STEPping Up to the Plate Ronda Connaway was born in the eastern plains of Colorado, not far from the Kansas border. In her early childhood, her family farm suffered through the swath of challenges brought on by the 1930s – not only the Great Depression, but also the...
2022 Annual Survey Results In late 2021, we did our first annual survey of community members to learn a bit about how people view the Gunnison Valley community at a particular moment in time. We also wanted to learn how you view CFGV and our role in leading work...
2022 Highlights What a year! It’s hard to believe we’re already in mid-January. Before we get too much distance between us and the end of 2022, we want to share a few highlights from last year. These efforts were made possible by the support of generous donors and...
A Great Time to Give Where You Live Many of you reading this are likely already aware of the breadth and depth of work being done by local nonprofits to address some of our community’s biggest needs: affordable housing, food insecurity, early childcare, mental and...
Tools for strategic giving before year-end As part of the CARES Act, Congress expanded the opportunity to claim deductions for charitable giving in 2021, but those special rules don’t apply to the 2022 tax year. However, there are still a variety of ways to...
Spotlight – Local Food Security In 2010, community members organized Mountain Roots Food Project under fiscal sponsorship with Community Foundation of the Gunnison Valley as a grassroots initiative to build a sustainable local food system. This 12-month...
