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Connection Events Throughout the year, we host happy hours for board candidates and nonprofits to network. Come find the perfect board to serve on that matches your skills and interests.
Questions? Contact Juli jgerman@sparkthechangecolorado.org | 303.867.0867
QUESTIONS TO ASK The Organization What does your nonprofit do? Whom does your organization serve?
The Board What expectations, specifically fundraising, do you have for your board?
The Candidate What skills and experience are you looking for in a board member?
The Plan Does your nonprofit have a strategic plan? How is the organization funded?
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BOARDMATCH
ADULT EDUCATION Colorado Photographic Arts Center Denver // cpacphoto.org
Literacy Coalition of Colorado Denver // literacycolorado.org
The Literacy Coalition of Colorado (LCC) become
the
premier
CPAC
is
dedicated
understanding
to
and
fostering
the
appreciation
of
excellent photography in all forms and
ABOUT:
will
ABOUT:
Colorado
organization that strengthens individuals and communities by increasing access to and quality of adult education programs.
concepts through exhibitions, education and outreach.
CHILDREN & YOUTH EDUCATION
We do this through volunteer training, professional development, and connecting learners and providers. Our work enables learners to improve their life opportunities; businesses to hire literate employees; and individuals, families and communities to thrive.
Aurora Community School Aurora // auroracommunityschool@gmail.com ABOUT:
ART & CULTURE
The mission of Aurora Community School is to create a safe, supportive, and stable environment that
allows
students
to
fully engage in experience-based learning in order to bridge academic excellence and community impact.
Boulder Chamber Orchestra Boulder // boulderchamberorchestra.org ABOUT:
Colorado Teen Project
The mission of the Boulder Chamber Orchestra musical
is arts
to
enhance
with
live
the and
classical recorded
performances of the highest standard and to serve the local community by offering quality music education, outreach and promotional activities.
Golden // coloradoteenproject.org ABOUT:
The Colorado Teen Project picks up where foster care leaves off for youth aging out of foster care. We help youth with their educational plans, career goals, in building resources and resilience, and in creating lasting relationships to help them navigate the
next
chapter
in
confidence and support.
their
lives
with
Colorado Young Leaders Highlands Ranch // coloradoyoungleaders.org
Five Points Theatre Club Denver // thefivepointstheatreclub.org
ABOUT:
Colorado Young Leaders is dedicated to
ABOUT:
empowering
by
Our mission is to offer accessible theatre
21st-century
arts education that will enrich, inspire, and
leadership skills and opening the doors to
empower the lives of youth in the Five
service opportunities designed to help them
Points
find their passion while servicing the needs
communities.
equipping
high
school
them
with
students
Neighborhood
and
surrounding
of their community.
Colorado Youth for Change
Friends First Greenwood Village // friendsfirst.org
Denver // youthforachange.org
ABOUT:
ABOUT:
It is our goal to reengage Colorado students FRIENDS FIRST educates and mentors teens that are either at risk for not completing to make positive life choices and develop high school, or who have dropped out of healthy relationships. Our unique peer school completely, by providing case mentoring model takes place in small and management to build positive relationships, large groups with each middle school reducing barriers to educational success mentee matched to a high school mentor for and
coordinating
academic
support the duration of the school year.
services, so that students will reengage with their education and earn their high school diploma
or
GED,
thereby
ultimately
contributing to solving the dropout crisis in Colorado.
Front Rangers Cycling Club, Inc Denver // frontrangersdenver.org ABOUT:
Family Star
The volunteers of Front Rangers Cycling
Denver // familystar.net ABOUT:
Club offer stable role models and healthy,
Our mission is the guiding force behind
fun activities for at-risk youth in Denver.
what we do, every day, with every child, We have designed a program to: - Create and every family. We feel strongly that all positive role models - Enhance the image of children
deserve
a
quality
education,
law enforcement - Promote bicycle safety -
beginning at an early age, 0-6, a critical time Introduce youth to the sport - Further a for brain development.
healthy lifestyle - Support Junior Racing
Heart and Hand Denver // heartandhandcenter.org
Prospect Academy of Colorado
ABOUT:
By creating a nurturing community, the Heart & Hand Center empowers all young people
to
realize
their
potential.
We
envision a world with no opportunity gap, where all children have access to the resources, skills, and information they need to build vibrant futures.
