Power-Building Strategies
- Community Organizing
- Strategic Communication
- Policy Advocacy
- Voter Participation and Education
- Coalition Building
Who Our Grantees Organize
- Black
- Indigenous
- Latinx
- Immigrant
- Women/Femme/Nonbinary
- Urban
- Suburban
- Rural
Colorado Grantees
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Spirit of the Sun
Spirit of the Sun’s mission is to work in partnership with Native American communities in urban areas and on reservations to boost the resilience of Native people, especially youth and young adults. Their strategy emphasizes the need for programs that teach valuable life skills that build Native youth resilience.
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Together Colorado
Together Colorado is a state-wide community organizations leading a faith and race solidarity movement. They unlock the power of people through faith-driven community organizing to bring human dignity to the center of public life.
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Womxn From the Mountain
Womxn from the Mountain was founded in 2018 by indigenous womxn, as an inclusive group for all women, trans, non-binary, two-spirit individuals, and diverse communities. Their mission is to empower holistic needs through equity, transformative education, and culturally responsive healing arts.
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ProgressNow Colorado
ProgressNow Colorado is the state’s largest and most effective multi-issue progressive organization. They communicate ideals through high-quality video, cutting-edge digital marketing campaigns, and a full scope of storytelling for progressive values and issue-aligned organizations in Colorado.
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Voces Unidas de las Montañas
Voces Unidas envisions a mountain region where Latinas and Latinos are thriving, engaging and leading in all of our communities. They do this by creating opportunities where Latinas and Latinos advocate for themselves, actively participate in all civic institutions and take leadership roles in all decision-making tables.
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GreenLatinos
GreenLatinos is a national non-profit for Latino leaders confronting national and local environmental issues in the Latino community. They envision a healthy and equitable society where communities of color are liberated from disproportionate environmental burdens.
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Cultivando
Cultivando is a non-profit organization led by Latina and Indigenous women who live in the communities served. Their work is based on values of community-led work, social justice, and collaborative leadership. They firmly believe that all people have the power to maintain fair and equitable systems and to ensure opportunities for their communities to thrive.
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Colorado People’s Alliance (COPA)
Colorado People’s Alliance is a racial justice, member-led organization dedicated to advancing and winning progressive social change locally, statewide and nationally. COPA builds power to improve the lives of all Coloradans through leadership development, organizing and alliance building.
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9to5 Colorado
9to5 CO is building a movement to achieve economic justice, by engaging directly affected women to improve working conditions. They are building people power, and building an effective movement for change.
Issues They Work On
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Building Decarbonization
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Clean Energy Transition
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Climate Resilience, Recovery, and Response
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Environmental Justice
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Federal Implementation Projects and Campaigns
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Fossil Fuel Transition, Pipelines, and Mining
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Just Transition for Workers
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Public Service Commissions & Utility Accountability
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Transportation & Transit Access and Affordability
Colorado By The Numbers
- 9
- Grantees
- 81 %
- Grantees Led by People of Color
- 3
- Years in our Portfolio