Partnerships Strengthen Our Impact

sponsorships, custom PROJECTs, and skill sharing

Since 1984, Volunteers for Outdoor Colorado (VOC) has worked alongside land managers and stewardship organizations to deliver hands-on project support, training, and customized consulting.


Through strong partnerships and shared resources, we help expand volunteer engagement, strengthen local capacity, and increase the impact of on-the-ground conservation efforts across Colorado and beyond.

WAYS TO PARTNER WITH US

THE VALUE WE BRING

  • 40+ years of proven experience
  • Accomplish high-quality, cost-effective technical stewardship work 
  • Engage local communities and target populations
  • Strong connections within statewide and national networks
  • Expertise in a wide range of stewardship work, including both recreational and ecological restoration
  • Demonstrated high return on investment 

VOC PARTNERSHIP OFFICE MODEL

To better meet the needs of local land managers and expand volunteer capacity, VOC developed an innovative Partnership Office program.


We currently have two Partnership Offices: one with the U.S. Forest Service Rio Grande National Forest and Bureau of Land Management to serve the San Luis Valley, and one with Greeley Natural Area & Trails to serve the Northern Front Range. Each office is staffed with a full-time VOC employee who works directly with the land management agencies to grow volunteer stewardship programs in their local area. 

GROSSMAN SCHOLARSHIPS

Scholarships distributed by Volunteers for Outdoor Colorado (VOC) help make educational dreams possible for Coloradans who have demonstrated a commitment to caring for our environment's natural resources.


Available scholarship funds total $45,000 each year, thanks to the generosity of former VOC Board Member Rick Grossman and Susie Grossman.

"It was excellent to work with VOC. The steps we took from applying for the service project to walking the work site to completing the project went smoothly and efficiently."


Staunton State Park

"We were impressed with the communication, logistics, and skills of VOC staff and volunteer crew leaders. When the work day occurred, VOC did everything perfectly. They were on-time, well-prepared, and executed extremely well."


Rocky Mountain Arsenal National Wildlife Refuge

"VOC was very capable in all aspects of the project from providing technical assistance on designing the trail; organizing, and supervising the volunteers; and the appropriate level of coordination with the agency."


U.S. Forest Service Comanche National Grassland

"Everything from tools, coordination, safety, crew leadership, recruitment, signage, communication, etc. were top notch. There would be no way that I as a land manager could effectively recruit, advertise, support and supply a project of this scope without VOC’s involvement."


Bureau of Land Management