Community Foundation of North Louisiana

Give For Good Kick-Off Event at CFNLA
2025-05-06 08:00 - 10:00 (America/Chicago) | Community Foundation of North Louisiana, 401 EDWARDS ST STE 105, SHREVEPORT, LA, 71101-5508, United States
Join the Community Foundation on Tuesday, May 6th, as we celebrate the 12th annual Give For Good! Enjoy complimentary refreshments from local vendors and enter your favorite nonprofit for a chance to win a $500 Give For Good prize. The kick-off party will begin at 8 AM in the lobby of the Louisiana Tower (401 Edwards Street). You can stop by anytime between 8 AM and 10 AM to vote for your favorite nonprofit, make an online donation, and enjoy some refreshments. We kindly ask you to let us know you are coming by registering here. We look forward to seeing you there!
What is Give For Good? Give For Good is North Louisiana’s largest day of philanthropy. Established in 2014 by Community Foundation of North Louisiana, Give For Good has raised over $22 million for nonprofits in our community. The online giving event empowers the entire community to get involved in causes they care about while building awareness and support for hardworking local nonprofits. Give For Good provides a platform for all donors to transform our community for good! Online giving will open April 22 through May 6. Learn more at giveforgoodnla.org.

Women's Philanthropy Network Annual Meeting
2025-05-20 17:00 - 19:00

Memorial Day - CFNLA Office Closed
2025-05-26
Community Foundation will be closed Monday, May 26, 2025 for Memorial Day.

Step Forward's Parent ACEs Talks
2025-06-11 09:00 - 12:00 | The Harbor, 3004 Knight Street, Shreveport, LA, 71104, United States
The Parent ACEs Talks are safe settings to share daily challenges, learn ways to practice self-care, and explore how to best support the developmental and social-emotional needs of children.
Please register here.
Location: The Harbor 3004 Knight Street Shreveport, Louisiana 71105 Building 6, Room 168.

Step Forward's safeTALK Training
2025-06-12 10:00 - 15:00 | The Harbor, 3004 Knight Street, Shreveport, LA, 71104, United States
The safeTALK training is a four-hour training that equips people to be more alert to someone thinking of suicide and better able to connect them with further help.
Please register here.
Location: The Harbor 3004 Knight Street Shreveport, Louisiana 71105 Building 6, Room 168.

Step Forward’s ACEs Educator Convening
2025-06-13 17:30 - 19:30 | 2nd Act Supper Club, 440 Olive Street, Shreveport, LA, 71104, United States
Please join us for the ACEs Educator Convening on Friday, June 13th. Secretary David Matlock will deliver remarks and a call to action.
Hors d’oeuvres from Fat Calf Brasserie will be served. Cash bar will be available.
Please register here. Contact Carla Burgos at burgos@cfnla.org for questions.

Juneteenth - CFNLA Office Closed
2025-06-19
The Community Foundation will be closed on Thursday, June 19th, 2025.

Grayson Foundation Grant Application Open
2025-07-01
The Grayson Foundation is a private foundation that is committed to improving the quality of life in Shreveport-Bossier. The Grayson Foundation accepts grant applications once a year. Applications are submitted through the Community Foundation grant portal.

The Grayson Foundation typically awards grants to programs serving disadvantaged populations in Shreveport-Bossier in the sectors of health, human services, and education.
Application opens on July 1.
Application closes on July 31.
Visit the CFNLA grant portal to apply.

Fourth of July - CFNLA Office Closed
2025-07-04
Community Foundation will be closed Friday, July 4, 2025, for Independence Day.

Competitive Grant Applicant Training
2025-07-10 13:00 - 14:00, 2025-07-24 13:00 - 14:00, 2025-07-31 13:00 - 14:00 | Community Foundation of North Louisiana, 401 EDWARDS ST STE 105, SHREVEPORT, LA, 71101-5508, United States
The 2026 Competitive Grant Cycle opens on August 1. Community Foundation is offering three Grant Applicant training sessions for all applicants. Training is optional, but is highly encouraged for first-time applicants.

Thursday, July 10 at 1:00 p.m.
Thursday, July 24 at 1:00 p.m.
Thursday, July 31 at 1:00 p.m.

Please register for a session here. All sessions will be held in Community Central at Community Foundation. 401 Edwards Street, Suite 125, Shreveport, LA 71101. The training will last approximately 1 hour.

