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Lauren Y. Casteel speaks on stage at 2021 Annual Luncheon
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Letter from Lauren: I’ve Had Enough. Have You?

// November 18, 2021

“It’s expected women will do too much with too little. We always have. We always do. At what cost?” – Lauren Y. Casteel

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Annual Luncheon Dottie Lamm Award

2021 Dottie Lamm Award Winner Natalie Guerra

// November 6, 2021

Our 2021 Dottie Lamm Leadership Award winner is Natalie Guerra of Denver. Here is her speech from our 2021 Annual Luncheon. 

Vote with Women in Mind
Announcements Elections

Every Election is Important

// October 19, 2021

You have another chance to center gender, racial, and economic equity when you cast your vote by November 2, 2021.

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Announcements Grantmaking Impact

Year 3 Results: Women Achieving Greater Economic Security

// October 5, 2021

After three years of working with our 23 grantee partners, our understanding of what it takes for women to advance economically is in sharper focus.

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Announcements Grantee Spotlight Grantmaking Women & Girls of Color Fund

Introducing Our 2021 Front Range Women & Girls of Color Fund Grantees

// September 27, 2021

Twenty-one Front Range initiatives will receive $255,000 in funding from the Women & Girls of Color Fund. Meet our grantee partners.

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A Q&A With Colorado’s First Latina State Historian

// September 16, 2021

Nicki Gonzales is a Denver native and Colorado’s first Latina State Historian. She aims to elevate the stories and histories of marginalized populations.

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Equal Pay Gender Equity Guest Column Native Women Racial Equity Women's Equality

251 Days Into The Year, Today Is Native Women’s Equal Pay Day

// September 8, 2021

Guest blog by Marisa Page, she/her, Pawnee/Ponca/Comanche. Marisa is a citizen of the Pawnee Nation of Oklahoma and descends from the Ponca and Comanche tribes.

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Black Philanthropy Month Donor Profile: Maude Lofton, MD

// August 26, 2021

For Dr. Lofton, supporting education, health, and women and girls of color through her philanthropy is just instinctive.

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Gender Equity Grantee Spotlight Grantmaking Impact Racial Equity Women & Girls of Color Fund

The Impact of Three Rural Women & Girls of Color Fund Grantees

// August 25, 2021

Applications closed for the Front Range cycle of the Women & Girls of Color Fund earlier this month. As the advisory council reviews proposals to select our next group of incredible grantees, we look back on the first round of funding in the rural cycle this spring and share some highlights of our partners’ work.

100 figures of women with only half of one figure shaded a different color. Graphic says that women and girls of color receive .5% of all philanthropic dollars.
Grantmaking Guest Column Philanthropy Racial Equity Women & Girls of Color Fund

Moving Philanthropy Toward A More Just And Equitable Future

// August 12, 2021

Guest blog: Through the Women & Girls of Color Fund Advisory Council, I’ve had moving and impactful moments, as well as times of struggle, navigating the liminality between what is and what could be.

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