2008 Community Report
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2008 Community Report Board of Directors Katherine Peck, Chair
Dear Friends,
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As the recession reverberates across the nonprofit sector, we at the
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Colorado Nonprofit Development Center (CNDC) have asked ourselves,
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“Does comprehensive fiscal sponsorship become more of less a necessary?” While a recession seems like the least ideal time to start a nonprofit, fiscal sponsorship allows charitable ventures that need to start immediately to
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meet new demands do so without delay. And the services that we provide
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to small and mid-sized charitable organizations can help them weather the
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economic storm. As we reflected on this question, we thought it may be useful to share our
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thoughts broadly. In doing so, we hope you’ll look at fiscal sponsorship as
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a tool that can help charitable ventures and nonprofits trying to do more
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with less . We welcome your feedback, push back, and new ideas, all of
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which will help us build a fiscal sponsorship service that can best meet the
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needs of Colorado’s nonprofit sector.
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Selection
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CNDC is selective in which projects it accepts, accepting fewer than half of
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the proposals received. CNDC’s selection criteria process evaluates the
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charitable venture’s leadership, community support, fundability, program
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plan, and whether it fills an unmet need in the community. Although
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difficult to ascertain, we sense that our selection process has dissuaded ill-
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conceived efforts from becoming a 501(c)(3) nonprofit corporation as none
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of the declined proposals have since come to fruition.
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Charitable ventures that have community support and will fill an unmet need can get up and running faster by applying to CNDC for fiscal sponsorship than applying to the IRS for 501(c)(3) status. Once a project is accepted, it has the infrastructure and back office in place to begin accepting funding and providing services. All the charitable needs and
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barriers that the recession will create are still unknown. Fiscal sponsorship can help efforts to meet these unforeseen needs start immediately. Within weeks of Hurricane Katrina, CNDC accepted Rocky Mountain Relief to assist families displaced by the hurricane to relocate to Denver. Accountability Accountability is a core value of CNDC. We hold ourselves accountable to our projects and funders in being able to show where every dollar is spent. We not only account for funds by project, but within that project by grant, program, or contract. As projects scrutinize their funding and spending in this economy, CNDC’s financial accountability for their money helps them understand where they’re at financially. And as funding becomes more competitive, an ability to show financial transparency and accountability will help CNDC projects show financial responsibility, thereby making them competitive candidates.
Shared Back Office Fiscal sponsorship is often thought of as an incubator for new nonprofits. Yet there is a financial benefit for even the mature organization to being in a fiscal sponsor relationship. CNDC provides a back-office infrastructure to more than 60 charitable groups who otherwise would not be able to afford access to such established resources such as our CFO, legal assistance, and payroll service. It’s a form of collaboration and resource sharing which is being promoted as a smart thing to do in these difficult times. Plus, project leadership can then spend more of their time focusing on fundraising, strategic planning and program management. Less of their time is spent on benefits management, insurance claims, audit prep, and the other tasks that go into maintain the infrastructure of an organization. Revenue-Based Fee CNDC charges 9 percent of project’s revenues for our services and an annual minimum project fee of $495 to maintain a portfolio of active projects. A noted blessing for many current projects right now is the fact that our fee contracts (and expands) based on the project’s revenues. And they receive the same services regardless. In a recession, this is one less worry for the project. They don’t have to worry about paying the same amount for their accountant, insurance, and other CNDC services with fewer resources. In good times, projects do pay more. But CNDC leaves it up to the project leadership and board to decide when it’s cost effective and appropriate to spin off from CNDC and become its own 501(c)(3) nonprofit corporation. Financial Management Capability CNDC projects may have revenues of less than $1 million, but through CNDC they have the financial management capacity of an organization with revenue of $8 million. This allows projects to apply for federal and other funding that requires the organization to have the ability and experience to manage complex government contracts and grants. Currently, CNDC provides fiscal sponsorship to a collaboration of three small organizations for a Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment
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contract to provide health outreach to minority populations. The fiscal sponsor relationship fostered collaboration and gave small community-based organizations access to government dollars. Mergers and Spin-Off When the time comes, CNDC assists its projects with either merging with an existing 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization or become one in itself. CNDC has merged or spun off projects every year, and the years of experience means we are able to effectively and efficiently identify issues, anticipate problems, and facilitate the transition. In Conclusion There are a few ways BLAH. However, fiscal sponsorship implemented poorly or inadequately can cause more problems than it solves. Fiscal sponsors who don’t understand the legal and financial risk or who are ill-equipped to manage the financial accounting involved can lead to misunderstanding or at worse put its own organization to risk. CNDC strives to model effective comprehensive fiscal sponsorship and holds itself to the highest standards, including those being drafted by the National Network of Fiscal Sponsors. However, the practice continues to evolve, and we seek your input and ideas for how fiscal sponsorship can help the sector and be practiced better to meet the growing charitable needs in our community.
