Welcome to Heart of Colorado
Rural Philanthropy Days (RPD) brings together
grantseekers and grantmakers to meet the needs of rural
communities. The program, unique to Colorado, began in
the early 1990s with the first edition of the Colorado
Grants Guide. In researching the Guide, the Community
Resource Center discovered that only 3% of the funds
granted by Colorado's private foundations were awarded
outside the Front Range. RPD became the bridge to
connect the foundations with rural nonprofits, and
provide a marketplace for networking, building
relationships, and educating each other on needs and
service in the region.
In 1997, a partnership between the Anschutz Family
Foundation (AFF) and the Community Resource Center (CRC)
was forged to advance the RPD program. Many other
foundations from across Colorado have since joined to
assist in making RPD a great success in the eight
regions across the state.
The Heart of Colorado RPD region is comprised of five
counties: Chaffee, Custer, Fremont, Park, and Teller.
The Heart of Colorado hosts its Rural Philanthropy Days
every four years. 2012 finds Salida in Chaffee County
hosting the event along the beautiful Arkansas River. Between events, nonprofit organizations
continue to work together to interact with Colorado's
funding community -- learning from each other, and
collaborating on essential projects. Between events,
these ongoing activities are overseen by a Leadership
Team comprised of volunteer representatives from each of
the five counties.
The Heart of Colorado RPD is grateful to all of our
sponsors,
without whom the September 2012 event could not take
place.
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