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Note from the Board Chair

Published July 2008

5280

The Denver Foundation's advertisement in 5280 magazine features the Bock family for The Philanthropic Services Group and Social Venture Partners Denver.

Published November 2007

Conde Nast Portfolio

In John Bunyan’s 1684 classic The Pilgrim’s Progress, the character Old Honest poses this riddle to the innkeeper Gaius: “A man there was, tho’ some did count him mad, / The more he cast away, the more he had.” Gaius solves the riddle thus: “He that bestows his Goods upon the Poor / Shall have as much again, and ten times more.”

Published March 9, 2008
The New York Times
 

For as long as wealthy Americans have given their money away, education has been a leading recipient of their largess. Andrew Carnegie, Henry Ford, John D. Rockefeller: the biggest philanthropists of the 20th century all gave significant portions of their fortunes to schools, teachers and libraries. Today, according to the Foundation Center, about a quarter of all foundation giving goes to education; overall, only religious organizations receive more charitable donations.

Denver, CO - There is much excitement brewing about the continued growth of SVP Denver and the non-profits served by its partners. Please take a moment to view the 2007 Annual Report detailing the fund's progress.

Denver, CO (June, 2008) – Social Venture Partners International (SVPI) announced its latest numbers associated with organizational growth and grantmaking. Since its formation in 1997, the Social Venture Partners network contributed more than $26.5 million in grant investments to more than 300 nonprofit organizations.

OFFICE OF THE GOVERNOR
136 State Capitol Building
Denver, Colorado 80203

Gov. Bill Ritter today announced an ambitious package of education reforms that will enhance student learning, help parents and teachers make better use of data, increase accountability and allow more children to succeed in a 21^st century economy.