2025 Scott Griffin Award Application Open
2025-07-21
Scott Griffin Award Application Open: July 21
Community Foundation of North Louisiana will accept applications for the annual G. Scott Griffin Award starting July 21, 2025. The award, which features a cash prize of $1,000, will be given to a local artist who has contributed to the community through his or her art while overcoming adversity.
The deadline for entries is August 8 at 5:00 PM. The guidelines are available here. Individuals can apply through CFNLA’s scholarship portal.
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 with a visual handicap, congenital nystagmus, which would have been the reason for most talented artists to cease performing. Rather than giving up his artistic dreams, Griffin invited his audiences to join him on a journey of discovery and beauty that was possible through the lens of his camera and his varied canvases. His legendary music enchanted listeners because he played from the heart and not by sight.
Griffin died of complications related to cancer on October 7, 2007, at the age of 45. The Scott Griffin Fund was created at the Community Foundation to keep his memory alive and to honor those artists who approach their art and life with the same passion and persistence as Griffin.
Past recipients include: Susan Duke, Cathy Cobb, Ian Quiet, Larry Sanchez, Aaron Cox, Bertha Cooper Harris, Angelique Feaster-Evans, Poetic X, Carlos Colón, Buddy Flett, Bobby Darrow, Matthew Cipolla, Mary “ML” Dumars, and Maudie Bryant.

All applications must be submitted by 5:00 PM on Friday, August 8 at 5:00 pm. Apply through CFNLA’s scholarship portal.

Grayson Foundation Grant Application Deadline
2025-07-31
The Grayson Foundation is a private foundation that is committed to improving the quality of life in Shreveport-Bossier. The Grayson Foundation accepts grant applications once a year. Applications are submitted through the Community Foundation grant portal.

The Grayson Foundation typically awards grants to programs serving disadvantaged populations in Shreveport-Bossier in the sectors of health, human services, and education.
Application opens on July 1. The deadline to apply is July 31. Visit the CFNLA grant portal to apply.

Competitive Grant LOI Opens
2025-08-01
The 2026 Competitive Grant LOI opens on Friday, August 1, 2025. Learn more at cfnla.org/competitivegrants.

2025 Scott Griffin Award Application Deadline
2025-08-08
2025 Scott Griffin Award Applications Deadline: August 8
Community Foundation of North Louisiana will accept applications for the annual G. Scott Griffin Award starting July 21, 2025. The award, which features a cash prize of $1,000, will be given to a local artist who has contributed to the community through his or her art while overcoming adversity.
The deadline for entries is August 8 at 5:00 PM. The guidelines are available here. Individuals can apply through CFNLA’s scholarship portal.
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 with a visual handicap, congenital nystagmus, which would have been the reason for most talented artists to cease performing. Rather than giving up his artistic dreams, Griffin invited his audiences to join him on a journey of discovery and beauty that was possible through the lens of his camera and his varied canvases. His legendary music enchanted listeners because he played from the heart and not by sight.
Griffin died of complications related to cancer on October 7, 2007, at the age of 45. The Scott Griffin Fund was created at the Community Foundation to keep his memory alive and to honor those artists who approach their art and life with the same passion and persistence as Griffin.
Past recipients include: Susan Duke, Cathy Cobb, Ian Quiet, Larry Sanchez, Aaron Cox, Bertha Cooper Harris, Angelique Feaster-Evans, Poetic X, Carlos Colón, Buddy Flett, Bobby Darrow, Matthew Cipolla, Mary “ML” Dumars, and Maudie Bryant.

All applications must be submitted by 5:00 PM on Friday, August 8 at 5:00 pm. Apply through CFNLA’s scholarship portal.

Competitive Grant LOI Deadline
2025-08-21
The deadline to submit a LOI for a 2026 Competitive Grant is Thursday, August 21, 2025, at 4 pm. Learn more at cfnla.org/competitivegrants.

Labor Day - CFNLA Office Closed
2025-09-01
Community Foundation will be closed Monday, September 1, 2025, for Labor Day.

WPN Fall Lunch & Learn
2025-09-17 11:30 - 13:00 | East Ridge Country Club, 1000 Stewart Drive, Shreveport, LA, 71106
Impact Grantmaking: The Tools We Use to Make Philanthropic Investments
Wednesday, September 17, 2025 | 11:30-1:00 PM
East Ridge Country Club | Gallery Room
1000 Stewart Drive, Shreveport, LA 71106
Join the Women’s Philanthropic Network and Community Foundation of North Louisiana on Wednesday, September 17, for our kickoff lunch and learn event. During this session, we will review the WPNs’ grantmaking history and explore the criteria and tools used to evaluate proposals and programs.
The program will include remarks from WPN members, Lucy Medvec (25-26 WPN Chair) and Rachel Lee Prestwood, and CFNLA Staff, Liz Laborde, Chief Grants Officer, Paige Carlisle, Chief Financial Officer, and Kristi Gustavson, Chief Executive Officer.
We hope you will join us for this educational event. The ticket cost is $20.
Please purchase a ticket here.

