What can nonprofits expect in 2021?
The findings show that a majority of nonprofits have increased their services, yet reduced staffing. The study highlights how many nonprofits are coping under added pressure, both financially and operationally.
Culture
How to support Denver's arts and culture jobs
As the year comes to a close, the pandemic continues to hit Denver’s arts and creative sector especially hard. In the early fall, Bonfils-Stanton Foundation and The Denver Foundation awarded nearly $1.2 million to 41 organizations thanks to the COVID-19 Arts & Culture Relief Fund. Now, the Foundations are gearing up for a second round of emergency funding.
Sports teams are cranking up the volume on the digital experience
A fascinating experiment is unfolding as games are played in the absence of a live crowd.Technicians are making noise the digital way, by pressing buttons on tablet computers to evoke any of 50 pre-recorded crowd sounds. Behind the curtain, here is a fascinating existential question: Do you really need a live audience to stage a game?
An Insider's Guide to the 2020 Fort Collins Startup Week
ColoradoBiz sat down with Nick Armstrong, CEO of WTF Marketing (the event organizer), to learn more about the event including insider tips, must-attend events and what’s new in the events fifth year.
Survey finds that good art is good business
Building a successful brand takes a lot and, according to a new report from art consulting and curation firm, Nine dot Arts, curating art that expresses an organization’s brand, mission and vision can help your company stand out in an increasingly competitive marketplace.
Denver Ranks as the Best City for Women to Start a Business
The ranking was based off of the percentage of female-only owned businesses, the unemployment rate for women, the pay differences between women and men and the number of new businesses per capita.
Art is Part of the Experience at the Dairy Block
What could have been another scrape and mega development rebuild is a thoughtfully built multi-use space that combines restaurant, retail and office spaces but also contains a carefully curated collection of more than 700 pieces of art from 30 local Colorado artists.
Screen Play
My day job as a media industry analyst lets me peer into on-the-drawing-board ideas that are either the Next Big Thing or, as is more often the result, the Next Big Fizzle.
Future of Colorado Journalism Could Depend on Business Savvy
A conversation comparing business models, examinng how to keep local journalism sustainable and whose responsibility it is to fund the news, anyway.
Communities Push to Create Places Where Artists Can Flourish
Creativity is economic fuel for Carbondale and many other communities in Colorado, and it simply doesn’t mix well with sky-high housing costs.
Mixed-Use Project, Stanley Marketplace, Serves as Platform for Arts Partnerships
Stanley Marketplace received top honors from the Colorado Business Committee for the Arts in 2018 for its commitment to arts partnerships, ranging from theater to festivals.
Fort Collins' Downtown Artery Serves a Diverse Creative Community
For 2018, the Colorado Business Committee for the Arts included Fort Collins' Downtown Artery for its support of a vibrant community of artists, creators and musicians in the northern part of the state.
Conference Venues Fit for the Family
Here’s a look at Colorado venues specializing in family-friendly conferences and retreats.
Colorado tops the list of places for women business owners
Founder's latest report shows Colorado at the No. 9 spot for states that support women business owners.
The good, the bad and the jobless
Post-college life is a challenging time of transition. Here are the things I wish I learned in my college capstone.
SportsBiz: The net gain of baseball
But if you’re a baseball fan, here’s some free advice. Bring a glove to the game, watch every pitch, and keep your cell phone in your pocket. Because Brad Hawpe may be retired. But foul balls are forever.
British culture and innovation on display at Colorado popup [VIDEO]
The UK has historically close ties with Colorado and those economic, educational, military and cultural relationships are only deepening.
Loveland moving forward on arts hub
Loveland has long been known as a thriving artists’ community, but recent development activity is taking the town’s culture to the next level among creative types.
