CDI News
CDI ranked 30th on the Top 100 Colorado Nonprofits list, compiled by The Rocky Mountain News.
The state has an estimated 18,000 tax-exempt nonprofit organizations, about 8,400 of which meet the threshold for filing annual financial reports with the Internal Revenue Service.
The list ranks only those known as 501(c)3 groups, the so-called public charities. Guidestar, a database of information on nonprofits, provided the data used to compile the Rocky's rankings.
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Appreciative Inquiry Foundations workshop, March 12-16, 2007, Boulder, CO
Need to foster inspiration, creativity and hope in a system plagued by doubt or dismay? Connect diverse stakeholders around a shared goal? Create a sense of "us," filled with energy and momentum that will get things done? Appreciative Inquiry (AI) is the approach - and this is the workshop!
Internationally-recognized consultants Amanda Trosten-Bloom and Carolyn Miller (authors of The Power of Appreciative Inquiry, The Nonprofit's Guide to the Power of Appreciative Inquiry and other leading AI texts) join with Nila Rinehart to provide you with the theory, resources and tools you need to get started using AI in your organization or community. Learn about and practice introducing and facilitating AI, designing AI initiatives, and applying AI to a broad range of change opportunities. Hear examples from their extensive work with businesses, non-profits, communities, schools, and faith-based organizations. More details...
Tish Wilson Consulting for the State of New Mexico, Office of Child Development
CDI Principal, Tish Wilson will work with the State of New Mexico, Office of Child Development on fostering better collaboration between Head Start and pre-Kindergarten programs.
CDI’s Strengths-Based Work Fosters Renewed Enthusiasm, Camaraderie
An in-depth Appreciative Inquiry (AI) session with Los Angeles County Office of Education (LACOE) yields remarkable results. CDI Principals Carolyn Miller and Tish Wilson conducted two AI sessions in November and December 2006, with more planned early 2007.
“The staff and managers created a fabulously creative, powerful and moving presentation and celebration of LACOE's diversity and accomplishments in serving 27,000 children, speaking 240 different languages in an area of more than 4,000 square miles in some of the toughest neighborhoods in the country. People really are working together and are taking things on...with the leader’s enthusiastic support.“
Head Start National Interim Management Contract Awarded to CDI
The Administration for Children's Office of Head Start has again awarded CDI a five year contract to serve as the Head Start National Interim Management Contractor – from March 2006 through March 2011.
