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Community Resource Center Monthly E-Newsletter
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Success Strategies for Colorado Nonprofits
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October 2014
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Greetings!
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There is no doubt that autumn in Colorado is one of our most beautiful seasons. As we transition to winter, the leaves turn to brilliant colors of yellow, orange and red. The temperatures cool and the dark starry nights come quickly. For nonprofit organizations, it is a time to reflect on the year's successes and begin to think about how to apply those lessons learned to plans for the coming year. At CRC, we spend significant time in October and November discussing our programmatic impact, how we can do better and what else can we do to be a resource for nonprofits across the state. We examine our partnerships, we crunch budget numbers and develop expense budgets. We also discuss professional development and what opportunities are available for us as staff to build our own capacity. More importantly, we budget for it.
If you are emerging an executive director, I would encourage you to keep CRC's Nonprofit Leadership & Management program in mind. This 9-month program offers executive directors the opportunity to expand leadership capabilities, master new management techniques, and cultivate meaningful professional relationships.
Sincerely,
We are now accepting applications for the 2015 Nonprofit Leadership & Management Program! Please review program eligibility and application guidelines on our website
Applications are due January 23, 2015 by 5:00pm
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CHECK OUT OUR NEW FEATURE
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 REGISTER NOW: EVENT IS NEXT WEEK! Mobilize Your Board to Raise More Money! Presented by Andy Robinson
If your board is not raising all the money it could - in fact, if your board is not raising any money at all - you are not alone. In this interactive workshop, we will discuss the reasons why and outline strategies to turn things around.
Registration includes Andy's new book, Train Your Board (And Everyone Else) to Raise Money.
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CARBONDALE
Date: October 21, 2014
Time: 9am-4pm
Cost: $150 Regular
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DENVER
Date: October 22, 2014
Time: 9am-4pm
Cost: $175 Regular
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 3-Part Development Officer Series
This training series is for nonprofit professionals who are currently working in a development capacity and will provide a deep dive into the critical components of a sustainable fund development plan. Register for the Full 3-Part Series and save $20 each session or you can customize your training and register for individual sessions.
COST: $120 Individual Session | $300 Full Series
Part 1: Overview of Fund Development & Individual Giving
October 28 | 9:00am-4:00pm | Colorado Collaborative for Nonprofits
Part 2: Grants & Foundation Relationships
November 4 | 9:00am-4:00pm | Colorado Collaborative for Nonprofits
Part 3: Capital Campaigns & Planned Giving
November 18 | 9:00am-4:00pm | Colorado Collaborative for Nonprofits
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 Colorado Nonprofit Week Awards: 2015 Call for Nominations
Colorado Nonprofit Association will again lead a statewide celebration of nonprofits and their achievements. Help to recognize those leaders by nominating deserving individuals for these exclusive awards. Awards will be presented during our annual Colorado Nonprofit Week Awards Luncheon March 20, 2015.
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 Education Prequalification Form Deadline
The Boettcher Foundation seeks to make grants to support capital campaigns for the purchase, construction or major renovation of a building that is owned and used by a Colorado nonprofit organization. The next category is Education, which includes Early Childhood and Higher Education/Post Secondary.
Boettcher Foundation uses a Prequalification Form that helps you find out if your Colorado-based nonprofit may qualify for an opportunity to be invited to apply for a capital grant. You must complete the prequalification form first!
Prequalification Deadline: November 14
Eligibility Guidelines and Form
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 Mountain Strong for Nonprofits
Mountain Strong for Nonprofits is an online giving website and campaign designed to raise much needed funds for the nonprofits in the Estes Valley. This is a sustainable website and campaign to continually assist nonprofits affected by the damage from the September 2013 floods.
The residents and business owners in our mountain communities are always very generous with their charitable support. However with those longstanding donors dealing with their own flood recovery, money has been tight. Added to that has been competition from more immediate disaster relief needs. Just as people from around the country proudly wore Mountain Strong t-shirts in support of flood recovery, we hope they will join in supporting our charitable organizations through Mountain Strong for Nonprofits.
Learn More & Donate
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 Save The Date!
National Philanthropy Day is the special day set aside to recognize and pay tribute to the great contributions that philanthropy -- and those people active in the philanthropic community -- have made to our lives, our communities and our world. Celebrations are held annually in many states across the nation.