Sincerely,
Melinda A. Higgs
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Project Spotlight Veterans Helping Veterans Now www.vhvnow.org
Veterans Helping Veterans Now, a CNDC project since 2007, connects veterans in need of assistance with veteran volunteers for mutual fellowship, service, and mentorship. Founded by Ray Meyers, a Vietnam veteran himself, the Boulder based operation seeks to assist the integration of veterans into civilian life via community service and conversation. VHVnow provides weekly post traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and addiction counseling groups, support for female vets and mothers of soldiers, a visitation program for vets who are incarcerated, and an outreach effort to homeless vets. Additionally, VHVnow provides "We are extremely happy with CNDC, our fiscal sponsor, and we are very certain that we could not have made progress without their expertise." Judy Nogg Execute Director, VHVNow
many individualized services for veterans which include visiting a WWII veteran in hospice, taking a veteran to the V.A, or keeping company with a veteran with severe PTSD. Though a young organization, VHVnow has made giant strides in integrating veterans into the local community. It plans to increase outreach and publicity so that it may not only expand its community
presence, but also attract and incorporate more veteran volunteers and veterans in need of assistance. Already they have been hosting public presentations called Veteran Family Talks that discuss issues ranging from PTSD to Traumatic brain injuries with two more talks scheduled for June and July. Currently, VHVnow is in the process of obtaining a space at 4720 Table Mesa in Boulder that will not only offer a forum where veterans will be able to gather, converse, and relax, but also provide offices for the organization. C|N|D|C
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The Positive Project www.thepositiveproject.org
The Positive Project, active with CNDC since May 2002, represents the work of two mental health professionals who collectively have more than thirty years providing services to persons infected and affected by HIV disease. They quickly recognized how much HIV+ people have to offer us all in terms of HIV prevention and education. They decided to create a vehicle for that explicit purpose, so started The Positive Project. The project's mission is to use the stories of people infected and affected by HIV/AIDS to raise awareness, reduce stigma, promote prevention, encourage testing, and enhance care. To date, they have interviewed and digitized the stories of 150 people from across the country, netting the largest video collection of HIV+ persons in the world. The Positive Project now has over 1,500 videos available on line as a free public resource for HIV education
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and prevention efforts.
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Partnership with CNDC has been a fortunate pairing for our project from the early inception through more recent notable developments. CNDC provides us with sage advice, solid fiscal management, and endless good cheer. We are fortunate to have been under their stewardship through such important developmental stages of our project, allowing us to grow in a thoughtful, informed, and supported manner. We are very grateful for the service and kinship through which our work can employ HIV+ stories for the greater good.
