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12/5/11

Colorado Gives Day 2011

Tomorrow (December 6)  is Community First Foundation‘s second annual Colorado Gives Day.  This 24-hour event is a special opportunity to “give where you live.” Last year, Colorado Gives Day exceeded expectations and their $1 million fundraising goal by raising $8.4 million. In 2010, about 540 nonprofits participted and 83% acquired new donors. This year, all […]

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12/2/11

Insights from TEDxCrestmoorParkWomen

TED is all about ideas worth spreading.  Ideas shared via stories – authentic stories of lives, lessons learned and interesting facts.  You can’t help but wonder in awe, “Who would have thought? Who knew that was possible?” TED builds community through story telling.  It’s as simple as that.  Stories are shared around the globe.  In […]

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11/28/11

Karla Raines Presenting at TEDxCrestmoorParkWomen

On December 1, TEDxWomen will take place simultaneously in New York and LA. The conversation will continue at 110 global TEDx events, including TEDxCrestmoorParkWomen hosted at the University of Denver. We’re thrilled to announce that Corona Insights’ own Karla Raines has been selected to present at TEDxCPW and host an interactive breakout session. The title […]

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11/22/11

Nonprofit Business Model – A Definition

A few years ago I realized that the phrase “business model” was being used more and more in nonprofit settings.  Intrigued, I did a little research and found several definitions for the private sector but none specifically for nonprofits.  The language that seemed to fit across sectors focused on the logic of an organization.  It’s […]

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11/17/11

Nonprofit Business Models – Getting Past the Semantics

The concept of a nonprofit business model has percolated up to the collective conscious.   You know you’ve hit on something interesting when it is being embraced by some and hotly debated by others.  The ongoing conversations about arts organizations nationally (the Colorado Symphony is a prime local example) illustrate this fact. Too many nonprofits – […]

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10/20/11

Bold. Smart. Strategic. WFCO’s new strategic plan

Think big. Be bold. Stay Focused. Accomplish More. These are the opening words of The Women’s Foundation of Colorado‘s new strategic plan, and we couldn’t agree more! In June 2011, Corona Insights wrapped up a transformational strategic planning process with the Foundation. With new leadership in place, WFCO came to Corona because they needed a […]

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