Philanthropy

$104,946.50 for 59 community nonprofits in 36 hours! Starting December 12, 2014, the Telluride Foundation and regional nonprofit organizations united  for a 36-hour online giving campaign, Telluride Gives, to benefit local needs. Donors were able to search for and choose a nonprofit to which to give, making an...

Telluride Foundation hosts 4th annual Telluride Gives Day. $15,000 in match money possible   On December 13, 2014 or 12.13.14, the Telluride Foundation and local nonprofit organizations want to prove that giving is local. Telluride Give’s goal: every full-time, part-time resident or visitor of the region will log-on...

Executive Director Breakfast on “Best Practices for Nonprofit Financial Health," Thursday December 4, 8:30 a.m. – 9:45 a.m., at the Telluride Ski & Snowboard Clubhouse, base of Lift 7, 300 Mahoney Dr, C4.   Paul Major, President & CEO of the Telluride Foundation leads a discussion on the...

Telluride Foundation board member Davis Fansler appointed by Colorado Governor to Colorado Health Benefits exchange Board of Directors, replacing board member Richard Betts Davis Fansler, a former mayor of the Mountain Village and current Vice Chair and head of the grants Committee for the Telluride Foundation, was recently appointed...

Telluride Foundation invites the community to a celebration honoring Kristin Holbrook, 2014 Citizen of the Year, Wednesday, Sept. 24, 5:00 – 6:30 p.m. at Arroyo Wine Bar  [caption id="attachment_45332" align="aligncenter" width="400"] Kristin Holbrook[/caption] The Telluride Foundation’s Board of Directors held its bi-annual meeting on July 3, 2014 where it selected...

TVA Selected as one of 50 Winners out of 800 Nationwide Applications [caption id="attachment_41331" align="aligncenter" width="350"] MIT’s Enterprise Forum of the Central Coast featured TVA’s Thea Chase, then managing director of Cal Poly San Luis Obispo's Center for Innovation and Entrepreneurship.[/caption]   Last week, the Administrator of the...

Six Companies Will Be Selected for Participation in Five-Month Entrepreneurship Program [caption id="attachment_41331" align="aligncenter" width="350"] MIT’s Enterprise Forum of the Central Coast featured TVA’s Thea Chase, then managing director of Cal Poly San Luis Obispo's Center for Innovation and Entrepreneurship.[/caption] The Telluride Venture Accelerator (TVA) announces the...

“Being an advocate is one of the most rewarding things I have done in my time in Telluride, but in addition, the skills I learned in advocate training have been as useful in my daily life as they are for advocate work. You'll find yourself...

The 2014 Community Grant Applications are now available on line, and are due Monday, October 27th at 5 p.m.   Please go to the Telluride Foundation’s website, Community Grants Page, for everything you need to complete a 2014 application, including: 1)  2014 Grant Guidelines 2)  Link to electronic 2014 Grant...

All proceeds from One to One’s Top Chef event this Friday go to support unique mentoring programs in the region. Presented by Alpine Bank. Get your tickets here or call 970-728-0885. Twenty years ago, in 1994, the One to One Mentoring Program started working with just...