Celebrating LGBTQ+ History Month, we checked in with a handful of the most recent grantees of Community Foundation Boulder County’s Open Door Fund. Read on for updates from OASOS, Open Studies, and Rainbow Elders. Celebrating LGBTQ+ History Month, we checked in with a...
Given the extraordinary circumstances of this year, we hope you’ll consider supporting our crisis interventions (COVID-19 Response Fund and 2020 Fires Relief Fund), as well as our annual operating fund, which enables us to do this critical work in Boulder County. Dear...
"We feel a responsibility to make our community – and our world – a better place. Establishing a DAF at the Community Foundation helped us organize our giving. It’s efficient, and everyone we’ve worked with at the foundation has been great." For Michael Norton and...
When you donate to your Community Foundation Boulder County’s Operating Fund, you affect change in your local community. When you donate to your Community Foundation Boulder County’s Operating Fund, you affect change in your local community. From 2020 Census...
We checked in with a handful of the most recent grantees of the foundation’s Community Trust, and we’re inspired. Read on for updates from Intercambio Uniting Communities, 350 Colorado, Celebrate the Beat, and the Colorado Pet Pantry. We checked in with a handful of...
September is National Suicide Prevention Awareness Month, and the mission of Lafayette-based Rise Against Suicide – to help youth at risk of suicide by eliminating financial and social barriers to treatment, hope, and healing – is more essential than ever. September...
"Funding from the Community Foundation’s COVID-19 Response Fund Boulder County has allowed Cultivate to continue providing services in all five of our programs with no interruption." Did you know? Boulder County’s senior population is aging at one of the fastest rates...
"No one should have to choose between obtaining the healthcare they need, and housing or food." “No one should have to choose between obtaining the healthcare they need, and housing or food,” says Susan Wortman, Vice President of Development for Clinica Family Health,...
“With so many changes to our delivery model and to the stackable lines of defense, Salud has invested Community Foundation funding toward patient and health worker safety, including PPE such as gowns, face shields, masks, and protective barriers at the front desk....
Last month, when Altvia publicly announced a majority recapitalization, the Community Foundation was an obvious fit to establish the Altvia Abundance Foundation, a Donor-Advised Fund. "It's all closely aligned with what we’ve always espoused as a mission-driven...
“Even while there are many aspects of the effects of COVID-19 that are still being figured out, our goal remains to be prepared for an influx of people requiring food services because of cliffs and key moments like the one we’re in. As a community, we need to be...
A longtime Donor-Advised Fundholder and Legacy Society member explains the inspiration and significance behind a $6 donation. Born in St. Louis, Missouri, Thomas (Tom) Hornbein attended camp near Estes Park at age 13. It was there that he discovered mountains, which...
“We feel that Community Foundation Boulder County is the easiest and best steward for our capital. Because Pledge 1% Colorado is housed underneath the Community Foundation, I knew the foundation by reputation – and I continue to feel good about its brand and its...
“It’s about coming full circle where both equity scenarios intersect for greater productivity, success, and impact.” At a time when diversity, equity, and inclusivity (DEI) are at the forefront of a national movement toward social justice, we caught up with our own...
“Hospitality and public events drive our revenue, so we knew right away we’d be hit hard. We realized we needed to be innovative and creative about off-setting some of the loss, even as we need to play our part to address the suffering happening around us.” The...
Dear TRENDS Diary -I grew up in Ghana, and music began for me through church activities. When I was in college, I traveled to Minneapolis with an a cappella group, and after college I moved to the US to record and perform as a musician. I went back to graduate school...
A partnership between your Community Foundation and the Boulder Chamber is heeding the call for assistance to sustain small, local businesses as they fight for their survival. We know the crucial roles small businesses play in building inclusive communities and a...
In Boulder County, we’ve also seen an uptick in estate planning, and an urgency to include local charities in those plans. If you haven’t been in touch with us already to discuss leaving assets to the Community Foundation – or to a specific foundation fund – in your...
Dear TRENDS Diary -In April, I did a Zoom happy hour with my sister Robin and two of our close colleagues at the Boulder International Film Festival. We were catching up after a few long weeks of quarantine, when somebody mentioned drive-in movies. At the same time,...
"The Eldora Mountain Resort’s donation to Canyon Cares through their Play it Forward Fund is HUGE for us, not only in terms of monetary value and the number of people we can help, but also in terms of community support from one of the most recognized businesses in the...