In the early 1990s, the Foundation initiated Colorado Rural Philanthropy Days (RPD) , a twice-yearly event that built on an initiative of the nonprofit community in Grand Junction. Sue’s vision in launching Colorado Rural Philanthropy Days was to increase foundation support to rural areas of the state. The intent is for private and public funders, who are concentrated along the Front Range, to visit Colorado’s rural communities to gain a greater understanding of the issues and challenges faced in those communities and to facilitate introductions between metro-based funders and Colorado’s rural nonprofit leaders and local elected officials. RPD addresses two of the Foundation’s goals: to increase funding to nonprofit organizations in rural Colorado and to demystify the grantmaking process.
The Foundation plans to continue embracing opportunities that enhance the nonprofit sector and focusing on organizations that strengthen families and communities and assist people to help themselves.
