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Grantmaking // Guest Column // Impact // Philanthropy // Racial Equity // Women & Girls of Color Fund

A Reflection on Investing in Women and Girls of Color

// April 25, 2024

It’s time for a shift. Meet our 2024 and 2025 grantees and learn what’s next for the Women & Girls of Color Fund.

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Announcements // Grantmaking // Impact // Racial Equity // Women & Girls of Color Fund

Steadfast Visions, Nimble Approaches

// November 9, 2023

We are proud to invest in 27 incredible Front Range organizations through our Women & Girls of Color Fund.

Affirmative Action // Education // Lauren Y. Casteel // Racial Equity

Letter From Lauren: Affirmative Action Decision Unravels Equity

// June 26, 2023

We believe that to achieve equity, systemic interventions that promote fair outcomes and close gaps to opportunity are required.

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Grantee Spotlight // Racial Equity // Women & Girls of Color Fund

WFCO Grantees Working to Improve Black Maternal Health Outcomes

// April 13, 2023

Grantees of WFCO’s Women & Girls of Color Fund are doing innovative work to address Black Maternal Health.

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Affordable Housing // Basic Needs // Elections // Gender Equity // Racial Equity // Tax reform // Women's Equality

2022 Election Results: Through A Gender, Racial, & Economic Lens

// November 10, 2022

The 2022 election results are a mixed bag for Colorado women with several key wins, but one significant loss.

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Basic Needs // Grantee Spotlight // Racial Equity // Social Ventures // Women & Girls of Color Fund

Kaizen Food Rescue Bringing Food Sovereignty to Denver Communities

// May 12, 2022

For Thai Nguyen, food sovereignty is as much a part of her own healing journey as it is for the communities she works in. 

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Guest Column // Racial Equity // Women's Equality

Understanding Intersectionality and Supporting Asian Americans

// May 11, 2022

Why I both celebrate my own intersectionality and work to eliminate the inequities experienced by others.

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Gender Equity // Impact Investing // Racial Equity

WFCO’s Investable Assets 100% Gender-Lens Invested by 2023

// April 20, 2022

By December 31, 2023, The Women’s Foundation of Colorado will offer donors something that no other community foundation in Colorado can claim.

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Lauren Y. Casteel // Racial Equity

Letter from Lauren: On MLK, Jr. Day, Condemn Misogynistic & Racist Violence

// January 14, 2022

In the face of the horrific mass shooting in Denver and Lakewood, let’s look for Community, Witnessing, Learning, and Healing in the places we call home.

Women + Income = Women Thriving
Announcements // Gender Equity // Grantee Spotlight // Grantmaking // Press release // Racial Equity // Strategic Framework // WINcome

WFCO Announces 19 WINcome Grantees

// December 2, 2021

The Women’s Foundation of Colorado selected 19 grantee partners through our new community-informed grantmaking strategy, WINcome.

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