From all of us at SCFD, I want to wish you a very happy new year! I am looking forward to seeing the amazing collaborations, unique programming, and other impacts on district residents our funded partners have in store for this year. It’s exciting to know that there is a whole calendar year of Culture For All ahead! Here at SCFD, we have a lot of important work in store as we kick off our stakeholder engagement process and continue our ongoing organizational development work. I want to share a couple of updates on both those fronts:

SCFD Staff Onboarded GBSM Team

In December, SCFD staff met with the GBSM project team to provide an SCFD overview and begin discussions about the upcoming stakeholder engagement process. Staff went over SCFD history, grant processes, communications, and more to give the team at GBSM a comprehensive look at SCFD as it currently stands. We then began visioning conversations about what we hope to learn from the upcoming stakeholder engagement process.

Look Ahead: Opportunities to Engage

The GBSM project team is starting the stakeholder engagement process with Phase 1, Research & Landscape Analysis this month. I want to give you a heads up that there will be a couple of opportunities to engage in the process as it continues later this year with Phase 2, a district-wide listening tour. Please stay tuned for additional information in our newsletters and on our Road to Reauthorization webpage.  

Engage With Us

Share Your 2026 Free Days!

As you finalize your calendars for new year, don't forget to submit your free admission opportunities to the Free Days calendar here. This is one of our most popular webpages, and we'd love to help spread the word about your events!

Seeking County Cultural Council Members

There are three openings on the Adams County Cultural Council. Interested applicants can learn more about the council here.

There are four openings on the Douglas County Cultural Council - two in District 1 and two in District 3. Interested applicants can learn more and apply here.

There are openings on the Broomfield County Cultural Council. Interested applicants can learn more and apply here.

What you need, when you need it

Just a friendly reminder that we continually add information, tutorials, grant deadlines, and other important details to pages dedicated to your tier of partnership with the district. Of note, 2026 grant process calendars are now available on each of the webpages below. Please use these resources to help answer your questions. 

Tier I | Tier II | Tier III 

Updated Materials Available in the Communicator's Toolkit

Calling all communicators! There are updated materials available in SCFD's Communicator's Toolkit, from newsletter blurbs to social media graphics and more. Please take a look and plug these into your ongoing communications about SCFD. We need your help to remind district residents that it's thanks to their support that culture is available and accessible to all here in the district. Please reach out to emma@scfd.org with any questions.

Tune into the SCFD Wonder-Cast with Kin Quitugua

In the upcoming episode of the SCFD Wonder-Cast, meet Kin Quitugua, Master Falconer at HawkQuest in Douglas County! This episode will drop on the afternoon of Wednesday, January 7. You can listen to it here.

Does someone at your organization have a wonder-inspiring program or an interesting day-in-the-life to share? Reach out to emma@scfd.org to pitch a podcast interview.

Resources for Good

SCFD Discount: Colorado Symphony's New York City Tour Sendoff Concert

The Colorado Symphony is headed to New York to represent Denver and Colorado at two of the world’s most prestigious music venues—Radio City Music Hall and Carnegie Hall. This milestone marks the orchestra’s first New York tour in more than 50 years and will reach approximately 15,000 attendees across three performances.

In celebration, the Colorado Symphony is delighted to invite local nonprofit partners to experience the complete Carnegie Hall program in a special one-night-only performance at Boettcher Concert Hall on January 27, 2026. Tickets are just $10 with the code SCFDNY26. Reserve your discounted ticket here.

News from the Board

February Board Meeting

The next meeting of the SCFD Board of Directors will be hosted virtually at 1:00 p.m. on February 26, 2026. Get information for joining meetings.

News You Can Use

• Did you know you can stay up to date on all things SCFD more than just once a month through our newsletter? Check out our News You Can Use webpage!

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