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I was visiting with Adam Lerner, Director and Chief Animator of the Museum of Contemporary Art Denver. The MCA Denver has had a big impact on the art world with its fresh approach to programming, and it is located in a large city with a vibrant art scene. MORE
Jessica Ghawi, 24, of Denver; aspiring sports journalist. Matt McQuinn, 27, of Denver; who died shielding his girlfriend. Teves, 24, of Phoenix; earned master’s degree in counseling psychology in June from University of Denver. Image from MetNews.org. MORE
This week, I attended a wonderful Denver Tech4Good session on how nonprofits can make their websites more usable and easier to navigate. This is important because the more people are able to use your site, the more they will learn about your cause, donate, and give support. MORE
Full notes here (325 kb) A sketchnoting, er, note: I did very rough notes in the session, and then drew this up on a protracted bumpy descent into Denver. MORE
This year is also the 125th anniversary of United Way , which began in Denver, Colorado, in 1887, right in our back yard. The UW Community Leaders Conference is under way right now in Nashville, TN. Participants include leaders from the private sector, elected officials, other non-profit organizations, and of course local United Ways across America. The focus? On how organizations can work together to make change happen in communities through strengthening education, income and health. MORE
This post was written by Jaime Kopke , the founder/director of the Denver Community Museum , a pop-up community-generated institution that ran from Oct 2008-April 2009. The Denver Community Museum (DCM) was a grassroots operation in almost every sense. MORE
Denver mobile technology company acquired, plans to grow – New York City-based marketing technology company Verve Mobile acquired Denver-based Roximity, which helps brands reach people when they’re inside stores. Crisis Text Line gets $23.8 MORE
Finally, I was lucky enough to attend my first “roundup” in 2001 in Denver as the NTC was called in those days. That’s where I met Holly Ross. Rob Stuart shared my birthday, Jan. But we also shared more than that – the nonprofit technology field. MORE
Impact areas include in the foothills and plains around Boulder, parts of Denver, Longmont, Greeley, Lyons, Estes Park, Colorado Springs, and many other communities. Today the status of "disaster area" came home. MORE
Northeast Denver Housing Center (NDHC) creates sustainable, healthy housing opportunities for underserved households in Denver, Colorado through outreach, education, and affordable housing development. MORE
Denver Nonprofit Institute. Denver Nonprofit Institute. Nonprofit Learning Lab / Denver, CO / $90. PEAK Grantmaking / Denver, CO / $1320. It's finally here! MORE
Here are a few of my own personal best-ofs: the top three cheese-steaks in Philadelphia (Cosmi's, Jim's, John's Roast Pork), the best green chile in Denver (Santiago's, Benny's, Las Delicias), and the top breakfast tacos in Austin (Tamale House, Tacodeli, Mi Madre). Author: Dimitri Lundquist. I love "best-of" lists, and I love making them. MORE
Vertex Systems is excited to announce that we’ll be exhibiting at The Arc National Convention 2011 in Denver from September 17th through the 19th! We look forward to connecting with others in the intellectual and developmental disability community at this … Continue reading → MORE
I have a personal connection to this report, which was produced by the Denver Art Museum after a multi-year project developing meaningful connections with young adults. Two great museumy reports to brighten your weekend: TrendsWatch 2012. MORE
At a recent pizza party in Denver, Colorado, Working America members got a chance to meet like-minded activists and share ideas. Working America is a national organization that represents working families on a wide variety of issues. Some of those issues are national. But some – from unemployment in New Mexico to union rights in Ohio – are highly local. MORE
Earlier in 2013, I was amazed to visit one of the new “Studio” spaces at the Denver Art Museum. The Denver Art Museum is no stranger to community collaborations, but we’ve been dipping in our toe a little more deeply when it comes to developing permanent participatory installations. MORE
Denver’s HomeAdvisor is taking a different approach. 4 ways startups are setting themselves apart at SXSW | SmartBlogs SmartBlogs : Rides: Giving rides is a gracious and appreciated gesture. When you’re running between panels or meetings and one is at Sheraton at noon and the other at the Hyatt at 1:45, there’s no relying on the bus system. Or cabs for that matter. MORE
Last week, we attended a Tech4Good forum in Denver, CO to learn even more about infographics. Visual thinking has become a way of life and Infographics are the perfect tool for this new trend. MORE
Last week VisionLink had the pleasure of attending the N4A “Answers on Aging” Annual Conference & Tradeshow in our neighboring city of Denver. MORE
