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<br />The citizens of Colorado are making good decisions <br />about water management, and people are working <br />together to meet water needs in an economic, social and <br />environmentally sound manner; <br />People understand limitations to water availability and <br />act accordingly; <br />Children understand where their water comes from: <br />CFWE becomes a recognized authority, well-regarded <br />by experts, on headwaters and other western water <br />resource issues, and is used as a forum for disc\;1ssion of these issues; <br />CFWE is well-funded, with productive staff, adequate offices, and necessary resources, <br /> <br /> <br />Organizational Development. <br /> <br />Board Retreat: Strategic Planning <br />Foundation Board members gathered at our new offices at <br />1580 Logan Street, Denver, for the first Colorado <br />Foundation for Water Education Board R;etreat. <br />Professionally facilitated by Shelli Bischoff of ConseJ;Vation <br />Impact, Board members worked together to refine the <br />mission and vision of the organization, and made strategic <br />decisions regarding the long-term goals for the Foundation, <br />The following summarizes the results of the Board Retreat. <br /> <br />Vision <br />Looking forward into the future, the Board of Trustees for <br />the Foundation for Water Education see a vivid and !multi- <br />faceted picture of what success will look like for this <br />organization, The following are some of the key <br />components of that vision, <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />e <br /> <br /> <br /> <br />Rod Kuharich, CWCB <br /> <br />Unique Position <br />The Colorado Foundation for Water Education is the only statewide non-governmental, <br />non-partisan organization dedicated exclusively to providing balanced and accurate water <br />information and education, <br /> <br />Guiding Principles <br />The following guiding principles represent the inViolate values that direct the work and <br />actions of the Foundation within the limitations of all enabling legislation, bylaws, and <br />statutes: <br /> <br />. Non-advocary: CFWE does not lobby or advocate positions on water issues, <br />. Accountabiliry: CFWE is financially and progr~mmatically accountable to the citizens of <br />Colorado to provide educational programs for the benefit of the public good, <br /> <br />Colorado Foundation for Water Education 2002 Annual Report <br /> <br />e <br /> <br />5 <br />