Dear TRENDS Diary,Gerry: Even before the city and the state required us to close, we decided to shut Yoga Pod’s studios. We saw the writing on the wall, and we wanted our students and teachers to be safe. We pivoted pretty quickly and invested in an audio/visual...
Dear TRENDS Diary - I was talking with Matt Chasansky, Manager of Boulder’s Office of Arts and Culture, about the dire financial challenges so many artists in Boulder are facing due to COVID-related cancellations of their work. Create Boulder, a nonprofit that...
Dear TRENDS Diary,Emily: Re-entry Initiative was established by Deborah Simmons in 2015 to provide support prior to and following release from prison.Hannah: We meet for eight months or longer with women in prison before their release. We do transition planning:...
Dear TRENDS Diary,Art is an essential part of the human experience, especially in such trying times as these. The Watershed Quarantine Film Festival aims to provide an outlet and platform for sharing artistic endeavors during the COVID-19 pandemic.My piece is a short...
Dear TRENDS Diary,Students from Watershed School in Boulder are finding new ways to connect with their community during the COVID-19 Pandemic. Students were able to choose outreach projects that they were passionate about, and I chose an interesting opportunity to...
On the importance of supporting all Boulder County nonprofits during the COVID-19 pandemic: “Colorado’s nonprofit sector has risen to the occasion in the past, (such as during the 2013 flood), to meet the needs of residents. COVID-19 will have wide-ranging and...
Dear TRENDS Diary,A sweet dog named Milo arrived on a recent morning at Humane Society of Boulder Valley (HSBV). I saw his family pull up to our Veterinary Clinic and get out of the car with him, as he was hunched over, looking very uncomfortable. Our Veterinary...
"For this year's DEI [Diversity, Equity, Inclusion] Track, we wanted to help co-create a more inclusive vision for what the future looks like for employees and business alike." Join us for this free online conversation on May 12! As part of the 11th Annual Boulder...
Dear TRENDS Diary,Stacy: Bonusly is a platform that allows employees to recognize their co-workers’ good work with bonuses in the form of points that can be redeemed for cash, gift cards, or donations to charity. Each company determines the value of their points....
Dear TRENDS Diary,I was going through a tough time like we all were, like we all are. All the negative news stories, this trauma and anxiety that we’re all dealing with. I was getting depressed.I started looking around for thought leaders with positive messages. Why...
Dear TRENDS Diary,The bunnies have begun to pop up in downtown Boulder. Not the real ones — although those are there, too. These are part of a public art project that launched on Earth Day, organized by Creative Catalyzers, a group of leaders from art, tech,...
El mensaje que sigue es en español Dear TRENDS Diary,Guillermo: I am the Cultural Brokers Resilience Program Coordinator at Boulder County and when the COVID crisis hit, my biggest concern was to make sure that the most vulnerable Latino populations of Boulder...
El mensaje que sigue es en españolDear TRENDS Diary,My life changed a lot due to the pandemic. Even though I am accustomed to solitary work because of my profession (researching, creating art and writing); I am also a volunteer for different organizations and...
Dear TRENDS Diary - My 60th Birthday was on March 22. I had been planning, for a year or more, some big trips to California and France and Spain to celebrate. I was recently widowed, so I was kind of facing the big 60 on my own, welcoming it in with these...
Dear TRENDS Diary -A woman named Shelly Tygielski in Florida started this on March 13 at her kitchen table. The idea was a super grassroots way of matching someone in need due to the COVID-19 crisis with a patron who would be willing to provide that person some...
Dear TRENDS Diary,A friend of mine saw a post from a woman in Massachusetts who was going around and taking pictures of people on their front steps, super casual. I’m following what she’s doing: Standing at a distance and shooting. It takes maybe five minutes; mine...
"The ongoing health crisis has created an equally debilitating economic crisis. The economic stressors on Boulder County farmers are significant, with limited access to their customers and markets. Helping sustain our local food producers through this crisis is a...
"...we need to explore the intersections between the current pandemic, the associated economic crash, and the other crises we face. This refocusing of efforts is especially important in the area of climate action." By Brett Ken Cairn, Senior Policy Advisor for Climate...
Dear TRENDS Diary, FOCUS Reentry is a nonprofit mentorship program for the jailed population before and after they get released. Much of that has shifted. We’re doing remote work: helping our clients get medications, enroll in benefits, get necessary supplies,...
Dear TRENDS Diary,Between the three Walnut Cafes, we had about $30,000 worth of food inventory. We had a meeting before that weekend they shut us down. I told everyone that regardless of what happens, we’ve got you. We’ll feed you.Right away, we gave away all of our...