The Robert Hilbert Nonprofit Resource Center (NRC) is located in the Carnegie Library at Penrose Library. Funding for the NRC is provided by the Pikes Peak Library District and a grant from the El Pomar Foundation. The NRC is a Funding Information Network partner of Candid, previously known as the Foundation Center. The Funding Information Network is comprised of libraries, community foundations, NGOs, and nonprofit resource centers in all 50 states and Puerto Rico, plus a dozen other countries.
If desired, staff from the Robert Hilbert Nonprofit Resource Center available to assist you with your funding research needs remotely. Please email BBruch@ppld.org for more information. The Hilbert center's hours are from 10 a.m. - 5 p.m., Tuesday through Friday and Saturday 10 a.m. - 5:00 p.m., with a closure for lunch from 12:30 - 1:30 p.m. No reservations are required. Please call (719) 531-6333, x6254, or email BBruch@ppld.org if you have questions.
On the left, you can access our Nonprofit Reference databases, information about our collection, local nonprofit sources, and more.
Below you will find links to several guides that contain resources for conducting nonprofit grant research, how to start a nonprofit, information on becoming a CFRE, social impact, plus others.
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