Gay & Lesbian Fund Honors Six Colorado Groups for Taking a Stand on Equality
Colorado Springs, Colo. – The Gay & Lesbian Fund for Colorado has honored six Colorado individuals and organizations with the 2009 Advancing Equality Awards to recognize their commitment to creating an inclusive and equal environment for all people. Honorees have each received … more >>

Award Program Promotes Equality, Shares Spirit of Philanthropy
[Colorado Springs, Colo.] The nomination process for the Gay & Lesbian Fund for Colorado’s Advancing Equality Award program is open to the public for the first time this year. The awards are given to organizations and individuals that demonstrate a commitment to making Colorado a more equal, welcoming, and … more >>

National Philanthropy Day in Colorado Honors Fund’s Philanthropic Contributions
[Colorado Springs, Colo.] The Gay & Lesbian Fund for Colorado has been named the 2009 Outstanding Foundation by National Philanthropy Day in Colorado. Every year, National Philanthropy Day honors individuals, organizations, foundations, businesses, and corporations for their exceptional and impactful philanthropic and volunteer contributions in Colorado.
The award … more >>

Colorado College has awarded Mary Lou Makepeace, executive director of the Gay & Lesbian Fund for Colorado, with its annual Community Diversity Award. The award recognized Makepeace for her exemplary commitment to community service and to making Colorado Springs a better place for all to live. She was honored alongside Thomas Bennett, Jr. at the … more >>

Dusti Gurule, director of Denver’s Latina Initiative has received a national award in recognition of her work to promote leadership among Colorado’s Latinas. Gurule is one of 21 leaders selected for their accomplishments. She will be honored at the annual “21 Leaders for the 21st Century” gala, sponsored by Women’s eNews.org in New York City on May … more >>

During dinner, the boys snort and laugh for quite a while when one of them says “poo poo.” Later, they dramatically practice rolling their R’s, an important skill in their bilingual elementary school.
When not toiling to extinguish little-boy-related fires, the parents talk about baptisms and church functions, about their sons’ saints and their Catholic school, … more >>

In 2009, the City of Durango joined the growing list of cities and counties across Colorado that now extend employee health insurance benefits to domestic partners of employees.  The city joins several Durango nonprofit organizations that, in 2008, had demonstrated their commitment to greater inclusion by modifying their organizational nondiscrimination policies to include both sexual … more >>

The Gay & Lesbian Fund for Colorado announced that it distributed more than $1.7 million in grants to Colorado non-gay nonprofit organizations last year. The philanthropy group’s donations supported programs that promote arts and culture, civic engagement initiatives, healthy families, and public broadcasting.

Of the total grant-related funds donated in 2008, 32 percent was given to arts … more >>