Livingston Fellowship Blog Posts
Leading during a pandemic: How Livingston Fellows have stepped up for their organizations and communities
By Erica Boniface, Bonfils-Stanton Foundation staff “A problem is a chance for you to do your best.” – Duke Ellington There will be thousands of stories to tell our future generations as we explain the coronavirus pandemic. Stories of healthcare workers and frontline employees who put their own lives at risk to help [...]
A trip to Washington D.C.: Teva Sienicki, Livingston Fellow, Class of 2015
By Teva Sienicki, Livingston Fellow Class of 2015 As part of my Livingston Fellowship activities, I took a trip to our nation’s capital to explore the policy and advocacy landscape around poverty and hunger. These days D.C. feels like a beaten city. In literally all my meetings- from those with activists on the [...]
Creating Brotherhood: Get to Know 2018 Livingston Fellow, Yoal Kidane Ghebremeskel
By Erica Boniface, Bonfils-Stanton Foundation Making a difference in people’s lives is never an easy task. But making a difference in the lives of young men that come from violence often takes patience, plenty of resources, loads of empathy – and pure kindness and understanding. As we write this, it’s hard to fully [...]
No Longer Behind the Scenes: Get to Know 2018 Livingston Fellow, Deidre Johnson
By Erica Boniface, Bonfils-Stanton Foundation Staff Have you ever had writer’s block because the subject you’re writing about is so extraordinary, that it’s hard to truly find the words? Well, that’s where we’re at writing this piece about 2018 Livingston Fellow, Deidre Johnson. She has such an amazing story, it’s hard to put [...]
Get to Know: Jamie Van Leeuwen, Livingston Fellow, Class of 2005
By Erica Boniface It's a new year, with a new governor leading the way for Colorado. We give Gov. Jared Polis a big welcome, but with that hearty hello, we also wave, shake hands and thank Gov. John Hickenlooper for his past eight years leading the Centennial State. It's an argument we're happy to [...]
Get to Know: Erin Pulling, Livingston Fellow, Class of 2010
By Erica Boniface We had a good chuckle when we recently checked in with 2010 Livingston Fellow, Erin Pulling. The new CEO of Food Bank for the Rockies recently had an encounter with one of her kids that was all too relatable in the world of parenting. As she explains in the interview below, her [...]
How one Denver nonprofit leader and Livingston Fellow hopes to catalyze profound social change
By Teva Sienicki, Livingston Fellow, Class of 2015 Since moving to a new organization, I’ve transitioned from anti-poverty work more broadly to anti-hunger work more specifically. I’ve been glad to be able to use the Livingston Fellowship to immerse myself in my new field. When I haven’t been working, I’ve been reading everything [...]
Get to Know: Garrett Ammon, Livingston Fellow, Class of 2011
By Erica Boniface Some people just have it. You know what we’re talking about – they have that spark, that drive, that creativity – that hunger to reach further and further. The ones who look to the future and make change happen to reach personal and professional goals. Wonderbound’s Artistic Director and Choreographer [...]
Big News: A Change to the Livingston Fellowship Process
Since 2005, the Bonfils-Stanton Foundation’s nomination process for the Livingston Fellowship Program has annually reached out to a broad group of community and civic leaders, including Fellows themselves, to provide nominations of dynamic nonprofit leaders. This process has been extremely successful as we have a group of 70 amazing current and alumni Fellows who [...]
Get to Know: Rachel Basye, Livingston Fellow, Class of 2015
By Erica Boniface, Bonfils-Stanton Foundation It’s always so fascinating to catch up and reminisce with Bonfils-Stanton Foundation Livingston Fellows. Not just to hear what they have to say about the Fellowship program, but to also listen to their stories. Livingston Fellows never cease to tell amazing stories. They’ve traveled the world. Have created [...]