Grant Research
Why waste hours writing a grant only to find out that the funder wasn’t a good fit?
Before starting a grant application, it is important that you have taken the time to research funders and understand if they are a good match for your organization. An effective grant strategy saves you time, and identifies new potential funding opportunities on a regular basis.
Funder Connections
Our virtual Funder Connection events help nonprofits connect with funders, learn about the funding process, and determine if they are a potential match.
Each month we interview a program officer from a leading foundation or Colorado government grant funder to find out their areas of interest, priorities, and some tips when submitting a grant to their organizations. These are invaluable to discovering if the Funder is a right match for your nonprofit organization. Current Colorado Grants Guide® subscribers are able to access these events for FREE and also given first access to registering.
Colorado Grants Guide®
Colorado Grants Guide is the premier grant research tool for development professionals supporting Colorado nonprofits.
- Search 1200+ Colorado funder and grant profiles – CRC’s comprehensive research tool features private foundations and trusts, corporate sponsorships, government grants, and loans – all supporting Colorado nonprofits.
- Find the data you need – Save time, money and energy — we’ve aggregated and organized the critical information for your Colorado grant research. Our funder profiles highlight areas of focus, available grants, application criteria and guidelines, important deadlines, past grantees and more.
- Connect with FUNDERS at our Funder Connection events – FREE to Colorado Grants Guide subscribers! Nonprofits also receive a 20% discount to our virtual trainings.
- Organize Your Grant Research – save favorite funders and grants, sign up for grant notifications, and make notes on funders and grants – All in one easy to use dashboard for users.
- Note: The Colorado Grants Guide is a separate website from crcco.org but is owned and maintained by Community Resource Center.
Take your grant research skills to the next level with targeted trainings:
Find Funding that Fits Training
Learn at your own pace with CRC On Demand video training! Build your professional capacity to research funders and write competitive grants by gaining a deeper understanding of best practices for grant research, fund development and grant writing including:
- Research and grants management
- How do develop a nonprofit fundraising plan
- Review the key elements of winning proposals
- Tools and resources to apply to your work
- Dive into goals, objectives and activities
Funded Futures Guided Skill Track
CRC is packaging personalized coaching with critical training and resources for nonprofits with guided skill tracks that include:
- Four On-Demand Trainings and Toolkit
- AI for Grant Writing
- Find Funding that Fits: Grants 101 & Beyond
- Program Planning & Evaluation
- From Proposal to Partnership
- Four Hours of One-on-One Coaching Support as well as a CRC Guide
- Free Colorado Grants Guide® Membership & Demo