Most of the media often paints all businesses with a single stroke, but in our experience businesses are each unique and so many of them are focused on making the world a better place. We’ve highlighted a few such gems below.

Vincent Atchity | Health Advocate & Community Health Worker

Mental Health Colorado is a non-profit, nonpartisan advocacy organization–we promote healthier minds across the lifespan for all Coloradans. Our staff and over a thousand grassroots advocates from all over the state (the Brain Wave!) work with allies across sectors to pass laws, change practices and build a movement to prioritize human health and well-being; increase access to housing, health care, supports, and services; and to broaden understanding that we err gravely when we discriminate–incidentally or systematically–against anyone (including ourselves!) on the basis of health–whether physical or mental. Read more>>

Whitney DeVoto | Photographer: Commercial (Brand & Interiors) and Daily/Defining Life Adventures

With a high percentage of my photoshoots taking place in the great outdoors of Colorado and New Mexico, I gratefully and humbly acknowledge that these beautiful landscapes were once inhabited and stewarded by numerous Native American tribes. As my photography business continues to grow, it feels important to partner with an Indigenous-led advocacy nonprofit to contribute a percentage of my annual revenue. While I have a Denver-based organization in mind, if you as a reader are connected with a Native American advocacy organization, I’d love to learn more! Read more>>

Ashley Howell Bunn | Poet, Somatic Practitioner, Yoga Guide, Teacher

I believe that one of the most powerful forms of resistance is regulation. Our nervous system controls how we view and interact with the world, and controls our ability to thrive. When we can find ease in our daily lives through breath, creativity, rest and community, we can live and do our great work in the world. My goal through my work in somatics (somatic coaching, writing, and workshops) is to support others to find the ease and joy that exists within them at all times, so they can thrive even in moments of difficulty. I think this is especially important in our current time. Read more>>