Great Education Colorado

What Great Education Colorado does

Great Education Colorado is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit advocacy organization founded in 2005 and headquartered in Denver, Colorado. The organization educates and mobilizes Coloradans to advocate for equitable public school funding and policy, operating through grassroots activism rather than commercial products or services. Its core offerings include the Get It Done! five-step campaign, the Annual Luncheon (13th edition scheduled for October 9, 2026, at the Denver Art Museum), the Education Summits for Women (ESWN Summit), and the Advocates Network — a volunteer base that connects with legislators through tools such as Email Your Legislators and community presentation requests. The organization explicitly positions itself as nonpartisan, not endorsing political parties or candidates.

Underlying technology is not proprietary; the platform is a nonprofit advocacy stack built on a website (greateducation.org), email outreach, social media, and event-based convening. The organization's core "product" is therefore the advocacy platform itself, sustained by research outputs such as the January 2025 Adequacy Studies (quantifying a $3.5–4.1 billion annual public education funding gap), public education campaigns on ballot measures, and partnerships including the Colorado School Finance Project, Great Ed ACTION, Great Futures Coalition, and the Protect Colorado's Future coalition behind Initiative 195.

The business model is donation- and sponsorship-driven. Revenue comes from tax-deductible individual donations, tiered Annual Luncheon sponsorships (Presenting Sponsor COPERA, Enriching Sponsor Elaine Berman, Honor Roll Sponsors Butler Snow, Aurora, and Greeley Evans School District 6), ticket sales, and coalition funding. Services to constituents are provided free of charge; the value exchange is mission support for grassroots advocacy capacity. The organization employs 1–10 people and operates exclusively within Colorado, with primary activity in the Denver Metro Area.

Name

Great Education Colorado

Legal name

Great Education Colorado

Website

https://greateducation.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

2005

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Great Education Colorado is a Denver-based 501(c)(3) nonprofit that mobilizes Coloradans through grassroots advocacy to secure equitable public school funding. It convenes education leaders, legislators, and voters via events, campaigns, and an Advocates Network.

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Headquarters

HQ city

Denver

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

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GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Others

Revenue model

1. Donations and Fundraising: Great Education Colorado operates as a nonprofit organization that raises funds through donations and event sponsorships. The organization emphasizes that donations are tax-deductible and support their work to ensure every student gets the education needed to succeed.

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Core offering

Great Education Colorado is a nonprofit 501(c)(3) advocacy organization that educates and mobilizes Coloradans to advocate for equitable public school funding and policy. It runs the "Get It Done!" campaign, the Annual Luncheon, the ESWN Summit, and an Advocates Network to organize grassroots support and lobby for legislative action on education funding reform in Colorado.

Product overview

Great Education Colorado operates as a nonprofit advocacy organization rather than a commercial technology company. The organization offers an advocacy platform focused on grassroots activism to improve education funding and policy in Colorado. The primary offering is the advocacy platform itself, which includes campaigns like the 'Get It Done!' initiative, the Annual Luncheon event series, and the Advocates Network. These programs work together to organize education advocates, conduct public education campaigns, and lobby for increased school funding.

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Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Annual Luncheon
• ESWN Summit
• Advocates Network

Quantifiable outcome

• 87 out of 100 members of General Assembly formally committed to full school funding through bipartisan resolution
• +2 more outcomes

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Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

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Partnerships

Nine partnerships are on record, tiered core, flagship, major and honor roll.

• Colorado School Finance ProjectcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2026Colorado School Finance Project leads the development and implementation of the Blueprint for Student Success - the multi-year roadmap to reach full and fair school funding. Great Ed collaborates with this partner on distributing new revenues to meet student needs statewide.
• COPERAflagshipGTM or Marketing PartnerPresenting Sponsor of the Annual Luncheon event, providing major support for the organization's flagship annual gathering of education leaders and advocates.
• Elaine BermanmajorGTM or Marketing PartnerEnriching Sponsor of the Annual Luncheon, supporting the organization's key annual event.
• Butler Snowhonor rollGTM or Marketing PartnerHonor Roll Sponsor of the Annual Luncheon, contributing to the organization's flagship annual event.
• Aurorahonor rollGTM or Marketing PartnerHonor Roll Sponsor of the Annual Luncheon, contributing to the organization's flagship annual event.
• Greeley Evans School District 6honor rollGTM or Marketing PartnerHonor Roll Sponsor of the Annual Luncheon, contributing to the organization's flagship annual event.
• Great Futures CoalitioncoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPart of the Great Education Colorado network of organizations working collectively on education advocacy in Colorado.
• Great Ed ACTIONcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPart of the Great Education Colorado network of organizations, focused on action-oriented advocacy.
• Protect Colorado's FuturecoreGTM or Marketing PartnerCoalition partner for Initiative 195, the citizen initiative to create a graduated income tax raising at least $700 million annually for schools while giving 97% of voters a tax cut.

Scale indicators5 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Emerging players

• Teach Plus: National nonprofit that trains teachers to advocate for education policy and equity. Comparable as an education-focused advocacy organization that engages educators and policy leaders, though its primary lever is teacher leadership rather than direct legislative ballot campaigns.

Others

• Bellwether Education Partners: National nonprofit that provides research and consulting on K-12 education policy and funding. Comparable as an education policy thought-leader that informs funding adequacy debates, though its model is advisory rather than grassroots mobilization.
• Aspen Education & Society Program: Aspen Institute program focused on education policy and leadership, including school finance and equity. Comparable as a policy-focused organization that convenes leaders and produces research on K-12 funding, with overlap in convening function (similar to Great Ed's Annual Luncheon).

Direct peers

• Stand for Children: National education advocacy nonprofit that mobilizes parents and communities for equitable public school funding and policy reform. Directly comparable in grassroots-driven advocacy for K-12 funding, ballot-measure campaigns, and parent engagement around school finance.
• Colorado School Finance Project: Colorado-specific partner organization that leads the Blueprint for Student Success implementation roadmap. Directly comparable as a Colorado-focused nonprofit working on school funding adequacy, with a strategic alliance already in place with Great Education Colorado.
• Education Trust: National nonprofit that advocates for equitable and adequate K-12 funding, with a focus on closing resource gaps for low-income and students of color. Directly comparable in producing research-driven advocacy on school funding adequacy and lobbying for state-level reforms.
• Colorado Children's Campaign: Colorado-based nonprofit that advocates for child wellbeing, including K-12 education funding. Directly comparable as a state-focused policy and advocacy organization that uses research, legislative engagement, and coalition building to drive public investment in education and child outcomes.
• Colorado Education Association: Colorado's largest teachers union and a leading advocate for K-12 public school funding in the state. Directly comparable because it mobilizes educators and community members to lobby the Colorado General Assembly on school finance policy, mirroring Great Education Colorado's grassroots advocacy approach on the same legislative agenda.

Broad incumbents

• AASA (The School Superintendents Association): National association representing school district leaders that advocates for federal and state K-12 funding policies. Comparable as an established education policy advocacy organization, though it operates at scale across all states rather than concentrating grassroots campaigns in one state.
• National Education Association: Largest U.S. labor union and education advocacy organization, with deep involvement in K-12 funding policy at the federal and state level. Comparable as a major advocacy force for public school funding, though operating nationally rather than as a Colorado-only grassroots coalition.

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Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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