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Women in Philanthropy: Impact Across Boulder County
March is Women’s History Month — a meaningful time to highlight the role of women in philanthropy right here in Boulder County. From young women in our 15 Forever program raising funds and making grants to support their peers, to members of the BIPOC Women’s Fund giving circle harnessing the power of collective action, to participants in […]
A Public Affair on KGNU: Boulder Arts Week 2026
This month, on KGNU‘s A Public Affair with Community Foundation Boulder County, our host Jim was joined in the studio by Cindy Sepucha from the City of Boulder’s Office of Arts and Culture, Leah Brenner Clack, Executive Director for Street Wise Arts, and Liz Compos, Executive Director for NoBo Art District. Together, they talked about […]
Grantee Spotlight: The Asian-Pacific Association of Longmont
The Asian-Pacific Association of Longmont (A-PAL) promotes diversity by engaging people across backgrounds, ethnicities, ages, languages, abilities, and immigration status through cultural, artistic, and educational programming. The organization also encourages active participation in city and school district initiatives and student mentorship. Together, these efforts advance A-PAL’s vision of individual and collective action in multiculturalism. A-PAL’s […]
The BIPOC Women’s Fund: The newly restructured giving circle distributes its first grants
$10,000 in grants go to organizations serving BIPOC Women and Children In 2022, a small group of local women had a vision to create a fund that would uplift and support BIPOC (Black, Indigenous, and People of Color) women and children in Boulder County. Now, 4 years later, the BIPOC Women’s Fund has made its first three grants totaling […]
A Public Affair On KGNU: The BIPOC Women’s Fund
This month on A Public Affair, our host Jim Williams was joined in the studio by Ann Cooper and L’Shawn Howard of the BIPOC Women’s Fund, along with Sarah Harrison, Vice President of Programs at Community Foundation Boulder County. Together, they talked about the BIPOC Women’s Fund, what it is, and how it came to be. They also discussed the state of BIPOC philanthropy in our community and how the […]
