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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Rose Community Foundation’s Nonprofit Endowment Cohort (NEC) recently kicked off its fifth cycle. The cohort program gives professionals and volunteer leaders of local nonprofit organizations training and incentives to integrate endowment building and legacy giving into their development work. The NEC meets over eight months, and Rose Community Foundation’s philanthropic services team supports the group
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The Giving USA 2019: Annual Report on Philanthropy for the Year 2018 painted a picture of generous donors who gave at the second highest level ever – almost $428 billion – in what was described as a “complex” year for charitable giving. Although giving by individuals declined, grantmaking by community foundations increased by about 10.2
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When Sean Meyerhoffer, CEO of Brent’s Place, first began conversations with staff and board members about opening an endowment, they considered many options. After talking with financial institutions and foundations, they decided to open an endowment fund at Rose Community Foundation and participate in the Foundation’s Nonprofit Endowment Cohort. The cohort program is designed to
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After two decades of volunteer and staff roles at Rose Community Foundation, Vicki Perlmutter Dansky has decided to resign from her position as senior gift planning officer at the end of February. Please join us in wishing her all the best in the future and thanking her for the incredible legacy she created at the
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Elise A. Barish, a donor-advised fund holder at Rose Community Foundation, is passionate about promoting the need for sun protection and early detection of melanoma.
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Rose Community Legacy Circle is a group of individuals who have chosen to leave a bequest or other type of planned gift to the Foundation. Sue Cobb says the decision to make a legacy gift to the Foundation was not difficult.
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