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Under Construction in Uganda

Posner Center Funds Training Center Construction is underway on a new training center in the Wasiko district of Uganda, thanks to a partnership between Africa Development Promise and Edge of Seven. The center will support Epaphroditus Cooperative Society, a women’s agricultural cooperative, by providing them a space for basic office operations and facility for educational… Read more »

Financial Inclusion for Women in the Developing World

On Thursday, June 29th, the Posner Center had the pleasure of hosting a panel-style discussion on Financial Inclusion for Women in Developing World, exploring a spectrum of approaches to achieving this vital component of global poverty eradication. The event was generously supported by Beyond Our Borders, group-advised fund held at The Women’s Foundation of Colorado,… Read more »

Cocktails on the Rocks

$14,000 Raised for Posner Center Organizations On Saturday, June 3rd, the Posner Center participated as the non-profit partner for Cocktails on the Rocks, an event organized by Party B Cause. The annual event was held in the heart Morrison, Colorado overlooking Red Rocks Amphitheater and serves as a host for 30 of Colorado’s distilleries combined… Read more »

Cultivating a World of Better Leaders

Dynamic 5-Day Institute Propels Change Leaders from High-Potential to High-Impact Apply for StartingBloc DC’17 by July 7th StartingBloc is rooted in the belief that our world is in urgent need for better leadership—leadership that is purpose-driven, inclusive, and collaborative. StartingBloc cultivates and convenes these leaders at 5-day Institutes, and has grown a global Fellowship of… Read more »

Disability Awareness & Inclusion

Results From the Training, Supported by the Posner International Collaboration Fund   As part of a 2017 International Collaboration Fund (ICF) grant awarded by the Posner Center, Member organizations emBOLDen Alliances and Uhambo are partnering to raise awareness within our network about people with disabilities, and to provide education and resources on how to include persons with disabilities in… Read more »

June Block Party: International Denver

A Look at the Efforts of Three Networks   Each month the Posner Center hosts a Block Party, a lunchtime event that allows Tenant and Member organizations in our community to share about their work around a particular thematic area or topic. On June 14th we hosted a Block Party to feature a few of… Read more »

Water for Maternal Health Facilities

Engineers Without Borders USA & Freshwater Project Int’l Supported by the Posner Center’s International Collaboration Fund (ICF), our Tenant Engineers Without Borders USA and Member Freshwater Project International are working together in Malawi to to assess the water and sanitation conditions at 20 government-funded Maternal Waiting Homes. The homes were built by the government as part of a larger program,… Read more »

Understanding the Refugee Experience

On January 28th, the United Nations Association Denver kicked off hosting the 3rd Annual UNAFF Traveling International Documentary Film Festival with an evening at the Posner Center. Each year during the festival community partners in various locations around the country screen selected international documentaries, helping to raise awareness on critical human rights and global development issues…. Read more »

High Impact Entrepreneurship

7 Ways Our Small Business Program Fosters High-Impact Entrepreneurship Originally posted on Starfish’s blog. Starfish works in Guatemala to unlock and maximize the potential of young women to lead transformational change. Women face significant obstacles and inequalities in the workplace—we know this—and indigenous women in Guatemala face even more disadvantages. Ninety percent of Guatemalan adolescents receive no… Read more »

Media Coverage for Asian Hope

Get to Know a New Member  Submitted by Lena Brennan, Philanthropy Director, Asian Hope Asian Hope is a new Posner Center Member, that aims to change the future of vulnerable children in Cambodia for Christ. Founded in 1999, Asian Hope is an international, Christian nonprofit dedicated to improving the lives of vulnerable children in Cambodia through protection,… Read more »

Two-Years Post Construction

Lessons from a Sustainable Water System in Honduras Originally posted on Engineers Without Borders Blog. It’s been eight years since the EWB-USA Boston Professional Chapter first began working with 40 families living in ­­three rural villages in Honduras. These families shared a common goal: reliable access to clean water. The story I want to tell today… Read more »

Reflections from a Recent Trip to India

The following post was submitted by Kim Burnett, President of  Shadhika –  a nonprofit organization investing in the education, empowerment, and economic self-sufficiency of girls for India’s future. When we arrive, we are greeted by a colorful ‘rangoli’ (see photo). We are told later that the girls make every day, but that today’s is special — one of the girls spent… Read more »

ICF Update: Write Our World

Cambodia Writers’ Club Off to a Fantastic Start!  Submitted by Julie Carey, Write Our World. For three weeks in September, Children’s Future (Posner Tenant) is implementing a bilingual ebook authoring workshop in collaboration with Write Our World (Posner Member) at it’s Learning Center in Battambang, Cambodia.  Students aged 11-13 are developing ebooks that document some… Read more »

Seed School In A Day

International Collaboration Fund 2016 Update On Saturday, August 20th nearly 20 eager participants gathered at DeLaney Community Farm in Aurora, Colorado for Seed School in a Day. This course was made possible through an International Collaboration Fund grant awarded to Posner Center Tenants Denver Urban Gardens (DUG), Friends of ENCA Farm (FoE), and outside collaborator The Rocky Mountain… Read more »

ICF Update: FEST

Fundraising Support Through Collaboration Submitted by Peter Mason, Executive Director, Edge of Seven   Ok, so we’re doing a pretty cool thing. It started with a bunch of folks inside the Posner Center doing the exact same work, getting ready for a bunch of different events. “You’re doing that? We’re doing that. You’re doing that too?” The idea… Read more »