Milestones in Creating Culture for All

2024 has been a landmark year for many of our funded partners, marking anniversaries of service to our community and corresponding programming to celebrate! The below organizations have uplifted arts, culture, and science in our region by exposing residents to the power of song, nature, dance, storytelling, history, theatre, and cultural exchange. Happy anniversary to:

• Colorado Symphony, 100 Years
• Filipino-American Community of Colorado, 70 Years
• Symphony of the Rockies/Arapahoe Philharmonic, 70th Season
• Thorne Nature Experience, 70 Years
• Colorado Children's Chorale, 50 Years
• Philippine American Society of Colorado, 40 Years
• Cherry Creek Chorale, 45th Season
• Phamaly Theatre Company, 35 Years
• Bluff Lake Nature Center, 30 Years - The organization will be breaking ground on a new welcome center in January 2025 to kick off the next 30 years. Stay tuned on their social media for more details.
• The Bug Theatre, 30 Years
• Wings Over the Rockies, 30 Years
• A Child's Song, 25 Years
• Lemon Sponge Cake Contemporary Ballet, 25 Years
• Boulder Chamber Orchestra, 20th Season - Celebrate with BCO at its 20th anniversary Carnegie Hall performance on May 18, 2025.
• Boulder International Film Festival, 20 Years
• Denver Chorale, 15 Years – Celebrate 15 years of community engagement and singing with the group's fall concert, "Disney Dreams" on November 9 and 10.
• Flamenco Denver, 10 Years
• SeriesFest, 10 Years

Did we miss your organization's 2024 anniversary? Submit it to emma@scfd.org for inclusion in the final newsletter of 2024.

Engage With Us

SCFD Welcomes Program Officer, Kirsten Lang

We are excited to welcome new Program Officer, Kirsten Lang, to the SCFD team! She brings over 8 years of experience in nonprofit programming and grant administration to the position and was formerly the founding program administrator for the Diversity in the Arts Internship. Meet Kirsten.

County Cultural Council Openings - Support the exciting arts, culture, and science programs in your own backyard!

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:

Adams County Cultural Council: The Adams County Cultural Councils is seeking to fill three council seats for 2025. Interested applicants can learn more and apply here by December 15 or contact Zoe Ocampo, the Adams County Cultural Council Liaison, at zocampo@adcogov.org with questions.

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.

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 

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 Brianna Firestone (Brianna@CollaborativeSCFD.org) if you would like to attend the events below.

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!

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.

Save the Date: Communications Committee Breakfast

Calling all communicators! The SCFD Communications Committee will convene on December 5, 2024 at the SCFD Office from 9:00 - 10:30 a.m. Join us to discuss updates to the Communicators Toolkit, SCFD's 2025 strategic communications objectives, and network with fellow communicators. If you would like to be added to the Communications Committee email list for more information, please email emma@scfd.org.

"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 Denver Museum of Nature & Science

A special thank you to Denver Museum of Nature & Science for this unique shout-out to SCFD in their 2023 Gratitude Report:

Submit Your 2025 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, and we need your dates for 2025! Submit your 2025 Free Days. 

News from the Board

November Board Meeting

The next meeting of the SCFD Board of Directors will be held virtually at 1 p.m. on November 21, 2024. Get information for joining meetings and see the full calendar of 2024 board meetings.

Other 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! In recent news:

• SCFD Board of Directors Approves $14 Million in Grants to Tier III Organizations