Partnership & Investment

Colorado's Moment

Housing costs are pushing long-time residents out of the communities they built. Rural towns are navigating workforce shortages, school closures, and the slow erosion of civic infrastructure. Water rights, healthcare access, education equity, economic opportunity — the challenges are real, urgent, and they don't belong to any single sector, party, or zip code.

The Proof

Coloradans Already Show Up.

73.1%
Voter turnout, 2024
vs. 64.1% national average
#3
In the nation for volunteering
67.4% of Coloradans help neighbors
42,000+
Nonprofits statewide
One of the Mountain West's most robust civic sectors

But civic energy without infrastructure doesn't sustain itself. People burn out. Efforts stall. The question isn't whether Coloradans are willing — it's whether they have the knowledge, the relationships, and the structured space to lead effectively.


Our Solution

This Is What CiviCO from Omni Builds.

CiviCO from Omni does not pick the issues. We do not design the outcomes. We center the challenge — whatever challenge a community, sector, or cohort brings — and build the capacity of people to lead through it.

CIVICO FROM OMNI

Already at Work

This Isn't a Concept. It's Already Running.

40
Fellows led statewide in 2025
8
Colorado regions reached in 2026, up from 6
300+
Members engaged across CiviCO programs

Where You Come In

Two Ways Coloradans Grow.

Consider a general gift to support civic engagement in Colorado, or follow either path below to the specific piece you want your name on — then combine or scale up at the end.

Level 1Portfolio
Level 2Program
Level 3Sponsor this
Level 4Combine & scale
Civic Action

Where Coloradans convene & do

Portfolio level

Where Coloradans convene, connect, and act — the rooms, cohorts, and running community that put civic energy to work.

Program level

Impact Forum

CiviCO's member platform for civic engagement — the year-round home for Purpose Hour and Catalyst Groups.

Sponsor a specific piece

Purpose Hour

Monthly cross-sector gathering on the issues shaping Colorado.

Includes 10 tickets, logo placement, and recognition as presenting sponsor.

$10,000 / session

Catalyst Groups

Facilitated cohorts working a named challenge to action.

Includes visibility into the group's process, outcomes, and impact data.

$10,000–$20,000 / yr
Civic Leadership

Where individuals build the skills to lead

Portfolio level

Where individual Coloradans build the skills and confidence to lead — a pipeline from emerging professionals to seasoned civic leaders.

Program level

Colorado Governors Fellowship

CiviCO's flagship: 40 Coloradans a year, bipartisan, building relationships across the state.

Leadership Accelerator

A cohort-based program for emerging leaders — ICF-certified coaching and cross-sector peer learning.

Colorado Governor's Citizenship Medals

Colorado's highest civic honor, celebrating leaders and organizations whose work strengthens communities statewide.

Sponsor a specific piece

Colorado Governors Fellowship Seat Sponsorship

Sponsor a fellow's seat in the program, from your region or focus area.

Includes a connection to the fellow you support and recognition in program materials.

$5,000 / seat

Leadership Accelerator Seat Sponsorship

Fund a seat for an emerging leader who might not otherwise access the program.

A more accessible ask for businesses than a general gift — invest directly in a rising leader.

$1,500 / seat

Colorado Governor's Citizenship Medals Sponsorship

Presenting or Champion-level sponsorship of Colorado's highest civic honor.

Includes prominent recognition at the ceremony and in Medals materials.

$100,000 / $10,000
Level 4 — Combine Across Both, or Go Bigger

Want more than one program, or a bigger commitment overall? These bundle pieces from both columns above — see yourself in the infrastructure at whatever scale fits.

$20,000–$25,000

Regional Impact Package

Two Governors Fellows from your region & one facilitated Catalyst Group on a challenge your region names.

Plus: access to Omni's research and impact reporting on your region's progress.

$50,000–$100,000

Statewide Civic Infrastructure Fund

A year of Purpose Hour, a Fellowship cohort, a portfolio of Catalyst Groups, and Medals sponsorship.

Plus: naming recognition for the Fellowship cohort year.

$100,000+

Legacy Gift

Named funds, endowed fellowships, and multi-year partnerships that outlast any single program year.

Plus: custom recognition designed around your legacy.

The Ask

This Is How Civic Progress Gets Built.

Colorado's challenges are not going away. But neither are the Coloradans willing to meet them. What they need is infrastructure — spaces to learn, cohorts to grow in, processes to act through, and stories to sustain the belief that civic engagement is worth the effort.

When you invest in CiviCO from Omni, you are not funding a single program or a single issue. You are investing in the capacity of Coloradans — across regions, sectors, and challenges — to lead their communities through whatever comes next.

Civic progress isn't built in a single moment. It's built in the accumulation of people who showed up, stayed in the work, and made something move.

CIVICO FROM OMNI
Let's Talk
Laurie Dowd
Director of Growth
ldowd@omni.org
720-299-2900
D.J. Whetter
Managing Director, CiviCO
dwhetter@omni.org
785-218-6100
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