Gunnison Cultural Connection Hosts Second Annual Welcoming Week

Welcoming a Diverse Community In 2022, Welcoming America selected the City of Gunnison as one of only 10 cities in the country to be part of their Rural Welcoming Initiative. In September of that year, Gunnison hosted their inaugural Welcoming Week to great acclaim....

Get to Know Your CFGV Team: Alicia Corliss

Alicia Corliss, Director of Operations If you’ve ever called CFGV for guidance, there’s a good chance the person who fielded your call, at least to start, was our Director of Operations, Alicia Corliss. It’s rare to find someone with her extensive nonprofit...

Maryo Gard Ewell: Catalyst and Mentor

Director of Community Impact, Indeed! Maryo’s title of “Director of Community Impact” is a perfect way to describe what she does for CFGV. In her time on the board and then on staff at CFGV she has started, developed, and/or participated in numerous programs (STEP,...

Local Nonprofits Save Lives

Three Nonprofits That Support the Community Content warning: the blog post below contains mentions of suicide, domestic violence, and cancer. While all our nonprofits in the Gunnison Valley engage in life-changing work, this month we want to shine a spotlight on three...

Community Grants Stories: Educating the Youth of Gunnison Valley

Positive Impact for Our Youth In April, our 2022 Community Grants Recipients submitted their grant reports including impact stories from last year. Your investment in and support of CFGV allows us to nurture a strong nonprofit sector that enhances and supports our...

Welcome, Jessica Wurtz!

Meet Jessica Our CFGV team is excited to be adding a new member in May. Jessica Wurtz recently started as our Director of Philanthropy. This new position on our team will deepen our role in the community as a partner in philanthropy and broaden our work connecting...