The Community Foundation is pleased to offer a variety of resources to nonprofits. In order to fully take advantage of these resources, we recommend taking these first steps.
- Watch a 3-minute video that shows the work of your Community Foundation
- Follow us on social media www.Facebook.com/NoCoFoundation
- Receive our eNewsletter
- Request to be featured on our website
Community Foundation Resources
Networking with donors – Visit our News page for dates and additional information
Annual Celebration of Philanthropy (May)
Holiday Open House (December)
Apply for a grant
Competitive grant cycle in July (nonprofits serving residents of Estes Valley, Loveland, or Berthoud)
Year-round application process (Group Gives, Fort Collins grantmaking committee)
Participate in Colorado Gives
Utilize community meeting space, offered free to nonprofits
Endowment and planned giving support, including sample documents
Educational Opportunities
Estes Park Nonprofit Resource Center
Colorado Nonprofit Association
Poudre River Library (Foundation Directory online, etc.)
Small Business Development Center (free services: consulting, business planning, training)
Funding Opportunities
For Larimer County Nonprofits: the county manages a database of funding opportunities; Grant Opportunities Advancing Larimer. Please contact Pamela Marcus-Bause, Grant Projects Specialist, marcuspn@co.larimer.co.us or (970) 498-7722 for more information.
Bohemian Foundation
Group Publishing
OtterCares
El Pomar Foundation
Walmart Foundation
Grantwriting Services
Imsland Consulting, LLC: Chris Imsland,
970-988-3593, chrisimsland@yahoo.com
NoCo Grantwriters: Kathy Hayes,
970-310-0025, kathyhayeswriting@gmail.com
Storyforge: Maggie Dennis,
970-590-3790, maggiedennis@storyforgeonline.com
Leadership Development
Fort Collins “Envision” program for young professionals
Leadership Fort Collins
Leadership Northern Colorado
Leadership Weld County
Technology
TechSoup (charitable arm of Microsoft, Adobe, etc.)
Doodle (scheduling made easy)
Google Apps for Nonprofits
SalesForce (corporate database that offers 10 free licenses to nonprofits)