Results for the Region

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You can be part of driving positive change

What does our community want for itself? What are the results we want for ourselves, for our children, for our grandchildren, for this place we call home?

Our Results and Strategies, adopted in 2010, place an intentional focus on important areas of community life and create new opportunities to leverage all of our work for maximum impact. For each Result listed below, we have targeted Strategies and measurable objectives for the grants we make and the initiatives we support. We also promote and advocate positive community change in areas where other organizations are currently taking leadership roles, including neighborhood safety, domestic violence, transit and regional cooperation.

Explore the four Results (below) and related Strategies and find out how you can be a part of driving positive change and improving the life of our region.

Special initiatives

Find out more about two key efforts to improve life in our Region:

  • Tornado Response: In the wake of devastating tornadoes that hit our region and our state in April 2011, the Community Foundation served as a philanthropic partner and leader in raising resources to rebuild lives and livelihoods. MORE…
  • Prize2theFuture: Tremendous response to an on-line idea contest led to the choice of a winning idea to transform a city block in downtown Birmingham. Stay tuned for the second phase of this innovative investment. MORE…

If you are a donor who seeks to maximize the effectiveness of your own charitable giving through an Advised Fund or a gift to support an aspect of the Results Framework, including our special initiatives, contact Erin Stephenson. If you represent a nonprofit serving the Birmingham region and wish to apply for a grant supported by our Community Funds, check out the For Nonprofits section or contact James McCrary.