Steve Graham

Steve Graham

Steve Graham is a talented and experienced writer and editor with a deep passion for nonprofits. He received his BA and BS from the University of Colorado Boulder in Journalism and Political Science. Steve is incredibly gifted in his ability to assist organizations, businesses and artists and help them share their stories and grow.
Steve has more than two decades of extensive writing and editing experience for high-quality magazines, websites, social media, and daily and weekly newspapers such as:
Mile High Newspaper, Renew Magazine (a Colorado-based home improvement magazine), The New Scene Magazine, Networx.com (a leading home improvement website), Colorado Music Buzz magazine, Colorado Municipal League as well as other Colorado nonprofits, SMS messages about entertainment news and events.
Steve specializes in engaging, in-depth feature profiles of musicians, artists and craft beer producers. Adding to his impressive repertoire, he has written investigative reports, political news, business stories, reviews and much more. He has also managed social media campaigns for several companies.
In addition, he also has a wide range of editing experience, employing his sharp eye for grammar, style and tight writing.
Steve is also a philanthropist. He habitually takes on the roles of community leader, connector and fundraiser for multiple organizations. As chair of two nonprofit education groups, he helps these groups communicate, raise money, organize events and foster long-lasting community connections.
Some of Steve's numerous specialties include: Feature writing, copy editing, investigative journalism, fundraising, non-profit fundraising and oversight, among many others.

On Networx.com, he has written extensively about all things home improvement, ranging from how to control garden gophers (https://www.networx.com/article/how-to-control-garden-gophers) to cleaning your oven and laptop (https://www.networx.com/article/we-tested-it-diy-oven-cleaners, https://www.networx.com/article/how-to-clean-a-laptop-keyboard-and-scree), to even tips for greening your house for a sale (https://www.networx.com/article/greening-your-house-for-a-sale). Check out his wide variety of well-written articles below!

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Building with Hemp? Seriously?

Posted by Steve Graham | Apr 12, 2011

Hemp is an eco-friendly and durable alternative to plywood, drywall, and other building materials. Don’t expect to find hemp products alongside pine two-by-fours and gypsum board...

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Great Trees for Urban (and Suburban) Yards

Posted by Steve Graham | Apr 07, 2011

Trees — they aren’t just for forests anymore. Experts advocate growing more trees in cities at a time when development, disease and public debt are all leading to fewer...

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How to Remove Sticky Stuff from Household Surfaces

Posted by Steve Graham | Apr 05, 2011

The Internet is full of lousy advice for all kinds of problems, including how to clean anything off virtually any surface. To read some recommendations, it would seem that peanut...

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Preventing Spring and Summer Garden Pests

Posted by Steve Graham | Mar 24, 2011

Just as each plant has a growing season and specific instructions, many pests also have a prime season, but can often be controlled with carefully chosen measures. Get rid of bug problems...

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Household Skin Irritants

Posted by Steve Graham | Mar 24, 2011

The skin is the largest human organ, and it does a pretty good job of protecting us from infections, damage, dehydration and overheating. However, we forget often that it is also a...

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Soundproofing for a Better Night's Sleep

Posted by Steve Graham | Mar 20, 2011

I once rented a central Denver apartment where the main bedroom had big, old windows overlooking a busy street. It seemed perfect until late Saturday night, when the vehicular traffic...

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Vegetable Garden Crop Rotation

Posted by Steve Graham | Mar 17, 2011

Organic vegetable gardening is about maximizing the soil quality while minimizing pests and other problems, all without using chemical additives. One important, simple and often-overlooked...

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Spring Vegetable Gardening Schedule for Temperate Climates

Posted by Steve Graham | Mar 16, 2011

Spring is almost here, and daylight saving time has already started. In any temperate climate, it’s time to prepare the plot for spring vegetable planting — and next year,...

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The Science of Compost

Posted by Steve Graham | Mar 13, 2011

Composting at home is fairly straightforward, but can go wrong quickly, and your nose knows when the compost container isn’t working properly. A functioning compost pile should...

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Common Problems with Low Flow Toilets

Posted by Steve Graham | Mar 13, 2011

San Francisco made national news this month for a lingering stench. Haight-Ashbury hippie jokes aside, city officials traced the smell to low-flow toilets. The city said the push...