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Exhibit Darfur www.exhibitdarfur.com
Exhibit Darfur is a traveling exhibit taking attendees on a photographic journey through the lenses of 6 notable artists, shedding a light on the genocide, slavery, and hope in Darfur and throughout Sudan. It initially launched during the Democratic National Convention to an incredible showing of politicos, celebrities, activists, and high profile individuals. Since then it has been featured at the Starz Film Festival, and in San Francisco, Dallas, and Redding. The 2009/10 tour is filled with city halls, universities (Harvard, NYU, SMU), art galleries, parks, and more. The project, which came under CNDC’s wing in March 2009, utilizes its content and high-profile relationships for the purpose of turning awareness into hope; creating advocacy through art; and igniting action from education. The exhibit started in Denver, CO and is currently traveling throughout the United States with 100% of the gallery proceeds going towards the production and distribution of the exhibit. Exhibit Darfur reins in the celebrity power of two artist photographers in particular; Mia Farrow, a famed actress, and Brian Steidle, author of The Devil Came on “We are excited to be a part of Horseback. Farrow has starred in over forty the CNDC. The partnership movies, won countless awards, including enables us to focus on our the Golden Globe, and was named by TIME mission to educate one million people about the conflict in Magazine as one of the most influential people of 2008. Steidle is a human Darfur through a poignant art rights activist who published The Devil Came on Horseback based on his exhibit, with the identified goal experiences in Darfur. The book has since turned into an award winning of ending the genocide. “ documentary. Additional artists include Aaron Cohen, Izabela Lundberg, Jeff Smith Pastor Heidi McGinness, and Carol Rinehart. Executive Director, Exhibit Darfur
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CNDC Projects in 2008 A+ Denver Andre Center for Breast Cancer Education and Navigation
Denver Regional Mobility and
Northwest Parents for Excellent
Access Council
Schools
Denver Teen Pregnancy
One Way Youth Services
Banyan Tree
Prevention Partnership
Oral Health Care Early
Brain Works
Documentary Cinema Institute
Intervention Project
Broadmoor Academy of Music
DREAM
The Positive Project
CAHI Planning Project
Dress for Success Denver
Potter’s Vessels
Catalyst Academy
The Drop-In Center
Prax(us)
Celebrate Possibility
Educational Media Organization
Profoundly Gifted Retreat
The Center for Athletic Maturity and Performance
English in Action
Project CASE
Explore & Discover
Project VOYCE
First Chance Project
Put Me on the Map
Get Smart Schools
Rocky Mountain Relief
Girls Rock Denver
Safe Streets Now! Denver
Health Disparities Project
Sky’z the Limit
Healthcare for Every Child
Student Volunteer Network
Healthy Communities Care Fund
Suicide Prevention Intervention
Healthy Women Healthy Babies
Network
Independence High School
Trek for Hospice
Institute for Consensus Action
U-Turn for Sustainable Education
International Telementor
Veterans Helping Veterans Now
Program
WeeCycle
JeffCo Family Services
Women’s Lighthouse Project
Jeune’s Syndrome Family
Women’s Math Empowerment
Foundation
Program
The Kaleidoscope Project
The XXYY Project
Kids’ Roundup
Ya Es Hora Ciudadania
Latina Safehouse Initiative
Young Nonprofit Professional
Lowry Family Center
Network – Denver
Center for Network Development Challenge Denver Citizens for Denver Teachers Colorado Anti-Violence Program Colorado Association of Area Agencies on Aging Colorado Asthma Coalition Colorado CAMP4Kids Colorado Coalition of Elder Rights and Adult Protection Colorado Hip Hop Coalition Colorado Military Survivors Colorado Multi-Ethnic/ Cultural Consortium Colorado Safe Haven for Newborns Colorado Wheelchair Sports Comunidad Integrada Couples Facing Cancer Denver Employment Alliance Denver Harlequin Wheelchair
Making Connections Denver Mommy Rocks
Rugby Team
MOSAIC
Denver HIV Resources Planning
The National Women’s Wrestling
Council
Association North Aurora Community Resource Center Project
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Funders Foundations
Olive Higgins Prouty Foundation
Adolph Coors Foundation
PCB Endowment of the Yampa Valley The Rock Bottom Foundation
The Piton Foundation
Agape Foundation
Community Foundation
The Rollie R. Kelley Family
Astraea Foundation
Pikes Peak Jazz and Swing Society
Foundation
AstraZeneca
Powell Family Charitable Fund of the The Women’s Collective
Aurora Gateway Rotary Community
Greater Saint Louis Community
The Woods Foundation
Foundation
Foundation
US Bank
Best Buy Children’s Foundation
Public Interest Projects
Violent M. Johnson Family
Bluebonnet Fund
Push America
Foundation
Brett Family Foundation
Qwest Foundation
Wal-Mart Foundation
Broadway Cares/Equity Fights AIDS
Richard and Marianne Reinisch
Weckbaugh Foundation
Brown Family Foundation
Foundation
William T. Kemper Charitable Trust,
Caring for Colorado Foundation
Roaring Fork Rotary Club Foundation UMB Bank
Carson Foundation
Rose Community Foundation
Wuest Fanning Family
Chinook Fund
Rose Youth Foundation
Xcel Energy Foundation
Colorado Health Foundation
Routt County United Way
Community Health Charities
Schlessman Family Foundation, Inc.
