Conceived over two years ago by a handful of community members, The Culture of Giving’s mission is to create a more connected and stronger community providing information, resources, and tools to grow Boulder County’s philanthropic culture (volunteering, $ donations, donations of services, etc.). More than 300 (and growing) non-profit organizations can be viewed by logging onto our website at www.cultureofgiving.org.

This year The Culture of Giving is sponsoring its first "The Vision of Giving" art contest. We are inviting middle and high school age students to participate. 1st, 2nd,and 3rd place awards ($500, $300 & $200) will be given in both the Middle School and the High School categories, with half of each award to be donated to a nonprofit organization of the winner’s choice.

All entries submitted should be:

Entries should be submitted by 5pm on November 3, 2003, at The Community Foundation, 1123 Spruce Street, Boulder. Award recipients will be notified sometime between November 3rd & 14th; the Art Contest Committee will work with recipients to select a nonprofit beneficiary. An awards ceremony and celebration will be held during Culture of Giving Week on December 9th from 5:30-7pm at The Dairy Center for the Arts. The Dairy will display the art from mid-November through early January. The Art Contest Committee is currently finding other future display sites and working with local newspapers to cover the contest. Artwork may possibly be scanned and used in broader Culture of Giving marketing/advertising efforts. To make arrangements for return of artwork, please contact Gretchen, per below.

For more information or to have someone speak to students about philanthropy and/or the contest, contact Gretchen Minekime at The Community Foundation, 303-442-0436 x107 or e-mail her at .