Author: Joanne Davidson
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NONPROFIT REGISTER | Temple Grandin named grand marshal of 2023 Stock Show Kickoff Parade
NATIONAL WESTERN STOCK SHOW Denver News: Temple Grandin, professor of animal science at Colorado State University and an internationally known author, animal behavior specialist and advocate for understanding autism, will be the grand marshal for the 2023 Stock Show Kickoff Parade. The Jan. 5 event, presented by Arrow Electronics, celebrates the start of the 117th…
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NONPROFIT REGISTER | Another unique venue for museum’s Luminocity Gala
MCA Denver Denver News: MCA Denver never sticks with the ordinary when it comes to selecting a venue for its signature fundraiser, Luminocity. Since its inception, Luminocity has been held at locations that include the Denver Post’s former printing facility, Union Station and the Rollerdome, a former warehouse where a flat-track competitive roller-skating team formerly…
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NONPROFIT REGISTER | Jill D’Alessandro to head museum’s textile art and fashion department
Denver Art Museum Denver News: Jill D’Alessandro has been appointed director and curator of the Denver Art Museum’s Avenir Institute of Textile Art and Fashion. For the past 21 years D’Alessandro, who will start in January, has been curator-in-charge of costume and textile arts for the Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco. In addition, she…
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NONPROFIT REGISTER | Holiday shopping for a good cause
Junior League of Denver Denver News: One hundred-plus vendors, the overwhelming majority of which are Colorado-based, will be participating in the Junior League of Denver’s 43rd Mile High Holiday Mart. It runs from Nov. 4-6 at the Gates Field House on the University of Denver campus, 2201 E. Asbury Ave. The event kicks off with…
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NONPROFIT REGISTER | Henry Winkler to host gala celebrating organization’s 150th year
Jewish Family Service Denver News: Henry Winkler, an award-winning actor, author, producer and director perhaps best known for his role as The Fonz on TV’s “Happy Days,” will be the special guest when Jewish Family Service hosts a gala celebrating its 150 years of helping Coloradans in need. JFS: 150 Years in the Making is…
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NONPROFIT REGISTER | Business Hall of Fame laureates named
JUNIOR ACHIEVEMENT-ROCKY MOUNTAIN, DENVER METRO CHAMBER OF COMMERCE Denver News: Junior Achievement-Rocky Mountain and the Denver Metro Chamber of Commerce today revealed the names of the six laureates who will be inducted into the Colorado Business Hall of Fame at a dinner to be held on Feb. 6. They are: Mary Pat Link, who founded…
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NONPROFIT REGISTER | Donations sought for nonprofit that offers yoga to active military, veterans
COMEBACK YOGA Denver News: Comeback Yoga, a Denver-based nonprofit that offers healing-based yoga classes for active-duty military, veterans and their support networks at no charge, has begun a fundraising drive that will enable the program to continue. “We hope the community will consider making a small donation,” said executive director Kelly Wulf. “The success of…
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NONPROFIT REGISTER | Former Wyoming governor named 2023 Citizen of the West
NATIONAL WESTERN STOCK SHOW Denver News: Former Wyoming Gov. Matthew Mead has been named Citizen of the West for 2023 and will formally accept the honor on Jan. 9 at a dinner benefiting the National Western Scholarship Trust. Mead served two terms as Wyoming’s chief executive, and was known for defending the law, managing business…
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NONPROFIT REGISTER | Four-time Grammy winner headlines celebratory gala
PORTER-BILLUPS LEADERSHIP ACADEMY Denver News: Brian Kennedy has written, or helped write, songs for Ciara, Rhianna, Jennifer Hudson, Chris Brown and a host of other big-name vocalists. In 2009, he won his first Grammy for helping to write and produce Hudson’s self-titled debut album. Since then, he has gone on to win three more of…
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NONPROFIT REGISTER | Scholarship application deadline upcoming
DANIELS FUND Denver News: The Daniels Fund will award 230 scholarships in 2023, and the deadline to apply for one of these grants is Oct. 15. Each needs-based scholarship provides up to $100,000 over four years for a student attending any two- or four-year nonprofit, accredited college or university in the United States. Graduating high…