CRC Values

Vision

Colorado is a place where nonprofits, no matter their size or location, have the resources to enrich the communities they serve today and tomorrow.

Mission

Community Resource Center (CRC) empowers nonprofits across Colorado to identify and address community needs through connections, convenings, and capacity building.

Core Values

CRC Core Values and Value Statements include:

Belonging

We believe strong, stable communities center inclusion and belonging.

Collaboration

We practice collaboration and cooperation.

Community

We strive to provide opportunities for participants and partners to engage where they are, not where we are.

Excellence

We accept as true that we are all better when we are all better.

Transparency

We work to build a culture of trust and authenticity throughout our work.

Stewardship

We model our values internally and externally to support one another and build strong communities.

Strategic Priorities

CRC serves as a model of how to support Colorado nonprofits.
CRC has a strong and robust stewardship and stakeholder engagement program.
CRCs programs and funding streams support long-term stability and viability.

History

Community Resource Center (CRC) was founded in 1981. The initial mission was to assist organizations that used community organizing to promote social change in Denver’s inner city. By 1984, the mission expanded to encompass the broad range of nonprofit organizations and community groups that provide services throughout Colorado. CRC has responded to the needs of the sector by continually developing new ways to serve Colorado’s nonprofits. Below is a brief history of our current programs: