SCFD 2022 Annual Report to the Community: Photo and Video Submissions due July 11 at 4 p.m.



SCFD's 2022 Report to the Community is our chance to illustrate how SCFD-funded organizations inspire wonder in the lives of residents across the district. We need your awesome (or awe-inspiring) photos and video clips to help us tell this story!



Please use this link to provide us with your beautiful, compelling, high-quality photos or video clips by July 11. As a general rule of thumb, it's best if photo assets are at least 500 KB and video assets are at least 720p. If you're not sure about the specific resolution of your content, go ahead and submit it anyway. Please submit credits and captions as appropriate. 

Know an organization that’s right for SCFD?

Eligibility applications for organizations new to SCFD are now open. Please share with other organizations who you’d like to see join our family. Organizations can learn more about SCFD eligibility here. And, mark your calendars, the Eligibility Open House will be held on August 9, 2023! Applications close on September 14, 2023. 

(Please note: No currently funded organization is required to complete this – new organizations only).

What you need, when you need it

Just a friendly reminder that we are continuing to add information, tutorials, grant deadlines, and other important details to pages dedicated to your tier of partnership with the district. Please use these resources to help answer your questions. 

Tier I | Tier II | Tier III 

Save the Date: 2023 Engage-Empower-Connect Summit

SCFD, Denver Botanic Gardens and The Collaborative of the SCFD are proud to present the 2023 Engage-Empower-Connect Summit, which returns once again on September 19, 2023 at Denver Botanic Gardens.



This free summit will bring together experts to present panel discussions on best practices and trends for a range of nonprofit management topics. These sessions will be followed by an engaging keynote speech and happy hour reception.

Stay tuned for more details about event registration and session schedules.

Resources for Good

Attend "How to be an Anti-Racist Organization #10"

Join Denver Arts and Venues for the tenth installment of the “How to Be an Anti-Racist Organization with Dwinita and Tariana” speaker series on Wednesday, July 19. This virtual, moderated panel discussion with Tariana Navas-Nieves, Denver Arts & Venues Director of Cultural Affairs, and Dwinita Mosby-Tyler, Chief Catalyst of the Equity Project LLC, will be hosted on Zoom. Learn more and register here.

The Local Vocals of ASCENT: A Boulder Soundwalk

This summer, hit the trail with the Ars Nova Singers! Scott Carpenter Park in Boulder, Colorado is now home to a free, immersive musical experience known as “ASCENT: A Boulder Soundwalk”, which pairs the local landscape with the beautiful vocals of the Ars Nova Singers, conducted by Artistic Director Tom Morgan.

In 2022, the Boulder choral group was approached by composer, Divya Maus, to collaborate on a public soundwalk experience. Maus had composed music for soundwalks in both Los Angeles and Denver and was inspired to create an experience based on Boulder, one of the places she called home when she was growing up. Maus composed music for the experience that summer, and Ars Nova recorded each piece in October. Then, after the editing and mixing process was completed in February, Maus painstakingly uploaded each recording onto the Echoes app, pairing them with their corresponding locations in the park in real time as she walked. In March of 2023, ASCENT: A Boulder Soundwalk in Scott Carpenter Park came to life. 

By downloading the Echoes app on a GPS-enabled device (you can even scan the QR code above to do so), listeners can embark on a self-guided musical journey through the park all summer long. There are three choral movements and fifteen short “sound bubbles” in different locations to explore, each based upon the natural surroundings. 

Applications are Open for the Nonprofit Infrastructure Grant Program

The Department of Local Affairs in Colorado has launched the Nonprofit Infrastructure Grant Program for small, community-based nonprofits providing service to communities who have been historically underrepresented, underserved or under-resourced. The program aims to support infrastructure and capacity-building by providing funds for strategic planning, professional development and technology. Applications will be open to eligible nonprofits with budgets between $150,000 and $2,000,000 until August 31, 2023. Interested applicants should contact their geographically appointed Regional Access Partner for additional information and submit applications directly through them. Learn more here. 

Roundtables from The Collaborative of the SCFD

The Collaborative of the SCFD hosts Roundtables, Trainings and Networking events, which are open to all SCFD Tiers. Please RSVP to Jannett@Collaborativescfd.org if you would like to attend any events below.

• Education Roundtable: Thursday, August 3; 3:00 - 4:30 p.m.

Join other educators from SCFD-funded organizations at the Denver Museum of Nature & Science to discuss the upcoming school year, goals, collaboration possibilities and anything else you'd like to share. This meeting will be in person in the 3rd Floor Community Room, with a virtual option.

• Volunteer Coordinators Roundtable

Network with other SCFD-funded organizations around volunteer coordination by sharing strategies, successes, challenges and ways to incorporate EDIA work into volunteer programs at the following sessions:

a. Wednesday, September 20; 2:30 - 4:00 p.m. at Wings Over the Rockies

b. Tuesday, December 5; 2:30 - 4:00 p.m. at Swallow Hill Music

Colorado Privacy Act

The Attorney General’s Office will be providing additional information about the Colorado Privacy Act and how it affects nonprofits. You can sign up for updates on the Colorado Privacy Act here. And, stay tuned for more information about an upcoming training with the Colorado Nonprofit Association and the Attorney General’s Office! 

SCFD welcomes Christine Fiedler

The SCFD team is thrilled to welcome new Program Officer, Christine Fiedler. A passionate advocate for equal rights, Christine has dedicated her career in fundraising to support nonprofits such as Colorado Cross-Disability Coalition, Justice-Speaks, Free Speech TV, Foothills Art Center and Denver Kids, Inc. She enjoys gardening, traveling, snowboarding and attending as many live music, theatrical and cultural events as possible. Meet Christine.

"Elevating the SCFD" Shout Out

As part of our ongoing work with you to help raise the profile of the SCFD for residents across the metro area, we’ll be adding a hat tip to organizations who have found a way to include SCFD in their outreach. The goal is to highlight all the ways your organization can help. 

Hat Tip to Northglenn Arts



A special thank you to Northglenn Arts for their newsletter shoutout. We welcome all funded partners to join us in elevating the value of the SCFD. Please take a look at the resources we’ve developed to help. 



Register your Free Days with us

If you have days, programs, or events to share with the public, you can submit them for inclusion on the SCFD website. This is typically the most visited page on our site. Submit your Free Days.