Upcoming Training Events

Strategic Planning

Provide Executive Directors and Board Members the tools and resources necessary to craft a compelling and relevant strategic plan that is practical, measurable, and can be implemented without the cost of hiring an outside consultant.

Join CRC for a comprehensive, 1-day strategic planning workshop and learn the various processes that will engage board and staff in identifying the priorities of your organization and providing a roadmap for successfully meeting mission.

Participants will learn about a streamlined strategic thinking and planning process and walk away with greater clarity on mission, goals, opportunities, and specific actions and next steps to move forward.

This training will cover topics including:

• Recognition of what a strategic plan is and is not
• Understanding different processes by which strategic planning can be accomplished
• Identifying the core elements that are the foundations of a strategic plan: Mission, Vision and Core Values
• Crafting Compelling Goals, Objectives, and Activities
• Strategies for Implementation

February 6 | 10:00am – 5:00pm | Colorado Springs  

February 11 | 9:00am – 4:00pm | Durango

PRICING:  $100 Early Bird | $120 Regular

Development Roundtables

Community Resource Center Development Roundtables provide an introduction to a Colorado-based funder and Program Officer, and an opportunity for peer-learning and networking. Participants will gain valuable and unique information regarding the funder’s history and priorities for Colorado giving, current strategic plan and funding initiatives, grant application submission and review process, tips for success from a Program Office, and an opportunity for open dialogue and questions with Program Officer.

Kenneth King Foundation | January 22 | 2:00pm – 3:30pm

The Denver Foundation | Feburary 27 | 2:00pm – 3:30pm

$20 Early Bird | $35 Regular

Register for a CRC Development Roundtable using the sidebar.

Get Grants

Build your professional capacity to write competitive grants by gaining a deeper understanding of best practices for writing a grant application.

Join CRC for a comprehensive, one-day grant writing workshop and learn best practices in grantwriting and tips for success when writing the Colorado Common Grant Application. Participants will understand the essential elements included in a grant proposal and how to craft a compelling case for support through interactive exercises. A review of grant terminology, sources of grant funding, and research tools including the Colorado Grants Guide™ will be discussed.

This training will cover topics including: 

• Grant funding context in the fundraising plan
• Research and grants management
• Review the key elements of winning grant proposals
• Deep dive into goals, objectives, and activities
• A general overview of attachments

**January 23 | 8:00am – 3:00pm | La Junta

February 18 | 10:00am – 5:00pm | Lafayette

PRICING:  $100 Early Bird | $120 Regular

** Denotes a free training for members of the Otero, Crowley and Bent County Communities as well as Communities that Care and the Sustainability Workgroup.

Social Enterprise & Impact Investing Topic Table

CRC Topic Tables host nonprofit staff, board, and volunteers for a facilitated panel and discussion about a specific topic relevant to the sector. February’s panel will cover social enterprises and impact investments in the current nonprofit landscape. If you’ve ever wondered if social enterprise is the right way to create revenue for your nonprofit, been interested in program-related or impact investments, or wondered what funders look for when investing in these types of innovative funding opportunities, here’s an opportunity to get your questions answered.

Join CRC’s Director of Education and Leadership Development, Rebecca Gorrell, Julie Reiskin, Executive Director of the Colorado Cross-Disability Coalition, Janice Fritsch, President of Kenneth King Foundation, and Kelsey Nolan, Executive Director of the Dakota Foundation, for a conversation regarding these unique types of funding and the panelist’s expertise in receiving and administering it.

February 19 | 2:00pm – 3:30pm | Denver

PRICING:  $20 Early Bird | $35 Regular

Nonprofit Board Leadership

Join us for this one-day workshop where participants will come away with practical tips on how to recruit and engage board members in strategic planning and fundraising for your organizations toward achieving mission and building a sustainable organization.

This training will cover topics including: 

• Key Governance Roles, Responsibilities and Financial oversight
• Board recruitment strategies
• Board structure and governance committees
• Strategies and agendas for effective board meetings
• Discuss your board’s role in fundraising (Get/Give/Advocate)
• Explore how you can help your board members to “make the ask”

January 28 | 9:00am – 4:00pm | Grand Junction

February 6 | 9:00am – 4:00pm | Steamboat Springs 

PRICING:  $100 Early Bird | $120 Regular

Mission Centered Advocacy

Advocacy is an essential nonprofit best practice that positions our sector to make missions and visions a reality. In this session, participants will identify the root causes of the issues facing their organizations and understand means to achieve long-term change. The session will also explore best practices for engaging community members in efforts that achieve just and inclusive solutions. We will discuss two practical and accessible ways that your organization can practice nonpartisan advocacy and civic engagement with Community Resource Center through our programs the Root Causes Network and Participation Project.

