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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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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PART 3 – WHAT WE’VE HEARD As we head into the fall, we’ve reached a milestone in our strategic planning process. Our data collection and analysis are complete, and our board and staff have turned to applying what we’ve learned to our future strategy development. In the spirit of transparency, below is an update on
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Part 2 – Gratitude for Many Voices As we reach the first milestone in our organization-wide strategic planning, we want to share a brief update. In April we wrapped up the first phase of this work, which involved conversations with those closest to the Foundation’s work – our board and staff – about past accomplishments
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#EnoughIsEnough. #NeverAgain. #NeverForget. And yet we do. The endless barrage of preventable mass shooting tragedies now borders on the inevitable. As The Colorado Independent reported, our own children no longer believe it’s a matter of if, but when. And just as inevitable are the public expressions of “thoughts and prayers” disseminated in the aftermath like
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After 10 years as Rose Community Foundation’s Senior Program Officer for Health, Whitney Gustin Connor is embarking on a new role as executive director of Kids First Health Care, a local nonprofit that operates eight pediatric clinics, including six school-based health centers, with the goal of providing high-quality, accessible health care to the children of
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After 22 years here, Lisa Farber Miller, senior program officer for Jewish Life, is leaving Rose Community Foundation. Ms. Farber Miller has been an integral part of both the Foundation and the Greater Denver Jewish communities for decades. Judy Altenberg, a Foundation trustee and chair of the Jewish Life Committee, offered the following reflections at
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With the desire to help make Greater Denver a welcoming and safe place for all, Rose Community Foundation awarded more than $1 million in grants in 2018 to local nonprofits serving immigrants and refugees, as well as communities vulnerable to discrimination and hate crimes. “As a foundation rooted in values of social justice and inclusion,
Since this past Saturday morning, October 27, 2018, the hearts, minds and prayers of Rose Community Foundation staff and trustees have been with the Tree of Life Synagogue, the Squirrel Hill neighborhood, the city of Pittsburgh and all who are united in grief and outrage by this vicious hate crime. Twenty-four hours after the carnage
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