Revising Colorado’s Common Grant Report was a volunteer effort that required hours upon hours of effort and input from more than fifty individuals across the state – all dedicated to enhancing Colorado’s nonprofit sector. From start to finish, the revision of the CGR took over ten months and involved over 60 individuals. The work was carried forward by more than the following committees: Executive Committee, Drafting Committee, Communications Committee, User’s Guide Committee, Beta Test Working Group, Financial Attachments Working Group, and Training Working Group. These committees were supported by a project coordinator, whose role was made possible through generous support from The Denver Foundation, Temple Hoyne Buell Foundation, Anschutz Family Foundation, and The Women's Foundation of Colorado.

Sincere thanks to the individuals involved for generously sharing their time and talent. In addition, a sincere thanks to their employers for allowing them the flexibility to spend time on this project.

Co-Chair of the CGR Revision: Sarah Fischler, Community Resource Center

Co-Chair of the CGR Revision:  Christiano Sosa, The Denver Foundation

Project Coordinator: Lauren Price, Community Resource Center

Thank You to all the members of the CGR Steering Committee:

Erin Binford, Temple Hoyne Buell Foundation (Co-Chair, User's Guide; Financials Working Group; Training Working Group)

Alexis Boian, Young Philanthropists Foundation (Volunteer)

Steve Callander, Boulder Day Nursery Association (Co-Chair, Communication)

Jody Camp, The Women’s Foundation of Colorado (Volunteer)

Denise Clark, Denise Clark LLC (Drafting)

Tom Currigan, Kaiser Permanente Foundation (Volunteer)

Jose Esquibel, Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment (Volunteer)

Lisa Fasolo Frishman, Social Venture Partners (User's Guide)

Nancy Fell, Regis University MNM Program (Volunteer)

Sarah Fischler, Community Resource Center (Co-Chair; Co-Chair Drafting; User’s Guide; Training Working Group)

Lisa Flores, Gates Family Foundation (Drafting)

Stacie Gilmore, Environmental Learning for Kids (Volunteer)

Nneka Johnson, Colorado Consumer Health Initiative (User's Guide)

Julie Lerudis, Boettcher Foundation (Co-Chair, Communication; Financial Attachments Working Group)

Kerry Lupher, JVA Consulting Inc. (Chair, User's Guide; Training Working Group)

Karen Maher, Gates Family Foundation (Drafting)

Jane Marsh, Craig Hospital (Co-Chair, Drafting)

Ted Marsters, Parent Pathways (Drafting)

Joe Mauro, JFM Consulting (Drafting)

Lydia McCoy, Colorado Children's Immunization Coalition (Volunteer)

Dan Mondragon, Work Options for Women (Communication)

Lauren Price, Community Resource Center (All Committees and Working Groups)

Sharon Prueitt, Colorado Nonprofit Association (Training Working Group)

Jeff Pryor, Anschutz Family Foundation (Communication)

Brianne Rock, Boys and Girls Club of Metro Denver (User's Guide)

Amy Rosenblum, Boulder Valley Women's Health Center (User's Guide)

Ruth Seedorf, Baby Bear Hugs (Volunteer)

Christiano Sosa, The Denver Foundation (Co-Chair; Communication; Financial Attachments Working Group)

Oz Spies, The Denver Foundation (User's Guide; Financial Attachments Working Group)

Michelle Sturm, Anschutz Family Foundation (Drafting; Financial Attachments Working Group)

Mary Fran Tharp, Boys Hope Girls Hope Colorado (Drafting)

Alexa Van Dalsem, Alternatives for Youth (Drafting)

Thank You to the following foundations for supporting this process:

The Denver Foundation

Temple Hoyne Buell Foundation

The Women’s Foundation of Colorado

Anschutz Family Foundation

Thank You to the following:

Mojana Raje of The David and Lucile Packard Foundation, for providing technical assistance with the CGR User’s Guide. We also thank the Packard Foundation for hosting www.coloradocommongrantforms.org, the user-friendly home of the CGR, the CGA, and the accompanying User’s Guides.

Peter Konrad, for allowing us to freely use materials from his book Financial Management for Nonprofits: Keys to Success.

The Colorado Nonprofit Association, for allowing us to freely copy materials from Principles and Practices for Nonprofit Excellence in Colorado.

Nell Maguire of Spring Creative Communication Design, for designing the CGR logo.

Special thanks to the following individuals who participated in the Beta Test of the CGA. Their experience and feedback led to the creation of the final version of the application itself and the accompanying User’s Guide.

Thank You to those nonprofit leaders who participated in the Beta Test. The nonprofit participants wrote a mock report using the new CGR, responded to a questionnaire to provide their feedback, and participated in a focus group conversation to have a more in-depth conversation on the experience of using the revised CGR. We salute their willingness to give of their time so generously to help ensure that the CGR would be an effective tool.

Laura Carlson, Invest In Kids

Renee Dees, The Senior Hub

Dana Duran, Boys & Girls Club of Craig

Linda Ellegard, Special Kids Special Families

Michael Foote, Eco-Cycle

Jennifer Gardner, Wray Community Child Care Center

Wendy Hawthorne, Groundwork Denver

Melinda Higgs, Colorado Nonprofit Development Center

Laura Hines, Colorado Springs Fine Arts Center

Janet Hollingsworth, Hilltop

Brian Kelley, Colorado Center for Nursing Excellence

Lisa Kitchen, Colorado Bright Beginnings

Frank Peek, San Luis Valley Animal Welfare Society

Scott Penner, Colorado Springs Fine Arts Center

Karla Peskuski, T.A.R.A. Historical Society

Ida Rhodes, Catholic Charities of Pueblo

Robert Scott, Hinsdale Historical Society

Stuart Steers, Focus Points Community Resource Center

Lynne Telford, Center for Nonprofit Excellence

Marie Verrett, Art from Ashes

Thank You to those grantmakers who participated in the Beta Test. The following individuals with grant-reviewing experience reviewed the mock reports, provided feedback on a questionnaire, and attended meetings to have more in-depth conversations regarding their experience in reviewing the new CGR.

Erin Binford, Temple Hoyne Buell Foundation

Jody Camp, The Women’s Foundation

Matt Carpenter, El Pomar Foundation

Lisa Flores, Gates Family Foundation

Janice Fritsch, Kenneth King Foundation

Whitney Johnson, Anschutz Family Foundation

Julie Lerudis, Boettcher Foundation

Cathy Lopez Wessell, Bright Mountain Foundation

Rita McCusker, Daniels Fund

Mary Shipsey Gunn, The David and Lucile Packard Foundation

Christiano Sosa, The Denver Foundation

Oz Spies, The Denver Foundation

Michelle Sturm, Anschutz Family Foundation

Roxane White, The Timothy & Bernadette Marquez Foundation

Thank You to the following grantmakers, whose representatives provided additional support and feedback to the working group creating the financial attachments section of the CGR.

A.V. Hunter Trust

Adolph Coors Foundation

Bonfils-Stanton Foundation

Bright Mountain Foundation

Caring for Colorado Foundation

Community Foundation of the Gunnison Valley

Daniels Fund

El Pomar Foundation

Helen K. and Arthur E. Johnson Foundation

Rose Community Foundation

Temple Hoyne Buell Foundation

The Denver Foundation

The Telluride Foundation