September 05, 2023

“We Follow Their Lead.” How Residents Guide the Black Belt Community Foundation’s Grantmaking

September 05, 2023/ Mike Scutari

Serving a 12-county region in southern Alabama, the Black Belt Community Foundation relies on community volunteers to guide its discretionary grantmaking. President Felecia Lucky walks us through how that works.

June 22, 2023

Here Are Seven Grantmakers Backing Rural Communities in the South

June 22, 2023/ Martha Ramirez

The rural South faces outsized needs, but receives limited funding that doesn’t always make it to the groups on the ground. We’ve rounded up some of local funders dedicated to supporting rural communities.