News and Resources: Past News

Chambers Family Fund Wins Award for Outstanding Communications
Chambers Family Fund was named a Bronze Award winner for excellence in communications by the 2005 Wilmer Shields Rich Awards Program. Sponsored by the Council on Foundations, the awards program recognizes effective communications efforts to increase public awareness of foundations and corporate giving programs. Chambers Family Fund received the award for its website. The award was presented at the 56th Annual Conference of the Council on Foundations.

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Colorado Children's Campaign Names Merle Chambers a "Champion for Kids"
In 2005, the Colorado Children's Campaign celebrated its 20th Anniversary of serving as the voice for Colorado's more than one million children. As part of its celebration, the Campaign named 20 Coloradans who have made a significant impact on the lives of Colorado's children. Merle Chambers was selected one of the 20 "Champions for Kids."

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Research Leads to Inclusiveness Conference
Chambers Family Fund supported The Denver Foundation's Expanding Nonprofit Inclusiveness Initiative in 2003. The Initiative was created to research best practices and to develop tools to help nonprofit organizations become more inclusive of people of color. The Initiative's research led The Denver Foundation and the Community Resource Center to co-host the Diversity and Beyond Conference held in 2005 in Denver. Chambers Family Fund sponsored this conference designed to encourage Colorado's nonprofits to embrace the concept of inclusiveness and to provide an opportunity for organizations to explore issues of inclusiveness as they relate to organizational effectiveness and healthier communities.

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