Monday, March 12, 2007

Aspen Times News for Aspen Colorado - Columnists

Aspen Times News for Aspen Colorado - Columnists: "Nonprofits making it happen


By Kim Sharkey, Tracie Fletcher and Allison Pease
Aspen, CO Colorado
March 11, 2007


Most of us would agree that communities full of richness and brimming with health are those whose members enjoy a vital life. But how do we achieve such vitality, and who makes it happen?

Economic indicators, educational standards and intricate land-use plans are the stuff that statisticians and politicians often use to describe the health of our communities, but these can miss other, more human, contributions. Beyond the charts and graphs are organizations dedicated to expressing values, delivering services and improving our quality of life in human terms - our nonprofits."

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