This month on VOICES Radio Hour — Friday, April 11 at 6pm on KDNK — we hear from women in the Roaring Fork Valley, including Allison Alexander, who are living life sober, and learn what makes that journey a challenge, as well as a joy. On a recent midwestern trip home, my aunt gave me […]
Allison Alexander
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Philanthropy — where to begin?
Giving season is just around the corner. At this time of year, many of us are considering how we might want to give back to organizations that help improve our community. Some already have a list that they give to year after year. For others, whether they have just relocated or are just beginning to […]
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Philanthropy is for everyone
Philanthropy is a powerful word that can connote foundations making grants or wealthy individuals giving money to the “less fortunate,” leaving some members of our community feeling as though being philanthropic is for “other people.” In reality, philanthropy is for everyone. Grantmaking and being a “philanthropist” are just aspects of a much larger concept.The word […]
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Local arts symposium ponders familiar challenges
On a springish morning, May 2, arts organizations from throughout the Valley convened for the first-ever State of the Arts Symposium at TACAW. The event was organized by Amy Kimberly, former executive director of Carbondale Arts, as part of her Change Leader project with Colorado Creative Industries. Kimberly told The Sopris Sun she hopes the […]