More Than $110K Raised for Lincoln Parish Fund

More Than $110K Raised for Lincoln Parish Fund

The Community Foundation of North Louisiana Lincoln Parish Fund has raised more than $110,000 for tornado relief efforts in the Ruston area. Fund administrators will start distributing money to impacted public entities and area relief agencies this week. “The city of...

Give For Good Returns on Tuesday

Give For Good Returns on Tuesday

North Louisiana’s largest day of giving returns on Tuesday, May 7, 2019. Since 2014, Give For Good has raised more than $8.1 million for North Louisiana nonprofit organizations. The event is a 24-hour online fundraising challenge that encourages community members to...

Community Foundation to Award $2.8M at Annual Meeting

Each year, Community Foundation of North Louisiana opens its competitive grant process to all Caddo and Bossier Parish nonprofits. After months of the application and review process, all grant recipients will be announced at the Foundation’s annual meeting on April...

Fund Established for Ruston Tornado Relief

Fund Established for Ruston Tornado Relief

Community Foundation of North Louisiana has established the Lincoln Parish Fund for the benefit of the Ruston area and its community members. At this time, all donations made to the Fund will be used to support relief efforts related to the April 25, 2019 tornado....

Be Kind to Your Mind

The sun is shining … the birds are singing … the azaleas are blooming!  Since the rain clouds went away, it seems everyone is in a better mood.  Or maybe my heightened mood just gives me a different perspective.  Either way, in the few weeks of spring sunshine before...

Here For Good

Dear friends and community partners, Last week, Community Foundation of North Louisiana launched a new brand that reflects our rich history in this community and a fresh, modern image as we look forward to the future. We are excited to share these changes and continue...

Calling All Volunteers

Mardi Gras is just a little over a week away.  As I write this, according to the official countdown clock on mardigrasneworleans.com it is exactly 10 days, 11 hours, 3 minutes and 32 seconds away.  But who’s counting?  On the heels of Shreveport’s Mardi Gras...

A New Year’s Resolution

In my first year at the Community Foundation, every day I learned new information about our community.  While I do not expect this steep learning curve to taper off any time soon, I have started to see some emerging trends.  In working with and supporting multiple...

Give For Good Registration Now Open

Give For Good Registration Now Open

CALLING ALL NONPROFITS – GIVE FOR GOOD REGISTRATION OPEN SHREVEPORT, LOUISIANA – Since 2014, Give For Good has raised more than $8.1 million for North Louisiana nonprofit organizations. The event is a 24-hour online fundraising challenge that encourages community...