Announcements
Open Door Fund
Applications are now being accepted for 2009 Open Door Fund grants. Applications are due July 1, 2009. See the Open Door Fund RFP page.
The Community Foundation invites you to participate in this timely program.
Systems Transformation Training Series. This five-part series will focus
on Program Design and Evaluation with an emphasis on practical application. More information.
Community Trust Initiative
In 2008, we set a goal to raise $4 million for The Community Trust by 2012.
Doing so would allow The Community Foundation to double its grants from The
Community Trust, provide more security for Boulder County's future, and
allocate a portion of funds towards a key community issue, such as youth
risks and behaviors or the educational achievement gap. More information
Tax-Free Rollover Opportunity
2009 only
Now is the time to take advantage of the Tax-Free IRA Rollover.
Newly extended federal legislation allows donors to give to The Community
Foundation's Community Trust from their IRA and exclude the transferred
amount from their taxable income. Donors can do this by transferring any amount from an IRA to The Community Foundation. This way, they can meet required minimum distributions and avoid income tax. This can only be done through 2009.
- Donor must be 70-½ or older;
- The transfer must go directly from an IRA to The Community
Foundation. We suggest the donor direct the gift to the Community Trust --
the permanent grant-making fund of The Community Foundation, addressing
hundreds of needs throughout Boulder County across issue areas.
Gifts may not exceed $100,000 per year;
- Give in 2009 to receive these benefits;
- Transfers to donor advised funds do not qualify. There is no income
tax deduction for the transfer.
Download sample instruction letters to initiate your gift.
For more information, call 303-442-0436 ext. 110, or email Chris at
Entrepreneurs Foundation of Colorado (EFCO)
Colorado has a vibrant entrepreneurial community. A group of entrepreneurs, venture capitalists, lawyers, and The Community Foundation have created the Entrepreneurs Foundation of Colorado (EFCO) to work with local entrepreneurs to help endow Colorado. Since entrepreneurial success is uncertain and the vast majority of entrepreneurial endeavors fail, EFCO decided to approach the problem in a unique fashion. Rather than wait for success to encourage philanthropic activity, at which point the successful entrepreneur is likely to be besieged by requests, EFCO decided to create a new program to help all entrepreneurs contribute early in the creation of their companies to the long term health and sustainability of Colorado. Learn more here.
You know the organization -- now see the video:
"For Good. For Ever."
A marvelous video which tells "Our Story"
by showing interviews with the President, a TCF Fund Holder,
and trustees of The Community Foundation and by visiting staff
and activities of seven Boulder County nonprofits which have
received grants from The Community Foundation.
Play the
video.
Grantees must fill in a Grant
Report Form which is due one year after the Grant
Start Date. This form is now available on the website.
Events
Beginning May 18/May 19.
Systems Transformation Training Series
Join The
Community Foundation in collaboration with the Human Services Strategic
Plan for
its systems transformation training series.
This five-part series will focus
on Program Design and Evaluation with an emphasis on practical application.
Trainings will be three hours in length, including interactive exercises,
case
studies, and time for questions and discussion. Technical assistance will be
available through a Wiki site as well as webinars on specific content and
one-on-one consultation following each training session.
Program managers are encouraged to
attend, with a limit of two people from each organization. The cost of
attendance is $25 per person per session, all
of which will be refunded if you attend all 5
trainings.
Topic
1:
Introduction to
Evaluation and Creating a Logic
Model (Held May 18/May 19)
This training and workshop will
focus on the purposes and uses of evaluation as well as evaluation types and
design, such as the differences between a formative, a process, and an
outcome
evaluation. Concepts of cause and effect, theories of change, and the
relationships between program design and desired outcomes will be
explored. The
logic model used by Foothills
United Way, Boulder
County, the City of Longmont, and other funders will be used as a
model and participants will work in small groups to create or refine a
program
logic model.
PowerPoint Presentation:
Introduction to Evaluation and Creating a Logic Model
Handouts:
Boulder County: Logic Model with Examples
Boulder County Program Logic Model
Session One Evaluation Training
Topic 2: Selecting
Evidence-based Programs, Practices, and Policies (Held June 11/June 16)
PowerPoint Presentation:
Housing First_Greg Harms_6-11-09
Handouts:
EMcKay_Logic_Model_Intro_LSC
Evidence_Based_Final
Existing Resources Worksheet
Goodness of Fit Worksheet
Program Fidelilty and adaptation
Search Comparison Table
Website links to EBP
Session Two Summary
Save the date for these upcoming trainings with registration sites to
follow:
Topic 3: Practical Evaluation Design: Developing a Plan (or How to Get Started) - July 16th 8:30-11:30 (Boulder) or July 22nd 1:30-4:30 (East County)
Register now at www.regonline.com/session3
Topic 4: Practical Evaluation Design: Collecting your Data - August 18th
8:30-11:30 (Boulder) or August 19th 1:30-4:30 (East County)
Register now at www.regonline.com/session4
Topic 5: Program Refinement: Using your Results - September 10th 1:30-4:30
(Boulder) or September 16th 1:30-4:30 (East County)
Register now at www.regonline.com/session5
For additional information, please
contact Morgan Rogers at The Community Foundation (303-442-0436 or
)
Results of the 2008 Vision of Giving Student Art Contest
View a list of the winners (coming soon)
View a summary of participating teachers, the winners' art, sponsors, and more.
Publications (
Top of page
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Newsletter
Voice
of the Community and Donor
Connections, the newsletters of The Community Foundation
Serving Boulder County are now available on the website.
Annual Report
The 2007/2008 Annual Report
is now available on the website.
Noteworthy
Items ( Top
of page )
Donor Central
Donor-Advised Fundholders can
log-in here to access their Community Foundation Donor-Advised Funds, grant proposals from Boulder County non-profit organizations, a schedule of site visits to local non-profits, and information on Community Foundation events specifically offered to Fundholders.
To learn about other Community Foundation and non-profit events in Boulder County, please see
the Culture of Giving Calendar.
Community Trust
The Community Foundation has established the
Community Trust,
an unrestricted endowment fund designed to support the nonprofit
organizations of Boulder County.
Current Grantees
The list of Current
Grantees has now been updated and includes grants made
through 2007.
Nonprofits
Get a free page on the Culture
of Giving Website. This site is designed to help donors
find nonprofits.
Visit Building a Culture of Giving to access:
|
Community Ventures
Presentations |
| Four presentations from the March 5, 2009, Community Ventures are available for download. |
| Community Trust Grants Reception PowerPoint |
The 5-1/2 minute PowerPoint show given at the Community Trust Grants Reception on January 27, 2009, is now available for download (filesize: 2.86 MB).
Download the program to your computer.
When you open the file, the PowerPoint show will play automatically. |
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