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Experience Wonder Wherever You Go

SCFD's 2023 annual report, Wonder Wherever You Go, is now available online! Learn more about SCFD's impact in 2023: $84 million in grants to nearly 300 organizations and a series of grantee spotlights that highlight the excellent work of SCFD's funded partners to provide culture for all. Click the video below for just a preview of the wonder between the pages of SCFD's annual report.

SCFD Stakeholder Engagement Process Approved

Recently, the SCFD Board of Directors approved a framework for collecting the input the district will need from stakeholders and supporters to chart a vision for the district’s future. Over the next few years, we will conduct research and engage with SCFD stakeholders to gather feedback and build consensus on the right framework to carry the district into its next 30 years. View the approved stakeholder engagement process and stay tuned for updates on our website here.

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 

County Cultural Council Openings

Each SCFD county has a county cultural council made up of volunteers who live in that county and are appointed by either their board of county commissioners or city council. Council members review grant applications from Tier III organizations and make funding decisions, which are then reviewed by the board of county commissioners or city council and approved by the SCFD board of directors. There are several openings:

Boulder County Cultural Council: The Boulder County Cultural Council is currently recruiting to fill two council seats. Applicants need to be 18 years old or older and live in Boulder County. Interested applicants can learn more and apply here or contact Aleta Sherman, the Boulder County Cultural Council Liaison, at asherman@bouldercounty.gov.

Resources for Good

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 Matusiak (Jannett@Collaborativescfd.org) and Beverly Wu (beverly@collaborativescfd.org) if you would like to attend the events below.

Volunteer Roundtable

Tuesday, October 22, 2024 | 3:00 – 4:30pm

Swallow Hill Music

71 E Yale Ave, Denver, CO 80210

Please join The Collaborative at its upcoming Fall Volunteer Roundtable. This is an opportunity to chat about volunteer initiatives and efforts. Bring yourself, discussion topics, and questions!

Education Roundtable

Tuesday, November 19, 2024 | 3:00 – 4:30pm

Lakewood Heritage Culture & the Arts

801 S Yarrow Street, Lakewood, CO 80226

Please join the Collaborative for the last Education Roundtable of the year. This is an opportunity for educators and education coordinators to have the opportunity to connect and share updates and ideas in person.

Volunteer Roundtable

Monday, December 9, 2024 | 11:00am – 12:30pm

Clyfford Still Museum

1250 Bannock St, Denver, CO 80204

Please join The Collaborative for the last Volunteer Roundtable in 2024! This is an opportunity to chat about volunteer initiatives and efforts. Bring yourself, discussion topics, and questions!

CU's English Internship Program Seeks Community Mentors

The CU English Internship program currently seeks new community partners to serve as mentors to students for the upcoming fall 2024 term (though partnerships often develop into longer-term relationships). Each participating student is matched with a community organization based on interests and abilities. The intern works with the site supervisor at the organization or online for 120 hours (often 10 hours/week for 12 weeks) and attends bi-weekly Career Development seminars. Each internship runs for a single semester. The interns receive 3 course credits for their work. The English Department offers both compensated and uncompensated opportunities. 

These students flourish in a diverse range of professional fields; many of them have strengths in copywriting, research, editing, analyzing complex information, creative thinking, cultural literacy, and persuasive writing. For more information, or to partner with the program, please contact Rachael Simonetta.

Submit Denver Arts Week Events and Deals

Even though summer hasn’t come to an official end, it’s already time to think about Denver Arts Week, happening November 1-10! Please submit events and deals to the Denver Arts Week site. By submitting events, they will be displayed and promoted throughout VISIT DENVER’s Denver Arts Week marketing campaign. Participation is FREE, and you can submit as many events and deals as you’d like!

What is Denver Arts Week?

• Now in its 18th year, Denver Arts Week is a celebration of all things arts & culture in The Mile High City.
• Features more than 400 events throughout the city and metro area.
• Spanning all arts and cultural genres including visual arts, performing arts, film and literature, music and more.
• Promoted via extensive local and regional marketing campaigns that link to the Denver Arts Week website.

Questions? Please email Abby Schirmacher at aschirmacher@visitdenver.com. 

New Staff? Make Sure They're Signed Up for SCFD Email Communications!

As the 2024 grant cycle continues, please ensure that any new staff at your organization who might be involved with SCFD funds signs up for our email communications. We send regular updates to organizations by Tier regarding grant deadlines, trainings and more.

"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 giving 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. 

We welcome all funded partners to join us in elevating the value of SCFD. Need ideas or content? Check out our Communicators Toolkit.

Hat Tip to Lakewood Cultural Center

A special thank you to Lakewood Cultural Center for their Facebook shoutout to SCFD!

Register your Free Days with Us

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

News from the Board

October Board Meeting

The next meeting of the SCFD Board of Directors will be held virtually at 1 p.m. on October 24, 2024. Get information for joining meetings and see the full calendar of 2024 board meetings.

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