Nonprofit News

Colorado Gives Day 2017 Raises $36.1 Million

Dec 6, 2017

Colorado Gives Day remains the state’s largest day of giving. Generous donors gave $36,129,285 to 2,309 nonprofits in just 24 hours on Dec. 5. This is an increase over the $33.85 million donated on Colorado Gives Day 2016. The 24-hour statewide movement celebrates and increases philanthropy in Colorado through online giving. Presented...

Support Your Favorite Colorado Nonprofits on 12.05.17

Nov 27, 2017

In 2010 Community First Foundation launched the first Colorado Gives Day – raising more than $8 million dollars! It was a single day event that drew attention to the work Colorado’s nonprofits do to make Colorado a better place to live.

Colorado Nonprofit Association Opposes House Tax Cuts and Jobs Act

Nov 13, 2017

House tax reform bill reduces charitable contributions and injects nonprofits into politics. Announced on Nov. 13, 2017, Colorado Nonprofit Association opposes H.R.1, the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act which the U.S. House of Representatives will likely vote on this week. In its current form, the bill has several provisions that would impair the...

Proposed Tax Overhaul Catches Attention from Local Charities

Nov 9, 2017

Colorado charities worry about what kind of new tax overhaul may come out of Washington, D.C. Watch Story

Colorado Nonprofit Association to Expand Professional Development for Nonprofits in Colorado

Oct 16, 2017

Over the past year, Colorado Nonprofit Association engaged in research and stakeholder engagement to inform development of an innovative online knowledge center, or eLearning platform, that will support nonprofits across the state in further increasing the skills of their staff while building capacity at their organizations.

Mesa County Nonprofits are Key Economic Drivers

Oct 9, 2017

The Daily Sentinel | Sep 25, 2017 Mesa County nonprofits are responsible for an economic contribution of more than $133 million, according to a recent report commissioned by Community Impact Council of Mesa County (CIC). Of the $133 million economic contribution, more than $33 million is money that nonprofits brought in from outside of...

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Survey Reveals Characteristics of Continuously Innovative Nonprofits

Aug 14, 2017

Aug. 1, 2017; Stanford Social Innovation Review The Bridgespan Group, with support from The Rockefeller Foundation, surveyed 145 nonprofit leaders to understand the commonalities and characteristics of truly innovative organizations. The survey revealed six elements for building innovation capacity that nonprofits can apply to their own...

Anti-LGBTQ and Racial Biases in the Nonprofit Sector

Jul 14, 2017

July 11, 2017; Nonprofit Quarterly

Nearly One-third of Organizations Increase their Overall Employee Benefits

Jun 29, 2017

June 19, 2017; Society for Human Resource Management Society for Human Resource Management (SHRM) published its 2017 Employee Benefits Survey that reports on employee benefits trends for the private industry and state and local government. SHRM reports that nearly one-third of organizations increased their overall benefits, with health...

2016 Charitable Giving Reaches New High of $390.05 Billion

Jun 13, 2017

June 12, 2017; Giving USA Foundation Giving USA Foundation recently published it's Giving USA 2017: Annual Report on Philanthropy for the Year 2016.

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