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Join us for a breakfast study session and an open conversation about the FAMLI proposal with local businesses.

About this Event

Leading business owners and managers recognize that workers inevitably need time away from work for health or family issues. Small business owners and their employees are particularly affected by the current lack of access to paid family leave since these robust benefits are costly.

The Colorado state legislature is considering policy proposals that would join establish a program guaranteeing access to paid leave to care for a newborn child or a sick family member or take care of one's own medical needs.

Join Good Business Colorado, Best for Colorado and B Local Colorado for an open conversation on the policy components currently being discussed in Colorado. Doors will open at 7:45 am, and the study session will run from 8-10 am. Breakfast and coffee will be provided!

During this study session, we will:

• Cover the Basic Concepts of a Business-Friendly Colorado paid family and medical leave program

• Request your opinions on the potential business advantages and disadvantages, while answering questions and learning your perspectives on the various policy options being discussed and debated in Colorado

• Participants will guide the focuses of the breakfast conversation by deciding which of the 16 policy focus areas the FAMLI Task Force is currently studying they want to discuss in greater detail.

For more information, please contact: debra@goodbusinessco.org.

Community Resource Center would like to invite you to attend State of the Sector, a unique opportunity for nonprofit leaders, foundation executives and staff, elected officials, stakeholders, and sector supporters to reflect on the current state of the Colorado nonprofit sector, and to discuss opportunities for the up-coming year. Our 4^th Annual State of the Sector will be held on Tuesday, December 3^rd from 2:30PM – 5:00PM. 


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The Hispanic Chamber cordially invites you to attend Power of the Purse: Educate|Encourage|Empower.

You and a guest are invited to a panel discussion and reception to honor the historic number of Latinas on the Denver City Council.

Help us recognize how Latinas are shaping our future and celebrate the holiday season followed by our annual holiday party.

Panel Discussion - 4:00 PM
City Council Recognition - 5:00 PM

Please join us afterward for a holiday reception and party. 

The Sustainable Denver Summit brings together over 800 leaders from across Denver's business, nonprofit and civic communities to educate, inspire, and drive action in our community. It is hosted by the Denver Office of Sustainability whose mission is to provide leadership, guidance, and coordination to the city to implement sustainability initiatives that ensure our basic resources are available and affordable to all Denver residents both now and in the future. The 2019 Summit will be held on Thursday, Dec. 5 at the Colorado Convention Center.

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Women in Leadership: A View from Government Agencies

Much of the public discussion of women in government leadership has centered around elected officials, both nationally and in Colorado. In this First Friday Breakfast we’ll turn our attention to women who have been leading within government agencies.

At the state level, 12 of Governor Polis’ 20 cabinet positions are currently held by women, as are several deputy director and agency executive team positions. In local government, Colorado Women Leading Government is one of 18 state chapters of the national group dedicated to helping more women enter and succeed in local government management. And, the federal government reports an increase in senior executives who are women. With all of this still comes challenges and barriers to success for women in the public sector.

We will hear from The University of Colorado School of Public Affairs faculty member Dr. Sebawit Bishu about her research on women in government management and talk with four Colorado leaders about their journey, what they see for the future of women in government, and hear how they have been supported and worked to support others in their government careers.

Panelists: 

Jennifer Hoffman
City Manager, City and County of Broomfield

Angela Belden Martinez
Regional Director, U.S. Economic Development Administration (Denver Office)

Patty Salazar
Executive Director of the Department of Regulatory Agencies (DORA)

Dionne Williams
Executive Director, Office of Children's Affairs, City and County of Denver

Moderator: 

Sebawit Bishu
Assistant Professor, University of Colorado Denver School of Public Affairs

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Join The Sunrise Movement as we strike for a livable future.


The climate crisis is all around us: intensifying storms, hurricanes, heatwaves and wildfires, slow-burning disasters like drought and famine, and so much more. And the costs are paid for in the lives and livelihoods of those least responsible for causing the problem.

The Colorado Youth Climate Coalition will be joining national strikes on December 6th 2019.
We will meet by the fountains on Wynkoop in front of Union Station at 11am on December 6th, then march down the 16th street mall to the west steps of the Denver Capitol building. Come strike with us! 

Hear from those already impacted by climate change, understand our fight for a Green New Deal, and learn what you can do to help. Come as you are–everyone is welcome and necessary in our movement.