Dear TRENDS Diary - The current gender-based violence prevention curriculum taught in schools is outdated. Even when health teachers know that there are queer, trans, and nonbinary students in their classrooms, some are not willing or don’t know how to talk about...
Dear TRENDS Diary -I love my job. I am the Natural History Program Specialist for Boulder County Parks & Open Space. Being an environmental educator is a great way to connect people to their natural surroundings, and help them realize we are a piece of something...
Dear TRENDS Diary -Every major change I’ve made in my life, I’ve done in the context of a group of supportive women. I graduated from Emerge Colorado in June, a program whose goal is to get Democratic women to run for office and win. My Emerge classmates and coaches...
Organizations focused on Animal Care & Welfare, Arts & Culture, Education and the Environment encouraged to apply now CT1 deadline: July 12 Organizations focused on Health & Human Services, Civic Engagement - apply soon! CT2 RFP opens July...
Dear TRENDS Diary - If you had told my teenage self I would still be living in my hometown of Longmont at age 31, I never would have believed it. But reflecting on the love-hate relationship of the place we call home, and realizing what elements really make...
Dear TRENDS Diary - Ten years ago, I formed a theater company in Boulder called The Catamounts. We call what we do “theater for an adventurous palate” because we believe theatre should be a very live and adaptive art form.This pandemic feels like such an...
Please join us Thursday, April 29, from 2:30 to 5 p.m., for the third in our series of virtual trainings crafted for nonprofit leaders about inclusive leadership. The series will help executive directors, leaders, and trustees gain a deeper understanding of inclusive...
We will get through this together. Dear friends, Earlier this month, I expected this message would speak to the 550,000 people we’ve lost to COVID this year. I was reminded of the song “Seasons of Love” from the play Rent and how...
Boulder County nonprofits and programs in the community or in schools are invited to apply for funding from the Community Foundation's 15 Forever Fund. Applications are due April 1. Boulder County nonprofits and programs in the community or in schools are invited...
Boulder County organizations in need of preparedness gear or equipment and/or that want to conduct mitigation-related activities are invited to apply for funding from the Community Foundation's Fires Relief Fund by April 9. Boulder County organizations in need of...
On April 1, join us for a virtual training for nonprofit leaders about inclusive leadership. The series will help executive directors, leaders, and trustees gain a deeper understanding of inclusive leadership, learn concrete strategies to implement within their...
Applications open today! Boulder County nonprofit and school-based programs addressing food insecurity and gender-based violence education are invited to apply for funding from the Community Foundation's 15 Forever Fund, starting today, March...
Applications open starting March 1. Boulder County nonprofits addressing food insecurity and gender-based violence education are invited to apply for funding from the Community Foundation's 15 Forever Fund, starting March 1. This year's 15 Forever Youth Advisory...
A new leadership award at your Community Foundation will recognize outstanding local leaders who embody the characteristics of Nino Gallo. Donations in support of the award are encouraged. A new leadership award at your Community Foundation will recognize outstanding...
"Donor-Advised Funds allow donors to make a charitable contribution, receive an immediate tax benefit, and then recommend grants from the fund over time." Some Washington lawmakers have proposed changing U.S. tax laws to require Donor-Advised Funds (DAFs) to grant at...
Our community responds with generosity to COVID, wildfires, Census, and more. You saw the needs in 2020, and you and your neighbors stepped up to meet them. We at Community Foundation Boulder County want to express our deep thanks to our grantees, donors, and everyone...
We in Boulder remain in the throes of two pandemics: COVID-19 and our own reckoning with race relations. As we wait for our turn to receive the first shots of the new vaccine, we invite you to participate in a community conversation about the racial divide in our...
Boulder County has lost a gentle giant who inspired many as a champion and social innovator for Latino families.Nino Gallo succumbed to COVID-19 on Dec. 1. Nino was involved with many people on a wide variety of projects inside and outside the Boulder County...
Please join us for the first in an exciting series of virtual trainings crafted for nonprofit leaders about inclusive leadership. The series will help executive directors, leaders, and trustees gain a deeper understanding of inclusive leadership, learn concrete...
"Once again, in a moment of crisis, this community rallied. Volunteers and donors leapt into action. Many of you are hosting evacuated friends, sheltering animals, gathering supplies, feeding our firefighters, or donating money – THANK YOU." Dear Friends,Our hearts go...