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• Board Meeting Date: 3/24/2003
• Description: Colorado Foundation for Water Education Update
• Board Meetings - Doc Type: Memo

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STATE OF COLORADO

Colorado Water Conservation Board

Department of Natural Resources
1313 Sherman Street, Room 721
Denver, Colorado 80203
Phone: [phone]
FAX: [phone]
www.cwcb.state.co.us

MEMORANDUM

Bill Owens
Governor

To:
From:
Date:
Re:

Greg E. Walcher
Executive Director

Colorado Water Conservation Board Members
Karla Brown, Colorado Foundation for Water Education
March 12,2003
Agenda Item #11, March 25, 2003
Colorado Foundation for Water Education Update

Rod Kuharich
CWCB Director

Dan McAuliffe
Deputy Director

Administration and Organizational Development
The Fooodation has now moved into its new office at 1580 Logan Street, Suite 410. The office has
been furnished to include two offices, a conference room, reception area, and copy room. The conference
room seats more than 25 people and will be available for rent by other non-profit organizations for a reduced
rate.
Fund transfers have continued between the CWCB, Colorado Water Congress (CWC), and the
FOoodation. To date, the Fooodation has made requests for fund transfers for December, January, and March.
Food transfers for March are still pending.
On March 8, 2003 the Fooodation held its first Board Retreat. Independently facilitated by a
company specializing in organizational capacity building, Board members worked to develop both short- and
long-term strategic goals for the F ooodation. Goals were developed in the areas of educational programming,
fundralsing, marketing, and organizational development. The results of this meeting will be summarized for
the May CWCB Board meeting.
The Executive Director is using the strategic goals developed at the retreat as the basis for
development of the CFWE 2003-2004 Annual Scope of Work. This Scope of Work and the CFWE Annual
Report will be presented to the CWC Board in April and the CWCB Board at the May meeting.

Educational Programs
. Citizen's Guide to Colorado Water Law. After extensive review, 10,000 copies of the Citizen's
Guide were published in March. These will be distributed to members of the Legislature at no cost.
Over $1,000 in advance orders have been collected for the booklet. To order copies, contact the
Fooodation at 303-377-4433 or order off our web site at }'!}VW.cfW~,QIg
. Weh Site. The Fooodation web site is up lilld running. Topics include:
> Register for CFWE events on-line
> Review other water-education related events and activities statewide, and submit information
about your own event
> Purchase CFWE products
> Review K -12 educational programs and products currently offered throughout the state
> Find links to other water information sites
> Read articles on recent water issues in the news

Any comments or questions please contact, Karla Brown, Executive Director at 303-377-4433 or
[e-mail]

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