“As a community, we need to better understand that mental health for all community members is part of what it means to be diverse and inclusive as a community. We need to see all people as people.” As the month of May – Mental Health Awareness Month – draws to a...
On Memorial Day, foundation trustee Jim Williams hosted Karen Townsend, Boulder County Veterans Services Officer, as well as two local vets on our monthly radio show. If you missed it, you can still tune in to learn how we, as a whole community, can better support our...
Community leaders Elvira Ramos, Vice President of Programs and Inclusive Leadership, and Trustee Stan Garnett will be honored by the League of Women Voters of Boulder County at its annual meeting on May 12. donate Community leaders Elvira Ramos, Vice President of...
On our radio show, Brian Nuttall – shareholder with Kingsbery, Baris, Vogel, and Nuttall CPAs – and Shelly Merritt – attorney with more than 20 years' experience representing individuals, families, and businesses – explore recent tax legislation and its implication...
"...people with IDD are often excluded from decisions made about their own lives, and from big picture decisions about how to build support systems that actually work." To elevate awareness and ignite action around our community’s social, economic, and environmental...
"The largest areas of predicted future job growth over the next 10 years in Boulder County are in food preparation and service and retail sales, both categories with relatively low wages. Income and wages will remain an issue in the struggle towards self-sufficiency...
On Tuesday, Jan. 30, the Community Foundation hosted a discussion with Sheriff Joe Pelle and District Attorney Stan Garnett about mental health and our criminal justice system. This blog provides ideas and resources, if you need help or would like to continue to be...
The new Tax Cuts and Jobs Act was signed by President Trump on December 22, 2017. The great news is that charitable contributions remain deductible for income, estate, and gift tax purposes. Contributed by Jane Caddell Paddison, Board of Trustees The new Tax...
"To improve health in our community, it’s important to understand what the greatest needs are, and where public health efforts can have the greatest impact." Every five years, Boulder County Public Health conducts a Community Health Assessment by reviewing health...
"I’m proud of our community foundations for working together with all our nonprofits to continue to make this a place that everyone can call home." We recently spoke with Matt Zavala, Board President of the Longmont Community Foundation, and Carmen Ramirez, our own...
A new year beckons new opportunities to deepen impact and community engagement. Here at the Community Foundation Boulder County, we’re often asked by potential new donors, partners, and other interested community members: “what’s the role of a community foundation?”...
As spring turned to summer in 2017, your Community Foundation embarked on a journey across Boulder County to listen to you and your neighbors. We asked your thoughts and feelings about our community, what issues are most important to you, and what you would do to make...
“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...
"It’s imperative to be aware, purposeful, and conversational about why and how we want to create a healthier community." Información en Español abajo By Marta Loachamin, Bilingual REALTOR®, Boulder County ERA Tradewind Real Estate, LLC As a self-employed real...
"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...
"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...