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Below you will find some of our recent publications. Click to Order Publications by Mail if you would like to receive a publication. Or you may download a PDF file. You will need Adobe Acrobat Reader to do this. Download it for free at www.adobe.com.
Scroll down for PDFs of the following:
- Annual Reports
- Giving and Volunteering Studies
- Expanding Nonprofit Inclusiveness Initiative (ENII) Publications
- Strengthening Neighborhoods Program
- Brochures
- Newsletters
- Why Inclusiveness
2008 Annual Report: Connecting Community Piece by Piece
The Denver Foundation's 2008 Annual Report is titled Connecting Community Piece by Piece. Click below to view the printed version or click here to be redirected to the full online version of the 2008 Annual Report.
2007 Annual Report: Taking the Initiative
Please click on the links below to view the desired section of The Denver Foundation's 2007 Annual Report.
In the PDF below you will find the Annual Report Cover, our new Mission, Vision, and Values Statements, Table of Contents, About The Denver Foundation, Martin Luther King, Jr. Memorial Fund, 2007 At a Glance, and Taking the Initiative: To Listen and to Share Community Knowledge.
2007 Annual Report:
Jack Thompson and Kepner Middle School
Ruth Stark and the DU Graduate School of Social Work
Strengthening Neighborhoods: Ten Years Along the Journey
How to Give Through The Denver Foundation
About the Community Grants Program
About Strengthening Neighborhoods
About Philanthropic Partnerships
Special Programs Through The Denver Foundation
Strengthening Neighborhoods Grants List
About The Longmont Community Foundation
Longmont Community Foundation Funds and Gifts List
Longmont Community Foundation Grants List
2007 Grants by Fund
The PDF files below are the 2007 Grants listed by fund name. These lists were not published in the 2007 Annual Report.
Field of Interest Fund Grants
Donor Advised Grants by Fund
Nonprofit Organization Fund Grants
Special Program Fund Grants
Longmont Community Foundation Field of Interest Fund Grants
Longmont Community Foundation Nonprofit Organization Fund Grants
2006 Annual Report: Investing in People, Investing in the Community
Investing in People, Investing in Community is the title of the 2006 Annual Report. Click 2006 Annual Report at the top of this page to view selected sections of the
2006 Annual Report
2005 Annual Report: A Lifetime of Learning
The Denver Foundation's 2005 Annual Report is titled "A Lifetime of Learning" to honor our community's commitment to education. A PDF of the report is available below.
2005 Annual Report
The Denver Foundation and its donors believe in the power of education to transform lives. To get involved in helping improve the quality of education in Metro Denver, click on the links below. Several of the organizations listed received grants in 2005 from the Foundation's Community Grants Program.
Early Childhood Care and Education
Boulder Day Nursery Association
Bright Beginnings
Children's House Preschool
Children's Outreach Project Therapeutic Day Care Center
The Colorado Parent & Child Foundation
Family Star
Piton Foundation Early Childhood Education Presentation (check link)
Reach Out and Read
Smart Start Colorado
Click here (check PDF) for a Power Point presentation on Early Childhood Care and Education in Denver, prepared by the members of the ECE Funders Group and house on the Piton Foundation website.
Elementary Education
The Bennie E. Goodwin Educational Foundation
Community Learning Exchange - to be held June 17, 2006. Click here (?? email address to lsullivan@denverfoundation.org) for more information.
Denver Summerbridge
Escuela Tlatelolco
FrontRange Earth Force
Impact on Education
Summer Scholars
High School
College Summit
DPS Mentoring for Manual Students (check link)
YESS Institute
Escuela Tlatelolco
Young American Center for Financial Education
Higher and Continuing Education
Arapahoe Community College Foundation
Community College of Denver Foundation (check link)
Emily Griffith Foundation
University of Denver Bridge Project
General
Assets for Colorado Youth (ERROR)
Colorado Alliance for Environmental Education
Colorado Children's Campaign
Colorado Council on Economic Education
The Learning Source
Metropolitan Organization for People (MOP)
Padres Unidos
Rocky Mountain Parents As Teachers
Giving and Volunteering Studies
2005 Giving and Volunteering Study
The Denver Foundation just completed its 2005 Giving and Volunteering Study to examine how Metro Denver residents give and volunteer, the causes they support, and the motivations and barriers to their giving. The 2000 study is used as a benchmark to assess the 2005 findings. Below is the full report. (20 pages)
2005 Giving and Volunteering Study
2000 Giving and Volunteering Study
The Denver Foundation conducted a study of Metro Denver residents in 2000 regarding their giving and volunteering habits. The results are summarized in this booklet. (12 pages)
2000 Giving and Volunteering Study
Expanding Nonprofit Inclusiveness Initiative (ENII)
ENII Workbook: Inclusiveness at Work
To order the new 18-module workbook on building inclusivness, please click here. Cost is $35.00.
(ENII) Expanding Nonprofit Inclusiveness Initiative Executive Summary (2,606 KB Adobe Acrobat File)
ENII is an initiative of The Denver Foundation, led by a steering committee of community leaders from throughout the seven-county Metro Denver area. The steering committee contracted with a student and faculty member of the University of Colorado at Denver Graduate School of Public Affairs and with Katherine Pease & Associates to conduct quantitative and qualitative research about the inclusiveness practices of Metro Denver nonprofits. (10 pages)
(ENII) Expanding Nonprofit Inclusiveness Initiative Full Report (762 KB Adobe Acrobat File)
Strengthening Neighborhoods 2005 - 2006 Annual Report
Five Goals + Five Stories = 10 Great Communities
The 2005 - 2006 Strengthening Neighborhoods Annual Report gives the 5 goals recently developed to help us describe how we're making a difference in the communities with which we work, 5 stories of people working to strengthen their neighborhoods in 10 different communities.
Strengthening Neighborhoods 05 - 06 Report
Strengthening Neighborhoods 2004 - 2005 Annual Report
A Recipe for a Strong Community, the Strengthening Neighborhoods 2004 - 2005 Annual Report provides recipies for good meals and great communities. In this report, there are stories on successful programs funded by Strengthening Neighborhoods including it's newest neighborhood, Original Aurora.
Strengthening Neighborhoods 04 - 05 Report
The Colorado Nonprofit Loan Fund Brochure (177 KB Adobe Acrobat file)
Any nonprofit organization in Colorado that is seeking a short-term loan to help with cash flow issues should read this brochure. (2 pages)
Colorado Nonprofit Loan Fund Brochure
Technical Assistance Fund Brochure (69 KB Adobe Acrobat file)
The Denver Foundation has funds available for Metro Denver nonprofit organizations to help them build their capacity. Read about what qualifies as technical assistance. (2 pages)
Technical Assistance Fund Brochure
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