multidisciplinary, multimedia artist with accomplishments in musical composition, instrumental performance, photography, and film. Because of these achievements, it was often unrecognized that Griffin overcame many adversities in the execution of his art. From his childhood, Griffin coped…