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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 – […]

By Karla RainesRead More

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 […]

By Meredith BadlerRead More

10/13/11

Up Close and Personal – The Quest for Sustainability of the Colorado Symphony

Yesterday’s piece in the Denver Business Journal regarding the Colorado Symphony’s new CEO and continued efforts toward sustainability is the first to reference Corona Insights and my involvement in their sustainability efforts.  I facilitated the three-month process with the Sustainability Study Committee for the Symphony earlier this year.  To clarify, it was not an emergency […]

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10/6/11

The Colorado Generosity Project: Understanding Giving

Hot off the presses! The Colorado Nonprofit Association just released their “Understanding Giving” report, which compiles latest research into the beliefs and behaviors of Colorado’s donors. Corona Insights was delighted to lead the survey research that informed this influential study in partnership with SE2. This report represents the Association’s ongoing commitment to their Generosity Project. […]

By Meredith BadlerRead More

8/31/11

Fun college student demographics

We’re doing some research at the moment on college student demographics in Missouri, and developed some fun statistics on the foreign student population. You might be able to guess the two largest populations of foreign students, particularly if you went to an engineering college – Chinese, then Indian.  But what countries occupy Spots 3 through […]

By Kevin RainesRead More

8/29/11

New census document describes the aging of America

The Bureau of the Census recently released a document(pdf) describing the age and gender profile of America over the past few decades. Some interesting capsules that we see in it are: Everyone knows about the whole “aging boomer” thing, so we won’t belabor that point. However, it’s interesting to see that another fast-growing segment is […]

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