Giving Forward: CFM’s Annual Celebration of Impact

Giving Forward: CFM’s Annual Celebration of Impact, brings together fundholders, donors, and community partners to highlight the role philanthropy plays in Mississippi’s future.

Attendees receive updates on the Community Foundation for Mississippi’s grants, investments, and community initiatives, along with an economic market forecast from the Atlanta Consulting Group (ACG). Through these conversations, the event offers a look at how philanthropy continues to shape communities across central and southwest Mississippi.

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2026 Giving Forward Event

WATCH: Giving Forward 2025

View the full proceedings from our 2026 Giving Forward celebration, including updates from our growth and development, strategic partnerships, finance, and communications teams.

“From national recognition of the Placemaking Summit to record attendance of Friendsgiving alongside growing campaign receipts and investment performance, our momentum is accelerating.”

— Jay Philpott

Vice President of Growth and Development, Community Foundation for Mississippi

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Attendees at CFM's Giving Forward event.
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Three attendees at CFM's Giving Forward event.
Two women and a man are engaged in conversation at CFM's Giving Forward event.
Attendees at CFM's Giving Forward event.
Michael Butkis, AIF, of Atlanta Consulting Group, speaks at CFM's Giving Forward event.
Brad Malay of Huntington Bank speaks at CFM's Giving Forward event.
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Two women holding drinks speak at CFM's Giving Forward event.
A man and woman speak at CFM's Giving Forward event.
A man with blond hair, wearing sunglasses and a black shirt, playing an orange hollow-body electric guitar at CFM's Giving Forward event.

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