Beautiful Denver, Colorado, USA. I work for CiviCore , but I am an active board member on several Denver-area nonprofits, including Urban Peak , the Colorado Nonprofit Development Center , the Deming Center for Entrepreneurship , and the Boulder Philharmonic Orchestra. Dave Ryan has long been a lurker in the TechSoup forums and we thought it was high time we pulled him out and let you all know a little more about him and his nonprofit work! Name, title, and TechSoup username. MORE
This week, the Denver Art Museum (DAM) opened a new temporary exhibition called The Psychedelic Experience , featuring rock posters from San Francisco in the heyday of Bill Graham and electric kool-aid. MORE
I was joined by Lori Fogarty (ED of the Oakland Museum of California), Adam Lerner (ED and Chief Animator of the Museum of Contemporary Art Denver), and Beck Tench (Director for Innovation and Digital Engagement at the Museum of Life and Science). MORE
Bloggers (like me) in Austin, Chicago, Denver, Los Angeles, New York, Portland, San Francisco, the Twin Citites, Washington DC, and Canada are volunteering to post a couple times a month about WorldChanging projects, ideas and people in their city. MORE
Why are we not all over Cell phones for organizing » October 26, 2007 | Denver OpenMedia : 27 minute show There are some great overviews in this video. Denver openmedia is thinking of the way public access is getting changed by web2.0. Link: | Denver OpenMedia. Denver openmedia is thinking of the way public access is getting changed by web2.0. Link: | Denver OpenMedia. NetCentric Advocacy Advocacy Strategy for the Age of Connectivity. MORE
Denver, Colorado: Denver: QuickBooks Made Easy. Denver, Colorado: Denver: QuickBooks Made Easy. Denver, Colorado: Denver: QuickBooks Made Easy. What if there was a place for your nonprofit to get free technology support from local experts? MORE
Denver Zoo. The Denver Zoo raised more than $60,000 for the SNUGG – a Safe Nurturing Upright Gateway for Giraffes, which is a large, padded, weatherproof chute that zookeepers can secure giraffes in for medical care and other procedures. MORE
Just days after we rang in the new year, a storm blew through Denver, Colorado. I am so grateful to the over 150 people who donated to get us to Denver, especially those who continuously support our students each year. by Anne Kotleba, Program Coordinator, Nonprofit Leadership Alliance. MORE
Tech4Good Denver hosted an excellent and extremely informative group panel who shared true and tested content strategies when designing or managing your nonprofit’s website. Is your nonprofit looking for ways to improve your website and increase traffic? MORE
Northeast Denver Housing Center (NDHC) creates sustainable, healthy housing opportunities for underserved households in Denver, Colorado, through outreach, education, and affordable housing development. MORE
There was Jaime Kopke's Denver Community Museum , which existed for nine months in a Denver storefront in 2008-9 to celebrate visitors' creations. Pop-Up Museum [n]: a short-term institution existing in a temporary space. MORE
Denver Nonprofit Institute. Denver Nonprofit Institute. Nonprofit Learning Lab / Denver, CO / $90. Council for Advancement and Support of Education (CASE) / Denver, CO / $1,350. It's finally here! MORE
Registration info TBA October 19, 2016: Denver, CO at the Ellie Kaulkins Studio Loft for NAMP Regional Workshop, 3-5pm - Free! Co-pilot sadly not attending these events. One of the basic criteria for relevance has to do with effort. MORE
This year, I've seen everything from heartfelt solicitations ( Young Playwrights Theater ) to surreal pop culture singalongs ( MCA Denver ) to impressively-produced, collaborative, yet poignant pop culture singalongs ( Detroit Science Center , which closed one month after this video was released). MORE
Kudos to the United Way of Denver and their Colorado 2-1-1 partners. We are pleased to support their work with our Community Operating System (formerly Tapestry) and wanted to do a shout out about their excellent reporting. MORE
February 22 | Washington, DC February 24 | New York, NY March 1 | Boston, MA March 8 | Seattle, WA March 10 | San Francisco, CA March 16 | Denver, CO Author: Convio is coming to a city near you! Come one, come all! Convio is setting up shop in a city near you—a workshop to be specific. We're hosting a free Nonprofit Success Workshop in cities across the country and right now we have February and March all set! MORE
Brad Dolian, mobile marketing manager at Cabela’s in Denver, explained that their efforts laid a “good foundation via text,” so that they wouldn’t “have a dependency on an app.” If your brand is using text messaging to reach out to consumers, there are two basic premises to be aware of. MORE
The VisionLink Family cannot express our extreme pride in our own Jamie Rogers for his recognition by Denver Kids, Inc. Denver Kids, Inc. is an educational organization dedicated to helping Denver Public School students. MORE