Date: November 14, 2014
Location: Seawell Grand Ballroom at the Performing Arts Complex
1350 Araphahoe Street | Denver, CO
Learn more
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CRC Training Calendar
OCTOBER
Development Officer Series: Part 1 - DENVER
Overview of Fund Development & Individual Giving
October 28 | 9am-4pm | $120 Individual Session-$300 Full Series
Development Roundtable with El Pomar Foundation - DENVER
October 30 | 2pm-3:30pm | $20 Early Bird-$35 Regular
NOVEMBER
Development Officer Series: Part 2 - DENVER
Grants & Foundation Relationships
November 4 | 9am-4pm | $120 Individual Session-$300 Full Series
Get Grants - TRINIDAD November 13 | 10am-5pm | $80 Early Bird-$100 Regular Development Officer Series: Part 3 - DENVER Capital Campaigns & Planned Giving November 18 | 9am-4pm | $120 Individual Session-$300 Full Series Making the Ask - DENVER November 19 | 12pm-4pm | $50 Early Bird-$60 Regular
DECEMBER
Get Grants - CANON CITY
December 2 | 10am-5pm | $80 Early Bird-$100 Regular
Finding Funding on the Web - WEBINAR
December 4 | 2pm-4pm | $25 Early Bird-$35 Regular
Development Roundtable with Serve Colorado and Corporation for National Community Service (CNCS) - DENVER
December 11 | 2pm-3:30pm | $20 Early Bird-$35 Regular
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Grants Guide November Special
You will receive a complementary PDF copy of Navigating Legal Landmines with the purchase of any 12-Month Grants Guide subscription in the month of November
Question? Contact Kelli at 303-623-1540 X160
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Upcoming Grant Deadlines
November 1, 2014
American Honda Foundation
Best Buy Foundation
Clif Bar Family Foundation Small Grants
Adolph Coors Foundation
ECA Foundation
Mabel Y. Hughes Charitable Trust
Laura Jane Musser Fund
The Lawrence Foundation
Marva Jean Jackson Scholarship Foundation
Montrose Community Foundation
Newborn Hope, Inc.
Youth Advocacy Project - Craig Scheckman Family Foundation
November 10, 2014
Max & Victoria Dreyfus Foundation
November 14, 2014
CDHE: Colorado Opportunity Scholarship Initiative Program Grant
November 15, 2014
Blum-Kovler Foundation
Ralph L. & Florence R. Burgess Trust
Nagel Foundation
National Emergency Medicine Association (NEMA)
Sisters of St. Francis Social Justice Grant Fund
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CRC Staff
Communications Assoc.
Emily Treece, Ext. 190
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Thank you to CRC's
Major Contributers
Adolph Coors Foundation
Anschutz Family Foundation
Boettcher Foundation
Caring for Colorado Foundation
Daniels Fund
Denver Foundation
El Pomar Foundation
Gates Family Foundation
Helen K. & Arthur E. Johnson Foundation
Rose Community Foundation
Temple Hoyne Buell Foundation
The Colorado Health Foundation
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Rural Philanthropy Days Updates
Join us in the Northeast, Northwest, and Western Slope for education and training opportunities!
Northeast RPD Interim Steering Committee is offering a one-day professional development conference, "Polishing our Skills, Harvesting the Benefits" focusing on fund development, strategic planning, financial management, and developing relationships with funders. The conference will be October 15 from 9:00 AM to 3:30 PM at Morgan Community College - today is the last day to register online, but on-site registration will be available.
Western Slope RPD Interim Steering Committee has launched a new education series, beginning with Great Governing Boards. Noel Hagen will present this half-day training on how to build a governing board that ensures organizational health and sustainability. The training will take place in three towns on the Western Slope: Ridgway on November 3, Delta on November 4, and Gunnison on November 11. This is the first in a ten-part series. Stay tuned for more capacity building opportunities!
Northwest RPD Interim Steering Committee has crafted an 18-month training series built to strengthen organizations across the five-county region. The series will begin on November 13 with a training on Strategic Planning. The ten-part series is based on the Colorado Nonprofit Association's Principles and Practices Resource. Registration is NOW OPEN!
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The Laura Jane Musser Fund's Rural Initiative Grant Program works to encourage collaborative and participatory efforts among citizens in rural communities that will help to strengthen their towns and regions in a number of civic areas including, but not limited to, economic development, business preservation, arts and humanities, public pace improvements, and education. Applications will be accepted from October 1 - November 1, 2014. To learn more about this great opportunity click here.
The US Department of Agriculture (USDA) Application Request: $2.5 million is available to establish the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Rural Child Poverty Nutrition Center. "The goal of the center is to reduce child food insecurity by improving access and coordination among child nutrition programs in up to 30 rural communities with persistently high poverty rates... The Rural Child Poverty Nutrition Center would facilitate innovative strategies to support a healthier next generation in rural America." This competitive grant is part of USDA's efforts to reduce childhood food insecurity in rural communities in America. The rural communities will use their funds to target child food insecurity through greater coordination of the nutrition programs. For more information on the grant please click here.
The National Endowment For The Arts (NEA) Grant Opportunity: The Our Town project supports arts engagement, cultural planning and design projects. The goal is to expand the knowledge base about creative place making, and to help transform these towns into lively, equitable, and resilient places with the arts at their core. Applications must be submitted by the deadline: 12/15/2014. Click here to learn more about this program and to register for one of the webinars.
Helping Rural Regain Its Swagger - "What if everything you are being told about the demise of rural living is wrong?"- Robin Rather, Founder and CEO of Collective Strength, discusses transportation, planning, workforce housing, and renewable energy issues in rural America in this Daily Yonder article. Follow along as she encourages rural communities to gain confidence, and begin steps for the next "great rural age." Read the article here.
US Department of Agriculture (USDA) has recently published a guide presenting statistics on food security, food expenditures, and use of food nutrition programs. Rural areas saw more food insecurity than those in suburban and exurban areas around large cities. For more information, or to download a free copy click here.
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