Scholarship recipient and donor reception
There is something special about meeting the people behind incredible generosity and its impact. Both on the receiving side and the giving. This week 80 scholarship recipients and donors had…
Mile High WorkShop prepares people for the next job
If it wasn’t for Mile High WorkShop, Bill Kral said he wouldn’t be clean or alive today. “It was at a time in my life when staying clean was a…
Ways to Engage: Leading & Learning Focus on the 2023 Legislative Session
Thank you for your interest in our Leading & Learning Legislative Session Wrap-Up on June 6. Throughout the 2023 legislative session, The Denver Foundation took positions on several policy proposals.…
Mi Casa Resource Center helps families build generational wealth
When Blanca Sanchez graduated high school, she found herself a first-time mother working at a warehouse. “I would be back and forth from job to job because I couldn’t fit…
Diversifying our supply chains – Community Wealth Building
Catering can get expensive. Jay Whisenton realized that the day of her wedding. So, she thought it could be a good business instead. “I went to school to be a…
2023 Policy Positions- Legislative Wrap Up
Updated June 08, 2023 The end of the 2023 legislative session is here, and we are grateful to have been a part of so many meaningful conversations about how to…
Denver municipal election run-off June 6: Resources to help you prepare to vote!
Update: Many races are going to a run-off scheduled for June 6. Ballots begin mailing May 15. For more information about the election from the Denver Elections Division, visit this…
Sakura Foundation: An intentional place where different cultures are celebrated
Stacey Shigaya was encouraged her whole life to assimilate. She wasn’t taught Japanese as a child, on purpose. Both her parents were interned in U.S. concentration camps and because of…
Multiplying the Impact – Impact Investing with the Dearfield Fund
Impact investments are a powerful way to support and improve communities—a way to generate financial returns and provide a social or environmental benefit. The Denver Foundation is constantly pursuing new…
Steeped In Community – Prodigy Coffeehouse
Prodigy Coffeehouse serves a strong cup of coffee — and makes a case for the power of philanthropic investment. Since opening in the Globeville neighborhood in Denver last fall, Prodigy…