With special thanks to our host Fermin Avila at the United Way of Denver, we enjoyed a wonderful on-site visit with the staff of the United Way 2-1-1 Call Center today. Thank you Denver United Way and Colorado 2-1-1! MORE
Note from Beth: I missed out on the Olympics in London this year while I was traveling in Cambodia. While the world acclaimed sports event was taking place in London, the Gay Chorus Olympics was taking place in Denver. Flickr Photo - Of Small Things. MORE
Our Strategic Advantage team, led by Lois Ann Porter, will be assisting with planning, materials, and implementation for their very first Academy to be held in Denver, this coming October. We are very pleased to announce another new customer among the VisionLink network, Complete College America. MORE
Check out this example from Denver Rescue Mission. Storytelling and social media – these terms have certainly been thrown around a lot this year! Are they just empty buzzwords, or actual tools that can help your nonprofit raise money online? I firmly believe in the latter. MORE
In that spirit, I offer a few things that have excited me in recent weeks: The MCA Denver Holiday Video is out, and it is very, very good. I have felt in the past that some of the MCA's holiday videos were a bit too pretentious, but this year's edition is full of joy and a message that really reflects what they do in Denver. MORE
Nonprofit Leadership Alliance / Denver, CO / $525. Nonprofit Learning Lab / Denver, CO / $90. Thousands of nonprofit pros rely on our annual Best Nonprofit Conferences Calendar to discover skill-building, strategy-slaying, network-enhancing nonprofit events. MORE
One year ago, on June 28, 2013, at a diplomatic conference in Marrakesh, Morocco, the World Intellectual Property Organization ( WIPO ) agreed on a historic international copyright exception for people with print disabilities. MORE
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The VisionLink Family cannot express our extreme pride in our own Jamie Rogers for his recognition by Denver Kids, Inc. Denver Kids, Inc. is an educational organization dedicated to helping Denver Public School students.
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MAY 16, 2012
With special thanks to our host Fermin Avila at the United Way of Denver, we enjoyed a wonderful on-site visit with the staff of the United Way 2-1-1 Call Center today. Thank you Denver United Way and Colorado 2-1-1!
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I was visiting with Adam Lerner, Director and Chief Animator of the Museum of Contemporary Art Denver. The MCA Denver has had a big impact on the art world with its fresh approach to programming, and it is located in a large city with a vibrant art scene.
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DECEMBER 6, 2009
This post was written by Jaime Kopke , the founder/director of the Denver Community Museum , a pop-up community-generated institution that ran from Oct 2008-April 2009. The Denver Community Museum (DCM) was a grassroots operation in almost every sense.
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OCTOBER 26, 2007
Why are we not all over Cell phones for organizing » October 26, 2007 | Denver OpenMedia : 27 minute show There are some great overviews in this video. Denver openmedia is thinking of the way public access is getting changed by web2.0. Link: | Denver OpenMedia. Denver openmedia is thinking of the way public access is getting changed by web2.0. Link: | Denver OpenMedia. NetCentric Advocacy Advocacy Strategy for the Age of Connectivity.
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AUGUST 28, 2013
Earlier in 2013, I was amazed to visit one of the new “Studio” spaces at the Denver Art Museum. The Denver Art Museum is no stranger to community collaborations, but we’ve been dipping in our toe a little more deeply when it comes to developing permanent participatory installations.
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Denver Nonprofit Institute. Denver Nonprofit Institute. Nonprofit Learning Lab / Denver, CO / $90. PEAK Grantmaking / Denver, CO / $1320. It's finally here!
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Northeast Denver Housing Center (NDHC) creates sustainable, healthy housing opportunities for underserved households in Denver, Colorado, through outreach, education, and affordable housing development.
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This week, the Denver Art Museum (DAM) opened a new temporary exhibition called The Psychedelic Experience , featuring rock posters from San Francisco in the heyday of Bill Graham and electric kool-aid.
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Denver Nonprofit Institute. Denver Nonprofit Institute. Nonprofit Learning Lab / Denver, CO / $90. Council for Advancement and Support of Education (CASE) / Denver, CO / $1,350. It's finally here!
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Nonprofit Leadership Alliance / Denver, CO / $525. Nonprofit Learning Lab / Denver, CO / $90. Thousands of nonprofit pros rely on our annual Best Nonprofit Conferences Calendar to discover skill-building, strategy-slaying, network-enhancing nonprofit events.
