Rose Community Foundation has taken a position on several measures that will appear on the November ballot. Our position on each proposal is rooted in our organizational values, aligned with our grantmaking history and guided by our mission to advance inclusive, engaged and equitable Greater Denver communities. As the Greater Denver region has grown and […]
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In 2017, Out Boulder County’s (OBC) Executive Director, Mardi Moore, began hearing increasingly from community members who were experiencing hate incidents and hate crimes. However, Moore recalls, few of these episodes were being reported. “People were afraid to talk to the police,” shares Moore, who joined OBC in 2013 after working for the New York
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Written in bold, black graffiti on the eastern wall of Street Fraternity’s “aggressive room,” across from a cluster of punching bags and weight racks, are two words that lie at the organization’s core: “Positive Warriors.” Street Fraternity (Street Frat), a nonprofit located in the heart of Denver’s East Colfax neighborhood, aims to channel the aggression
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Ekar Farm, a communal urban farm located in Denver, is inspired by ancient Jewish tradition. “The Torah is a record of an agriculturally based people,” says Sue Salinger, the organization’s executive director. “We have a clear direction on how to create a just society where everyone has what they need and the community takes care
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Dr. Indira Lanig is a physician subspecialized in spinal cord injury (SCI) medicine and an unrelenting advocate for adults with physical disabilities. Through her donor-advised fund at Rose Community Foundation, Lanig supports programs and projects that improve the quality of life for individuals with acquired spinal cord injuries. She recently supported two more projects aimed
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Stephanie Stein, along with her father Ken Hankin and her sister Jennifer Hankin, opened a donor-advised fund (DAF) at Rose Community Foundation in late 2019. Just a few months later, the COVID-19 pandemic struck, prompting Stephanie, Ken and Jennifer to accelerate their giving through the fund. “As the pandemic spread across the country, we saw
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Photo credit: Kevin J Beaty | Denverite I am sad and mad for George Floyd and his family. I am sad and mad that the list of names before him is increasingly too long to remember easily but remember we must. I am sad and mad for the mothers, fathers, husbands, wives and children who feel
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Rose Community Foundation fundholders Barbara Mellman Davis and Yael Trainer, mother and daughter, typically go about their giving independently. “In the past, my mom and I have given individually to organizations we personally care about,” explains Yael. “We are of different generations and have our own unique interests, ideas and goals.” However, since the COVID-19
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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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