Nonprofit Opportunities
Nonprofits have the opportunity to interact with Give Next students in various ways throughout the program; including participating in Give Next Kickoff Day, hosting or making visits, providing volunteer opportunities, receiving grants, and attending award ceremonies.
Apply for a Grant
After Give Next Kickoff Day, students identify as a group, a single most important issue and develop a mission statement. In the fall, classrooms accept applications for Give Next grants from nonprofits providing services in Larimer County. Nonprofits are notified of award determinations that following spring.
There are two ways that nonprofits can apply for Give Next grants.
- By invitation. Once Give Next classrooms have created their mission statement, they will research and reach out to local nonprofits related to their mission. Through this process, Give Next classrooms may invite relevant nonprofits to apply for funding.
- Unsolicited grant application. Nonprofits providing services in Larimer County that are aligned with a Give Next classroom’s mission may apply for funding. The online application opens each year in November, listing each classroom’s mission statement. Local nonprofits are welcome to submit an application to any classroom with mission alignment.
The 2021-2022 Give Next grant application will open in November 2021.
Give Next Kickoff Day
Give Next Kickoff Day is the official start of the Give Next program year for students. Held annually in early October, it is a one day mini-conference for the Larimer County (Poudre and Thompson School Districts) middle and high school students participating in Give Next. Students hear from inspiring speakers, meet and learn from local nonprofit staff, and participate in a career/post-secondary panel.
Nonprofits can apply to represent their organization at either a booth in the nonprofit fair or presenting in a nonprofit workshop during Give Next Kickoff Day.
Students will leave the event with:
- Greater awareness and understanding of community issues
- Knowledge of how nonprofits and individuals work together to address these issues
- Opportunities for service and community connections
- Understanding of what they have to offer their community
Give Next Kickoff Day is held annually in October. To learn how to participate in Give Next Kickoff Day, please email This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. or call 970.221.2636.
Full List of 2019-2020 Give Next Grant Recipients:
Students awarded a total of $115,987 to 44 Larimer County nonprofit organizations, $105,000 of those dollars were provided by Give Next classroom donors, $10,987 was raised by Give Next students, leveraging the impact of donor dollars.
Poudre School District
Boltz Middle School |
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FoCo Cafe |
Saturday Morning |
Cache La Poudre Middle IB World School |
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Boys and Girls Club of Larimer County |
Healing Warrior Program |
Fort Collins High School |
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Family Housing Network of Fort Collins, Inc. |
FoCo Cafe |
Food Bank for Larimer County |
Fort Collins Habitat for Humanity |
Respite Care, Inc. |
The Family Center/La Familia |
The Nappie Project |
Fossil Ridge High School |
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Crossroads Safehouse |
Royal Family KIDS |
Kinard Core Knowledge School |
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Fort Collins Museum of Discovery |
LAUNCH: Community Through Skateboarding |
Lesher Middle IB World School |
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Center for Family Outreach |
Harvest Farm |
Larimer County Partners, Inc. |
Lincoln Middle IB World School |
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Family Housing Network of Fort Collins, Inc. |
Homeward Alliance |
Neighbor to Neighbor |
Saturday Morning |
Polaris Expeditionary Learning School |
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Colorado Youth Outdoors |
Heart-J Center for Experiential Learning at Sylvan Dale Ranch |
National Association for Interpretation |
Respite Care, Inc. |
Poudre Community Academy |
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Alternatives to Violence |
Fort Collins Museum of Discovery |
Larimer County 4-H Youth Foundation |
LAUNCH: Community Through Skateboarding |
Royal Family KIDS |
Sexual Assault Victim Advocate (SAVA) Center |
Poudre High School |
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CASA of Larimer County |
PSD Global Academy |
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Fort Collins Habitat for Humanity |
One Community One Family |
Rocky Mountain High School |
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Ashley Doolittle Foundation |
Crossroads Safehouse |
Light of the Rockies Christian Counseling Center |
Wellington Middle School |
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Disabled Resource Services |
Foothills Gateway, Inc. |
Respite Care, Inc. |
Thompson School District
Berthoud High School |
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3Hopeful Hearts |
Disabled Resource Services |
Hearts & Horses |
Light of the Rockies Christian Counseling Center |
Respite Care, Inc. |
High Plains School |
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American Cancer Society |
Make-A-Wish Foundation of Colorado, Inc. |
UCHealth Northern Colorado Foundation |
Loveland High School |
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Alternatives to Violence, Inc. |
CASA of Larimer County |
Voices Carry Child Advocacy Center |
Lucile Erwin Middle School |
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3Hopeful Hearts |
ChildSafe Colorado, Inc. |
Mountain View High School |
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A Friend 4U |
ChildSafe Colorado, Inc. |
Disabled Resource Services |
Fort Collins Museum of Discovery |
Thompson Valley High School |
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ChildSafe Colorado, Inc. |
Larimer County Partners, Inc. |
Turner Middle School |
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Aspire 3D |
Catholic Charities - The Mission |
Family Housing Network of Fort Collins, Inc. |
FoCo Cafe |
Homeward Alliance |
Walt Clark Middle School |
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Alliance for Suicide Prevention |
Yellow Ribbon Suicide Prevention Program |