Community Counts 2025
2025-09-24 17:30 - 18:30 | Center for Medical Education at LSU Health Shreveport, 1365 Jennings Street, SHREVEPORT, LA, 71103, United States
Accurate data is essential to help our community set priorities, track progress, formulate policy, and allocate resources. To help drive change in our area, the Community Foundation has been tracking data and publishing Community Counts since 2008. Data for the Shreveport-Bossier Metropolitan Statistical Area (MSA) is collected and tracked in six categories – Population, Economics, Human Capital, Health, Social Environment, and Physical Environment. For the Community Foundation, this data guides all that we do.
Please join Community Foundation of North Louisiana on Wednesday, September 24, for Community Counts 2025, CFNLA’s annual report on the quality of life in Shreveport-Bossier. Dr. Dave Norris, Chief Research and Innovation Officer at Louisiana Tech University, will present this year’s data report card for Shreveport-Bossier.
CFNLA will also give a special report, “From Summit to Action: Results from the Early Childhood Education Initiative from 2018-2025.”
Location: Center for Medical Education at LSU Health Shreveport | 1365 Jennings Street, Shreveport, LA 71103 | Parish of Caddo Assembly Room (Room 1307)
Please register here.

WPN Fall Social: Celebrating 20 Years
2025-10-14 05:30 - 19:30 | 2610 Fairfield Avenue, 2610 Fairfield Avenue, SHREVEPORT, LA, 71104, United States
Join us as we celebrate 20 years of WPN with a special announcement from CFNLA and performance by Caddo Magnet High School Choir. We welcome members and non-members to join us for an evening of fellowship, refreshments, and entertainment.
Please register here.

Give For Good 2026 Nonprofit Registration Open
2025-11-03
Organizations may register for Give for Good 2026 beginning Monday, November 3, 2025. The deadline to register is Friday, December 5, 2025. Visit giveforgoodnla.org for details.

WPN Lunch and Learn: Volunteers of America North Louisiana
2025-11-04 11:30 - 13:00 | Broadmoor STEM Academy, 441 Atlantic Avenue, SHREVEPORT, LA, 71105, United States
WPN members are invited to an informative and interactive lunch and learn tour of Volunteers of America North Louisiana’s (VOANLA) Communities In Schools (CIS) and LightHouse programs at Broadmoor STEM Academy on Tuesday, November 4 at 11:30 am.

During this session, members will see firsthand grant dollars in action. The wraparound tour will showcase how VOANLA’s programming supports students in grades K-8 through academic, behavioral, emotional, and social resources they need to thrive. Members will also hear inspiring testimonials from three brothers enrolled in VOANLA programs.

VOANLA cannot wait to show you how WPN’s investment is helping students build brighter futures—together!

The ticket cost is $15. Purchase your ticket here. Lunch is included in the ticket price. Please make us aware of any dietary restrictions.

Email wpn@cfnla.org with questions.

Thanksgiving Holiday - CFNLA Office Closed
2025-11-27 - 2025-11-28
The Community Foundation will be closed on Thursday, November 27, 2025, and Friday, November 28, 2025, for the Thanksgiving holiday.

Give For Good 2026 Nonprofit Registration Deadline
2025-12-05

Christmas Holiday - CFNLA Office Closed
2025-12-24 - 2025-12-25
The Community Foundation will be closed on Wednesday, December 24, 2025, and Thursday, December 25, 2025, for the Christmas holiday.

Early Office Closure at 3 pm: New Year’s Eve
2025-12-31 08:00 - 15:00
CFNLA will close at 3:00 pm on Wednesday, December 31. We will reopen on Friday, January 2, at 8:00 am. Happy New Year!

Office Closed: New Year's Day Holiday
2026-01-01
Community Foundation of North Louisiana will be closed on Thursday, January 1, 2026.

Capital Outlay Funding Presentation with Senator Thomas Pressly
2026-01-08 09:00 - 10:00 | Community Foundation’s Community Central, 401 EDWARDS ST STE 125, SHREVEPORT, LA, 71101-5508, United States
Is your organization interested in learning how to apply for Capital Outlay Funding?
If so, please join the Community Foundation on Thursday, January 8, for a presentation with Senator Thomas Pressly, Bobbie Hunter (Senior Budget Analyst, Capital Outlay, Louisiana Senate), and Curry Lann (Senate Fiscal Division). The presenters will walk attendees through the process of applying for Capital Outlay Funding along with how to proceed if an award is received.
The presentation will begin at 9:00 AM at CFNLA’s Community Central. (401 Edwards Street, Suite 125, Shreveport, LA 71101). Paid parking is available on the streets or on the top level of the parking garage connected to the Louisiana Tower.
Seats are limited. Please register here.

CFNLA Office Closed: MLK Day Holiday
2026-01-19
CFNLA will be closed on Monday, January 19, 2026.
