Author: Joanne Davidson
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NONPROFIT REGISTER | NextFifty Initiative launches $7M fund that will help nonprofits serve older adults, caregivers
NEXTFIFTY INITIATIVE Denver News: The NextFifty Initiative, a Colorado-based private foundation, announced the launch of a $7 million grant program that will let nonprofit organizations dedicated to enhancing the lives of older adults apply for funding to fulfill that mission. “Over the last year we’ve been listening to, and learning from, community feedback about what…
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NONPROFIT REGISTER | Comedian D.L. Hughley headlines Firefly Autism’s ‘Laugh Yourself Blue’ fundraiser
FIREFLY AUTISM Lakewood News: Award-winning comedian D.L. Hughley, who has a son on the autism spectrum, is the headliner for the 10th annual Laugh Yourself Blue, a virtual and in-person fundraiser for Firefly Autism. A special guest will be John Quinones, host of ABC-TV’s “What Would You Do?” Chaired by Marco Fields, founder/president of MoXXy…
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NONPROFIT REGISTER | Cherry Creek Insurance Group makes $10,000 donation to Project Angel Heart
PROJECT ANGEL HEART Denver News: Fundraising during the COVID-19 pandemic became a challenge as safety protocols caused in-person events to come to a screeching halt. Denver’s Project Angel Heart, which provides medically tailored meals to those with serious, even life-threatening, illnesses, experienced a spike in demand at a time when income was uncertain. But thanks…
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NONPROFIT REGISTER | Joe Ellis, Denver Broncos to receive Mizel Institute Community Enrichment award
Have news or announcements for the Register? Email nonprofits@coloradopolitics.com and include a contact name and number if more information is needed. Mizel Institute Denver News: Joe Ellis, president and chief executive officer of the Denver Broncos, will receive the Mizel Institute’s 2021 Community Enrichment Award at a dinner to be held Sept. 1 at Empower…
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Governor Hickenlooper reveals he has a girlfriend
In addition to hearing the traditional “Merry Christmas” or “happy holidays,” guests at Gov. John Hickenlooper’s annual yuletide gathering got a bit of a surprise: he’s got a girlfriend. While Hickenlooper made no formal announcement at the Wednesday cocktail party held in the Governor’s Mansion, several of the guests were quick to let The Denver…
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Hickenlooper stumbles again with X-rated joke
Oops, he did it again! At the 25th Colorado Business Committee for the Arts Luncheon today, Gov. John Hickenlooper inadvertently put an X-rated spin on his introduction of Mayor Michael Hancock. It started innocently, as Hickenlooper reminded the 630 guests that the mayor’s wife, Mary Louise Lee, was an award-winning vocalist. “We read about how…
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Janet Elway engaged to financial-services professional
Eight years after her divorce from the legendary Denver Broncos quarterback John Elway, Janet Elway is quietly sharing the happy news that she is engaged to be married. Her fiance is Kevin Kretzmar, president of Centennial-based Safe Money and a branch manager for Summit Brokerage Services. A wedding date has not been set. “We’ve been…