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Winter Newsletter

Learn more about becoming a Legacy Society member, see highlights of this year's annual meeting and see our Ten Year Donors in Giving, which is available here, as a PDF file. (December 2007)





Fall Newsletter (Part 1) (Part 2)

Learn about a Phil Hardin Foundation challenge grant to the Women’s Fund, read why your investment in the Community Foundation is important, and see news about a few of our recent grant recipients in addition to our list of 2006-2007 Members! All of this is in the fall 2007 issue of the Community Foundation’s quarterly newsletter, Giving, which is available here (Part 1, Part 2) as a PDF file. (September 2007)


Bill Minor Prize Recipients Announced

Coverage of a man wrongly convicted of theft in a government conspiracy to prevent the integration of the University of Southern Mississippi and a story on a man who allegedly died as a result of police brutality earned this year's Bill Minor Prize for journalism excellence, funded by the Bill Minor Journalism Prize Fund of the Community Foundation of Greater Jackson. (September 2007)


Summer Newsletter

Learn about new funds at the Community Foundation, see the comparison of a private foundation versus a donor advised fund at the Community Foundation, look at the work of recent grant recipients, and meet our new trustees. All of this is in the summer 2007 issue of the Community Foundation’s quarterly newsletter, Giving, which is available here as a PDF file. (June 2007)



Women's Fund Director Hired

Carol Penick has been hired as the Women’s Fund’s first full-time director. (April 2007)



Higher Standards

The Community Foundation of Greater Jackson meets National Standards for operational quality, donor service and accountability in the community foundation sector. (August 2006)