History
Mentor Colorado (formerly Colorado Mentoring Partnership) was founded in April 2014 by the passion and vision of a number of grassroots organizations implementing mentoring programs. These organizations established the partnership from a smaller Denver-based collaboration started by the Denver Office of Strategic Partnerships in 2006 called the Youth Mentoring Collaborative. This collaboartive was later housed under Mile High United Way before transitioning to a statewide collective network under the Colorado Nonprofit Development Center bringing with it a number of processes, committees, and over 9 years of successful collaboration for mentoring in Denver.
Founders Club
Mentor Colorado is thrilled to acknowledge the support of our Founders who through their vision were able to see the need and potential for a Mentoring Partnership in Colorado.
Alpine Bank was one of Mentor Colorado's first committed donors in 2014 with both a financial contribution and the organization's first Board Member in Norm Franke, Regional President, Alpine Bank Denver, Mentor Colorado would like to acknowledge Alpine Bank as one of our Corporate Founders. Alpine Bank is not only propelling the mentoring movement in Colorado but they are also investing in communities throughout the state.
Norm Franke, Alpine Bank Regional President being recognized by Mentor Colorado Board Member Kent Stemper and Colorado Youth at Risk Board Member Jon Roberts for Alpine Bank's founding contribution to Mentor Colorado.
Phill Lorenzo, Managing Partner, Lathrop & Gage being recognized by Joe Colosimo from Mentor Colorado for Lathrop and Gage's founding contribution to mentoring in Colorado.
Joan Brennan being recognized by Mentor Colorado's Executive Director for her founding contribution and vision in helping to start Mentor Colorado.
Mentor Colorado would also like to acknowledge the support from the following foundations in our first full calendar year of operation:
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Daniels Fund
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Anschutz Foundation
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El Pomar
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JH Edmondson Foundation
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The Denver Foundation
Tom Murphy, Chief Executive Officer, John Peterson, Chief Operating Officer being recognized by Joe Colosimo from Mentor Colorado for LT Environmental Inc.'s founding contribution to mentoring in Colorado.
