Conservation Colorado Education Fund
For The Colorado Public Lands And Energy Program
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Amount$600,000
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Program
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Date Awarded3/16/2015
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Term36.0 Months
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Type of SupportGeneral Support/Program
Strategies
Overview
This renewal grant to the Conservation Colorado Education Fund would support its efforts to protect the state’s roadless areas and wild rivers and constrain the expansion of fossil energy development on sensitive public lands. Additionally, the Fund would use this grant to promote broader use of renewables in the state, and build a broad base of support among ranchers, hunters, anglers, Hispanics, and clean energy groups.
About the Grantee
Grantee Website
conservationco.org
Address
1536 Wynkoop St. Suite 510, Denver, CO, 80202-1183, United States
Grants to this Grantee
for fundraising support
Conservation Colorado Education Fund is the largest statewide conservation organization in Colorado, and has over fifty years of experience in educating decision-makers, building and convening coalitions, and mobilizing over 60,000 members. This Organizational Effectiveness grant will support the development of a new fundraising strategy that complements the organization's goals to build an equitable and inclusive conservation organization, and movement. (Western Conservation Sub-Strategy: Building the Conditions for Enduring Conservation)
for general operating support
Conservation Colorado Education Fund is the largest statewide conservation group in Colorado, with more than 100 partnering organizations and over 60,000 members. The Fund protects Colorado’s climate, air, land, water, and communities through organizing, advocacy, and education of the public, press, and policymakers.