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Colorado Grants Guide Funder Connections

With Colorado Finance and Housing Authority
2026-03-19 10:30:00 2026-03-19 12:00:00 America/Denver Colorado Grants Guide Funder Connections Community Resource Center Funder Connections are an opportunity for peer-learning and networking for those who work and volunteer in the nonprofit community. Durango Public Library - Room 3

Thursday, March 19
10:30am - 12:00pm

Add to Calendar 2026-03-19 10:30:00 2026-03-19 12:00:00 America/Denver Colorado Grants Guide Funder Connections Community Resource Center Funder Connections are an opportunity for peer-learning and networking for those who work and volunteer in the nonprofit community. Durango Public Library - Room 3

Community Resource Center Funder Connections are an opportunity for peer-learning and networking for those who work and volunteer in the nonprofit community.

During non-profits and grant writers are invited to take a deeper dive into Foundations and public/private funders to find out their areas of interest, priorities, and some tips when submitting a grant to their organizations.

Participants will gain insight and information on the following:

  • History and priorities of Colorado Housing and Finance Authority (CHFA)
  • Funding Initiatives and grant opportunities
  • Grant application submission and review process
  • Tips for success from the foundation officer
  • Opportunity for open dialogue and questions with the guest speakers

CHFA supports nonprofits and community led initiatives that advance housing stability and economic prosperity in Colorado through sponsorships, donations, and volunteerism.

To learn more about Colorado Housing and Finance Authority (CHFA), please click here.

Guest: Kristin Soroko, Corporate Giving Program Officer, Colorado Housing and Finance Authority (CHFA)

Facilitator: Marcy Mitchell, Manager of Programs and Communication, Community Resource Center

