Teen Advisory Committee Kickoff 2023
The Teen Advisory Committee (TAC), an initiative of Step Forward, aims to improve educational outcomes for students of all ages in Northwest Louisiana. Established in 2019, TAC is a regional…
Early Childhood Education Fund Update
CFNLA held the NWLA Early Childhood Policy Summit in the Fall of 2019 to address the needs of the nearly 60% of children in Caddo and Bossier parishes entering kindergarten…
Step Forward’s Building Futures Network
Step Forward’s Building Futures Network met Thursday, February 16 to discuss the need for students to receive workforce preparation that matches the needs of local employers to increase employment for…
Financial Forecast February 2023
Alan Bergin, Fund Evaluation Group Investors entered 2023 with great uncertainty about what the year might bring for financial markets. On the one hand, a strong labor market, decelerating inflation,…
Give for Good turns 10 in 2023
CFNLA is thrilled to commemorate the 10th anniversary of North Louisiana’s largest day of giving on May 2, 2023. Since its inception in 2014, Give for Good has inspired generosity from thousands of people…
Tips for Year-End Giving
CFNLA CEO, Kristi Gustavson, recently sat down with a donor to discuss year-end giving and how CFNLA might help maximize her charitable giving while minimizing her taxes. This was their…
Community Counts 2022
CFNLA recently released Community Counts 2022, a data report for the Shreveport-Bossier MSA examining socioeconomic factors including- Population, Economic Well-Being, Human Capital, Health, Social Environment, and Physical Environment. Data collected…
Donors Make the Work of Community Foundation Possible
Community Foundation of North Louisiana brings people and resources together to solve problems and enhance our community. Established in 1961, the Foundation oversees more than $180 million in assets for…
We are all wrong sometimes; embrace it
Kristi Gustavson, CEO It is impossible to be right all the time. Well…except, of course, when you are the mother. Parenting aside, in my former career as an attorney, it…
Scott Griffin Award 2022
Calling All Artists – 2022 Scott Griffin Award Applications Open Community Foundation of North Louisiana will accept applications for the annual G. Scott Griffin Award starting July 1st, 2022. The…