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Recommendations on Improving Relations Between Indigenous Communities and Local Media
Colorado Media Project, in partnership with the Colorado News Collaborative and Free Press, has released a fourth Voices Initiative Report with recommendations for improving relations between Indigenous communities and local news media. Download the Reach, Representation and Respect: Recommendations to improve relations between Indigenous communities and local news in Colorado Register for a virtual conversation with Indigenous leaders about these recommendations 'Reach, Representation and Respect': A conversation with Indigenous voices Thurs., May 25 | 5:30 - 7:00 p.m. | Virtual Link here to...
Heather McGhee - Giving Done Right podcast
Our 50th Anniversary Celebration keynote speaker Heather McGhee joins the Giving Done Right podcast for a wide-ranging and compelling conversation with hosts Grace Nicolette and Phil Buchanan. An author, speaker, organizer, and activist, Heather shares her expertise on the racial zero sum mindset that divides us and the power and potential of the “solidarity dividend.”
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Using Tax Policy to Incentivize Charitable Giving
Source: 
Alliance for Charitable Reform
Published: 
Thursday, January 30, 2020

We all know the charitable deduction works. It encourages Americans to give more money away than they might otherwise give. If it didn’t, we wouldn’t have it, or many other tax incentives for that matter.

Deductions and taxes are used, at all levels of government, to encourage behavior we want more of in society and discourage behavior we want less of. We have the mortgage interest deduction to encourage homeownership, and we have sin taxes to discourage consumption of substances deemed harmful, like alcohol or tobacco.

How the tax overhaul contributed to a drop in charitable giving
Source: 
PBS News
Published: 
Tuesday, June 18, 2019

Charities feared that the 2017 tax law would lead to a drop in charitable giving by individuals. The chief reason: the doubling of the standard deduction would mean it wouldn’t pay for many to itemize on their 2018 tax returns, and without a charitable contribution deduction, they’d be less inclined to give.

Submit a nomination for Telluride Foundation Citizen of the Year Award
Published: 
Monday, March 21, 2022
The Telluride Foundation’s Citizen of the Year Award is in recognition of ... who has unselfishly contributed to the Telluride regional community’s quality of life through volunteerism, community service or philanthropy.”  Find out more and ...

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