Built by donors, the Critical Needs Fund is there when it matters most
Hunger, homelessness, and economic insecurity. A global pandemic, a wildfire, a war. Sometimes deeply entrenched problems and events in our world call for extraordinary measures. Built over time by generous…
Introducing the Colorado Belonging Barometer: A Landmark Effort to Measure Belonging Across Colorado
Photo by Daniel Norris on Unsplash. This story was originally published on Colorado Health Institute. Belonging Colorado, a special fund at The Denver Foundation, announces the launch of the Colorado Belonging…
Report Shows Good Results in Denver’s Pay for Success Housing Model
This story was originally published on denvergov.org. In 2022, a group of partner organizations launched Denver’s Housing to Health (H2H) pilot program to serve populations experiencing chronic homelessness. Particularly those…
Brothers Redevelopment: Providing, protecting, and preserving housing across Colorado
Pictured above: Jeff Martinez, president of Brothers Redevelopment, Inc.; and Dianne Primavera, Lieutenant Governor of Colorado Joseph and Mary Lucero have called Southwest Denver home for nearly 60 years. At…
Supportive housing for single-parent families: Warren Village
When Annette Alexander became a single parent, she remembered a program with supportive housing her cousin told her about, Warren Village. Warren Village is a nationally recognized leader in moving…
Two exciting giving opportunities in 2024
One of the most important things we can provide our fundholders and our professional advisor partners is a commitment to sharing ways to give smarter and more tax-efficiently, especially as…
A celebration of the power of philanthropy
In our ever-increasing digital world, it's a refreshing experience when you get to see people in person and shake hands in solidarity. We recently hosted a donor connection happy hour…
CIO Dace West receives 2024 Colorado Titan 100 award
Chief Impact Officer, Dace West, has been recognized as a 2024 Colorado Titan 100. The Titan 100 program recognizes Colorado’s Top 100 CEOs & C-level executives. They are the area’s…
Let’s believe we can do great things in 2024
At the start of the year, many were predicting: “2024 is going to be bad.” As we watch the devastation of the wars in Europe and the Middle East –…
40 Under 40: Naomi Amaha
Last night we celebrated Naomi Amaha who was recognized as one of Denver's 40 under 40. Naomi, our director of policy and government affairs, joined a rock star group of…