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Donnell-Kay Foundation's Tony Lewis shares his thoughts on racism in the school system in a
Read moreAs far back as I can remember, racial constructions have been a part of my reality and lived experience.
Breaking down silos means starting from intersectionality and emphasizing climate justice.
We have a lot of work to do. Most of us have known this for some time, but the events of the last few weeks highlight just how much work remains to be done.
The nonprofit and philanthropic sector has contributed to many advances in our society, including civil rights, consumer protections, public health, and safety. Many of these efforts have been supported by foundations engaging in public policy.
The COVID-19 crisis and the path forward make two things abundantly clear to me: (1) clean, reliable water is central to a resilient and just future, and (2) foundations must ground their work in intersectionality, whether they focus on an issue or place, right now and forever more.
Racial bias—both personal and institutional, conscious and unconscious—creeps into all parts of the philanthropic and grantmaking process.
Effective immediately, The Colorado Trust is committing $250,000 in funding within Colorado to be used towards addressing anti-Black systemic racism.
Program areas for this funding will include:
Read moreAJL's Commitment to Fighting Injustice | AJL Foundation
Read moreJoin Philanthropy Colorado and your colleagues in philanthropy to discuss current and emerging Colorado foundation efforts to address the disproportionate health and economic impacts on communities of color, refugees, immigrants and other populati
Join Philanthropy Colorado and your colleagues in philanthropy for an opportunity to learn more from participating funders in a collective fund to support innovative education responses to COVID-19 pandemic.
I don’t have adequate words to describe the state of our country right now. But I know I need to say something anyway. As soon as possible.
Read moreJoin Philanthropy Colorado and your colleagues in philanthropy for a deep dive on food insecurity in our state.
On Saturday, May 30, 2020, at 6:00 PM to 9:00 PM MT, The Colorado Music Relief Fund (CMRF) will launch with a virtual event, ‘Banding Together: A Concert for the Colorado Music Relief Fu
Read moreGates Family Foundation, Lyra Colorado, Empower Schools, RESCHOOL Colorado, the Donnell-Kay Foundation, Colorado Succeeds, and RootED have joined to create the COVID-19 Education Innovation Fund with a goal of promoting resilient education systems
Read moreIn partnership with ZOMA Foundation, Catena Foundation, and Gates Family Foundation, First Southwest Community Fund established a $3 million COVID-19 Rapid Response & Recovery Loan Fund to offer affordable loans to rural businesses and nonprof
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Philanthropy Colorado members: Please mark your calendars for a briefing on the Governor’s statewide recovery fund as it heads into the last planned round of applications and grantmaking.
The one-hour call will include:
Governor Jared Polis, the Colorado Department of Education, and the Colorado Education Initiative are partnering with Rocky Mountain Public Media to provide K-3 learners, and their families and caregivers with direct-to-home remote literacy learni
Read moreLaunched in the fall of 2018, the Arts & Culture Funders Group provides a space for funders to share projects, creative funding approaches, and opportunities to collaborate.
Lance Cheslock, Executive Director of La Puente, has been featured in an article in the Chronicle of Philanthropy. La Puente is based in Alamosa, a region that has been hard hit by the COVID-19 pandemic.
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