10/26/2026
Meet The NoCo Foundation
Northern Colorado, like much of the country, has spent years working to solve the housing crisis and the affordability problem that comes with it. The work is far from finished. Builders are retreating from multifamily construction, schools are closing, and the middle class is being squeezed by dilemmas that once hit mostly lower-income households.
In this episode, Kelly and Blake McBartlett, our founders and principals of MCM Collective, sit down with Brooke Cunningham, Regional Housing Officer at the NoCo Foundation.
Brooke naturally convenes work groups and task forces across regions and sectors in Northern Colorado, helping individuals, families, and organizations reach their goals through philanthropy and capital fundraising. She understands the issues impacting our community and knows where nonprofit support can go the farthest.
In this conversation, we dig into the real needs here in Northern Colorado, how small solutions and small wins can lead to bigger systems-level change, and more. The Foundation has created some incredibly impactful work groups (Cash, Cost, Public and Political Will, and Regional Strategy) that strive to tackle issues such as construction defect liability, the rising cost of building and owning a home, and new funding tools like down payment assistance and a revolving loan fund, all in service of building a region where housing is affordable at every income level.
Listen to the full episode: Link in bio “Rocky Mountain Residential” - a podcast hosted by MCM Collective.
