Resources

Tools you can use

Nonprofit Partners serving the Estes Valley have access to the Network’s Lending Library.

Please complete our Lending Library form to request your items. We will get back to you within 2 business days to confirm your request. Thank you.

Thank you to all the donors that have made this lending library possible: Sunrise Rotary, the Town of Estes Park, Jean McGuire, local donors, and nonprofit partners who have loaned their own materials for everyone’s use.

Borrow an Item

FeeBee: Professional services offered in support of nonprofits

FeeBee is a Fee for Service Program

Available to all organizations on the Network’s List of Nonprofits at $40/hr.

Email Cato with any questions. Click the button below to submit a request for services.

FeeBee Inquiry Form

Grant Seeking and Applying

Courtney Carroll is a Clinical Social Worker and the owner of Fall River Therapy, a private practice in Estes Park focused on supporting youth and adults in improving their mental health and wellbeing. She has lived in Estes for the past five years with her husband, daughter, and pups. Courtney brings years of experience working with nonprofits and other agencies that serve youth and families, both as a staff member and board member. She recently completed the Grant Development: State and Foundation Proposal Certificate program through Arizona State University. She is passionate about helping local nonprofits grow—believing they’re the heart of a strong, thriving community.

FeeBee Inquiry Form

Marketing and Branding

Karen McPherson Jackson is the Outreach Manager at the Estes Nonprofit Network. For the last eight years, she has been branding programs, developing logos, managing social media and creating content for web, print, and social. She has past experience in advertising agencies, advanced training in Adobe Illustrator, and launching and producing community projects. She helps clarify words and images so that ideas are clear and people can make confident decisions about how to take action.

FeeBee Inquiry Form

Look, mom! Fun graphics that have been created via the FeeBee program.

Local Funding and Grant Seeking

Community Grants

Village Thrift Store grants are due annually (usually at the end of March).
Sunrise Rotary Club grants are due annually (usually the end of March).
Shark Tank Grants are available annually towards the beginning of the school year, specific dates determined by the student-led organization.
Town of Estes Park Base Funding, Community Funding, Event Funding and Funds for Childcare Providers

The NoCo Foundation has an Estes Park grant committee that awards local grants. Grant submission in July.

Charitable Giving at Tax Time

When CO residents get a tax refund, they can now donate that refund directly to an eligible nonprofit. Nonprofits must be in good standing as a registered charity with the Secretary of State for five years (starting September 1, 2014).

There is no application process, any eligible nonprofit is automatically included on the CO Secretary of State website. The Network promotes local nonprofits eligible for this program.

Shark Tank Grant for Nonprofits

Youth In Action (YIA) awards a grant to nonprofit organizations within the Estes Park community. The purpose of the grant is to give local nonprofits the opportunity to fund youth-oriented projects. This grant is provided by student fundraising and grant money from the Bohemian Foundation’s Give Next program.

EPHS Youth In Action on Instagram