Civic Engagement

09.26.19

Boulder County residents gave $292 million to charitable causes in 2015, according to the most recent data crunched by The Chronicle of Philanthropy. In sheer dollars, we gave more than 95% of counties across the country.

09.26.19

The decennial census of population and housing in the United States is the basis for how federal funds are distributed to such programs as WIC, Head Start, education, transportation and public transit. It’s the starting point for how major public policy decisions are made. It determines how many people a state’s voters can send to Congress. This very TRENDS Report relies on the Census for a majority of its data.

09.25.19

Donna Lovato is a 7th-generation U.S. citizen with no discernible Spanish accent. Yet, she’s had to put up with people saying they can’t understand her accent, and others who’ve told her, “Go back where you came from.

09.25.19

Paula Stone Wiliams was the CEO of a large religious nonprofit. She hosted a national television show. She preached in megachurches.