Denver // prospectacademyco.org ABOUT:
We provide a safe, calm and inclusive learning
environment
that
educates
students with behavioral and learning disabilities successful
and life
prepares from
them
high
for
school
a
to
college or career. Our education is inclusive, equitable and promotes a love of life-long learning.
Lincoln Hills Cares Denver // lincolnhillscares.org ABOUT:
Lincoln Hills Cares creates unforgettable Colorado experiences for youth by forming a connection to cultural history, science, technology, conservation. knowledge,
art
and
Our
environmental
programs
encourage
thinking
impart and
empower youth who may not otherwise have the opportunity, due to economic, social or family circumstances
Reading Partners Colorado Denver // readingpartners.org/colorado ABOUT:
We fundamentally believe that the ability to read
transforms
to inspire dialogue, encourage awareness and promote action in order to build a strong,
compassionate
community.
and
empowered
changes
want every child to experience the joy and power of becoming a lifelong reader, and we are focused on this mission.
Worldmind Nature Immersion School
Denver // mirrorimagearts.org
Mirror Image Arts uses theatre as language
and
outcomes for children and communities. We
Mirror Image Arts ABOUT:
lives
Denver // wowchildrensmuseum.org ABOUT:
Worldmind
Nature
Immersion
School
reunites children with the natural world. We
create
mindful,
child-led
outdoor
experiences which support health, selfregulation, and learning.
Wow! Children's Museum
Elephant Energy's
Denver // wowchildrensmuseum.org
Denver // elephantenergy.org
ABOUT:
WOW!
ABOUT:
Children's
families
in
experiences
Museum
educational, that
all
Elephant Energy's mission is to use the
hands-on
power of entrepreneurship to solve energy
curiosity,
problems in rural Africa.
engages
connect
creativity, and discovery.
CIVIC & COMMUNITY
Extreme Community Makeover Denver // extremecommunitymakeover.org ABOUT:
Denver Voice
Extreme Community Makeover coordinates volunteer
Denver // denvervoice.org
teams
to
partner
with
ABOUT:
underserved people to improve their own
The Denver VOICE is a monthly street
homes and neighborhoods.
newspaper opportunities
that for
provides people
economic experiencing
homelessness and poverty in the Denver
Re:Vision
metro area.
Denver // revision.coop
Denver Metro Chamber Leadership Foundation Denver // denverleadership.org
ABOUT:
Our Mission is to work with people in economically marginalized neighborhoods to
develop
resident
leaders,
cultivate
ABOUT:
community food systems, and create an
Our mission at the Denver Metro Chamber
economy owned by the community.
Leadership Foundation is to educate and inspire people who want to make a difference as leaders in their community.
Rocky Mountain Down Syndrome Association DOVIA
Denver // rmdsa.org
Denver // doviacolorado.org
ABOUT:
ABOUT:
The mission of Rocky Mountain Down
Our mission is to promote professionalism
Syndrome Association is to assure inclusion
in the field of volunteer management,
and enhance independence of people with
advocate
concerning
Down syndrome. We will achieve this by
volunteerism, and provide networking and
providing education, resources and support
educational opportunities for volunteer
in partnership with individuals, families,
managers.
professionals, and the community.
for
issues
Walk Denver
Senior's Resource Center
Denver // walkdenver.org
Denver // srcaging.org ABOUT:
ABOUT:
Seniors’ Resource Center is a community
WalkDenver advocates for policies and
partner
practices that lead to a more walkable
providing
coordinated
person-focused,
services
to
enhance
independence, dignity and quality of life.
Denver. We are the go-to resource for creating safe, comfortable, and fun places to walk.
ENVIRONMENTAL Street's Hope
Wave Well
Denver // streetshope.org
Denver // wavewell.org
ABOUT:
Street’s Hope provides survivor-informed, evidence-based
services
to
adults
experiencing sexual exploitation associated with human trafficking, the commercial sex industry, and street-involved sex trading.
ABOUT:
WaveWell works with like-minded partners to ensure that we utilize economical and ethically sourced materials to accomplish our
mission.
We
have
established
partnerships that have proven to be reliable and lean when it comes to creating fresh water and blue energy for the communities we serve.
