About Rural Philanthropy Days
Heart of Colorado Rural Philanthropy Days
The Heart of Colorado Rural Philanthropy Days is a
three-day event where representatives of nonprofit
organizations, public agencies, elected officials,
business leaders and funders learn from one another and
collaborate on needed projects. This event is held every
four years. Networking opportunities
encourage relationships that lead to mutual
understanding, successful grant proposals and more
resources for rural Colorado. The event is designed,
organized and planned by community volunteers from this
mountain-oriented region of Colorado, including Chaffee,
Custer, Fremont, Park and Teller counties.
The goals of the Heart of Colorado Rural Philanthropy
Days are to:
- Increase the number of
grants and the total dollar amount of grants that
are awarded to rural areas of Colorado by helping
nonprofits improve their fundraising skills.
- Acquire stronger support from local resources.
Through RPD, the nonprofit community has an
opportunity to demonstrate its importance to local
business, elected officials, and community leaders.
- Improve collaboration between nonprofits, local
government, and businesses. In addition to
communities working together across county lines,
the different sectors are encouraged to work more
closely and experience the advantages of
collaboration.
- Encourage educated giving for grant makers. Grant
makers see the context for grants awarded in rural
communities and therefore make well-informed
decisions about how to expand regional giving for
maximum impact.
- Improve capacity for local organizations and
agencies. Local organizations not only benefit from
the ongoing training that is provided during Rural
Philanthropy Days, but also from technical
assistance opportunities introduced at the events.
Rural Philanthropy Days gives communities access to
newly identified resources, opportunities for
collaboration, and capacity-building services in order
to more effectively respond to social, environmental,
and economic challenges. This event also allows grant
makers to expand their visibility across the state,
familiarize themselves with rural communities, and
target their philanthropic giving to organizations and
programs that have the greatest community impact.
Finally, RPD offers both grant makers and grant seekers
an opportunity to discuss their common interests,
forming stronger partnerships that better meet the needs
of rural communities.
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