AGE GROUP: | Adults |

EVENT TYPE: | More Fun Stuff! |

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Toddler Time
Thu, Feb 26, 11:00am - 11:30am
Durango Public Library - Storytime Room
Join us for stories, songs, rhymes, & other fun activities! Perfect for children ages 1-2.
Teen Game Zone
Thu, Feb 26, 3:30pm - 4:30pm
Durango Public Library - Storytime Room
Enjoy gaming in the library with a variety of games!
Baby Time
Fri, Feb 27, 11:00am - 11:30am
Durango Public Library - Storytime Room
Baby Time is tailored for babies from birth-12 months together with their favorite adult!
Friday Fun
Fri, Feb 27, 3:30pm - 4:30pm
Durango Public Library - Room 1&2 Combined
Friday afternoons are all about having fun building, playing, exploring, and creating together!
Yarn Meetup
Sat, Feb 28, 1:00pm - 3:00pm
Durango Public Library - Room 1
Calling knitters, crocheters, and fiber artists of all ages and levels!
LEGO Club
Mon, Mar 02, 2:00pm - 4:30pm
Durango Public Library - Storytime Room
Build, create, and imagine at LEGO Club!
Great Decisions
Tue, Mar 03, 11:30am - 2:00pm
Durango Public Library - Room 1&2 Combined
The nation's largest discussion program on world affairs
Tuesday Try It
Tue, Mar 03, 3:30pm - 5:00pm
Durango Public Library - Storytime Room
Play, create, move, explore, & more! Try new things and uncover a new interest!
Book Club: The Backyard Bird Chronicles - by Amy Tan
Tue, Mar 03, 6:00pm - 7:30pm
Durango Public Library - Room 3
Register at the reference desk, then join us to discuss the book at the library. A free book is available for the first 15 people who register and attend! 
Storytime
Wed, Mar 04, 11:00am - 11:30am
Durango Public Library - Storytime Room
Join us for stories, songs, rhymes, & other fun activities! Perfect for children ages 3+.
Teen Advisory Group (TAG)
Wed, Mar 04, 4:00pm - 5:00pm
Durango Public Library - Teen Area
Want to make a fun space for you and your friends? Join the Teen Advisory Group! Help the library meet your needs and interests, gain valuable experience, meet new friends, and hang out!
Word Honey at The Hive - Free Poetry Workshop
Wed, Mar 04, 6:00pm - 7:30pm
The Hive - 1175 Camino Del Rio
Write and create original works with us!
Toddler Time
Thu, Mar 05, 11:00am - 11:30am
Durango Public Library - Storytime Room
Join us for stories, songs, rhymes, & other fun activities! Perfect for children ages 1-2.
Teen Game Zone
Thu, Mar 05, 3:30pm - 4:30pm
Durango Public Library - Storytime Room
Enjoy gaming in the library with a variety of games!
Spanish Conversation Hour / Hora de Conversación en Español
Thu, Mar 05, 5:30pm - 6:30pm
Durango Public Library - Lobby
Come speak Spanish in an informal setting. All language levels welcome! Ven a hablar español en un ambiente informal. ¡Abierto a todas las habilidades!
Friends of the San Juans Snow Series - Human Factors of Avalanches
Thu, Mar 05, 6:00pm - 7:30pm
Durango Public Library - Room 1
Friends of San Juans (FOSJ) is hosting a discussion about human factors associated with many avalanche accidents.
Baby Time
Fri, Mar 06, 11:00am - 11:30am
Durango Public Library - Storytime Room
Baby Time is tailored for babies from birth-12 months together with their favorite adult!
Friday Fun
Fri, Mar 06, 3:30pm - 4:30pm
Durango Public Library - Storytime Room
Friday afternoons are all about having fun building, playing, exploring, and creating together!
LEGO Club
Mon, Mar 09, 2:00pm - 4:30pm
Durango Public Library - Storytime Room
Build, create, and imagine at LEGO Club!
Climate Support Group - Facilitated by Ecotherapist and Social Worker Hannah Smith
Mon, Mar 09, 4:30pm - 5:30pm
Durango Public Library - Room 3
Climate Support Groups are a space to share thoughts and feelings about the climate crisis in community.
Tuesday Try It
Tue, Mar 10, 3:30pm - 5:00pm
Durango Public Library - Storytime Room
Play, create, move, explore, & more! Try new things and uncover a new interest!
Power of Place - Exploring the History and Culture of Southwest Colorado
Tue, Mar 10, 6:00pm - 7:30pm
Durango Public Library - Room 1&2 Combined
Join us for a deeper dive into some of the topics in the "Power of Place: Colorado 150 Southwest" commemorative magazine.
Storytime
Wed, Mar 11, 11:00am - 11:30am
Durango Public Library - Storytime Room
Join us for stories, songs, rhymes, & other fun activities! Perfect for children ages 3+.
Teen Advisory Group (TAG)
Wed, Mar 11, 4:00pm - 5:00pm
Durango Public Library - Teen Area
Want to make a fun space for you and your friends? Join the Teen Advisory Group! Help the library meet your needs and interests, gain valuable experience, meet new friends, and hang out!
Writers & Scribblers - Monthly meeting
Wed, Mar 11, 6:15pm - 7:45pm
Durango Public Library - Room 1
February's Topics: Stuck Characters, Stuck Stories, and How to Fix It How do writers keep plot momentum going, even in stories that seem to have no plot?
Toddler Time
Thu, Mar 12, 11:00am - 11:30am
Durango Public Library - Storytime Room
Join us for stories, songs, rhymes, & other fun activities! Perfect for children ages 1-2.
Teen Game Zone
Thu, Mar 12, 3:30pm - 4:30pm
Durango Public Library - Storytime Room
Enjoy gaming in the library with a variety of games!
Friends of the Durango Public Library - Book Sale
Fri, Mar 13, 10:00am - 4:00pm
Durango Public Library - Room 1&2 Combined
Annual Membership Meeting at 9:15am on March 13th. FOL members gain early admission Friday & Saturday at 9:30am. Memberships available at the door.
Baby Time
Fri, Mar 13, 11:00am - 11:30am
Durango Public Library - Storytime Room
Baby Time is tailored for babies from birth-12 months together with their favorite adult!
Friday Fun
Fri, Mar 13, 3:30pm - 4:30pm
Durango Public Library - Storytime Room
Friday afternoons are all about having fun building, playing, exploring, and creating together!
Friends of the Durango Public Library - Book Sale
Sat, Mar 14, 10:00am - 4:00pm
Durango Public Library - Room 1&2 Combined
