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The 2022 Foundation Giving in Colorado report and tool, created by El Pomar Foundation, gives a snapshot of funding by critieria including geographic regions, funding types and focus, and COVID relief.
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Colorado Media Project, in partnership with the Colorado News Collaborative and Free Press, has released a fourth Voices Initiative Report with recommendations for improving relations between Indigenous communities and local news media. Download the Reach, Representation and Respect: Recommendations to improve relations between Indigenous communities and local news in Colorado Register for a virtual conversation with Indigenous leaders about these recommendations 'Reach, Representation and Respect': A conversation with Indigenous voices Thurs., May 25 | 5:30 - 7:00 p.m. | Virtual Link here to...
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101,000 donors made 251,126 donations totaling $53 million for Colorado Gives Day 2022.
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Results of an in-depth study by the Women's Funding Network of 100 gender equity funders that explores the intersections of racial and gender justice (See letter by CO Women's Foundation CEO Lauren Casteel under Philanthropy News)
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Colorado Center on Law & Policy 2022 report identifies adequate income needed to meet basic needs in Colorado.
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2021 data collected by California Attorney General show DAFs are effective and flexible
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Todd Ely, a professor in CU Denver's School of Public Administration, has released a new report on Colorado private foundations. The goals of the report are to identify characteristics and giving patterns, highlight grantmaking best practices, and spotlight private foundation impact investing. The report analyzes assets, number and average amount of grants, geographic distribution and . Findings project that private foundation giving has an economic impact of $5.57 Billion annually in Colorado. The report also notes significant efforts related to equity and diversity and a high level of...
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The Center for Effective Philanthropy has released a report focused on the philanthropic response to the climate crisis. Much Alarm, Less Action: Philanthropy and Climate Change contrasts the limited philanthropic investment in climate mitigation with the urgency of climate change. Report Cover: Much Alarm, Less Action, Foundations & Climate Change
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Colorado General Assembly’s Affordable Housing Transformational Task Force Report from February 2022, outlines the state’s $400 million affordable housing plan. Common Sense Institute’s Colorado Affordable Housing Trends from March 2022 shares key findings. Affordablehousing1.jpg
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This annual report on grantmaking to LGBTQA+ communities shows a decline in funding from a high in 2018. Cover image of Tracking Report on LGBTQ Grantmaking by Foundations
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