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At the Community Foundation, data analysis guides us in all we do so we may continue to better serve the community.  This includes taking an in-depth look at Give For…

Kristi Gustavson, CEO My dad and I are both Christmas enthusiasts. We love all things holiday – decorating, wrapping gifts, and sentimental movies. I recall being excited for weeks on…

In November, Community Foundation of North Louisiana launched its Donor Portal. We are excited to provide fundholders with an online tool that allows you to manage your fund, make grant…

Kristi Gustavson, CEO While David Letterman did not invent them, he popularized “Top Ten” lists on his late-night show.  Letterman used the lists for both comedic fodder as well as…

Whether you are an existing Fundholder or a first-time giver, CFNLA is here to help you maximize the impact of your year-end giving. Contributing to Donor Advised Fund Donor Advised…

On October 10th, the Community Foundation presented its 11th annual data report, Community Counts, to a packed house of civic leaders, nonprofit representatives, and engaged citizens. Each year data for…

Alan Bergin, Fund Evaluation Group There is now approximately $17 trillion of negative yielding bonds trading across the globe, mostly in Japan and some European markets. A bond’s yield is…

Kristi Gustavson, CEO I attended a college football game with my husband and some friends last weekend.  So as not to get any football fans riled up, let’s call the…

Each fall, the CFNLA grants team works hard to intake, process, and review more than one hundred competitive grant applications during our two-stage application process (in 2019, we received 120…

Join the Community Foundation as we release Community Counts, our annual report card on Shreveport-Bossier’s quality of life indicators.  Dr. Dave Norris, Chief Research and Innovation Officer at Louisiana Tech University, will…