Upcoming Training Events

Funder Connection Series: Colorado Housing and Finance Authority

Thursday, July 25, 2024 | 10:30am – 12:00pm

Course Objective:  Community Resource Center Funder Connections are an opportunity for peer-learning and networking for those who work and volunteer in the nonprofit community.

Participants will gain insight and information on the following:

  • The organization’s history in Colorado.
  • Innovative funding solutions.
  • Community Partnerships, sponsorships, loan programs and other ways to engage with CHFA.
  • Ways to implement affordable housing and economic development solutions in your community.
  • Opportunity for open dialogue and questions with the guest speaker

If you are a Colorado Grants Guide subscriber or member of the GrantCorp, please contact Marcy Mitchell 

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CHFA strengthens Colorado by investing in affordable housing and community development. They offer financial resources to strengthen homeownership, affordable rental housing, and businesses. Their Community Partnership’s program, including Direct Effect Awards, supports nonprofits and community led initiatives that advance housing stability and economic prosperity in Colorado through sponsorships, donations, and volunteerism.

To learn more about Colorado Housing and Finance Authority, please click here.

Facilitator: Katy Pepinsky, Director of Grant Services, Community Resource Center

Guest: Kristen Soroko, Event and Public Relations Coordinator, Colorado Housing and Finance Authority

Funder Connection Series: Gates Family Foundation

Thursday, August 22, 2024 | 10:30am – 12:00pm

Course Objective: Community Resource Center Funder Connections are an opportunity for peer-learning and networking for those who work and volunteer in the nonprofit community.

Participants will gain insight and information on the following:

  • The foundation’s history of giving in Colorado.
  • Funding Initiatives.
  • Grant application submission and review process.
  • Tips for success from the funder.
  • Opportunity for open dialogue and questions with the guest speaker.

Colorado Grants Guide subscribers and GrantCorps member receive FREE access to our Funder Connections. If you are a CGG subscriber or GrantCorps enrolled organization, please contact email hidden; JavaScript is required for the code to waive the fee for registration.

Gates Family Foundation is committed to Colorado, as both a resource and a catalyst for progress in core areas that impact the quality of life in our state for the long-term. In 2021, our board and staff updated the Foundation’s next five-year strategic plan for grantmaking, impact investments, and engagement in the community — as funders, conveners, and advocates.

To learn more about what the Gates Family Foundation invests in, please click here.

Facilitator: Marcy Mitchell, Colorado Grants Guide Manager, Community Resource Center.

Guest: Lisa Rucker, Senior Program Officer/Grants Manager, Gates Family Foundation.

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