Upcoming Trainings!
Community Resource Center is excited to be expanding our training offering in 2025 and 2026 equipping organizations with the knowledge, tools, and resources needed to strengthen their impact. CRC is working to build our internal capacity to increase these offerings thanks to support from The Colorado Trust through their Community Resilience Initiatives. Learn more here.
June Events
GrantCorps: Grantwriting 201 Beyond Answering the Questions (Register Now)
Thursday, June 5, 2025 | 1:00pm – 4:00pm | Virtual session on Zoom
Training description: Build your capacity to write competitive grants by gaining a deeper understanding of all that goes into a successful application – beyond just answering the questions. In this interactive session you will learn and discuss how to structure a grant narrative for maximum effectiveness, build data systems for impactful grant reporting, strengthen funder relationships and cultivate donors, create sustainable grant management tools, and build a culture of philanthropy across your organization.
In this training, you will learn how to:
- Structure a grant narrative for maximum effectiveness.
- Build data systems for impactful grant reporting.
- How to build next level funder relationships and cultivate donors.
- Create sustainable grant management tools.
- Build a culture of philanthropy across your organization.
Trainer: Katy Pepinsky, Program Director – Grant Services, Community Resource Center.
Funder Connection with Colorado Creative Industries (Register now)
Thursday, June 12, 2025 | 10:30am – 12:00pm | Virtual session on Zoom
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:
- Discover the ways communities and nonprofits are funding creative projects in Colorado.
- Learn about CCI’s grant programs and processes.
- Find out more about Colorado’s Office of Economic Development and International Trade (OEDIT) and its opportunities for Colorado nonprofits.
Colorado Creative Industries (CCI) believes in the power of creativity to inspire human connections, create social change, and support economic vibrancy throughout Colorado. They focus on strengthening the vitality of visual, performing, and literary arts through promotion, resources, and funding opportunities.
CCI’s mission is to promote, support and expand the creative industries to drive Colorado’s economy, grow jobs and enhance our quality of life. The creative economy subgroups are design, film and media, literary and publishing, performing arts, visual arts and design, and heritage. CCI grants and programs provide funding, support and recognition for artists, creative business and organizations. In addition, CCI;s community development grant programs work to develop sustainable communities through job creation, creative placemaking, leadership development and arts at the intersection of social issues.
Guests: Christy Costello, Deputy Director, Colorado Creative Industries
Victoria Gonzalez, Marketing and Outreach Manager, Colorado Creative Industries
Facilitator: Marcy Mitchell, Colorado Grants Guide Manager, Community Resource Center
August Events
“Funded Futures” ~ CRC’s Nonprofit Grant Success Training Package (Apply now)
August – December 2025
Applications Now Open – Only 12 Spots Available!
Looking for opportunities to build your team’s grant development capacity? This is it!!
CRC’s is excited to launch a new training package – Funded Futures – which is designed to strengthen individual grant development skills and increase organizational grant writing success via a hands-on, high-impact 3-month program for Colorado-based nonprofits.
For just $1,250, participants receive the following from September – November 2025:
✅ Access to CRC’s Nonprofit Grant Toolkit: Gain access to CRC’s curated toolkit, designed to help you prepare successful grant applications for Colorado funders.
✅ Colorado Grants Guide® Membership: Gain access to the state’s premier grant funding database with a 3-month membership and guided demo.
✅ One-on-One Coaching Support: Receive up to 4 hours of personalized coaching to help you apply what you’ve learned to real grant opportunities.
✅ 4-Part Grant Training Series: Build your skills with expert-led sessions focused on effective grant writing, grant research, and management that lead to successfully grant strategies for the long-term.
- Get Grants – Sept 16 & 18, 9-12PM
- Program Planning & Evaluation* – content will be shared Oct 9
- Nonprofit Financial Leadership* – content will be shared Oct 23
- Grantwriting 201 – Nov 13, 9-12PM
- Monthly Funder Connections (as scheduled)
- 20% discount to additional CRC trainings in Sept, Oct, Nov
*these sessions are self-paced and pre-recorded
*The Funded Futures Training Package is a $2,000 value.
Space is limited to the first 12 participants that register. Don’t miss this opportunity to invest in your nonprofit’s future today!
December Events
Collective Advocacy and Coalitions Workshop
Thursday, December 4, 2025 | 9:00AM – 12:00PM
Virtual session on Zoom
Workshop Overview:
This session is designed to help organizations and individuals understand coalition structures, decision-making processes, and best practices for collective action.
- Building Effective Coalitions – Learn what coalitions are and how they can be structured.
- Coalition Structures – Explore different types of coalitions, including informal groups, fiscally sponsored organizations, and independent nonprofits.
- Consensus & Decision-Making – Develop soft skills for communication, facilitation, and collaborative decision-making.
- Interactive Practice Sessions – Participate in breakout discussions and hands-on exercises to apply what you’ve learned.
Who Should Attend?
- Nonprofit leaders
- Community organizers
- Advocacy groups
- Anyone interested in coalition-building and collective decision-making
Trainers: Alex McHenry, Director of Programs at Community Resource Center.
Monica DeWitt, Advocacy Program Manager at Community Resource Center.