VisionLink
SEPTEMBER 20, 2010
Kudos to the United Way of Denver and their Colorado 2-1-1 partners. We are pleased to support their work with our Community Operating System (formerly Tapestry) and wanted to do a shout out about their excellent reporting.
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Last week, we attended a Tech4Good forum in Denver, CO to learn even more about infographics. Visual thinking has become a way of life and Infographics are the perfect tool for this new trend.
Vertex Systems
SEPTEMBER 2, 2011
Vertex Systems is excited to announce that we’ll be exhibiting at The Arc National Convention 2011 in Denver from September 17th through the 19th! We look forward to connecting with others in the intellectual and developmental disability community at this … Continue reading →
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JULY 20, 2012
Last week VisionLink had the pleasure of attending the N4A “Answers on Aging” Annual Conference & Tradeshow in our neighboring city of Denver.
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OCTOBER 19, 2015
Denver Zoo. The Denver Zoo raised more than $60,000 for the SNUGG – a Safe Nurturing Upright Gateway for Giraffes, which is a large, padded, weatherproof chute that zookeepers can secure giraffes in for medical care and other procedures.
VisionLink
SEPTEMBER 13, 2013
Impact areas include in the foothills and plains around Boulder, parts of Denver, Longmont, Greeley, Lyons, Estes Park, Colorado Springs, and many other communities. Today the status of "disaster area" came home.
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Denver, Colorado: Denver: QuickBooks Made Easy. Denver, Colorado: Denver: QuickBooks Made Easy. Denver, Colorado: Denver: QuickBooks Made Easy. What if there was a place for your nonprofit to get free technology support from local experts?
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Denver mobile technology company acquired, plans to grow – New York City-based marketing technology company Verve Mobile acquired Denver-based Roximity, which helps brands reach people when they’re inside stores. Crisis Text Line gets $23.8
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JUNE 19, 2012
Tech4Good Denver hosted an excellent and extremely informative group panel who shared true and tested content strategies when designing or managing your nonprofit’s website. Is your nonprofit looking for ways to improve your website and increase traffic?
ASU Lodestar Center
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Just days after we rang in the new year, a storm blew through Denver, Colorado. I am so grateful to the over 150 people who donated to get us to Denver, especially those who continuously support our students each year. by Anne Kotleba, Program Coordinator, Nonprofit Leadership Alliance.
VisionLink
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This week, I attended a wonderful Denver Tech4Good session on how nonprofits can make their websites more usable and easier to navigate. This is important because the more people are able to use your site, the more they will learn about your cause, donate, and give support.
VisionLink
MAY 3, 2012
This year is also the 125th anniversary of United Way , which began in Denver, Colorado, in 1887, right in our back yard. The UW Community Leaders Conference is under way right now in Nashville, TN. Participants include leaders from the private sector, elected officials, other non-profit organizations, and of course local United Ways across America. The focus? On how organizations can work together to make change happen in communities through strengthening education, income and health.
AFP Blog
MARCH 4, 2013
Denver’s HomeAdvisor is taking a different approach. 4 ways startups are setting themselves apart at SXSW | SmartBlogs SmartBlogs : Rides: Giving rides is a gracious and appreciated gesture. When you’re running between panels or meetings and one is at Sheraton at noon and the other at the Hyatt at 1:45, there’s no relying on the bus system. Or cabs for that matter.
Museum 2.0
SEPTEMBER 7, 2016
Registration info TBA October 19, 2016: Denver, CO at the Ellie Kaulkins Studio Loft for NAMP Regional Workshop, 3-5pm - Free! Co-pilot sadly not attending these events. One of the basic criteria for relevance has to do with effort.
Beneblog: Technology Meets Society
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One year ago, on June 28, 2013, at a diplomatic conference in Marrakesh, Morocco, the World Intellectual Property Organization ( WIPO ) agreed on a historic international copyright exception for people with print disabilities.
VisionLink
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Our Strategic Advantage team, led by Lois Ann Porter, will be assisting with planning, materials, and implementation for their very first Academy to be held in Denver, this coming October. We are very pleased to announce another new customer among the VisionLink network, Complete College America.
TechImpact
NOVEMBER 12, 2014
Check out this example from Denver Rescue Mission. Storytelling and social media – these terms have certainly been thrown around a lot this year! Are they just empty buzzwords, or actual tools that can help your nonprofit raise money online? I firmly believe in the latter.
Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media
OCTOBER 27, 2011
Finally, I was lucky enough to attend my first “roundup” in 2001 in Denver as the NTC was called in those days. That’s where I met Holly Ross. Rob Stuart shared my birthday, Jan. But we also shared more than that – the nonprofit technology field.
Connection Cafe
DECEMBER 8, 2011
Here are a few of my own personal best-ofs: the top three cheese-steaks in Philadelphia (Cosmi's, Jim's, John's Roast Pork), the best green chile in Denver (Santiago's, Benny's, Las Delicias), and the top breakfast tacos in Austin (Tamale House, Tacodeli, Mi Madre). Author: Dimitri Lundquist. I love "best-of" lists, and I love making them.
Museum 2.0
NOVEMBER 30, 2011
There was Jaime Kopke's Denver Community Museum , which existed for nine months in a Denver storefront in 2008-9 to celebrate visitors' creations. Pop-Up Museum [n]: a short-term institution existing in a temporary space.
John Haydon
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Jessica Ghawi, 24, of Denver; aspiring sports journalist. Matt McQuinn, 27, of Denver; who died shielding his girlfriend. Teves, 24, of Phoenix; earned master’s degree in counseling psychology in June from University of Denver. Image from MetNews.org.
Museum 2.0
MARCH 16, 2012
I have a personal connection to this report, which was produced by the Denver Art Museum after a multi-year project developing meaningful connections with young adults. Two great museumy reports to brighten your weekend: TrendsWatch 2012.
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AUGUST 23, 2012
Note from Beth: I missed out on the Olympics in London this year while I was traveling in Cambodia. While the world acclaimed sports event was taking place in London, the Gay Chorus Olympics was taking place in Denver. Flickr Photo - Of Small Things.
Museum 2.0
MAY 31, 2011
I was joined by Lori Fogarty (ED of the Oakland Museum of California), Adam Lerner (ED and Chief Animator of the Museum of Contemporary Art Denver), and Beck Tench (Director for Innovation and Digital Engagement at the Museum of Life and Science).
Connection Cafe
FEBRUARY 16, 2011
February 22 | Washington, DC February 24 | New York, NY March 1 | Boston, MA March 8 | Seattle, WA March 10 | San Francisco, CA March 16 | Denver, CO Author: Convio is coming to a city near you! Come one, come all! Convio is setting up shop in a city near you—a workshop to be specific. We're hosting a free Nonprofit Success Workshop in cities across the country and right now we have February and March all set!
Mobile Commons
JUNE 22, 2012
At a recent pizza party in Denver, Colorado, Working America members got a chance to meet like-minded activists and share ideas. Working America is a national organization that represents working families on a wide variety of issues. Some of those issues are national. But some – from unemployment in New Mexico to union rights in Ohio – are highly local.
Have Fun - Do Good
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Bloggers (like me) in Austin, Chicago, Denver, Los Angeles, New York, Portland, San Francisco, the Twin Citites, Washington DC, and Canada are volunteering to post a couple times a month about WorldChanging projects, ideas and people in their city.
Museum 2.0
DECEMBER 21, 2011
This year, I've seen everything from heartfelt solicitations ( Young Playwrights Theater ) to surreal pop culture singalongs ( MCA Denver ) to impressively-produced, collaborative, yet poignant pop culture singalongs ( Detroit Science Center , which closed one month after this video was released).
Museum 2.0
DECEMBER 26, 2012
In that spirit, I offer a few things that have excited me in recent weeks: The MCA Denver Holiday Video is out, and it is very, very good. I have felt in the past that some of the MCA's holiday videos were a bit too pretentious, but this year's edition is full of joy and a message that really reflects what they do in Denver.
Mobile Commons
JANUARY 27, 2015
Brad Dolian, mobile marketing manager at Cabela’s in Denver, explained that their efforts laid a “good foundation via text,” so that they wouldn’t “have a dependency on an app.” If your brand is using text messaging to reach out to consumers, there are two basic premises to be aware of.
NTEN
APRIL 15, 2013
Full notes here (325 kb) A sketchnoting, er, note: I did very rough notes in the session, and then drew this up on a protracted bumpy descent into Denver.
Tech Soup Blog
DECEMBER 6, 2010
Beautiful Denver, Colorado, USA. I work for CiviCore , but I am an active board member on several Denver-area nonprofits, including Urban Peak , the Colorado Nonprofit Development Center , the Deming Center for Entrepreneurship , and the Boulder Philharmonic Orchestra. Dave Ryan has long been a lurker in the TechSoup forums and we thought it was high time we pulled him out and let you all know a little more about him and his nonprofit work! Name, title, and TechSoup username.
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