Nonprofit Resources
Whether you are starting a new nonprofit, researching grant opportunities, or looking for Pikes Peak Library District (PPLD) nonprofit workshops, we have organized our Nonprofit Resource Hub to assist you with all of your nonprofit information needs. Here, you will find access to local and national resources to make your job more streamlined, efficient, and effective.
The Robert Hilbert Nonprofit Resource Center
Located in the 1905 Carnegie Library building where PPLD's Regional History & Genealogy department is housed (attached to Penrose Library), the Robert Hilbert Nonprofit Resource Center (RHNRC) provides a quiet space for you to search for grant opportunities on Candid and Colorado Grants Guide databases. We also maintain a useful Nonprofit Reference Collection of books and periodicals in our Nonprofit Reference Center.
Hours:
Tuesday - Friday: 10 a.m. - 5 p.m.
Saturday: 10 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.
(Closed for lunch from 12:30 - 1:30 p.m.)
Reservations not required.
Meet with a Nonprofit Librarian
PPLD's nonprofit librarian is here to help you with your nonprofit needs. Reach out to the email below to set up a one-on-one appointment.
Email Bridget Brush at BBruch@ppld.org.
Nonprofit Research Databases
Learn more about our nonprofit research databases.
Discover Upcoming Workshops
We offer a variety of nonprofit workshops to assist you in your endeavors.
Nonprofit Reference Service Policy - Library staff may assist patrons to locate legal materials and may show patrons how to use the legal books and databases. However, according to Colorado State Statutes, only attorneys licensed to practice by the Colorado Supreme Court may interpret the law (statutes, regulations, or cases) or offer opinions as to how someone’s specific legal problem should be handled. Library staff may not interpret the law or offer opinions about a patron’s legal problem. To do so would constitute the unauthorized practice of law and could subject the staff member and Pikes Peak Library District to prosecution.
Review our full Legal Reference Policy for more information.
History of El Pomar’s Robert Hilbert Nonprofit Resource Center
The Robert Hilbert Nonprofit Resource Center (RHNRC) is located within the 1905 Carnegie Library. The RHNRC includes a dedicated, full-time nonprofit Librarian who assists patrons, organizes trainings, and purchases and oversees databases, books, and subscriptions. Since 2000, the Robert Hilbert Nonprofit Resource Center has helped the Pikes Peak region’s nonprofit community build capacity in managing programs, human resources, finances, and fundraising.
The El Pomar Foundation has been instrumental in securing and maintaining this valuable resource for the Pikes Peak nonprofit community and beyond. RHNRC is a Funding Information Network partner of Candid, previously known as the Foundation Center. The Funding Information Network is comprised of libraries, community foundations, Non-governmental organizations (NGOs), and nonprofit resource centers in all 50 states and Puerto Rico, plus a dozen other countries. The RHNRC collection moved from El Pomar’s Penrose House to Penrose Public Library in May of 2000. The RHNRC moved again in March 2003 to a dedicated room within the 1905 Carnegie Library, adjacent to Penrose Public Library. The intent of this move was to provide additional space for the growing collection, a dedicated space for nonprofit organizations researching grants and nonprofit management, and a computer terminal reserved for grant research. The Robert Hilbert Nonprofit Resource Center contains all the tools grant seekers need to identify funding sources such as foundations, corporations, government agencies, associations and individuals, as well as resources for nonprofit management, capacity building, IRS compliance, and starting a nonprofit. The Penrose Public Library’s staff has been specially trained to assist patrons with basic questions regarding the many resources available in the Robert Hilbert Nonprofit Resource Center.
