Connect Southwest Alabama
Recipient:
Community Foundation of South Alabama
Project Summary:
To connect people, information and ideas in South Alabama by creating a dynamic community information system that will store and share civic knowledge and information.
This grant will create an online, community network to store knowledge and connect people, information and ideas for an eight-county region in Southwest Alabama. To create Connect Southwest Alabama, government and civic leaders will help collect studies and research that impact the lives of everyone in the area. The website will feature those plus reports, organization profiles and news that can be searched. Residents will be able to create and share information. Email groups and volunteer matching will encourage discussion and action to bring about positive change. The site will help eliminate the disconnect between residents, nonprofits and government agencies.
Recipient Profile:
The Community Foundation of South Alabama plays a key role in meeting the needs of Southwest Alabama through leadership and grants. In 2008, more than $3 million was awarded by the foundation to nonprofit organizations to support programs that make life better in the community. The foundation builds lasting endowments to ensure grants are available to support the community forever.
Amount:
$ 169,005
Community:
Southwest Alabama