Contributed by Seth Levine EFCO Founding Board Member Co-Founder of Pledge 1% Managing Director, Foundry Group Seth Levine I blog a lot about community: entrepreneurial, local, national, international, social, etc. The short takeaway is that a group of...
By Chris HazlittChair, Board of Trustees, The Community Foundation Serving Boulder County Office Managing Partner, Bryan Cave LLP Chris Hazlitt At The Community Foundation Serving Boulder County, we’re known as a community catalyst, responsive to community needs and...
At the forefront of innovative philanthropy, The Community Foundation announced the administrative transfer of the Pledge 1% movement to Tides, based in San Francisco. Pledge 1% is a rapidly scaling corporate philanthropy movement that grew out of The Community...
Now in its sixth year, Leadership Fellows Boulder County – a joint leadership development and networking program of The Community Foundation and the Boulder Chamber – is accepting applications for its 2016-17 class, due at noon on May 13, 2016. Approximately 30...
I can’t count how many times a day I pick up my phone and say “Ok, Google” to search for directions, the weather forecast, or some other nugget of information. Our reliance on technology is only increasing, and I often ponder: who makes it work? Who is designing the...
On Feb. 25, Leadership Fellows, donors, trustees, staff and other friends of The Community Foundation spent an informative day touring the State Capitol and the new (since 2012) headquarters of Colorado's court system. We invite you to browse our Facebook photo...
Manuela Stewart Sifuentes is a woman on the go. She’s Executive Director of the Latino Task Force of Boulder County and at the helm of the countywide One Action 2016: Arts + Immigration Project, working to promote open conversations about immigration issues through...
First, an historical perspective: the first community foundation was established in 1914 by banker Frederic Goff who realized the value of creating a permanent endowment that would benefit residents of Cleveland for generations to come. Closer to home, The Community...
The Community Foundation’s tally of grants made in 2015 comes to $6.9M – including grants from donor-advised funds and the foundation’s competitive grant cycles. The Community Foundation’s tally of grants made in 2015 comes to $6.9M* – including grants from...
Flexible funding empowers Community Trust grantees throughout Boulder County The Community Foundation Serving Boulder County announced $372,500 in grants to 131 Community Trust grantees comprising Boulder County nonprofits focused on animals and environment, the arts...
Curious about serving on a Boulder County board or commission? Advisory boards and commissions help advise the county commissioners and other elected offices and departments on matters concerning public administration, planning, budgeting and other functions of local...
The Community Foundation's BRAVO Fund will be hosting a fundraiser on February 12th at the Kay Carol & Priscila Gallery (364 Main Street, Longmont). The event coincides with Art Night, which begins at 6:00p. Local artists have generously donated some of...
We'd like to share with you a special message of gratitude from our Board Chair, Chris Hazlitt. Thank you and Happy 2016! (Please click here to view Chris' video message.)
Syrian refugees in a Jordanian classroom. United Nations Photo/Mark Garten. By Robyn Hazlitt, The Community Foundation Serving Boulder County The news in 2015 has been full of powerful images and heart-wrenching stories about the refugee crisis in Syria, the Middle...
BRAVO: Building Resiliency through Active Voices & Opportunities The BRAVO Fund is a fund of The Community Foundation Serving Boulder County. The vision of the fund is to improve the quality of life for Latino communities throughout Boulder County by encouraging...
Ready for the 2016 elections yet? Put November out of your head for a moment, and consider a critical upcoming date: Monday, Jan. 4, 2016. That’s the deadline to register as either a Democrat or a Republican if you intend to participate in the March caucuses in...
With Giving Tuesday behind us, and Colorado Gives Day right around the corner, making thoughtful decisions about year-end giving can feel stressful or overwhelming. Professional advisors are here to help. Indeed, to help you achieve your giving goals, we did a little...
Last year, Coloradans donated a record $26.2 million to hundreds of nonprofits statewide. The sixth annual Colorado Gives Day is well underway, and Boulder County nonprofits continue to raise the ante to promote awareness of their work and to encourage donors to “give...
With the implementation of the Affordable Care Act, Clinica Family Health Services has experienced tremendous change in recent years. “The ACA is truly a godsend in getting people insured who were previously uninsured. In the first year, 5,000 more people in our...
Chris Hazlitt By Chris Hazlitt, Chair, Board of Trustees, The Community Foundation Serving Boulder CountyAt The Community Foundation Serving Boulder County, we’re mindful of how to make the most of the donations and other forms of support we receive from county...