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2021 Legislative Wrap-Up
Child Care // Early Care and Education Workforce // Gender Equity // Legislative Session // Racial Equity // Reproductive health // Tax reform

2021 Legislative Session A Win for Women on Many Fronts

// June 21, 2021

WFCO lobbyist Jennifer Miles summed up the 2021 Colorado General Assembly with one thought: “This was quite a session.”

If I see something, I will say something. I will do something.
Board of Trustees // Guest Column // Racial Equity

I’m Using My White Privilege to Speak Up Against Racism

// May 11, 2021

Guest blog: We cannot expect Black women and women of color to navigate the path to racial equity alone.

Announcements // Racial Equity // Statement

Statement from Our Board

// April 20, 2021

Black women and women of color cannot carry the burden of transformation alone.

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Child Care // Education // Guest Column // Racial Equity

Free Education as a Birthright for Black Coloradans

// March 25, 2021

Guest Blog: The Free Lifetime Education Initiative for Black Coloradans would help achieve sustainable racial and economic equity.

Women and Girls of Color Fund Rural Grantees Collage
Grantee Spotlight // Grantmaking // Impact // Racial Equity // Women & Girls of Color Fund

Meet Our First Rural Women & Girls of Color Fund Grantees

// March 17, 2021

We’re granting $192,000 in general operating support to 12 rural, BIPOC-led initiatives focused on building the economic power of women and girls of color.

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Donor Stories // Donor-Advised Fund // Impact Investing // Philanthropy // Racial Equity // Women's Philanthropy

Sisters Open Giving Fund Focused on Racial, Climate Justice

// December 15, 2020

Sisters Hazel and Lily Shapiro opened a giving fund at WFCO to create change at the intersection of racial and climate justice.

purple banner stating October is Domestic Violence Awareness Month
COVID-19 // Domestic Violence // Grantee Spotlight // Guest Column // Racial Equity

Unseen & Unheard: Domestic Violence in 2020

// October 28, 2020

Guest blog: Angela Ceseña, executive director of Latina SafeHouse, on the financial abuse, digital abuse, and more behaviors that can characterize domestic violence.

Kim and two people smile at camera at WFCO Annual Luncheon event
Black Philanthropy // Donor Stories // Gender Equity // Racial Equity

Black Philanthropy Month Donor Profile: Kim Desmond

// August 17, 2020

WFCO Trustee Kim Desmond joined the board to put a new face to philanthropy and undo the practice of putting an economic marker to it.

a young Black girl smiles in a classroom
Black Philanthropy // Guest Column // Philanthropy // Racial Equity // Women's Philanthropy

Black Philanthropy Month: Investing in Women and Girls of Color

// August 12, 2020

Guest Blog: Women and Girls of Color are most often dismissed and rendered faceless while our consistent support continues to be felt well beyond our own households.

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Guest Column // Racial Equity // Women & Girls of Color Fund

Learning from Our History: Investing in Women and Girls of Color

// July 22, 2020

Whether we’d like to believe it or not, modern philanthropy is rooted in systemic racism. The Women’s Foundation of Colorado is committed to changing that by invest in the leadership of women of color.

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