Careers

Be a part of an incredible team. The Denver Foundation helps generous people create charitable legacies and give back to the community. Ideal candidates will have a commitment to racial equity.

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In our work and within our team, we honor the diverse strengths, needs, voices, and backgrounds of all members of our community. Our vision is a Metro Denver that is racially equitable in its leadership, prosperity, and culture, and we are a catalytic leader that engages critical issues and accelerates systems change. To achieve this, we believe that all staff must be intentional in applying Equity, Inclusion, and Diversity to their practice. 

The Denver Foundation staff and board who identify as American Indian/Alaska Native, Asian American or Pacific Islander, Black, Indigenous and Latino/Latina are represented below:

The Belonging Colorado program lead will lead the launch of this new initiative, including developing the body of work that will impact belonging and inclusion across Colorado. In the first phase of the program’s work, the Belonging Colorado Program Lead will support activities such as place-based grantmaking, working in partnership with a national technical assistance and training curriculum, creating the program’s learning and evaluation initiative, and identifying opportunities for social entrepreneurship. The position will partner with The Denver Foundation staff, local and national funders, and leaders working in the areas of belonging and inclusion. Read the full job description.

The controller will supervise the Gifts and Grants and Accounting teams, work closely with the CFO, and maintain professional relationships with internal staff at all levels as well as work with the board, committee members, external vendors, donors, and other stakeholders. This position is responsible for working with the chief financial officer on financial strategy, overseeing financial, investment, and fund management activities, complex gift and grant transactions, and the accuracy and integrity of the accounting system by reviewing all donations, vouchers, invoices, and journal entries and maintaining the general ledger. Read the full job description.

The executive assistant and board liaison will facilitate work and communications between the President/CEO, the Board, and the rest of the foundation and provide general administrative support to the foundation’s executive team and executive department. The position will maintain the day-to-day activities of the President/CEO, including calendar management, event coordination, expense reporting, meeting logistics, travel, budgeting, and contact lists, and develop materials needed by the President/CEO to prepare for meetings; handle CRM database for CEO and archive relevant materials for meetings and key relationships. The position will also assist the CEO and the Chief of Staff with any special projects, including supporting the Chief of Staff in executing staff meetings, all-staff events, an annual Board retreat, and additional projects as needed. Read the full job description.

The Denver Foundation continues to see partnerships with vendors, consultants, and other partners to help us with our work. This may include consultants to help with equity, diversity, and inclusion training or freelancer writer and photographers. If you are interested in adding your name to our potential vendor list, please email Rob Hill at rhill@denverfoundation.org.