How You Make Innovation Possible

Wrinkle Innovation Session at CICOA

When good people and good ideas come together to create innovative solutions for communities, the resulting social impact can make a difference in countless lives. One of the CICOA Foundation’s…

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Getting to Know You

How well do you know your neighbors, friends, coworkers or others in your social circles? What does it take to truly know the people in your life? At a basic…

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Strengthen the Safety Net

Strengthen the Safety Net

When I was a small child, I vividly recall falling into a small pit filled with broken concrete and construction scraps.  My parents were building their dream home at the…

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Lead the Way with Innovation

Innovation at CICOA

Wrinkle (NOUN): a slight line or fold in something, especially fabric or skin; a clever innovation; a different or unexpected development, action or idea. The global market for “anti-wrinkle” skin…

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Promoting Equity by Meeting Basic Needs

Senior man receiving healthy groceries at home

Many years ago, I worked with individuals with developmental and cognitive disabilities. I came into this field of human services quite ignorant of how inequitable life can be, especially when…

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Charitable Giving at Year’s End

Some years back when I was new to the field of fundraising, I heard an expression that gave me pause. As with all professions, we have our industry-specific acronyms and…

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Bringing Innovative Ideas to Life

Gardening and harvesting

If you want to see something grow, you must invest in multiple ways to have a productive garden. That’s a key lesson I learned growing up in “the country,” in…

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