CRI Grantee Resource Page

Community Resource Center is excited to be supporting Community Resilience Initiative grantees with capacity building assistance support. You can view a complete list of CRC’s capacity assistance offerings for CRI grantees here. Below please find links to training recordings and resources available to CRI grantees throughout the durations of the CRI grant.

If you have any questions or additional capacity building assistance requests, please contact Alex McHenry, Director of Programs, at email hidden; JavaScript is required.

Trainings

Elevate Your Impact: The Principles and Practices of Nonprofit Excellence in Colorado (Watch Recording)

Presented by: Colorado Nonprofit Association

The code to view is: crc_CRI2025

Training description: Join us for a interactive workshop designed to empower nonprofit leaders with the tools and knowledge to excel in today’s dynamic landscape. This training will dive into the “Principles and Practices of Nonprofit Excellence” while guiding participants through a practical self-assessment process. Discover how to strengthen your organization from the inside out, identify areas for growth, and connect with valuable resources to support your mission.

Learning Outcomes:

1. Gain an understanding of the key principles and practices that drive nonprofit excellence in Colorado.
2. Conduct a brief self-assessment of your organization’s current practices, identifying strengths and areas for improvement.
3. Discuss strategies to address organizational gaps and opportunities, enhancing overall effectiveness and impact.
4. Establish connections with the Colorado Nonprofit Association and learn how to leverage their resources to strengthen your team, board, and entire organization.

Trainer: Jaime Burgher, Director of Programs at Colorado Nonprofit Association. 

Supporting Materials:

Introduction to Accessible Communications (Watch Recording)

Presented by: Colorado Cross Disability Coalition

This training includes:

  • Basic legal requirements under the American with Disabilities Act and the Colorado Anti Discrimination Act, including an overview of newly enacted state and federal rules governing digital accessibility
  • Overview of accessible communications principles
  • Best practices for making communications accessible
  • Plain language overview and best practices
  • Technical tips, checklists and questions for communications platforms
  • Technical tips, checklists and questions for documents
  • Technical tips, checklists and questions for images and videos
  • Best practices for website accessibility
  • Tips
  • Resources for checking web accessibility
  • Additional resources to continue learning
  • Q+A

Presenters:

Julie Reiskin, LCSW, Co Executive Director of Colorado Cross-Disability Coalition.
Andrew Montoya, Esq, Legal Director of Colorado Cross-Disability Coalition.
Hillary Jorgensen, JD, Co Executive Director of Colorado Cross-Disability Coalition.
Supporting Materials:

Finding Funding on the Web (Watch Recording)

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Training Description: 

Research is the first step for success in grant-writing. This training will highlight the steps necessary to develop an organized, focused approach to grant research and how to optimize grant search efforts, using the Colorado Grants Guide®. Developed by the Community Resource Center, the Colorado Grants Guide® is Colorado’s leading tool for grant funding research. This comprehensive, online database profiles over 1,100 local foundations and trusts, corporations, national funders, government agencies and religious organizations that support Colorado nonprofit organizations.

Presenter: Marcy Mitchell, Colorado Grants Guide Manager, Community Resource Center

Supporting Materials:

  • Finding Funding on the Web Slide Deck
  • Finding Funding on the Web Slide Deck_Spanish
  • As a reminder, CRI grantees can receive a 20% discount for a Colorado Grants Guide subscription using code cri20. If you have questions about the Colorado Grants Guide, please reach out to Marcy Mitchell, Grants Guide Manager at email hidden; JavaScript is required.

 

Resources

https://crcamerica.org/resources/2025-foundation-giving-in-colorado/

https://www.councilofnonprofits.org/nonprofit-checklist-what-do-when-your-federal-grant-or-contract-terminated

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