nonprofits
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Food banks in Denver area struggle to meet the need
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The line of people outside the Adams County Food Bank wrapped around the building as the clock ticked toward 10 a.m. Thursday. Some held grocery bags. Others sat on the ground. All wore the same saturnine expression. That sight has been common at a food bank that draws most of its clientele from surrounding cities,…
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Gala celebrates impact of instilling hopes and dreams in kids | NONPROFIT REGISTER
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CLAYTON EARLY LEARNING Denver News: It’s one thing to talk about hopes and dreams, and quite another to make them come true. At Clayton Early Learning, the emphasis is on the latter. As William Browning, Clayton’s president and chief executive officer, said on Oct. 23 when 400 friends of the Denver-based nonprofit gathered at Infinity Park Event Center in…
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Luminocity Gala once again puts the ‘fun’ in fundraising | NONPROFIT REGISTER
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MUSEUM OF CONTEMPORARY ART Denver News: Who would have thought that a vacant building in Cherry Creek that was once home to The Container Store and, later, Zone Fitness would be the setting for a fundraising gala with a “water and wonder” theme where drinks, food, and entertainment flowed, glowed, and undulated like waves in the…
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Colorado bingo night: It’s all about the prizes, not so much the charity
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It’s a Thursday night at Bingo Oasis in Northglenn. Located on the outer edge of a nondescript strip mall just west of I-25, it has a simple façade sign advertising what goes on behind the mirrored and postered windows: BINGO. About the only giveaway to the activity there is that the 50 or so cars…
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Each dollar raised drives progress in research, resources and services | NONPROFIT REGISTER
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ROCKY MOUNTAIN MS CENTER Aurora News: Priscilla Hall was introduced to the Rocky Mountain MS Center three years ago when a friend whose reaction to being diagnosed with multiple sclerosis changed from one of uncertainty to one filled with new hope and inspiration. “She shared with me her powerful journey: the compassionate doctors who cared…
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HCA HealthONE care team to be honored at annual garden party | NONPROFIT REGISTER
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ROCKY MOUNTAIN CHILDREN’S HEALTH FOUNDATION Arvada News: Just saying “thank you” was not enough when Teresa and Jimmy Opel and their infant son left HCA HealthONE Rocky Mountain Children’s following a complicated procedure to correct an abnormality in his esophagus. The Opels wanted to make a more impactful expression of their gratitude, so they nominated…
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Nonprofit behind Colorado Gives Day raises administrative fees after migrating to new platform
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The nonprofit organization responsible for the annual Colorado Gives Day – which is Tuesday – nearly doubled the fees it charges, going from 2.0% to 3.99%, after it migrated to a new platform that offers better functionality, the group confirmed to The Denver Gazette. Kelly Dunkin, President and CEO of Community First Foundation, said the fees were raised…
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Elementary school bike-riding program gaining popularity in Colorado
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A national initiative aimed toward encouraging physical activity and curbing childhood obesity is gaining popularity across the state. All Kids Bike, a program launched by the Strider Education Foundation in 2017, is on a mission to ensure every child in the U.S. is able to ride a bike by the time they finish kindergarten. The…
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Over 100 Colorado nonprofits back Prop FF for free school meals
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More than 100 nonprofit organizations signed on in support of a ballot measure seeking to provide free meals to all public school students in Colorado. Proposition FF, dubbed Healthy School Meals for All, would cap state income tax deductions for those with annual adjusted gross incomes of $300,000 or more, using the money to provide…
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El Paso County nonprofits receive nearly $9 million in federal ARPA funding for pandemic recovery
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The COVID-19 pandemic has thrown life off kilter for nearly two years, leaving adverse physical, social, emotional and mental burdens in its wake. To help El Paso County residents recover, 48 nonprofits that operate 50 regional programs spanning a wide gamut of public services collectively are receiving $8.95 million in federal stimulus money. Community Impact…