January 29 | 10:00am – 5:00pm | Denver 

PRICING:  $100 Early Bird | $120 Regular

March 10 | 9:00am – 4:00pm | Glenwood Springs

PRICING:  $25 Early Bird | $40 Regular

Get Government Grants

Build your professional capacity to find and write competitive GOVERNMENT grants by gaining a deeper understanding of the government grants sector.

Join CRC for a comprehensive, one-day Introduction to Government Grants workshop and learn more about the differences and distinctions of grants in the government sector. Participants will understand the essential elements included in finding and writing government grant applications, and determining your eligibility and capacity to administer this type of grant.

This training will cover topics including:

• The culture of government grant funding (local, state and national levels) – what makes them different from foundation grants?
• Local, State and Federal level government grants – how they are similar and different? Determining which is right for you?
• How do you find government grants – at each level?
• Steps to Determine Eligibility – Are government grants right for you? How to determine if you can administer a government grant – do you have the capacity
• Process for applying for and administering government grants (local, state and federal levels).

January 16 | 9:00am – 4:00pm | Montrose

January 28 | 9:30am – 4:30pm | Denver

**February 10 | 9:00am – 4:00pm | Fort Collins

PRICING:  $100 Early Bird | $120 Regular

** Denotes a FREE training

Finding Funding on the Web

Participants of this training will learn the steps necessary to develop an organized, focused approach to research and how to optimize their search efforts, using the Colorado Grants Guide®.

Research is the first step for success in grant-writing. 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 750 local foundations and trusts, corporations, national funders, government agencies and religious organizations that support Colorado nonprofit organizations.

Save valuable time and resources and master the Colorado Grants Guide® today.

• Master your usage of the Colorado Grants Guide® online for grant funding research
• Understand basic grant terminology and how research fits into the larger process
• Recognize what to look for in a foundation 990

January 17 | 10:00am – 11:30am | Video Conference via Zoom

March 24 | 2:00pm – 3:30pm | Video Conference via Zoom

PRICING:  $20 Early Bird | $35 Regular

Innovation & Design

Introduction to the methodology and tools for Innovation. Learn about various Innovation approaches, methods, tools and creative problem-solving techniques to encourage your teams to develop new ideas.

Join CRC for a full day introduction to Innovation. Learn about the methods of Innovation and specific tools to encourage and support innovative thinking within your organization. This hands-on, interactive workshop will provide participants with a greater understanding of the various approaches and ways to Innovate.

This training will cover topics including:

• Innovation Methodology – overview of various approaches, methods and tools.
• Understanding Innovation – what does Innovation mean in your organization?
• The culture of innovation – how to build a progressive way-of-thinking throughout your organization.
• Tools for solving problems and organizational challenges – overview of the Creative Problem Solving (CPS) process and how to use it effectively.

February 11 | 9:00am – 4:00pm | Denver

PRICING:  $100 Early Bird | $120 Regular

More than a Manager: Inclusive Leadership

Good management involves knowing about governance and policies, delegating well, communicating effectively, and organizing one’s own time well. Leadership is something much more personal, and reflects one’s ability to connect, communicate, and inspire others. While some may seem to be born leaders, most meaningful leadership skills are learned and can be refined with practice and intention.

This session will explore the differences between management and leadership and provide participants with the opportunity to reflect on the type of leader they are and want to be. Participants will engage in several activities to practice leadership skills related to building trust, creating a culture of accountability, and managing their own response to challenging situations. Participants will explore organizational practices that support inclusive leadership and engage in individual reflection, which includes building an understanding of how implicit bias impacts one’s own leadership. This full day session will benefit both individuals in formal management roles and those looking to advance their opportunity for leadership

March 10 | 9:30am – 4:30pm | Denver

PRICING:  $100 Early Bird | $120 Regular

reBuilding Equitable Organizations

Do you want to learn how to take your organization to the next level? Do you want to know where to start as an organization and how to engage everyone in the work? Do you want to learn how to translate equity across all identities?

This interactive session is designed to deeply educate all participants on the horrific and insidious racial history and how the ghosts of the past are foundational to, and still exist in present-day policies, practices and procedures. This is done with a focus on the institutional and systemic aspects of racism. It is not done from an approach of “blame” or instilling “guilt” neither of which are specifically beneficial to changing outcomes, and equity is concerned with outcomes, not intent. It addresses values and how to lead, and create or influence policy, from an equity perspective or using an Equity Lens and demonstrates how to apply equity principles across any identity.

First Session: March 3 | 9:00am – 12:30pm | Lafayette

Second Session: March 17 | 9:00am – 12:30pm | Lafayette

PRICING:  $75 One Session | $120 Both Sessions

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