Philanthropy Colorado

TO STRENGTHEN COLORADO COMMUNITIES BY BRINGING PEOPLE, INFORMATION AND RESOURCES TOGETHER. OUR ACTIVITIES FOCUS ON EDUCATION AND TRAINING, LEARNING NETWORKS AND ADVOCACY WITH THE OVERALL AIM OF LEADING AND SERVING THE DIVERSE AND DYNAMIC PHILANTHROPIC SECTOR THAT SUPPORTS NONPROFITS AND COMMUNITIES THROUGHOUT COLORADO.

HIGHLIGHTS FROM 2022:- CREATED SEVERAL DOZEN FORUMS AND SPACES FOR MEMBERS TO MEET VIRTUALLY OR IN PERSON TO SHARE AND LEARN ABOUT A BROAD RANGE OF ISSUES: ADVOCACY, RURAL BROADBAND, HOUSING AFFORDABILITY, CLIMATE ACTION, DISASTER RESILIENCE, EARLY CHILDHOOD EDUCATION, LGBTQ+ VIOLENCE AND HATE, PARTICIPATORY PHILANTHROPY, DATA-DRIVEN GRANTMAKING, ADVANCING DIVERSITY IN THE PHILANTHROPY PIPELINE, IMPACT INVESTING, PANDEMIC ISSUES, RACIAL EQUITY, FEDERAL RELIEF FUNDING, COMMUNITY NEWS, ARTS AND CULTURE, CYBERSECURITY, NEW EMPLOYMENT POLICIES, BEHAVIORAL HEALTH AND MORE; - COMPLETED SECOND YEAR OF STRATEGIC EQUITY ROADMAP, INCORPORATING AN EVOLVING EQUITY LENS INTO EXTERNAL PROGRAM PLANNING AND TRACKING ALL PROGRAMS AND PEER GROUPS TO ENSURE THAT DIVERSE VOICES, SPEAKERS, TOPICS AND ISSUES ARE INCLUDED;- LAUNCHED EQUITY SECTION ON OUR WEBSITE INCLUDING INFORMATION ON OUR COMMITMENT TO A CULTURE OF BELONGING, EXAMPLES OF MEMBER ACTIONS, SELF-GUIDED DISCOVERY AND LEARNING MATERIALS, AND OTHER RESOURCES AND ORGANIZATIONS IN THE FIELD; ESTABLISHED EQUITY COMMITTEE MADE UP OF REPRESENTATIVES OF BOARD AND MEMBERSHIP TO HELP GUIDE OUR WORK IN THIS AREA;- ADDED TWO NEW PEER NETWORKS (FOUNDATION FINANCE AND PUBLIC POLICY) TO OUR DOZEN+ LEARNING COMMUNITIES MEETING AT LEAST QUARTERLY TO EXCHANGE INFORMATION, STAY ABREAST OF TRENDS AND BUILD EXPERTISE IN PRIORITY AREAS OR PROFESSIONAL ROLES;- CEO FORUMS INCLUDED RECEPTION WITH GOV. JARED POLIS AT THE GOVERNOR'S MANSION AND A MIX OF VIRTUAL AND IN-PERSON CONVERSATIONS ABOUT TOP-OF-MIND ISSUES FOR LEADERS OF OUR MEMBER ORGANIZATIONS;- FOR THE FOURTH CONSECUTIVE YEAR, OUR DIRECTOR OF RURAL AND STATEWIDE NETWORKS WORKED WITH STATEWIDE AND REGIONALLY FOCUSED FUNDERS ON LEARNING EXCHANGES AND OPPORTUNITIES FOR COLLABORATION IN DIVERSE REGIONS ACROSS RURAL COLORADO, INCLUDING A MULTI-DAY VISIT TO THE SAN LUIS VALLEY AND AN EMERGING COHORT OF FUNDERS LOOKING TO WORK TOGETHER IN THE REGION; - EXTENDED PARTNERSHIP WITH TRUST-BASED PHILANTHROPY PROJECT TO COLLABORATE ON MULTI-PART WEBINARS TO A LARGE COHORT OF PHILANTHROPY COLORADO MEMBERS, WHILE CONTINUING OUR PARTNERSHIP WITH ABFE TO OFFER FOUR HALF- AND FULL-DAY TRAINING OPPORTUNITIES TO FOUNDATION STAFF AND TRUSTEES ON ADVANCING RACIAL EQUITY THROUGH GRANTMAKING;- CONTINUED CAPACITY-BUILDING CAMPAIGN TO MATCH CHALLENGE GRANT THAT HAS ENABLED US TO MAINTAIN ADDITIONAL STAFF AND RESOURCES TO HELP US ACTIVELY LEAD AND SERVE THE FIELD OF PHILANTHROPY IN COLORADO;- ACHIEVED RECORD MEMBERSHIP LEVELS AND STRONG RETENTION OF CURRENT AND LONG-TIME MEMBERS AND LAUNCHED MEMBER ENGAGEMENT STRATEGY.