Bio-One Colorado Springs

What Bio-One Colorado Springs does

One Colorado is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit advocacy organization founded in January 2010 and headquartered at 303 E. 17th Ave, Suite 400 in Denver, Colorado. It functions as the state's leading advocacy body for LGBTQ+ Coloradans and their families, delivering its mission through policy advocacy and lobbying, community organizing and civic engagement, health equity advocacy (including gender-affirming care access), youth and schools programming, and electoral organizing with candidate endorsements. The organization is governed by a board of directors under Executive Director Nadine Bridges (appointed January 2021, the first Black, Queer woman to lead the organization) and operates a wholly-owned 501(c)(4) affiliate, One Colorado Action Fund, which conducts lobbying activities, alongside the One Colorado Education Fund for public education and advocacy. Since founding, One Colorado has led 18 pro-equality bills to passage into Colorado law and was named the #1 state leader in the LGBTQ+ equality movement by the Movement Advancement Project in 2021.

The organization does not sell commercial products or operate a proprietary technology platform; its "deliverables" are legislative outcomes, electoral endorsements, training programs, event programming (the annual Prism Awards gala, Pink Party fundraiser, LGBTQ Lobby Day, Queer Youth Summit), and community resources. It sustains operations through individual donations (monetary, stocks, cryptocurrency, and Donor Advised Funds) and event sponsorships, with no service-based pricing model. One Colorado reaches its audience through community-led go-to-market motions: field teams traveling across Colorado, volunteer networks, a 52-chapter GSA support program for LGBTQ+ youth, and direct engagement at Pride events and Lobby Days. Strategic partnerships with ACLU Colorado, The Center on Colfax, the Safe Access to Health Care Coalition, and the Freedom for All Coloradans coalition extend its legislative and litigation capacity.

Name

Bio-One Colorado Springs

Legal name

One Colorado

Website

https://one-colorado.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

2010

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

One Colorado is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit founded in 2010 that advances LGBTQ+ equality in Colorado through policy advocacy, community organizing, electoral endorsements, and youth programming, including support for 52 GSA chapters and statewide field operations.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Nonprofit Advocacy Services

NAICS

Human Rights Organizations (813311), Social Advocacy Organizations (8133)

SIC

Services-Membership Organizations (8600)

akta.pro primary industry

LGBTQ+ Rights & Advocacy Organizations (BPAGAFAE)

Keywords

• Lgbtq advocacy services
• Policy advocacy
• Community organizing
• Civic engagement programs
• Nonprofit advocacy

Headquarters

HQ city

Denver

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Others

Revenue model

1. Donations and Contributions: One Colorado relies on donations from individuals to fund advocacy work, programs, and community organizing efforts. The organization accepts monetary donations, stocks, cryptocurrency, and Donor Advised Fund contributions.
2. Event Sponsorships: The organization generates revenue through event sponsorships for programs like the Prism Awards gala and other fundraising events.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

One Colorado is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit advocacy organization that advances LGBTQ+ equality in Colorado through state-level policy advocacy, community organizing, civic engagement, and educational programming. The organization runs the Colorado GSA Network supporting 52 student alliances, organizes signature events such as the Prism Awards gala and Pink Party, and operates an affiliated 501(c)(4) One Colorado Action Fund for lobbying and electoral endorsements.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Prism Awards: One Colorado's annual gala to honor individuals and organizations who have made a substantive difference in the lives of LGBTQIA+ Coloradans and their families.
• Pink Party
• Freedom for All

Products and services

• Electoral Organizing and Candidate Endorsements (One Colorado Action Fund) Voter engagement, candidate endorsement, and electoral organizing through the affiliated One Colorado Action Fund, including endorsement of 52 pro-equality state legislative candidates in 2022.
• State Policy Advocacy and Lobbying State-level legislative and policy advocacy for LGBTQ+ equality in Colorado, including lobbying for pro-equality bills and defending against anti-LGBTQ+ ballot initiatives; 18 pro-equality bills led to passage since 2010 and 27 anti-trans ballot initiatives defeated in June 2024.
• Community Organizing and Civic Engagement Programs Direct community organizing, field teams, volunteer programs, civic engagement initiatives, and the Statewide Tour reaching LGBTQ+ Coloradans and allies across the state, including LGBTQ Lobby Day with 300+ attendees in February 2024 and travel to 15 communities in October 2023.
• Colorado GSA Network School-based support program that resources and supports 52 Gender & Sexuality Alliances (GSAs) across Colorado to ensure LGBTQ+ students have affirming educational experiences.
• Health Equity Advocacy Advocacy for LGBTQ+ healthcare access, including protection of gender-affirming care access (SB23-188 partnership with the Safe Access to Health Care Coalition) and resistance to anti-trans ballot initiatives, with 1,000+ community signatures supporting gender-affirming care access collected in 2024.
• Prism Awards Gala One Colorado's annual gala honoring individuals and organizations that have made a substantive difference in the lives of LGBTQIA+ Coloradans and their families.
• Pink Party Denver Pride Weekend's largest dance party fundraiser to support One Colorado's efforts to elect pro-equality candidates across the state.
• Queer Youth Summit Annual youth leadership summit supporting LGBTQ+ young people in Colorado, hosted by One Colorado.
• LGBTQ Lobby Day Annual statewide lobby day bringing together LGBTQ+ Coloradans and community allies to advocate at the state capitol (300+ attendees in February 2024).

