In this webinar, recorded March 20, 2020, participants learn key findings from the Civic Participation & Giving chapter of the current Boulder County TRENDS Report. In this webinar, recorded March 20, 2020, participants learn key findings from the Civic Participation...
Some 14 local nonprofits and government agencies are participating in this community mobilization effort, to date. Among the participants, CU Boulder is working to engage students, faculty, and staff to take the Census 2020 survey online now. The decennial Census of...
If you'd like to join the effort, donate now to our fund, and tell everyone you know to go to 2020census.gov starting March 13, and spend 10 minutes answering 10 questions that will impact our community for 10 years to come. By Chris Barge, Vice President of Strategic...
“People don’t just automatically know about local boards and commissions that impact their lives. That’s one reason why Leadership Fellows is incredibly important – inspiring an inclusive community where everyone’s voice is heard, and encouraging each of us to reach...
“The City of Boulder is committed to doing some real things to educate our community around chapters of our history that have been misrepresented or ignored. So a group of us got together – natives and non-natives – to help implement the city’s resolution. Our goal is...
The 2020 Census Fund of Community Foundation Boulder County will support organizations with grassroots outreach efforts led by cultural brokers – well-connected members of communities identified as hard-to-count populations. The decennial census of population and...
Today on our last radio show of the year, we explored the work yet to be done to achieve connected, inclusive, and equitable communities across Boulder County; as well as trends in local philanthropy ... and what we can do to reverse our less-than-stellar giving...
In three compelling videos that expand on the stories and data in our newly released 2019 Boulder County TRENDS Report, we're excited to share with you the experience and informed perspectives of valued community leaders who inspire community action for meaningful...
Little Bear Preschool in Nederland closed its doors for good in 2019, after 29 years. The closure left families in the remote mountain town with only two preschool options — one of which had no summer hours nor extended care during the school year.The board of TEENS,...
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.As a percentage of income, however, we gave...
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...
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.”Latino residents say racist comments are on the...
Paula Stone Wiliams was the CEO of a large religious nonprofit. She hosted a national television show. She preached in megachurches.“I was a successful, well-educated, white American … male,” she said at the opening of a TEDX Mile High talk she gave that has now been...
The most visible recent step backward for Boulder’s racial equity efforts came in March 2019, when a Boulder Police officer tried to arrest Zayd Atkinson, an African American Naropa student, on suspicion of trespassing while picking up trash outside his apartment....
Many people of color report not feeling included in Boulder County, despite the area’s reputation as a progressive stronghold. Several large institutions have recognized this is an issue, to the point where many are prioritizing efforts to become more diverse,...
Chester Kurtz credits his parents and his upbringing in a hardscrabble Montana town for motivating him to give to and volunteer for nonprofit organizations.His parents were teachers and civic leaders in the town of Forsyth, which has shrunk from about 3,000 to 1,700...
Cindy LIndsay’s evolution from startup entrepreneur to philanthropist happened over time.The east Texas native was working for technology companies in Cupertino, Calif., while also busy raising a family with her husband.“I was buried under the stuff that was all about...
Bill O’Hare calls it a perfect storm.As the United States prepared for the 2020 decennial count of all its residents, several factors converged to make it the most high-stakes exercise in memory.“This will be the hardest census of my lifetime,” said O’Hare, a national...
If you’re an employer, recruit, hire, promote and retain people of color in your business or organization, and make sure your white employees are culturally competent and receive cultural competency training.Elect people of color to represent you in government.Do your...
The date is seared in Naropa President Chuck Lief’s memory: March 1, 2019. The day one of his students, Zayd Atkinson, an African American, was detained on his front doorstep for picking up trash.“That response, to me, it was completely mindless,” Lief said. “It...