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The Colorado Generosity Project
The Colorado Generosity Project is a comprehensive multi-year program to help nonprofits demonstrate best practices, increase public awareness of the impact of the nonprofit sector, and increase charitable giving in Colorado.
This project has included key research, the adoption of a best practices program for the state, training programs in a variety of topic areas to improve effectiveness and enhance fund development, a media campaign to increase philanthropy, and a web site to make giving easy.
Components of the Colorado Generosity Project
The State of Giving: A Profile of Individual Giving
Return on Investment: The Economic Impact of the Nonprofit Sector in Colorado
Generous Colorado: Why Donors Give
Principles & Practices for Nonprofit Excellence in Colorado
Weathering the Storm: Challenges and Opportunities Facing Colorado Nonprofits During Recession
The Project's Future
While all aspects of the Colorado Generosity Project have achieved great advances, charitable giving remains lower than the national average and many nonprofits struggle with implementation of strong programs to solicit charitable donations. The effort continues; this year the Colorado Nonprofit Association Board of Directors identified the need to increase charitable giving in Colorado as one of our top priorities. We have begun gathering information about other programs that might be complementry to the project in order to design activities that will make a difference moving forward.
For information about the Colorado Generosity Project past or future, contact Sharon Knight, vice president and chief operating officer, at (303) 832-5710 ext. 205 or sknight@ColoradoNonprofits.org.
Colorado Generosity Project — General Project Sponsors
Adolph Coors Foundation Anschutz Family Foundation Bohemian Foundation Bonfils-Stanton Foundation Community First Foundation |
Gay and Lesbian Fund for Colorado |