Help build a Denver where a good job is within reach of everyone.

Denver's employment social enterprises hire the people most employers overlook, then pair a paycheck with the support to keep it. The Denver ESE Collective makes that whole sector stronger, and your gift helps us do it.

  • No ESE leader should build alone.

    • Quarterly gatherings where leaders from across Denver swap what's working, what's hard and who to call

    • Our Emerging Leaders cohort, which develops the next generation of ESE leaders, many of whom started as employees themselves

    • Informal meetups and site visits that turn peers into a real community

    Leaders who feel supported stay longer, lead better and build stronger teams.

  • Hands-on help that makes ESEs stronger businesses.

    • Practical support with strategy, staffing, program design, and sales and business development

    • Introductions to buyers, through partners like Purchasing with Purpose and Procure Impact, so ESEs win more contracts

    • Connections to employers ready to hire ESE graduates into their next job

    A stronger business means more jobs, and more people on a path to a good one.

  • Putting Denver's ESEs on the map, literally.

    • A public directory and interactive map of 40+ Denver ESEs, so people can find, buy from and hire through them

    • Storytelling that shows the people and products behind the work

    • Funder and community education, plus our State of Denver ESE report, to grow support for the whole sector

    When more people know this model, more people choose it: as customers, employers and funders.

What your gift does

The math

Each person who gets and keeps a job saves Denver about $50,000 a year. Investing in the businesses that make that happen goes a long way.
Thinking about a larger or multi-year gift? See the full case here.

Other ways to give

Shop: Buy coffee, gifts and services from Denver ESEs.
Hire: Bring an ESE graduate onto your team.
Share: Send this page to someone who should know about this work.
Stock, DAF or larger gifts: Email andy@denverese.org

The Denver ESE Collective is a project of WorkWell.
WorkWell is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization and your donations are tax-deductible to the extent allowed by law. Our EIN is 92-1420199.