The Community Resource Center (CRC) was founded in 1981. CRC's initial mission was to assist organizations that used community organizing to promote social change in Denver's inner city. By 1984, the mission expanded to encompass the broad range of nonprofit organizations and community groups that provide services throughout Colorado.
CRC continued – more... its focus on innovation and community change throughout the 1980's. In 1986, CRC founded Community Shares of Colorado to challenge United Way's workplace giving monopoly and to provide fundraising opportunities for the vast majority of nonprofits. In 1987, CRC founded the Colorado Association of Nonprofit Organizations to provide a unified voice for the nonprofit sector.
CRC has responded to the needs of the sector by continually developing new ways to serve Colorado's nonprofits.
In 1990, CRC organized the first Rural Philanthropy Days (RPD) event in partnership with nonprofits in Mesa County. Today, RPD events are held annually in two of the eight rural regions across the state.
In 1990, CRC initiated its unique Colorado Nonprofit Leadership and Management Program, which has trained more than 400 nonprofit leaders over the past 15 years.
In 1991, CRC published the first edition of the Colorado Grants Guide, providing the first comprehensive guide to funding sources for Colorado nonprofits. In 2001, CRC established an online version of the Colorado Grants Guide with a searchable database that is continuously updated.
In 1995, CRC received The Samaritan Institute Award from the Colorado Ethics in Business Awards Committee for illustrating the importance of ethical values in its community work.
In 2002, CRC brought the Rural Philanthropy Days concept to counties with both rural and urban communities by organizing the first Funders' Fair in Boulder and Broomfield Counties. Since then, Funders' Fairs have been held in two additional Front Range communities.
Most recently, CRC launched NPower Colorado in 2003 as a technology resource center for nonprofit organizations. NPower Colorado is one of twelve affiliates of the national NPower movement, which aims to put technology know-how in the hands of nonprofits.
In 2004, the Community Resource Center continues to provide opportunities, tools and success strategies for Colorado nonprofit organizations and community groups to achieve a more just society. – less – More from ZoomInfo »
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