THE YEAR IN REVIEW (WHAT WE DID IN 2022)

Community Solar Garden

In partnership with Energy Outreach Colorado and Xcel Energy, D-ONE brought a Community Solar Program to low-income residents, and nonprofits serving those communities in Denver.

• $350K grant from D-ONE

• $243K total bill savings for households

• 302 households and nonprofits served

• Media Link: https://www.cbsnews.com/colorado/ news/arapahoe-community-solar-energy-gardenpanels-help-low-income-residents/

Energy Efficiency Program

As part of the Xcel Energy Franchise Agreement with the City and County of Denver, D-ONE has distributed and managed approximately two million dollars annually, totaling over 30 million dollars to date. These funds are used to reduce the impact of costly energy bills for nonprofits and low-income individuals.

• $1,700,000 allocated for the project

Funded by the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) and fiscally sponsored by Mile High United Way (MHUW), this project utilized 8 nonprofits to increase the number of Black, Indigenous, and people of color who received vaccines.

• 65.3% of individuals identified as Hispanic/Latino

• $347,987.84 funding for projects

• 4,597 vaccines given

Save Green, Be Green Conference

Designed for nonprofits and community faith ganizations, the conference focused on money facility planning, conservation efforts, and environmental management.

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The Commission Legislative Committee (CLC) is a group of representatives from each commission that track legislation at the state level and lead their respective commissions' policy advocacy efforts.

• Created a standard of work document for the CLC process and procedures.

• Lead individual commissions with their local policy and advocacy efforts

Collaborative Impact Fund of Denver

ONE contributed $250,000 from our American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) grant to the Metro Denver Nonprofit Loan Fund. These zero-interest loans provide an opportunity to combine financial and technical assistance to help strengthen individual nonprofit organizations.

• 8 nonprofits were funded with the city’s contribution in this first round

The Collaborative Impact Fund of Denver (CIFD) was developed by D-ONE in 2022 as a new community philanthropy base aligned with city priorities and created to fill gaps and build supportive partnerships for the nonprofit sector in Denver and the residents they serve.

• CIFD received an ARPA grant of $1,000,000 to support nonprofits in Denver for three years.

D-ONE Nonprofit Task Force

A report on the engagement of the nonprofit sector with the City & County of Denver was completed in 2022 and will be rolled out in Q1 2023.

Key recommendations from the year-and-a-half-long

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