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Civic Engagement and Advocacy

476

nonprofit staff, volunteers and constituents trained on rules and laws of voter registration, nonpartisanship and community engagement tactics

5,720

voters engaged across 20 counties

nonprofit partners supported

“Being in the Network has shown us how other organizations are taking the lead in promoting advocacy to their community. It provides us with knowledge and feedback as other agencies are implementing the tools given by RCN.”

~ RCN Member Organization

Participation Project

Root Causes Network

Learn more about the program!

“It was excellent. I appreciated the materials provided & the information that was shared. The facilitator was skilled, knowledgeable, and brought in real life examples of each of the tools that she shared with us. The session ran smoothly, and I learned a lot.”

~ 2021 training participant

Learn more about the Education program!

Education

CRC presents workshops throughout Colorado, covering a wide variety of nonprofit management topics designed to provide participants the strategies and skills needed to reach their professional and organizational goals.

The education program builds capacity of nonprofit organizations by providing them with trainings and tools to write grants, solicit donors, engage boards and volunteers, partner with community, and advance their own DEI practices.

Achievements

We served more than 1,300 individuals through 48 public and private training workshops and convenings throughout Colorado.

96% of training survey respondents felt they had a better understanding of the nonprofit sector and 99% of respondents felt the training was useful.

The State of the Sector event convened 150 foundations, government entities and nonprofit leaders and staff to hear from rural and front range leaders.

AmeriCorps VISTA

Our VISTAs provided critical capacity building and people power to nonprofits across the state to help Colorado nonprofits better meet their mission, lead in their work and influence social change.

VISTA members were placed at 36 host sites

49,400

hours served with CRC’s Rural Capacity Building Project

Members impacted their nonprofits and communities through:

Social media, marketing and communications;

Identifying and establishing relationships with individual donors and fundraising opportunities;

Coordinating events and trainings for rural leaders;

Tracking more than $330 million dollars in grants from 48 unique funders.

Learn more about our VISTA program!

Read the San Luis Valley Rural Broadband Collaborative’s (SLV RBC) Impact Story

SLV RBC Story Learn More About RAN

The Rural Action Network

We developed the Rural Action Network (RAN) after more than 30 years of supporting rural nonprofits. 2021 was the Network’s first year of programming and it was a smashing success. Our focus on listening and community empowerment helped us serve 1,545 people from 616 organizations representing 56 counties across Colorado.

One of our most significant program successes was in the San Luis Valley, where we convened what became the San Luis Valley Regional Broadband Collaborative (SLV RBC) – a groundbreaking partnership of SLV nonprofit leaders, local government and regional technical experts.

We pushed the agenda with innovative programs and program updates.

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A New Colorado Grants Guide Website!

Our goal is to include more equitable access to CGG through pricing, the Colorado Common Grant Application and Report and offering nonprofits extra support through subscriptions. Now it is easier to get grants than ever before!

4,968 visits to the CGG
4,319 total subscriptions
Includes Funder DEI Info
Designed to ensure visual accessibility

1991
Creation of the Colorado Grants Guide
CRC published the first edition of the Colorado Grants Guide (CGG), providing the only comprehensive guide to funding sources for Colorado nonprofits.
2001
Development of an Online Guide
CRC established an online version with a searchable database that is continuously updated and more accessible for folks across the state.
2022
Launch of a New Online Platform
Our new website platform offers an enhanced user experience for searching and organizing funders and grants. It is now easier than ever to get grants!

Learn more about CGG!

Read Ayan Husein’s Impact Story Through the Vaccine Equity Program

Ayan’s Story Learn More About ASN

AmeriCorps State and National

The onset of the COVID-19 pandemic in early 2020 created an enormous public health challenge. Communities had to quickly look for solutions to slow the spread of the virus. As the country grappled with how to best respond, it soon became apparent that to help contain the virus, it would be essential to mobilize thousands of Americans to help implement proven public health strategies.

In response, we helped design and launch the COVID Containment Response Corps (CCRC), a public-private partnership between the State of Colorado, nonprofit organizations, private funders and AmeriCorps created to support Colorado Public Health Agencies responding to COVID-19. CRC recruited and supervised over 300 AmeriCorps members in this award winning program between June 2020 and December 2021.

