Veterans Fund

Veterans Fund Grantee Spotlight: TRU Community Care

Veterans Fund Grantee Spotlight: TRU Community Care

TRU Community Care's We Honor Veterans program makes a difference for Boulder County Veterans seeking end-of-life care. For almost 5 decades, TRU Community Care (TRU) has been serving Boulder County seniors by offering exceptional hospice care. Over the years, their...

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Equity Funds 2024 Request for Proposals

Equity Funds 2024 Request for Proposals

 Solicitud Para Propuestas: Fondos de equidad 2024 en español aquí OverviewOur Equity Funds are a set of discretionary grantmaking funds of Community Foundation Boulder County addressing needs throughout Boulder County.Equity Funds: BRAVO Fund | Open Door...

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Support for Veterans in Our Community

Support for Veterans in Our Community

This month on A Public Affair, we discussed support for Veterans in the Boulder County community. Host Jim Williams was joined in the studio by Debbie Platts and Larry Rand from A Way Forward, as well as Greg Goettsch from Qualified Listeners to talk about their...

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Equity Funds 2024 Request for Proposals

The Landscape of Equity-Based Philanthropy

This month on A Public Affair, we discuss the landscape of equity-based philanthropy, the national conversation around the legality of equity-based grants, and the local implications for Colorado organizations. Tune in to hear from Ben McDearmon, Director of Legal...

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Community Trust and Equity Funds Grantmaking Webinar

Community Trust and Equity Funds Grantmaking Webinar

Community Foundation Boulder County recently hosted a webinar on our Community Trust and Equity Funds grantmaking process. The webinar included a short presentation and Q&A with the community foundation's CEO Tatiana Hernandez, our Vice President of Programs Sarah...

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Grantee Spotlight: Warrior StoryField

Grantee Spotlight: Warrior StoryField

"Through the medium of art, we’re hoping to make visible the invisible wounds of war, and to give voice to the unspeakable. For our warriors – and from the perspectives of their family members, friends, and other civilians, too – the art we create together represents...

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Community Foundation’s Veterans Fund Grants $5,700

Community Foundation’s Veterans Fund Grants $5,700

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...

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Community makes a big difference for county’s veterans

Community makes a big difference for county’s veterans

It took Ray Meyers 35 years to talk about it.The Vietnam War veteran narrowly survived the Battle of Khe Sanh while serving as a radio operator with Delta Company, 1st Battalion, 26th Marines.Decorated twice for heroism, Meyers came home to suffer through problems...

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Veterans Fund Request for Proposals

Veterans Fund Request for Proposals

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...

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Leadership Fellows Spotlight: Marine Veteran Erik Thomson

Leadership Fellows Spotlight: Marine Veteran Erik Thomson

For Erik Thomson, learning more about the culture of Boulder County is an impactful aspect of Leadership Fellows Boulder County – a joint leadership development and networking program of the Community Foundation and Boulder Chamber.   “The Boulder community and...

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Up Close: The Veteran Experience in Boulder County

Up Close: The Veteran Experience in Boulder County

Last night, in an intimate setting at Community Foundation Boulder County, a panel of local veterans and leaders of veteran programs engrossed a standing-room only audience with their personal experiences in the military, and their insights on the challenges and...

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Grantee Spotlight: Dental Aid, Inc.

Grantee Spotlight: Dental Aid, Inc.

"Dental Aid always struck me as ‘up north’ from the rest of us in the safety-net sector. I always understood Dental Aid to be clued in to the bigger picture, engaged in every phase of oral healthcare." When we last reported on the community impact of Dental Aid – a...

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