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News About Us: Janet L. Beardsley Letter to the Editor

Janet L. Beardsley:        Thanks, Enid Ablowitz

POSTED: 05/04/2016 07:05:05 PM MDT

I am writing in response to Enid Ablowitz’s article, “Fare (and give) Well,” (Daily Camera, April 2).

I have greatly appreciated Enid’s contributions to the Daily Camera over the last 16 years. Enid’s articles on giving have always described the complexities of fund-raising in a clear and succinct manner, making philanthropy approachable to all. Ethics, high standards, and optimism were high priorities for her columns and I was always inspired to take action after reading them.

I will truly miss her Making Money Matter column as a part of my Daily Camera reading. Clipping her articles for YWCA board of directors and staff to read was a common occurrence. She is an irreplaceable force in Boulder’s fund-raising world.

I recently announced my own retirement in fall 2016 and see a changing of the guard happening within numerous other nonprofit organizations within our community. True to Enid’s integrity and certainty, I will choose to view this not as an ending of an era, but as an opportunity for growth in the Boulder non-profit community.

Janet L. Beardsley

Executive director, YWCA Boulder County

Boulder