Government
Coors Foundation
Schuss Charitable Trust
City and County Department of
Cydney and Tom Marisico Family
Sheila Fortune Foundation
Human Services
Foundation
Singleton Family Foundation
City and County Department of
Daniels Fund
Sports Charities, Inc.
Public Safety
Delta Dental of Colorado Foudnation
St. Thomas More
City and County of Denver
Denver Lions Foundation
Susan G. Komen for the Cure
City and County of Denver Health
Donnell-Kay Foundation
The Anschutz Family Foundation
Department
East Bay Community Foundation
The Anschutz Foundation
City of Steamboat Springs
El Pomar Foundation
The Callahan Family Foundation
Colorado Department of Health &
Energy Outreach Colorado
The Children’s Hospital Association
Environment
Falkenberg Foundation
The Colorado Health Foundation
Gary and Leslie Howard Family
Colorado Judicial Districts The Colorado HIV/AIDS Community Denver Metro Chamber of Commerce Partnership Energy Outreach Colorado
Foundation
The Colorado Trust
Family Resource Center Association,
Gay & Lesbian Fund for Colorado
The Community Foundation
Inc.
Gill Foundation
The Community Foundation of
Regional Transportation District
Investing in Our World
Boulder County
Routt County
JFM Foundation
The Daniels Fund
The Ryan White HIV Resources Fund
JVA Consulting for the Colorado
The Denver Foundation
State of Colorado Dept. of Human
Compassion Initiative
The Durant Family Foundation
Services
Lederer Foundation
The Gary-Williams Foundation
State of Colorado Dept. of Public
Mile High United Way
The John G. Duncan Charitable Trust
Health & Environment
Moffat County United Way
The Kenneth King Foundation
State of Colorado Division of
Morris & Ann Lazaroff Charitable
The Linda D. Campbell Fund
Insurance
Foundation
The Marcia Gold Naiman Fund c/o
University of Kansas Center for
Ms. Foundation for Women, INC.
The Denver Foundation
Research
Mueller Family Foundation
The Padanaram Foundation
Nordstrom
The Pioneer Fund
Funding Exchange
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Finances Financial Position Summary As of December 31, 2008
Combined
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Assets Cash Receivables & other Property and Equipment, net Total Assets
3,204,993 1,901,936 41,334 5,148,263
332,880 177,443 38,309 548,632
Liabilities Current Liabilities Long-term liabilities Total Liabilities Net Assets* Total Net Assets and Liabilities
465,496 465,496 4,682,767 5,148,263
63,393 63,393 485,239 548,632
*2008 Change in Net Assets
1,650,964
182,341
CNDC Central Office Revenue
Project Revenue
Total: $969,974
Total: $7,895,539
In Kind 6%
Project Fees 19%
Other 9%
Corporate 1% Individual 4%
Foundations 13%
Foundation 54% Government 26%
Support Service Fees 5%
Overall Expenses Total: $6,698,231
Programs 91%
Earned Income 60%
In Kind Giving 2% Other 1%
Fundraising 2% Management/ General 7%
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