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• Board Meeting Date: 9/18/2007
• Description: OWCDP Section - Colorado Foundation for Water Education Activity Update
• Board Meetings - Doc Type: Memo

Strategic Plan

Vision
Looking forward into the fhture, the Board of Tmstees for the Foundation for Water Education
(CFWE) see a vivid and multi-faceted picture of what success will look like tor this organization.
The following are some of the key components of that vision.

· The citizens of Colorado are making good decisions about water management, and people are
working together to meet water needs in an economic, social and environmentally sound
manner;
· People understand limitations to water availability and act accordingly;
- Children understand where their water comes from;
· CFWE becomes a recognized authority, well-regarded by experts, on headwaters and other
western water resource issues, and is used as a fomm for discussion of these issues;
· Water resource issues remain important in the public consciousness, even after periods of
drought; and,
· CFWE is well-fimded, with productive staft: adequate offices, and other resources.

Mission
To promote better understanding of Colorado's water resources and issues by providing balanced
and accurate infonnation and education.

Unique Position
The Colorado Foundation for Water Education is the only statewide non-governmental, non-
partisan organization dedicated exclusively to providing balanced and accurate water intonnation
and education.

Guiding Principles
The following guiding principles represent the inviolate values that direct the work and actions
of the Foundation within the limitations of all enabling legislation, bylaws, and statutes:

· Non-advocacy: CFWE does not lobby or advocate positions on water issues.
Accountability: CFWE is tinancially and programmatically accountable to the citizens of
Colorado to provide educational programs for the benetit of the public good.
· Independence: CFWE is an independent non-pro tit organization that does not seek financial
gain tor support of particular advocacy positions.
- Disclosure: CFWE policies, criteria, and processes for educational program development
and accounting are fully disclosed upon request.
· Responsibly: The staff and lmsteeship conduct themselves in a respectthl, professional
manner in all matters related to Foundation business,
· Diversity: CFWE programs are open to all without discrimination.

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