CREATIVE TOOLS & TIPS
(Fort Collins, Colorado and National)
LIVESTREAMING TOOLS & VIDEO LEARNING
- VIRTUAL EVENTS & LIVE-STREAMING! See all the trainings, video breakdowns, tutorials and live-streaming tips and videos on our Virtual Events and Live-streaming Production page
- LEARN NEW SKILLS by Video! Watch tons of videos on how to shoot better video, get into e-commerce, teach online and more on our Video Learning page
- Need help producing a Livestream show? Local expert Doug Usher of The Via Company can help you!
NONPROFITS — UPSKILL!
- Learn at the many webinars and classes from GrantSpace — Find trainings and special events to build your skills and broaden your network.
- Free Nonprofit Training Videos from Candid’s GrantSpace on demand video trainings
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Candid (a resource offered by the Poudre River Public Library District) is here to help, with a library of free on-demand resources, including: a library of more than 260 titles available as e-books and audiobooks, Knowledge Base Articles, answering nonprofit professionals’ FAQs, and more than 150 free videos, many of which qualify for CFRE credits.
- The Colorado Nonprofit Association offers educational opportunities for nonprofit professionals virtually via Zoom until May 30. Each session will be 90 minutes or less and will be no cost to participants. Our event calendar currently reflects our move to online learning and virtual connectedness.
EMPLOYMENT
- COLORADO BUSINESS RESOURCE: Colorado Office of Economic Development and Economic Trade
- The Colorado COVID Relief Fund is offering support to small businesses whose work aligns with the Fund’s priorities of Prevention, Impact and Recovery. Funds are distributed within three days.
- Colorado Creative Industries and the Colorado Business Committee for the Arts have lists of statewide resources.
- Alternative Colorado lenders: Accion and Colorado Lending Source
FUNDING TOOLS
- Create a Patron Account to allow people to donate to you
- Create a Venmo or Paypal Account so people can give you donations directly
- Loss Calculator Tool – from Performing Arts Readiness
- Nonprofit Finance Fund (tools and resources)
MARKETING
- A guide to marketing effectively in a crisis. (WTF Marketing)
- The CBCA just rolled out an Arts Through It All Campaign about how to deal with reimbursements, how fans can support, – fully produced media kit and style guide for your marketing campaigns!