Typically, a RPD Event involves funders from the front range traveling to a region of rural Colorado for three days. Grant seeking attendees participate in activities with these funders through the three day conference; these activities include panel presentations, networking activities, mission-based discussions, and dozens of professional development workshops.

While details of the program can vary from region to region, a series of round table sessions always takes place on the last morning of the conference. These conversations are a key component of the RPD event. Each funder is assigned a table and during five or six sessions, nonprofits rotate from table to table. During each session the 8-10 nonprofit representatives at the table have two minutes to present their nonprofit's mission and program focus. This exchange provides grant seekers and funders with a sense of whether there is enough of a fit to move forward with a proposal for funding.

Several weeks prior to the RPD event, CRC provides critical training sessions across the host region. The pre-event training sessions are geared to help local organizations and agencies understand how to use RPD to their best advantage, and how to increase their skills to compete for grants.

In the time period between RPD events, CRC works with a smaller team of local leaders to continue to advance the success of grant fundraising, and to meet the skill and knowledge building needs of rural Colorado nonprofits.