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Making a Difference

The Community Foundation’s Making a Difference Speaker Series is a fundraiser designed to inspire conversation, prompt action, and bring a new perspective on an important community topic. Since 2017, the Community Foundation has built our Making a Difference speaker series into a much-anticipated opportunity to cultivate conversations and nurture ideas that truly make a difference in our community. We have welcomed columnists, adventurers, entertainers, and changemakers. We have been moved by their inspirational stories, challenged by their thoughtful analysis, and prompted to deepen our impact in Southwest Colorado.

Stay tuned for our next speaker in Fall 2025!

Previous Making a Difference Speakers:

ELIZABETH SMART

October 2024

Bode Miller

October 2023

David Brooks

February 2021

Erik Weihenmayer

January 2020

Monica lewinsky

April 2019

Michael Franti

December 2018

JEnna Bush HAger

April 2018

Nicholas Kristof

October 2017