Knight Foundation

Informed & Engaged Communities

A Civic Blast

The Community Foundation Serving Boulder County

Date Awarded
12/08/08
Amount
$100,000
Grant Period
12/08/08 to 11/30/10
Focus Area
Engaged Communities
Initiative
Knight Community Information Challenge

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To deliver relevant content through new media channels targeted to 18-30 year olds who have not attended college

A Civic Blast will use student-designed content and new media to inspire action and advocacy in young adults. The effort, launched by The Community Foundation, along with Colorado University - Boulder, the Institute for Ethical and Civic Engagement and New Era Colorado, will build a framework for exploring 18 to 30-year-olds’ preferences for information consumption. The targeted age group doesn’t tend to be civically engaged, yet could form the basis for a new and diverse Boulder leadership.

About the Organization: The Community Foundation Serving Boulder County exists to improve the quality of life in Boulder County now and forever, and to build a culture of giving.

Editor's Note: As of early 2011 the "A Civic Blast" web site is no longer active.

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Project Team

Josie Ward Heath

President of The Community Foundation Serving Boulder County

Josie Heath is the President of The Community Foundation Serving Boulder County, a position she has held since l995. She served as County Commissioner from l982-1990, the second woman elected to serve as Commissioner for Boulder County.

The Colorado Association of NonProfit Organizations honored Josie as their 2004 Awardee for her statewide service to the civic sector. She was inducted into the Colorado Women’s Hall of Fame in that same year.

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