FAITH-BASED SERVICE
State of Colorado Boards & Commissions Denver // colorado.gov/governor/boardscommissions ABOUT:
We are continually looking for qualified candidates to serve on almost 300 boards and commissions that oversee a large variety of subjects and make a wide range of decisions affecting your day-to-day lives as Coloradans.
Center for Spirituality at Work Denver // cfsaw.org ABOUT:
Our mission is to unite diverse people for spiritual transformation and social justice. Our primary strategy for effecting change puts
the
emphasis
on
mutually
transformative relationships that engage people on the margins together with people of privilege in a shared project.
Illuminate Colorado Denver // illuminatecolorado.org
DOOR Denver
ABOUT:
Denver // doornetwork.org/denver ABOUT:
We
provide
opportunities
for
service,
learning, & leadership development. Part of the Young Adult Volunteers (YAV) and the
Illuminate
Colorado
is
a
statewide
organization dedicated to building brighter childhoods through education, advocacy, and family support.
DOOR Network.
Laradon Denver // laradon.org ABOUT:
Severe Weather Shelter Network Denver // swshelternetwork.com ABOUT:
Laradon’s Mission is to be an organization of
excellence
that
provides
superior,
individualized services to children and adults with intellectual, developmental and
Severe Weather Shelter Network partners
other
disabilities,
supporting
their
with organizations and agencies in the
independence in daily life and maximizing
community to provide emergency overnight
their full potential.
shelter on life threatening winter nights for individuals living on the streets.
FAMILY SERVICES
Martyred Angels Foundation Boulder // martyredangelsfoundation.org ABOUT:
Our mission is to provide community
Children's Tree House Foundation
support to families after the tragic death of a child.
HEALTH & WELLNESS
Lakewood // childrenstreehousefdn.org ABOUT:
It’s a given. Cancer affects the entire family. Yet in too many situations, the undeniable psychosocial impact on the children whose
9 Health
parent has cancer goes unattended.This may lead to ongoing stress and anxiety for the children, evolving into maladaptive behavior throughout life. Our mission is to redress this critical oversight.
Denver // 9healthfair.org ABOUT:
The 9Health Fair provides low cost blood chemistry testing and free health screenings to thousands of participants annually.
Colorado Perinatal Care Quality Collaborative Denver // cpcqc.org
Regional Institute for Health & Environmental Leadership Denver // rihel.org
ABOUT:
Colorado
Perinatal
Collaborative
Care
(CPCQC)
is
a
Quality statewide
nonprofit network of hospitals, healthcare facilities,
clinicians
and
public
health
professionals that improves the health of women and infants through continuous quality improvement.
ABOUT:
The mission of the Regional Institute for Health and Environmental Leadership is to develop and connect leaders who work collaboratively
in
diverse
sectors
and
communities to create and sustain the health and well-being of people and the environment.
CU Peru Denver // swshelternetwork.com
The Right Step, Inc
ABOUT:
Providing
health
care
education
to community health workers in rural regions of the Peruvian Amazon so they can better serve their communities.
Littleton // therightstepinc.org ABOUT:
We are a therapeutic riding program where clients of all ages with a range of physical, emotional,
behavioral
and
cognitive
disabilities experience freedoms they have never felt before.
HUNGER & HOMELESSNESS Karis Community Denver // kariscommunity.org ABOUT:
The Karis Community mission is to provide
Family Promise of Greater Denver
a transitional community living opportunity for restoring basic life skills and improving the
social
well-being
of
individuals
recovering from serious and persistent mental illness.
Denver // familypromiseofgreaterdenver.org ABOUT:
Our mission is to provide homeless families with
emergency
supportive sufficiency.
shelter,
services
that
meals
and
foster
self-
Mercy Housing
The Delores Project
Denver //Â mercyhousing.org
Denver //Â thedeloresproject.org
ABOUT:
ABOUT:
We create stable, vibrant and healthy The
Delores
communities by developing, financing and comfortable operating
affordable,
program-enriched
Project shelter
provides and
safe,
personalized
services for unaccompanied women and
housing for families, seniors and people transgender
individuals
experiencing
with special needs who lack the economic homelessness. We also advocate for housing resources to access quality, safe housing solutions. opportunities.
NOTES
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INTRO TO BOARD SERVICE
November 13, 2018
5:30pm to 7:00pm Reserve your spot today by visiting:
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