Nothing will bring back her spark, her energy and kindness. Ashley Mead’s little girl Winter will never know her mom, whose light and life were brutally extinguished in 2017 by Adam Densmore, Ashley’s ex-partner and the father of her child. But at least a jury in Boulder saw Mr. Densmore’s actions for what they were:…
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You have a lot of choices for where you invest your donation dollars, why SPAN? At SPAN, we want you to know that your donation has real impact. So we thought we would share some of our most important reasons for donating to SPAN. #10 – Domestic violence is a serious problem in our community, one…
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SPAN has a special category of sponsorship, called the Super Hero Sponsors, specially designed for local businesses that step up in extraordinary ways to help support survivors and their children. Locally owned and operated Two Men & A Truck moving company has been a SPAN Super Hero Sponsor for several years now, organizing gift drives…
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What are 800,000 lives worth? Economists say that ending DACA and putting its 800,000 participants at risk of deportation could cost the U.S. economy $200 billion, with Medicare/Medicaid contributions dropping $24 billion a year by denying the Dreamers the right to work legally. The social impact is just as profound, with young people…
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Bonnie Aona passed away on February 28, 2017 at 68. In her will she left a incredibly generous bequest to SPAN of more than $272,000. Ms. Aona was born in California and did graduate studies at UC Davis in Electrical Engineering and Computer Science. She had a long and successful career in Boulder, working for…
DetailsDid you know that there are strategic ways to show your long term financial support for SPAN that also offer tax benefits for the donor? Called Planned Giving, these are fundraising mechanisms that involve specific donations funded with cash, equity or property. The most common form of Planned Giving are bequests, but other strategies involve…
DetailsThese days more of us are looking for ways to be a part of something positive, something that can make a difference. Consider becoming a SPAN Program Volunteer. SPAN volunteers are a part of the solution as we all work together to end all forms of violence in our community. Volunteers receive 33-hour paraprofessional anti-violence…
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JD worked hard all his adult life to transcend his tough start, building a life that had all the trappings of happiness and success. As a boy his father had terrorized the family. Although their dad was never overtly violent towards the kids, JD and his siblings had spent nights cowering together, hiding from the…
DetailsPeople don’t ordinarily think about non-profits as economic generators for the community. But in fact, nationally non-profit organizations contribute more than $800 billion a year to the US economy and employs about 10% of the nation’s labor force! One example of how non-profits provide economic benefit to their communities is in bringing federal funds to…
DetailsMistakes were made. That is the conclusion reached by the investigation into CU Boulder and the Buffs’ organization’s handling of the Joe Tumpkin case. Three specific failures by the university are cited: failure to report the domestic violence allegations internally, failure to report the allegations to law enforcement, a failure of supervision of Tumpkin. This…
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