Tag: Nonprofit
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Audit finds Caring for Denver Foundation misused taxpayer funds
An audit of a nonprofit contracted by Denver to manage a fund intended for social services found the organization misused taxpayer dollars. The Caring for Denver Foundation, under a contract by the Denver Department of Public Health and Environment (DDPHE), used taxpayer funds for meals and alcohol, awarded grants for illegitimate purposes and did not…
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Nonprofit ActivateWork focused on free tech training looks to serve military community
Amid a changing tech industry, ActivateWork, a Denver-based nonprofit, wants to help more members of the military community find jobs through free training. The nonprofit was founded about 10 years ago and works to prepare members of underserved communities for entry-level tech jobs through intensive bootcamps, said Vic Dhanecha, program manager for veteran recruitment and partnerships…
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Sober softball league hits home runs for mental health, addiction recovery in Colorado Springs
It’s early on a Friday evening in August this summer, and Anna Martinez takes home plate on field No. 4 at the Skyview Sports Complex. Her eyes are locked on the softball just pitched toward her. As it speeds closer, Martinez projects onto that ball every frustration, annoyance and worry on her mind that day. Her grip…
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Winning a raffle in Colorado doesn’t always mean someone actually wins
Colorado’s professional sports teams at one time each paired with local nonprofits to run 50/50 raffles that yearly pulled in hundreds of thousands of dollars. Not all have kept with the practice. The Colorado Rockies and its namesake foundation is the sole team that maintains a partnership. But records show even with a lousy team…
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Colorado bingo night: It’s all about the prizes, not so much the charity
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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Colorado’s $110M bingo industry is littered with loopholes — and hardly anyone is watching
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Editor’s note: This is the first in a three-part series examing Colorado’s $110 million charitable gaming industry. Colorado’s charitable gaming industry – hundreds of bingo nights and raffle drawings across the state – is a $110-million-a-year enterprise that for decades has operated with thin oversight and little actual financial return to the charities the law…
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Residents volunteer for projects on Love Lakewood Day
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Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Hundreds of Lakewood residents are set to volunteer and knock out various projects throughout the city during the third-annual Love Lakewood Day. The event, led by nonprofit coalition Serve Spot Lakewood, will take place at more than 10 locations throughout the city between 9 a.m.…
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Nonprofit brings Denverites together with a mile of tables on Saturday
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Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Over 5,300 feet of tables and an immeasurable amount of good conversation brought Denverites to the Auraria Campus on Saturday morning. The Mile Long Table, organized by the nonprofit Longer Tables, invited people to break and enjoy getting to know one another, with the only…
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Coloradans receive more than $40 million in support from Daniels Fund
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Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save The Daniels Fund distributed more than $63.8 million through nonprofit grants and student scholarships in 2022, according to a news release Monday. The private charitable foundation is dedicated to improving the lives of those in Colorado, New Mexico, Utah and Wyoming. The foundation has donated…
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Monarch Menagerie with 400 butterflies, Rosie the tarantula stars of the formal Butterfly Pavilion gala
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Rosie the tarantula, 400 butterflies, an Upside-Down Jellyfish and a Thorny Devil Stick Insect were just a few of the unique and special features welcoming 500 guests at the Butterfly Pavilion’s fundraising Butterfly Ball. 1STBANK Center in Broomfield had been transformed into a beautiful world of science and education for the formal gala Sept. 30.…