While the program had first focused on utilizing AmeriCorps members for contact tracing, the project expanded in 2021 to include new members and projects that were focused on vaccine distribution and equity as community needs shifted during the pandemic.

Financial Overview

91% of every dollar received went to supporting the delivery of our programs.

2021 Expenses

2021 Income

Total Expenses: $3,699,454

Total Income: $3,735,247

Staff and Board

Board Members

Mary Zanotti (Chair) – Colorado Youth For a Change

Pat Greer (Secretary) – University of Denver

Leslie Baldwin – Boettcher Foundation

Jaclyn Lensen – The Colorado Health Foundation

Brigid McRaith – Mile High Youth Corps

Aaron Miltenberger – Boys & Girls Club of Alamosa County

Lorni Sharrow – Moye White LLP

Chantal Unfug – Department of Local Affairs

Jodi Walker – Kids At Their Best

CRC Staff

Abe Kaul (he/him) – Finance Coordinator

Alex McHenry (she/her) – Program Director – Civic Engagement

Andrew Schwartz (he/him) – Executive Coordinator

Anna Toth (she/her) – AmeriCorps Program Coordinator

Brad Strong (he/him) – Chief Operating Officer

Casey Shivers (she/her)– National Service Training Specialist

Desiree Henderson (she/her) – Regional Event Coordinator

Elizabeth Berkeley (she/her) – Grants Guide Manager

Gabrielle Healy (she/her) – Field Coordinator

Hannah Hostak (she/her) – Operations Manager

Hannah Loiselle (she/her) – Program Coordinator

Katy Sawyer (she/her) – Director of National Service

Maria Fabula (she/her) – President & CEO

Megan Carter (they/them) – AmeriCorps Program Manager

Meredith Grady (she/her) – Human Resources Manager for the COVID Containment Response Corps (CCRC)

Nellie Stagg (she/her) – Senior Program Director

Rebecca Gorrell (she/her) – Chief Program Officer

Sarah Hogan (she/her) – Program Coordinator

Sofia Rodriguez (she/her) – Event Coordinator

Tammy Mulligan (she/her) – Chief Operating Officer

Tayah Wheeland (she/her) – Executive Assistant

TC McCracken (she/her) – Human Resources Manager

AmeriCorps VISTA Members

Aubrey Noble (she/her) – Fund Development Associate VISTA

Drew Bowling (he/him) – Volunteer Engagement Associate VISTA

Ermina Lee (she/her) – Regional Engagement Associate VISTA

Marissa Sanchez (she/her) – Statewide Social Media and Marketing Associate VISTA

Natalie Georgalas (she/her) – Regional Engagement Associate VISTA

Kaylee Harter (she/her) – Statewide Social Media and Marketing Associate VISTA

Kendra Hardwood (she/her) – Program Associate VISTA

Xueqi Ma (she/her) – Donor and Volunteer Engagement Associate VISTA

Organizers

Annie Cioffi (she/her) – Lead Voter Engagement Organizer

Alejandra Russell (she/her/ella) – Voter Engagement Organizer

Doug Ringer (he/him) – Voter Engagement Organizer

Dyann Bezanilla (she/her/ella) – Voter Engagement Organizer

Reyna Martinez Ramirez (she/her/ella) – Voter Engagement Organizer

Virginia Ortiz (she/her) – Voter Engagement Organizer

CRC Interns

Ash Cano (she/her) – Advocacy Intern

Kristen Ashworth (she/her) – Advocacy Intern

Yuri Shane (she/her)– Advocacy Intern

Thanks to our partners and supporters

Colorado Collaborative for Nonprofits:

Colorado Business Committee for the Arts

Colorado Nonprofit Association

Colorado Nonprofit Development Center

Community Shares of Colorado

Spark the Change

AmeriCorps

Boettcher Foundation

Brett Family Foundation

Bright Futures Foundation

The Bright Mountain Foundation

Buell Foundation

Caring for Colorado Foundation

Chambers Initiative

The Colorado Health Foundation

The Colorado Trust

Driscoll Family Foundation

The Denver Foundation

Gates Family Foundation

Kenneth King Foundation

Natural Resources Defense Council

Nonprofit Vote

El Pomar Foundation

Rose Community Foundation

Serve Colorado

Southern Colorado Community Foundation

Western Colorado Community Foundation