Events

The Community Foundation serving Southwest Colorado will be visiting Cortez and Mancos on Tuesday, May 23 to discuss Upcoming Nonprofit Opportunities and Resources.

 

Topics of discussion will include:

1. Colorado Gives
• What is Colorado Gives?
• Pros and cons of participating
• What do you need to participate?
• Possible capacity building around Colorado Gives
• Goals for Southwest Colorado nonprofits

2. Rural Philanthropy Days
• What is Rural Philanthropy Days?
• Is Montezuma County interested in hosting 2018 Rural Philanthropy Days?
• Upcoming organizational meetings
• Recruiting local leadership

3. Ballantine Family Fund Recap
• Trends we are seeing in applications
• Do’s and Don’ts of applying for funding
• Tips for submitting an application that sails through the review process

 

Meeting Times & Locations:

Cortez
Tuesday, May 23 | 10-11am | First National Bank, 2258 East Main Street, Cortez, CO 81321

Mancos
Tuesday, May 23 | 12:30-1:30pm | Mancos Public Library, 211 E 1st St, Mancos, CO 81328

Hope to see you there!

The Community Foundation will hold its Annual Meeting on Wednesday, June 21 at the Secret Garden at The Rochester Hotel from 5:00 p.m.-7:00 p.m. The meeting will include highlight from 2016, testimonials as well as upcoming programs and project for 2017. After the meeting, guest will enjoy music from the Lost Souls. Light fare will be provided. Cash Bar.

The Community Foundation launches Making a Difference Speaker Series featuring Nikolas Kristof, a New York Time Columnist and Pulitzer Prize winner to talk about making a difference one person at a time. Kristof is syndicated in the Durango Herald and his New York Times Best Seller, A Path Appears, aims to reconnect us through the myriad opportunities to make a difference provided by the new wave of social enterprise. He will speak to the community at the Community Concert Hall on Wednesday, October 4 at 7 p.m. Tickets will go on Sale in May.