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Latest Episodes:

Healthy Soils – Healthy Communities: Supporting Local Agriculture Apr 19, 2019

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Community Foundation Boulder County is marking Earth Day with a conversation about regenerative agriculture with guests Philip Taylor of Mad Agriculture and Marcus McCauley of McCauley Family Farm & Ranch. Hosted by foundation trustee, Jim Williams, your Community Foundation brings a different community topic to you each month on KGNU’s “A Public Affair.”

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Boulder County’s LGBTQ community Mar 18, 2019

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Host Jim Williams discusses the assets and challenges within Boulder County’s LGBTQ community. Special guests include representatives from your Community Foundation’s Open Door Fund grantees: Mardi Moore (she/her/hers), Executive Director, OUT Boulder County; Michael Chifalo (he/him/his), LGBT Program Specialist, Boulder County Area Agency on Aging; and Tabitha Farrar, Operations Director, Medicine Horse Program.

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Boulder County’s Philanthropic Landscape Feb 26, 2019

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This month on our radio show, we’re updating listeners about the status of fundraising at local nonprofits, and checking in on the potential impacts of tax reform and other external factors. Join our expert guests – including Board Chair Leslie Allen, who co-founded Front Range Source, and CPA and former foundation trustee Patricia Nielsen – in a conversation hosted by Jim Williams, a current foundation trustee.

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Mentorship in Boulder County Jan 28, 2019

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January is National Mentoring month, and host Jim Williams is joined by Liz Hernandez-Garcia, a freshman at Front Range, who has joined the Latinx Excellence, Achievement, and Development Scholars (LEADS) program for Latinx students on campus, obtaining a mentor and focusing on her culture and experiences as an asset to leadership development.

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Philanthropy in the Entrepreneurial Sector Dec 14, 2018

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In a timely discussion about philanthropy in the entrepreneurial sector, our host Jim Williams leads a lively discussion featuring software engineer and entrepreneur Josh Forman, an Engineering Director at a cryptocurrency startup; Dean Leggingwell, an author, serial entrepreneur, and software development methodologist; and Matt Zwiebel, Director of the Community Foundation’s Pledge 1% Colorado program. Learn more about the exciting work of Pledge 1% Colorado, and the impact of other philanthropic efforts by local entrepreneurs.

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Holocaust by Bullets Exhibit Nov 26, 2018

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Host Jim Williams discusses the Holocaust by Bullets exhibit now open to the public at the Boulder JCC. The Holocaust by Bullets Exhibit focuses on the history of the Holocaust by Bullets–the mass shootings of Jews and others that took place throughout Eastern Europe by the Nazi mobile killing units from 1941 to 1944–and the mechanisms of mass violence generally. It pays homage to the memories of the victims while seeking to promote a proactive movement against genocide.

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Equity in Education Oct 19, 2018

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This month on our radio show, listen to a discussion about equity issues in education, and ideas about what’s needed to support individual students and create systemic changes. Our host Jim Williams – a trustee of the Community Foundation and Dean Emeritus of University Libraries at CU Boulder – will be joined by Dr. Kathy Escamilla, a professor at the CU Boulder School of Education, and project director of the BUENO Center for Multicultural Education. Her research centers on educational issues related to Spanish-speaking minority students in U.S. schools.

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2020 Census and Boulder County Sep 19, 2018

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This month, our host Jim Williams – a trustee of the Community Foundation and Dean Emeritus of University Libraries at CU Boulder – discussed the 2020 Census with Amanda Gonzalez, Executive Director of Colorado Common Cause. It may seem premature to discuss a topic that’s a year-and-a-half away, but it turns out there’s lots to understand – now – about what the Census is used for, how the data is collected, and what’s at stake.

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Serving the visually impaired in Boulder County Aug 24, 2018

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Community Foundation Boulder County welcomes Kim Ann Ward, Assistant Director of Audio Information Network Colorado, and tactile artist Ann Cunningham. Along with our host Jim Williams and Audio Information Network listeners, they discuss the experience of blind and visually impaired community members and how they access information.

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Challenges faced by our LGBTQ community Jun 22, 2018

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This month – in light of the recent Masterpiece Bakery v. Colorado Civil Rights Commission ruling – we’ll be discussing the effects of the ruling, the persistent challenges faced by our LGBTQ community, and how to better support marginalized family members, friends, and neighbors. Joining host Jim Williams, a member of our Board of Trustees, is Mardi Moore, Executive Director of Out Boulder County, and psychologist Glenda Russell, who has conducted research on the psychological impact of political events on marginalized populations, and psychological resilience in the face of political attacks.

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