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Denver, CO – A strong and expanding field of local nonprofits are organizing grassroots communities around education issues in Denver and Aurora public schools, and leading education foundations today announced a coordinated set of grants to support their work. The Colorado Education Organizing (CEO) Funder’s Collaborative gave grants totaling $310,000 to seven local nonprofits. The […]

Award commemorates Rose Community Foundation’s long-time leader with stipend for professional development activities Denver, CO – Rose Community Foundation presented its first-annual Sheila Bugdanowitz Leadership Development Award to Nicole Melaku, executive director of the Colorado Immigrant Rights Coalition (CIRC), at the Foundation’s Annual Breakfast on April 12, 2018. The award is named for Sheila Bugdanowitz,

Denver, CO — Between October and December 2017, Rose Community Foundation awarded 343 grants totaling over $6 million. Of this amount, $4,946,797 was awarded for 62 grants from Rose Community Foundation’s program areas to nonprofit organizations, government agencies and projects that support the well-being of the Greater Denver community. Donor-advised funds housed at the Foundation

Denver, CO — The Standards of Excellence for Jewish Community Centers and Synagogues with Early Childhood Education Centers (SOE)—a new publication with robust and concrete guidelines and benchmarks—is designed to help synagogues and Jewish Community Centers (JCCs) with early childhood education (ECE) centers improve nearly all facets of their work and ultimately welcome more families

Rose Community Foundation’s Board of Trustees has announced the appointment of one new trustee and five new committee members. These community volunteers provide guidance and expertise to support the Foundation’s mission, programs and policies. All of the appointments were effective January 1, 2014. Board of Trustees – Steven A. Cohen Committee on Aging – Morris

Denver, CO – Gaye Leonard has been named director of development and philanthropic planning at Rose Community Foundation. As a community foundation, the Foundation not only makes grants from its permanent endowment, but also houses and oversees grantmaking from philanthropic funds established by individuals, families and organizations. Mrs. Leonard will focus on engaging new philanthropic

Denver, CO – The Latino Community Foundation of Colorado (LCFC), in partnership with the national organization Hispanics in Philanthropy (HIP), awarded grants this week totaling $258,600 to strengthen 16 nonprofit organizations across the state that serve Latinos. In addition to funding, grantees will receive technical assistance, leadership training and networking opportunities. The LCFC has awarded