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Since the early 1990s Rural Philanthropy Days has been produced by the Community Recourse Center (CRC) in partnership with Colorado Foundations and local steering committees in eight rural regions of Colorado. The three-day event brings Front Range funders to a different rural region twice each year for the purpose of providing access to new resources, increasing capacity building services, and introducing new opportunities for regional collaboration.
Held every four years, the event in Southeast Colorado seeks to:
- Increase the number of grants and the total dollar amount of grants that are made to nonprofit organizations, community groups, and public agencies in Southeast Colorado. By accomplishing this goal, the increased revenue effectively improves the delivery of services and stimulates development in rural Colorado.
- Improve regional collaboration among nonprofit organizations, the nonprofit sector, public agencies, and the business community. The effect of collaboration is to encourage the development of initiatives that benefit an entire community or region.
- Increase the capacity of local organizations and agencies to provide services for their communities so that organizations are run more efficiently and are able to attract more resources for improved community services.
Activities include:
- Presentations and discussions with funders about the region’s current needs.
- Roundtable discussions where funders and nonprofits exchange information.
- Social activities and dining events for informal networking.
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