Community Foundation Boulder County today announced $5,700 in Veterans Fund grants to four nonprofits serving local veterans, including Warrior StoryField, the Medicine Horse Program, Homeless Outreach Providing Encouragement (HOPE), and Cultivate. Community...
The 2019-2020 class of Leadership Fellows Boulder County is underway, engaging 32 participants from across sectors in robust dialogue. The 2019-2020 class of Leadership Fellows Boulder County – a joint leadership development and networking program of Community...
“Leadership Fellows helped me broaden my lens to take on a greater role in social healing at the intersection of therapy and activism.” “I’ve always been interested in inclusive and transformational leadership,” says Carmen Cool, an alumna of Leadership Fellows...
We want to hear from you about ideas to strengthen, build the resilience of, and empower our Latino communities! The Community Foundation's BRAVO Fund seeks to improve the quality of life for Latino communities throughout Boulder County. Specifically, the fund...
"The program really expanded my network and my horizons, and strengthened my motivation to gain more knowledge. I have passion, but I learned that’s not enough. I need knowledge, too." For Silvana Munro – an alumna of Leadership Fellows Boulder County, class of...
"For all of its struggles, equity holds the promise of restoring us all." Supreme Court Justice Potter Stewart famously observed he couldn’t absolutely define pornography, but he knew it when he saw it. Some concepts like “art” or “equity” are very...
Proposals focused on Health & Human Services or Civic Engagement are due September 23. Request for Proposals for the Community Trust!The Community Trust is the permanent grantmaking fund of Community Foundation Boulder County, addressing needs and opportunities...
“I graduated from Leadership Fellows more than five years ago, but I’m still just as inspired to get out of my bubble and look for opportunities in my community – my family, my neighborhood, my city – to get involved, to get informed, and to take action." As a...
The Veterans Fund Advisory Committee is seeking proposals for projects that support the Boulder County veterans. The Veterans Fund, a permanent endowment of Community Foundation Boulder County, supports Boulder County veterans and their families by raising money and...
“Our mission is to create a critical mass of Latino parents who are well informed and skilled to help their children enter kindergarten ready to learn,” says ELPASO Executive Director Tere Garcia. It’s been two years since your Community Foundation’s School Readiness...
“Every year, we’re thrilled to work with such incredible emerging leaders, and to have the time and commitment from Boulder County’s most highly regarded current leaders.” As the 2018-2019 Leadership Fellows class nears its graduation on July 9, its organizers are...
Over two hours at the third annual Pledge 1% Colorado Nonprofit Pitch Contest – brought to you by Pledge 1% Colorado and Community Foundation Boulder County – five local nonprofits also took the stage at eTown to present their unique programs created out of the need...
Applications for the 2019-20 Leadership Fellows program are now being accepted. Learn more, spread the word ... and apply! Beginning May 6, the Community Foundation Boulder County and the Boulder Chamber are accepting applications for the 2019-20 class of Leadership...
As we near the 10th anniversary of Boulder Startup Week (May 13-17) – a free, week-long event celebrating the incredible entrepreneurial community in Boulder – we’re thrilled to announce an awesome lineup of innovative and impactful nonprofits slated to make their...
“Leadership Fellows taught me how to communicate more clearly and compassionately with someone I may not be aligned with, in terms of our points of view. Whereas before, I may have come out too strongly right at the start with my own ideals and ideologies.” “The...
Pledge 1% Colorado and Community Foundation Boulder County are excited to announce Year Three of the Pledge 1% Pitch Contest as a part of Boulder Startup Week. Applications must be submitted by April 22. Pledge 1% Colorado and Community Foundation Boulder...
"The difficult and transformative road to equity leads inevitably through our heart of hearts." My telephone rang on a Wednesday afternoon in April. A dear friend was crying. "Did you see it?" she sobbed. I had. I was watching live television coverage with hundreds of...
"The Leadership Fellows program provided me a roadmap, a better lay of the land … and showed me a more well-rounded reality of our community, which is incredibly valuable." A recent alum of Leadership Fellows Boulder County – a joint leadership development and...
Hot off the press, learn about the important role nonprofits play in Boulder County, and in counties across Colorado. Did you know? Nonprofits account for 11.3% of Colorado's GDP. Nonprofits make up 9% of the state's workforce. And nonprofits contribute...
"...perhaps the most critical partner in our foundation's infrastructure is the array of nonprofits in Boulder County." The strength of a community foundation comes from the partners it has in the community it serves. Community Foundation Boulder County collaborates...