On Jan. 18, "Why We Can't Wait!" – a countywide virtual event – features local choirs, a school jazz band and a school orchestra, as well as Memphis musician and artist Jacki Reddick, Denver poet and storyteller Kerrie Joy, a tribute to sculptor and author Edward...
As we reflect on such a challenging (and really long!) year, gratitude is at the top of our minds. While we are mindful that we have lost far too many people, seen others fall ill and there are serious economic...
Sometimes, the name says it all: Margaret’s Hope Fund not only brought hope and meaning to its namesake, the late Margaret Jonikas, while she was alive; the Donor-Advised Fund established at the Community Foundation continues to inspire hope in her memory...
Experts say inequality isn’t just rearing its head in hospitals, but in many aspects of pandemic life. Locally, AMISTAD – a grantee of Community Foundation Boulder County that promotes education, health, and quality of life for our Latino community – is stepping up....
In response to the COVID-19 pandemic, the Community Foundation is supporting numerous local nonprofits, including the Wild Plum Center and the YMCA of Northern Colorado. We’re pleased to share their inspiring, solutions-driven community responses to address the impact...
We are grateful for your support on Colorado Gives Day! A record-breaking $50,050,610 was raised for nonprofits statewide, and you put Community Foundation Boulder County $40,377 closer to our year-end goal. Thank you. We are grateful for your support on Colorado...
El mensaje que sigue es en españolDear TRENDS diary,My name is Jose Garcia Madrid and I am the LGBTQ Program Coordinator for OUT Boulder County. When the pandemic started, some of the groups inside the LGBTQ community, which is very diverse, were more affected than...
This Colorado Gives Day (today!), make a donation to your Community Foundation Boulder County to make a difference you can see. This Colorado Gives Day (today!), make a donation to your Community Foundation Boulder County to make a difference you can...
Dear TRENDS Diary,As a postdoctoral researcher at The University of Colorado-Boulder, and a member of the CU employee union, it’s difficult trying to figure out how to help people in the most effective way possible.The Union right now is mostly graduate workers,...
“I may be in my 80s, but I’m really onto things about the environment and now regenerative ag – the Community Foundation opened that door in my mind.” Mary Lamy – a longtime Hygiene-area farmer and donor to Community Foundation Boulder County – established a...
Dear TRENDS Diary -I’m a 45-year-old, married father of two. I go on long bike rides almost every day from our Boulder home. Lots of my friends are curious how someone as healthy as me got COVID, and why it lasted so long. My wife and I and our kids were careful. Yet,...
Your gift helps turn ideas into action. Donate to the foundation’s operating fund today. During this time of gratitude, we want to thank you for your enduring support. Knowing the community we all love continues to need us, please make another meaningful gift today: a...
While the buildings may have survived, Cal-Wood’s pristine ponderosa pine forests – which serve as an outdoor classroom – were badly damaged in the recent fires, requiring extensive repair and restoration. But Rafael Salgado is optimistic. While the buildings may have...
Dear TRENDS Diary - As I settled into my new home in Lyons five years ago and began to meet new friends and neighbors, I was struck by how people marked time with “before” and “after.” I realized they were referring to the historic flood that devastated the town...
With everything going on, we are so proud of how this community has stepped up for each other. Watch video footage from community members, and continue to make a difference you can see. With everything going on, we are so proud of how this community has stepped up for...
We’re pleased to share these inspiring updates from our county’s humane societies – both of which took in pets for short-term shelter during the recent fires – demonstrating how our community comes together in times of crises. In response to the COVID-19 pandemic,...
Dear TRENDS Diary -I am fortunate to be pastor at the Light of Christ Ecumenical Catholic Community. We’re an independent group that experiences God with many of the “smells and bells” of traditional Catholic services, but we also practice “radical inclusion,” opening...
Community Foundation Boulder County today announced additional COVID-response grants totaling $100K, as well as the second round of Community Trust grants. Community Foundation Boulder County today announced additional COVID-response grants totaling $100K, as well as...
“Donating to the Community Foundation is one of the easiest, most impactful ways to contribute to this wonderful community we live in." “I was very fortunate to have had a successful career,” says Dee Perry, a donor and Donor-Advised Fundholder at Community Foundation...
Dear TRENDS Diary -I run the Outback Saloon in Boulder. I’d like to share my story so that more people take this virus seriously.Way back in March, I got the chills, then a fever, due to COVID-19. Urgent Care wouldn’t test me at first because I didn’t have chest pains...