“Although it’s disappointing that the world has not yet achieved racial, social, or gender equity...we’re in a unique time in history for these public conversations to create lasting solutions." Recently, TIME magazine revealed that its Person of the Year isn’t just...
"The way I see it, no one should take all the good things about Boulder County for granted." “The way I see it, no one should take all the good things about Boulder County for granted,” says Chris Hazlitt, Managing Partner of Bryan Cave, among the Community...
"Many Boulder County residents aren’t originally from here and may have philanthropic priorities elsewhere. So it’s on us in the nonprofit sector to reach out to our community, and illustrate the need and the opportunity for people to get involved locally." To elevate...
"While there’s plenty of work to be done, I’m also struck by the many people in our community who lend a ready hand to friends and neighbors in need." In the last few weeks, we’ve been talking a lot at the Community Foundation about what it means to be civically...
Of late, we’ve shown market returns close to 10% across all investment pools. As such, your expected returns have been effectively doubled, which means more philanthropy...or does it? By Jennifer Kilpatrick CFO, Community Foundation Boulder County and Daniel...
“I believe we’re responsible for others in the community. That’s important to me as a value." When Mary Lynne Hixson moved to Boulder in 2011, she looked for ways to be engaged with the community. “When you’re new in town, you don’t know people,” she...
"We were shocked to learn in the TRENDS Report that Boulder County has such a weak tradition of giving, because we see a community that has abundant wealth and enormous needs." When Julie Rogers and Lenny Berman moved here a little over three years ago – after decades...
"I challenge us to consider Boulder County as our family. As such, we must continue to create connections, and energize each other’s goals and priorities, accomplishing more together than we do alone." Información en Español abajo By Marta Loachamin,...
"For too long, homelessness has been addressed with either a one-size-fits-all solution or, worse, the wrong intervention at the wrong time. How do we change that?" To elevate awareness and ignite action around or community’s social, economic, and environmental...
Donor-advised funds are the fastest-growing philanthropic planning vehicle in today’s wealth management marketplace. Donor-advised funds have risen dramatically in popularity over the last several years. Total assets held in these vehicles grew nearly 12 percent in...
"Giving back should fit into your life as part of your overall health. That’s how working with and for others becomes something organic, something to do together with your family." As an arts- and nature-loving Donor-Advised Fundholder with the Community Foundation...
"Entrepreneurs are problem solvers by nature. Whether out of personal experience or through professional passion, they seek to create solutions for themselves and their customers." By Matt Zwiebel Director, Pledge 1% Colorado Entrepreneurs are problem solvers...
"When it’s overwhelming to consider the grand scale of need, let’s have a look around us, in our own communities, to find solace – and to identify specific ways to actively give back, accomplishing more together than we do alone." Información en Español abajo...
Since 2008, the Community Foundation has catalyzed partnerships to close the achievement gap with dozens of nonprofits, government agencies, and business and faith leaders. Together, we mobilize resources and ignite action to ensure a better future for all Boulder...
City planners try to lure companies that complement their community’s strengths. They hope these companies work together to create jobs that pay well, while providing intellectual capital that brings in similar companies. From this perspective, Boulder County’s cities...
When you think of Boulder County, environmental consciousness comes to mind. Its large tracts of Open Space preserve both mountain and prairie. Bike lanes, bike shares – Longmont opened a bike share program in 2017 – and accommodations for bikes on public buses...
Does Boulder County’s stunning scenery have anything to do with the fact that it’s considered an arts cluster? Charlotte LaSasso, Executive Director of the Boulder County Arts Alliance, thinks so. “I’m reminded every morning as I get up and head out to work – these...
Who are we? Ask that question in Boulder County, and you’ll likely get different answers. You also find some common threads. In Lafayette and Erie, which are growing at the fastest clip, you might hear that Boulder County is a great place to raise kids, as what...
Wait til you meet Shely Meraz, the parent on the cover of this edition of TRENDS. She appears on page 28 of our Education chapter to tell her story of resilience in the face of long odds. Like so many of the Boulder County residents featured in these pages, Meraz...
The 2016 presidential election created a flashpoint in the way many people across the country perceive the world. The same was true in Boulder County. “It’s one of those moments in contemporary history when all of our values are drawn into question,” said Nicole...