Quantifiable outcome

• 18 pro-equality bills passed into Colorado law
• +3 more outcomes

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

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Partnerships

Four partnerships are on record, tiered core and major.

• Safe Access to Health Care CoalitioncoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerOne Colorado partnered with the Safe Access to Health Care Coalition to enact SB23-188, a law ensuring protection for all involved in gender-affirming care in Colorado.
• ACLU ColoradocoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerOne Colorado supports ACLU Colorado lawsuit over the stoppage of gender-affirming surgery for patients over age 18, and joined coalition statements on national LGBTQ+ issues.
• Freedom for All ColoradanscoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerA newly formed coalition comprising advocacy groups, religious, and business leaders dedicated to protecting LGBTQ+ rights and leading efforts to remove the ban on same-sex marriage in Colorado's constitution.
• The Center on ColfaxmajorStrategic or Co-development PartnerJoint statements and collaborative advocacy on healthcare access, including a joint statement on CMS, Children's, and Denver Health policies affecting LGBTQ+ Coloradans.

Scale indicators9 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Equality California: The leading statewide LGBTQ+ civil rights advocacy organization in California, operating the same model as One Colorado: state-level policy advocacy, electoral organizing, and coalition-led legislative campaigns. Both organizations function as the dominant statewide LGBTQ+ advocacy voice in their respective states.
• Lambda Legal: A national LGBTQ+ legal organization that pursues impact litigation and policy advocacy on the same issues One Colorado addresses legislatively in Colorado. The two organizations frequently partner on cases like the ACLU-backed lawsuit One Colorado supports on gender-affirming care.
• ACLU Colorado: One Colorado's most active coalition partner, ACLU Colorado litigates civil rights cases including those involving gender-affirming care access. The two organizations pursue overlapping civil rights and LGBTQ+ equality objectives in the same state and frequently co-author coalition statements.
• Freedom for All Coloradans: A statewide coalition dedicated to protecting LGBTQ+ rights in Colorado, co-led by One Colorado alongside advocacy, religious, and business partners. Operates as a directly comparable in-state advocacy coalition focused on the same legislative and ballot-issue territory.
• The Center on Colfax: Colorado's largest LGBTQ+ community center, partnering with One Colorado on healthcare advocacy and joint statements. Provides community services (programs, events, resources) that complement One Colorado's policy and electoral focus within the same geography and constituency.
• National Center for Lesbian Rights (NCLR): A national legal advocacy organization focused on LGBTQ+ rights through impact litigation and policy work, similar in scope to Lambda Legal. Pursues overlapping legal and policy objectives on transgender rights and anti-discrimination protections that complement One Colorado's Colorado-specific work.

Broad incumbents

• Human Rights Campaign: The largest national LGBTQ+ civil rights advocacy organization in the U.S., lobbying at the federal level and operating across all 50 states. While broader in scope than One Colorado, HRC funds and supports state-level affiliates and pursues overlapping policy goals on anti-discrimination and transgender rights.
• PFLAG National: A national organization with more than 400 chapters supporting LGBTQ+ people and their families, including in Colorado. Pursues overlapping advocacy, education, and family-support missions and represents a comparable national peer to One Colorado's local family-support work.
• GLAAD: A national LGBTQ+ media advocacy organization that monitors and shapes media representation of LGBTQ+ people. While One Colorado focuses on legislative and electoral advocacy, GLAAD operates an adjacent narrative and visibility function that supports the same underlying equality goals.

Emerging players

• Movement Advancement Project: An independent LGBTQ+ policy think tank that produces the Equality Maps used to rank states (including Colorado as #1 in 2021). Operates in an adjacent capacity-building and policy research role that complements One Colorado's on-the-ground advocacy work.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Xtwitter.com/one_colorado
• Facebookfacebook.com/onecolorado
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/one-colorado
• Instagraminstagram.com/onecolorado

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Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Subsidiaries2 records

Funding overview

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