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These Experiences Shattered My Assumptions
Until I left for college, my family had a December tradition: a day trip to New York City. We would visit the tree at Rockefeller Center, stop inside St. Patrick’s Cathedral, and marvel at the holiday windows at Macy’s. Those … Continue reading
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Tagged assumptions, change the narrative, community, compassion, homelessness, stigma
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How and Why Did the Vision for the BHA Change?
When the Behavioral Health Task Force established by Governor Polis recommended the creation of the Behavioral Health Administration, the original concept suggested that all programs and funding related to behavioral health in the Executive Branch would move under this new … Continue reading
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Tagged accoutability, behavioral health, behavioral health administration, behavioral health reform, BHA, colorado, community, data
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I Had to Trust the Process
When I lived in Washington, D.C., I used to love running through the National Zoo or Rock Creek Park. I ran a little less often when I moved to Denver in 2012, but I could do it. When I moved … Continue reading
Self-care is common sense. Here’s what happens when you don’t do it.
I remember exactly where I was when I reached my breaking point. When the dam of feelings I had been holding back finally cracked and there was no way to stuff them back into the reservoir from which they had … Continue reading
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Tagged community, compassion, healing, public, self-care
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Who Does This?!!
I recently attended a meeting in Pueblo, Colorado. The local workforce center was holding its regularly-scheduled meeting with its partners. The people sitting around the table represented the local Department of Human Services, Voc Rehab, the community college, and an … Continue reading
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Tagged collaboration, colorado, community, funding, money, partners, pueblo, workforce
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What If This Nonprofit Had Said, “We’re Struggling”
Last year, I conducted a site visit in D.C. with a nonprofit that had submitted a relatively large funding request to a foundation. It was fairly well known that the organization had been struggling. The Post had written a few … Continue reading
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Tagged community, discernment, foundation, funding, nonprofit, shut down
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Say What?!!
Them: “We want to start a foundation.” Me: “Okay, tell me more about why you’d like to do that. You already have a strong corporate giving program.” Them: “Our competitor has a foundation. They get a lot of press about … Continue reading
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Tagged community, competition, corporate giving, corporate social responsibility, foundation
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The CSR Conundrum of Sustainability
As pointed out by a recent article in GreenBiz, a new report by the Centre for Sustainability and Excellence (CSE) sheds light on a big issue at play in Silicon Valley: most large companies are compliant, but aren’t driving a thorough, transparent … Continue reading
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Tagged business, community, CSE, CSR, do good, giving back, GreenBiz, profit, report, sustainability
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Most Funders Can’t Wave a Magic Wand
Funders face enormous pressures. Many people expect them to save the world. I know because I’m guilty of setting those goals for them and challenging them to lead the change. Funders have a unique role and, in many cases, can … Continue reading
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Tagged community, foundation, funder, nonprofit, nonprofit organizations, savior, transformation
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Efficiency Doesn’t Always Pay Off
“If you never see a homeless person or a trailer park, it’s easier to forget they exist.” To me, this idea seemed ludicrous. In Denver, I see people holding signs, begging for money and food at every other corner. But … Continue reading