February 20, 2024
Featured in this Newsletter
- 25 Nonprofits in 16 Eastern Colorado Counties Receive $1.2M as Part of the DOLA Nonprofit Infrastructure Grant Program
- Pueblo Youth Action Council Fundraising for Grant Program
- Board Member Perspectives: Giving Done Right
25 Nonprofits in 16 Eastern Colorado Counties Receive $1.2M as Part of the DOLA Nonprofit Infrastructure Grant Program
In collaboration with the Colorado Department of Local Affairs (DOLA), Caring for Colorado awarded 25 grants totaling $1.2M to small community-based nonprofit organizations to mitigate the financial hardships of the COVID-19 public health emergency and to help build organizational capacity. Caring for Colorado has worked with DOLA, as a Regional Access Partner, supporting the grantmaking process for the Eastern Plains counties of Baca, Bent, Cheyenne, Crowley, Kiowa, Kit Carson, Las Animas, Lincoln, Logan, Morgan, Otero, Phillips, Prowers, Sedgewick, Washinton, and Yuma. Review a list of our grant recipients here.
The DOLA Nonprofit Infrastructure (NPI) Grant Program is a statewide grant program for community-based nonprofit organizations, with budgets under $2 million, that provide services in under-resourced communities with limited access to state and federal funding. In total, the NPI Grant Program awarded $31 Million to 489 small nonprofits across the state through eight Regional Access Partners.
25 organizaciones sin fines de lucro de 16 condados del este de Colorado reciben $1,2 millones como parte del programa de subvenciones para infraestructura de organizaciones sin fines de lucro del DOLA
En colaboración con el Departamento de Asuntos Locales (DOLA), Caring for Colorado otorgó 25 subvenciones que suman $1,2 millones a organizaciones sin fines de lucro a nivel comunitario para mitigar los problemas económicos de la emergencia de salud pública del COVID-19 y para ayudar a desarrollar sus capacidades organizativas. Caring for Colorado ha trabajado con el DOLA, como socio de acceso regional, apoyando en el proceso de la concesión de subvenciones para los condados de Baca, Bent, Cheyenne, Crowley, Kiowa, Kit Carson, Las Animas, Lincoln, Logan, Morgan, Otero, Phillips, Prowers, Sedgewick, Washinton y Yuma ubicados en la región de Eastern Plains. Esta es una lista de los beneficiarios de la subvención.
El Programa de subvenciones para infraestructura sin fines de lucro (NPI) del DOLA es un programa a nivel estatal para organizaciones comunitarias sin fines de lucro con presupuestos por debajo de los $2 millones, que proporcionan servicios en comunidades con escasez de recursos y con acceso limitado a fondos estatales y federales. En total, el Programa de subvenciones NPI entregó $31 millones a 489 organizaciones sin fines de lucro en todo el estado a través de ocho socios regionales de acceso.
Pueblo Youth Action Council Fundraising for Grant Program
The Pueblo Youth Action Council was established by Caring for Colorado’s Packard Fund for Pueblo in 2021 to promote community engagement and leadership among local youth. The Pueblo Youth Action Council provides opportunities for high school youth to learn about leadership, community service, fundraising, and philanthropy. Students participate in a community assessment and learning process, then fundraise and award grants to local nonprofit organizations addressing the issues identified in their stewardship activities.
Fundraising efforts are managed by our staff in Pueblo through a collaboration with Hope Online Learning Academy High School, a non-profit, public charter school, and YouthRoots, a national youth philanthropy organization. This year, the HOPE high school students involved in the Pueblo Youth Action Council have decided to focus on mental health, poverty, and homelessness. All community funds raised by students in the coming weeks will go directly to nonprofits working to address these issues. Visit the fundraising page to donate to the Pueblo Youth Action Council’s 2024 campaign.
Board Member Perspectives: Giving Done Right
As Chief Strategy Officer of Colorado Enterprise Fund and a Caring for Colorado Board Member, Nim Patel has over 20 years of experience in investing, finance, management, and bringing innovation to market in both nonprofit and for-profit entities. We asked him to comment on the question, “What does giving done right mean to you?” This comes from a national conversation started by the Center for Effective Philanthropy. Click the LinkedIn post below to read his insight.