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ALARM BELLS SOUNDING: They’re the pride and backbone of American higher education, doing essential research and educating en masse the next generations of scientists and engineers. But a new report argues the mission of the country’s 101 major public research universities is imperiled by budget cuts amounting to one-fifth of their state funding over the past decade, the Associated Press reports. In Colorado, cuts are nearly twice the national average.
HONEYMOON TRAGEDY: CU Foundation employee badly injured in crash that killed husband.
WANTS TO HEAR FROM NONPROFITS: Boulder sheriff.
LATEST EVENTS ON BLACKTIE
* Walk of Dreams, at Hyatt Convention Center
HONOREE NAMED: Denver-based Bridging Hope, a Franciscan-founded nonprofit helping needy women and children in Viet Nam, is honoring Anh “Joseph” Cao as its “Ambassador of Hope” at its 5th Annual Art and Vietnames Cultural Fundraiser Event Oct. 6.
LAUNCHING FINANCIAL PLATFORM FOR NONPROFITS: Western Union.
THE ARTS, CULTURAL AND CREATIVE INDUSTRY generates nearly $75 million in annual economic activity to the city of Fort Collins Metropolitan Statistical Area.
AIMCO EVENT raises $200K for military families.
TREES FOR FREE: Arbor Day fund gives to CU.
NEW ADVERTISER: Colorado Horsecare Foodbank is promoting its Sept. 29 event “Hay Bales & Horse Tales” on the Blacktie calendar page.
ADVERTISE YOUR EVENT on Blacktie-Colorado for just $150 a week. Email Brett McCann-Lehl at brett@blacktie-llc.com.
DID YOU KNOW? You can advertise your nonprofit event easily and affordably to 300,000 readers in the 17 Colorado Community Media newspapers from Thornton to Castle Rock? Blacktie offers discounted rates to organizations that have not previously advertised in the CCM publications. These publications include Arvada Press, Castle Rock News-Press, Air Jordan Femme Centennial Citizen, Douglas County News-Press, Englewood Herald, Golden Transcript, Highlands Ranch Herald, Lakewood Sentinel, Littleton Independent, Lone Tree Voice, Northglenn-Thornton Sentinel, Parker Chronicle, Westminster Window, Westsider and Wheat Ridge Transcript. Call Brett McCann-Lehl or Don Knox at 303-832-2903 for more details!
ENGINEERS WITHOUT BORDERS USA meeting next month in Boulder.
MORE COVERAGE OF GEENA DAVIS EVENT, this time from Huffington Post.
SOME NONPROFIT EXECS in Aspen see pay cuts.
LEGAL AID FOUNDATION receives $8K from charity event.
COMING EVENTS ON BLACKTIE
9/29/2012 – Denver Area Sustainable Living Tour
9/29/2012 – Colorado Horsecare Foodbank’s 2012 Hay Bales & Horse Tales
9/29/2012 – Pirates of the Cure-A-Being 2012 Denver Gala
10/2/2012 – Artful Expressions Launch Party
10/3/2012 – Centro San Juan Diego 8th Annual Archbishop Jose H. Gomez Gala
DO YOU HAVE SUGGESTIONS FOR A FUTURE ISSUE OF BLACKTIE FOR BUSINESS? Send an email to the editor, Don Knox.
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