The Reach
On The Reach blog, we highlight individuals and organizations from MFF’s network who are tackling some of today’s biggest challenges. In our bimonthly newsletter, also called The Reach, we share these posts and other resources in order to create an ongoing conversation with our readers. Check out our email campaign archive here and subscribe below to keep up with our latest news.
Courage Money: A Guide to Becoming a Venture Philanthropist
Courage Money: A Guide to Becoming a Venture Philanthropist by Carrie Morgridge is hot off the press at MFF Publishing.
Change Please Coffee: according to Andy Magel
Change Please Coffee is what is known as an “employment social enterprise.” They began in 2015 as a single retail coffee cart in Covent Garden, London, and have since grown in the UK to 10 coffee stores and a training academy, helping their workers transition from experiencing homelessness to stable housing and a lasting career.
How Ciara Wolfe is helping make Big Sky more liveable
As the Big Sky region experiences rapid growth and remains a popular year-round destination for visitors, Ciara Wolfe, VP of philanthropy for the Yellowstone Club, is helping ensure it remains livable for the workers and young families who sustain the tourism and second-home economy.
Why we partner with Barefoot Law
MFF’s 2025 grant will fund the buildout of Barefoot Law’s fourth solar-powered container where clients and legal professionals can meet privately and safely. We’ve been investing in them since 2021.
Kristen Collins is reimagining the American food system
Kristen Collins, CEO and co-founder of the Colorado Food Cluster (CFC), has launched a 12-month pilot universal basic food program designed to expand access to nutritious foods. The Morgridge Family Foundation provided seed funding of $800,000.
Charu Singh and Just Value: Leveling the Ground for Homeownership
While homeownership is one of the most common ways to personal build wealth in America, the path is rife with inequities. As a child, Charu Singh saw the problem firsthand. Now she’s working to solve it.
A Lesson from Corporate America: Investing in Teachers Can Transform Education
In her forthcoming book The Win-Win Workplace: How Thriving Employees Drive Bottom-Line Success, Angela Jackson shows that investing in talent is the key to mutual success between employees and employers. This also holds true for education.
Flying High with Ash Gallegos: From MAP Fellow to Program Manager
After serving in the first cohort of MAP fellows, Ash Gallegos was was hired by MFF to serve as full-time program manager of this signature program. Since then, Gallegos has coached, advised and shepherded about 100 mentors and fellows.
Denver Zoo Name Change Highlights Conservation Commitment
The rebranding of Denver Zoo—now officially named Denver Zoo Conservation Alliance (DZCA)—leverages the nonprofit’s longtime commitment to conservation in Colorado and throughout the world.
Nonprofits Can Benefit From a Tri-Sector Mindset
Nonprofits can do a lot to improve their outcomes by utilizing existing, non-financial resources, attracting funding from varied sources, and also developing traditional and nontraditional collaborations.
Elizabeth Markle and Open Source Wellness: Making the Healthy Thing the Easy Thing
Open Source Wellness focuses on four pillars of wellness: movement (physical activity), nourishment (healthy meals), connection (social support), and being (stress reduction).
Dr. Jocelyn Fitzgerald of Magee-Womens is helping to close the gender gap in medicine
Dr. Jocelyn Fitzgerald and her fellow researchers at the Magee-Womens Research Institute are leading the charge in closing the gender gap in medicine.
Family Reach CEO Carla Tardif on the Financial Hardships of Cancer
One in three cancer patients will have trouble meeting their basic financial needs during their treatment. Family Reach helps people navigate resources and apply for funding that is accessible in their area.
Yuriko Oda talks about her app WheeLog! and the future of accessibility
Like many disabled people, Yuriko Oda didn’t realize how inaccessible her community was until she became a wheelchair user at the age of 22. Her WheeLog! app is designed to help.
Juan Peña Believes We Can End Poverty
Juan Peña’s overarching goal is for individuals to be able to see their financial situations clearly, make smart decisions, and have support as they work toward self-sufficiency.
Ann Ayers on the skills needed to grow a nonprofit
Since Ann Ayers joined Raise the Future two years ago as CEO, the organization has grown about 20 percent annually. Last year, MFF provided the nonprofit with a grant to update their fundraising systems.
Colorado’s child welfare system can be fixed
Colorado’s child welfare system is expensive and causes irreparable trauma to the young people who are part of it. And yet, according to a new report, the problem is solvable.
Why we work with co-funders
When considering making a grant at MFF, one of the first things we ask is: who else is funding the project? With more people at the table, the project will likely be better and stronger.
Empowering nonprofits through data
MFF’s Data for Nonprofits Workshop Series is a six-part asynchronous learning experience that is offered free of charge and includes downloadable tools.
Students spark hope through classroom innovation
Brain Copes has taught construction and manufacturing for more than 25 years. His students travel the world creating solutions to local needs.