Annual Membership Meeting at 9:15am on March 13th. FOL members gain early admission Friday & Saturday at 9:30am. Memberships available at the door.
Yarn Meetup
Sat, Mar 14, 1:00pm - 3:00pm
Durango Public Library - Room 3
Calling knitters, crocheters, and fiber artists of all ages and levels!
LEGO Club
Mon, Mar 16, 2:00pm - 4:30pm
Durango Public Library - Storytime Room
Build, create, and imagine at LEGO Club!
Kindergarten Readiness Play & Learn Workshop - All By Myself: Gross Motor Skills & Independence
Tue, Mar 17, 11:00am - 11:30am
Durango Public Library - Storytime Room
Presented by the Early Childhood Council of La Plata County.
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Tuesday Try It
Tue, Mar 17, 3:30pm - 5:00pm
Durango Public Library
Play, create, move, explore, & more! Try new things and uncover a new interest!
Cookbook Club: Third Culture Cooking - Classic Recipes for a New Generation
Tue, Mar 17, 6:00pm - 7:30pm
Durango Public Library - Room 1&2 Combined
Let's get together and cook a potluck of recipes from our chosen cookbook!
Storytime
Wed, Mar 18, 11:00am - 11:30am
Durango Public Library - Storytime Room
Join us for stories, songs, rhymes, & other fun activities! Perfect for children ages 3+.
Word Honey at The Hive - Free Poetry Workshop
Wed, Mar 18, 6:00pm - 7:30pm
The Hive - 1175 Camino Del Rio
Write and create original works with us!
Colorado Grants Guide Funder Connections - With Colorado Finance and Housing Authority
Thu, Mar 19, 10:30am - 12:00pm
Durango Public Library - Room 3
Community Resource Center Funder Connections are an opportunity for peer-learning and networking for those who work and volunteer in the nonprofit community.
Toddler Time
Thu, Mar 19, 11:00am - 11:30am
Durango Public Library - Storytime Room
Join us for stories, songs, rhymes, & other fun activities! Perfect for children ages 1-2.
Teen Game Zone
Thu, Mar 19, 3:30pm - 4:30pm
Durango Public Library - Storytime Room
Enjoy gaming in the library with a variety of games!
Spanish Conversation Hour / Hora de Conversación en Español
Thu, Mar 19, 5:30pm - 6:30pm
Durango Public Library - Lobby
Come speak Spanish in an informal setting. All language levels welcome! Ven a hablar español en un ambiente informal. ¡Abierto a todas las habilidades!
Baby Time
Fri, Mar 20, 11:00am - 11:30am
Durango Public Library - Storytime Room
Baby Time is tailored for babies from birth-12 months together with their favorite adult!
Friday Fun
Fri, Mar 20, 3:30pm - 4:30pm
Durango Public Library
Friday afternoons are all about having fun building, playing, exploring, and creating together!
Getting to Know Your Sewing Machine
Sat, Mar 21, 9:30am - 12:30pm
Durango Public Library - Room 1&2 Combined
Learn all the basics of your machine including threading, tension, cleaning, changing needles and problem solving. Participants will also sew a simple drawstring bag.
Registration opens Sunday, March 1 2026 at 9:00am
Acoustic Jam
Sat, Mar 21, 1:00pm - 2:00pm
Durango Public Library - Room 1&2 Combined
Let's make music!
Silent Book Club - No assigned reading, no group discussion, and no judgement!
Sat, Mar 21, 1:00pm - 3:00pm
Durango Public Library - Room 3
Join us for an hour of dedicated reading. Socialize after, or not!
LEGO Club
Mon, Mar 23, 2:00pm - 4:30pm
Durango Public Library - Storytime Room
Build, create, and imagine at LEGO Club!
Death Cafe
Mon, Mar 23, 4:00pm - 5:30pm
Durango Public Library - Room 3
At a Death Cafe people gather to eat cake, drink tea and discuss death. Our objective is 'to increase awareness of death with a view to helping people make the most of their (finite) lives'.
Great Decisions
Tue, Mar 24, 11:25am - 2:00pm
Durango Public Library - Room 1&2 Combined
The nation's largest discussion program on world affairs
Tuesday Try It
Tue, Mar 24, 3:30pm - 5:00pm
Durango Public Library - Storytime Room
Play, create, move, explore, & more! Try new things and uncover a new interest!
Storytime
Wed, Mar 25, 11:00am - 11:30am
Durango Public Library - Storytime Room
Join us for stories, songs, rhymes, & other fun activities! Perfect for children ages 3+.
Teen Advisory Group (TAG)
Wed, Mar 25, 4:00pm - 5:00pm
Durango Public Library - Teen Area
Want to make a fun space for you and your friends? Join the Teen Advisory Group! Help the library meet your needs and interests, gain valuable experience, meet new friends, and hang out!
Cuentos y Cantos - Hora de Cuentos Familiar Bilingüe/Bilingual Family Storytime
Wed, Mar 25, 5:00pm - 7:00pm
Durango Public Library - Room 2
Lleva a la familia a disfrutar de cuentos y canciones bilingües en español e inglés. Bring the family for stories and songs in Spanish and English!
Toddler Time
Thu, Mar 26, 11:00am - 11:30am
Durango Public Library - Storytime Room
Join us for stories, songs, rhymes, & other fun activities! Perfect for children ages 1-2.
Teen Game Zone
Thu, Mar 26, 3:30pm - 4:30pm
Durango Public Library - Storytime Room
Enjoy gaming in the library with a variety of games!
Baby Time
Fri, Mar 27, 11:00am - 11:30am
Durango Public Library - Storytime Room
Baby Time is tailored for babies from birth-12 months together with their favorite adult!
Friday Fun
Fri, Mar 27, 3:30pm - 4:30pm
Durango Public Library - Storytime Room
Friday afternoons are all about having fun building, playing, exploring, and creating together!
Teen After Hours Movie Night - Dungeons and Dragons: Honor Among Thieves
Fri, Mar 27, 5:00pm - 7:30pm
Durango Public Library - Room 2
Teens: Come watch Dungeons and Dragons: Honor Among Thieves at the library!
Puzzle & Board Game Swap
Sat, Mar 28, 10:00am - 12:00pm
Durango Public Library - Room 1&2 Combined
Have old puzzles or board games to trade? Bring them in and swap them for something new to you!
Yarn Meetup
Sat, Mar 28, 1:00pm - 3:00pm
Durango Public Library - Room 1
Calling knitters, crocheters, and fiber artists of all ages and levels!
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