For more than 100 years, sharp visionary leaders — together with a dedicated workforce — have developed Colorado’s abundant natural resources into a broad range of energy capable of powering the region’s economy. Today, among energy-producing states, Colorado is at the forefront of development in the areas of petroleum, natural gas, coal, wind, solar, hydro energy and the technology used to bring
it all to life. To tell this story and ensure Colorado residents and lawmakers fully understand the impact of energy development, Empowering Colorado is striving to be a source of multi-platform journalism developed by dedicated and experienced journalists and thought leaders. While the effort to develop quality news content is not a new concept, Empowering Colorado is part of a growing group of nonprofit news organizations striving to serve their communities by developing journalism content under cutting-edge funding models that draw revenue beyond the traditional advertiser-supported framework. Whether through subscriptions, workshops and events, speaking engagements, corporate content development or advertising, Empowering Colorado is constantly working to develop the revenue resources that allow it to produce a quality, independent news product in accordance with the strictest standards and ethics of journalism. To ensure this high standard, Empowering Colorado seeks funding from a broad range of donors, foundations and corporations across a wide array of interests tied directly or indirectly to energy and/or journalism. We believe maintaining a diverse donor portfolio is the only way to ensure our reporting is conducted with the fairness and objectivity required of an unbiased news organization.
