Many
individuals who served on the committee to revise the Common
Grant Application continued their service to Colorado's
nonprofit sector in the revision of the Common Grant Report
(2009). See the
Acknowledgments: CGR page for a complete list of those
involved.
Both inclusive and extensive, the revision process engaged representation from
grantseekers, grantmakers, academicians, and capacity-building organizations.
These stakeholders worked
together for over ten months, supported by a project coordinator
whose role was made possible through the generosity of The
Denver Foundation, Temple Hoyne Buell Foundation, Anschutz
Family Foundation, and The Women's Foundation of Colorado.
The committee adhered to several specific goals during the
revision process – 1) build a document that could serve as
many Colorado stakeholders as possible; 2) avoid duplicative
questions; 3) enhance the flexibility for nonprofit
organizations to answer the reporting question of "Did your
organization do what you said you would do?".
 The
actual revision process included surveys, focus groups, expert working
groups, beta testing, and hours of discussions!
All in all, the process involved more than
sixty-five individuals representing sixty organizations
across Colorado. The committee contrasted its efforts with groups across the country that
use a common grant report for their region's grantseekers,
addressed how the revised CGR would interface with the revised
CGA, and then debated, scrutinized, wrote, reviewed, rewrote, and discussed some more.
The result of all this work is the revised
Common Grant Report. Those
familiar with the first edition of the Common Grant Report will
note that the revised CGR has fewer questions, a more
deliberately streamlined flow of information, and additional
opportunities for the writer to share the organization's impact
and results during the grant period.
To support the roll-out of the revised CGR, three statewide
capacity building organizations came together to develop a
single training that could be delivered across the state. The
resulting comprehensive training has been created and offered
through a partnership between the Community Resource Center, the
Colorado Nonprofit Association, and JVA Consulting. These three
organizations are working diligently to provide financially and
geographically accessible trainings across Colorado during the
months following the public release of the revised Common Grant
Report.
Additional locations to be scheduled soon include:
Aspen, Vail, Grand Junction, Glenwood
Springs, Akron or Yuma, Alamosa, and Fort Collins. Want
to see this training brought to your community?
Email and let us know.
Statewide Training Collaborative
 
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