by Nicole Peters | Aug 3, 2020 | Uncategorized
This week, Joe and Brian talk with Therese Ivancovich and Jennifer Superka from the Denver Education Attainment Network (DEAN), a collective impact initiative focused on increasing educational attainment and closing the attainment gap for students in Denver. Therese... 
by Nicole Peters | Jul 28, 2020 | Uncategorized
The COVID-19 pandemic has affected our lives in drastic and unexpected ways. Below are resources that may be helpful for students and their families during this time of unprecedented challenge. While some of these resources are unique to the Denver area, many are... 
by Nicole Peters | Jul 20, 2020 | Uncategorized
This week, Joe and Brian talk with Sherry Paramore, Frank Bell, and Kevin Byerly, Elevate leaders from across the country. Elevate USA is Colorado UpLift’s sister organization that takes UpLift’s model and mission of building long-term, life-changing... 
by Nicole Peters | Jul 7, 2020 | Uncategorized
Joe and Brian sit down with Russel Dains, CEO of Save Our Youth, to explore how to effectively begin a new leadership role and how a leader can help guide an organization through a time of transition. They also discuss how recent events such as the pandemic and... 
by Nicole Peters | Jun 23, 2020 | Uncategorized
This week, Joe and Brian talk with Representative James Coleman about his role in public service, his passion for education, and how recent events have impacted his various leadership positions. They also discuss Coleman’s founding of FaithBridge, a faith-based... 
by Nicole Peters | Jun 19, 2020 | Uncategorized
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by Nicole Peters | Jun 9, 2020 | Uncategorized
Colorado Uplift staff members, Vic, Maria, and Adrian sit down to intentionally respond to and navigate through the conversation around racism and social injustice. Sharing their own experiences with racism and seeing the impact of the injustice on their students,... 
by Nicole Peters | May 27, 2020 | Uncategorized
This week, Joe and Brian talk with Michael Burnside, a property accountant at Cardinal Group, and Ross Curington, the manager of Colorado UpLift’s Advanced Leadership Program. Ross and Michael share about the partnership between UpLift and Cardinal Group and how... 
by Nicole Peters | May 11, 2020 | Uncategorized
Ned Breslin spent decades leading at Water for People, but his passion for helping people on the margins and a personal connection to the child welfare system brought him back to Denver and the Tennyson Center for Children. This week, Joe and Brian talk to Ned and... 
by Nicole Peters | Apr 27, 2020 | Uncategorized
“So much of society is on pause that it can be easy to forget tragedy and struggles are not on pause,” says Aurora teacher, Cameron. Through technology and connecting remotely, Cameron and Dominque have been able to meet to the needs of their students even during... 
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