Joy Benenson is quick to point out that the negative effects of the COVID-19 pandemic have not been distributed equally. “I wake up every day with struggles and issues like everyone else. I also know that my family is fortunate, and we will likely get through this crisis,” says Joy. “If we can do something […]
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With Rose Community Foundation commemorating its 25th anniversary this year, I’ve been thinking a great deal about the Foundation’s early days. The best job I’ve ever had was being a consultant, hired in the spring of 1995, to help with the creation of something, likely a private or operating foundation, to be formed with the
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For most of his life, Dr. William Silvers served Colorado as a specialist in allergy, asthma and immunology. Now, as a retired physician, Dr. Silvers is partnering with Rose Community Foundation to philanthropically support the local and global medical communities’ fight against COVID-19. “No longer being on the front lines, I feel like I have
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“We know that a lot of people need a lot of help right now. We can’t cure them, but we can hopefully help fund solutions that will make a real difference in their lives.” Elise Barish and her family have dramatically stepped up their giving in response to the COVID-19 pandemic. Over the past month,
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As the COVID-19 virus spreads across Colorado, individual donors are stepping up in support of populations and communities who have been most immediately impacted by the pandemic. For one Rose Community Foundation fundholder, who requested to remain anonymous for this story, the Foundation’s COVID-19 resources page served as a starting point for his philanthropic response.
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When Margie and Tom Gart considered how their philanthropy could best help address the COVID-19 crisis, the answer was clear. For decades, they have supported and relied on National Jewish Health, the nation’s leading respiratory hospital. As the coronavirus began to spread across the country, the Garts knew the hospital would play a major role
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We are thrilled to share our new strategic plan that will guide our work moving forward. There are two things we know to be true: Rose Community Foundation has a rich history of living its values through grantmaking, advocacy and philanthropic services in pursuit of making our community a better place for all. At the
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For the past two years, I have had the pleasure of serving as chair of the Rose Community Foundation Board of Trustees. It has been a remarkable and rewarding two years for me, and I think for all of us affiliated with this organization. My term, which comes to an end later this month, began
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