The Vail Valley Partnership, the valley’s chamber of commerce, celebrates the best of the local business community with its success awards. Most of the winners were selected by a committee of former winners, but a couple of winners were honored …
We launched the leadership and social impact fund, Elevar, to provide a continuum of support to emerging Latino leaders who have gone through other community leadership programs to continue their journey and further advance power and voice in leadership roles …
Dan Godec is appointed as its new chairman. Founder Mike Rushmore stepped down as chairman of the board of directors after serving in the role since the organization got its start in 2015. Susie Davis, Ryan Kipp, and Jeff Malehorn are …
Eagle County partners celebrate launch of mobile clearinghouse program. The MIRA RV is a rolling clearinghouse for services available in Eagle County. Examples include basic health education and screenings, application support for public assistance programs, food resources, workforce development, early-childhood education …
The Eagle Valley Community Foundation selects Melina Valsecia as its executive director. Valsecia has managed MIRA (Mobile Intercultural Resource Alliance), a partnership program with Eagle Valley Community Foundation, since 2018. “The entire board is proud of the work that Melina …
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In 2014, Our Community Foundation (OCF) was capitalized with $25,000 to fund early legal expenses and build awareness of the idea. In the summer of 2015, OCF received the letter of determination qualifying the organization as a 501c3 charitable organization. …
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In September 2015, OCF was invited to partner with Advisory Board member Beth Slifer to sponsor a bi-annual gathering of Eagle County nonprofit leaders. That gathering now includes over 100 community leaders and facilitates awareness and collaboration across organizations and …
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The original members of the Board of Directors include Chair Mike Rushmore, Bill Jensen, Seth Ehrlich and Jeremy Reitmann. In July 2016, the Board of Directors was expanded from four members to six members with the addition of Ron Davis …
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AmeriCorps VISTA Several local non-profits are fighting poverty but are under-resourced. With funding from the Corporation for National and Community Service, EVCF established a scalable AmeriCorps VISTA program in Eagle County. OCF’s AmeriCorps VISTA program places National Service within local …
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We welcomed five new AmeriCorps VISTAs to the valley. Our current AmeriCorps VISTA members are hard at work serving within EVCF, the Eagle River Valley Food Bank, the Vail Valley Salvation Army and the Eagle River Watershed Council. The AmeriCorps …
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