Collective giving part of Black communities' DNA, says BRIC Fund leader
Since 2020, the BRIC Fund has distributed more than $3 million in grants to Black-led and serving organizations across the Denver metro area.
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Anna Alejo is CBS News Colorado's Executive Producer of Community Impact. She works with the news team to develop more grassroots relationships and original content at the neighborhood and local business level, ensuring a wide range of perspectives are represented in programming. Alejo previously worked with CBS from 1991 through 2007 as an award-winning general assignment and education reporter. She also served as Director of Corporate Communications for Western Union and was the owner of a public relations consulting practice.
Since 2020, the BRIC Fund has distributed more than $3 million in grants to Black-led and serving organizations across the Denver metro area.
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