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Fort Morgan Times-Participants announced for Small Business Partnership Program
Since 2012, El Pomar Foundation has donated $40,000 towards the business partnership plan.
Southwest Fellows Reconnecting with Roots
Ginni Hill and Julia Lawton, the Fellows working with the Southwest Regional Council, have a stronger affiliation with their region than most El Pomar Fellows. From Cortez and Durango, respectively, the two share their gratitude and reflect on the unique opportunity to contribute in their home communities through El Pomar’s Regional Partnerships Program.
Maximize measurement and evaluation as a Council
“Understanding the current state of affairs in a community is essential for understanding success in the future.”
Thinking Outside the Toy Box: Collaborative Solutions to Early Childhood Education
Already two years down the line, Tamara Volz, Executive Director of The Early Childhood Council of La Plata County, notes the multiple benefits the Southwest Early Childhood Regional Collaborative has provided for organizations throughout the region.
"Invest today, or pay greater costs later"
Through gaining the input of educational experts and stakeholders in the region, Thayer Tutt and the Southwest Regional Council were able to identify early childhood education as a means to reduce future societal costs.
Action Requested: Grants System Transition
All current grantees and organizations who would like to apply must register their organization in the new system
Two Perspectives for the Betterment of Colorado
In the two internships I’ve had since my first year of college, working in the Colorado state legislature and now at El Pomar Foundation, improving Colorado’s well-being has been the foremost objective of both institutions. Both work toward the betterment of Colorado, although they utilize extremely different means. When I first came to El Pomar I had a question in the back of my mind: who’s better at it?
Symposium for high school students focuses on 2016 election
Angelica Lombardi, The Gazette
Philanthropy Comes Full Circle
Now a Fellow at El Pomar, I recently realized that I have come full circle. What started out as an interest in high school has since bloomed into a postgraduate career. Looking back on my excursions through rural Colorado, it is understandable why I value El Pomar’s statewide focus. While the major populations in Colorado are found along the Front Range, some of the most committed individuals live where nobody is looking.
New Season Begins for the HOPE Center
Russ Baldwin, The Prowers Journal