"Spotlight on Alabama" In-Person Briefing and Teleconference
May 2, 2008
Birmingham, AL

"The regional distribution of domestic HIV/AIDS-related philanthropy
contrasts with the epidemiology of the U.S. epidemic, as Southern
states continue to account for the greatest number of new AIDS diagnoses
and the largest number of people living with AIDS."
--Funders Concerned About AIDS, U.S. Philanthropic Commitments for
HIV/AIDS: 2005 & 2006

On Friday, May 2, Funders Concerned About AIDS (FCAA) and the Alabama
Community AIDS Fund (a new partnership of the National AIDS Fund)
convened a spectrum of national and local funders in Birmingham,
Alabama, to mark the release of our first Spotlight report, a unique,
data-driven examination of the HIV/AIDS epidemic and recent
philanthropic response in Alabama.

We were pleased to open this gathering to funders outside the
Birmingham area via teleconference.

The teleconference featured:

• Discussion of FCAA's Spotlight: Alabama report with its co-authors
• Presentations from "Voices of Alabama," a select group of local
  leaders and advocates about HIV/AIDS in Alabama
• Facilitated dialogue among national and local funders about funding
  HIV/AIDS in the South and in Alabama in particular

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