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CANYONLANDS FIELD INSTITUTE INC

At the Confluence of Education and Adventure

aka CFI   |   Moab, UT   |  cfimoab.org

Mission

Canyonlands Field Institute provides quality outdoor education on the Colorado Plateau, to inspire care of wild places, and renew the human spirit.

Ruling year info

1985

Executive Director

Jory Macomber

Main address

PO Box 68

Moab, UT 84532 USA

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EIN

87-0418027

NTEE code info

Secondary/High School (B25)

Environmental Education and Outdoor Survival Programs (C60)

Recreational and Sporting Camps (Day, Overnight, etc.) (N20)

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Our programs

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What are the organization's current programs, how do they measure success, and who do the programs serve?

School Groups: Professor Valley Field Camp and Educational River Trips

Since 1984 Canyonlands Field Institute has gained a reputation as one of the finest outdoor education schools in the country. CFI teaches students to understand, respect, and appreciate science and the natural world. Students and teachers alike leave our programs inspired and encouraged, with fresh vision of the complexity of our environmental and human systems. Lessons meet requirements for national and state science guidelines, and our multi-disciplinary approach ensures a fun and inspiring hands-on learning experience. CFI has hosted hundreds of school groups from all over the country. Our multi-day programs are aimed at middle school, high school and college groups, while day trips work for all ages (6 years and older). One to six day field camp and river rafting programs available April through October. CFI conducts school river trips on the Colorado, Green, and San Juan Rivers.

Population(s) Served
Children and youth

CFI's scheduled adult and family programs take you to wilderness treasures and historic, inspiring places in Utah and Colorado. Choose a scheduled multi-day river or land trip or day tour, or plan a custom trip.

We work with local personalities, guest experts, and quality, locally-owned services to bring you the best possible vacation or camp experience.

Whichever trip or tour suits your needs, you’ll enjoy a balance of moderate physical exercise, optional nature hikes from camp or along the river, time to read from our rich trip library, great food and company, engaging conversations, spectacular night skies, and the profound silence of the desert back country.

Proceeds from CFI's adult and family trips help underwrite our educational programs for Moab-area youth.

Population(s) Served
Adults
Families

Where we work

How we listen

SOURCE: Self-reported by organization

Seeking feedback from people served makes programs more responsive and effective. Here’s how this organization is listening.

done We demonstrated a willingness to learn more by reviewing resources about feedback practice.
done We shared information about our current feedback practices.

  • Who are the people you serve with your mission?

    We primarily serve K-12 schools, as well as: college & universities, families and individual adults.

  • How is your organization collecting feedback from the people you serve?

    Electronic surveys (by email, tablet, etc.), Paper surveys, Focus groups or interviews (by phone or in person),

  • How is your organization using feedback from the people you serve?

    To identify and remedy poor client service experiences, To identify bright spots and enhance positive service experiences, To make fundamental changes to our programs and/or operations, To inform the development of new programs/projects, To identify where we are less inclusive or equitable across demographic groups, To strengthen relationships with the people we serve, To understand people's needs and how we can help them achieve their goals,

  • What significant change resulted from feedback?

    We have doubled our Native Teen Guide In Training program and we have initiated a Title I schools funding program.

  • With whom is the organization sharing feedback?

    Our staff, Our board, Our funders,

  • How has asking for feedback from the people you serve changed your relationship?

    We are changing how we collect data with more conversations.

  • Which of the following feedback practices does your organization routinely carry out?

    We collect feedback from the people we serve at least annually, We take steps to get feedback from marginalized or under-represented people, We aim to collect feedback from as many people we serve as possible, We take steps to ensure people feel comfortable being honest with us, We look for patterns in feedback based on demographics (e.g., race, age, gender, etc.), We look for patterns in feedback based on people’s interactions with us (e.g., site, frequency of service, etc.), We engage the people who provide feedback in looking for ways we can improve in response, We act on the feedback we receive,

  • What challenges does the organization face when collecting feedback?

    It is difficult to get the people we serve to respond to requests for feedback, The people we serve tell us they find data collection burdensome,

Financials

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The people, governance practices, and partners that make the organization tick.

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CANYONLANDS FIELD INSTITUTE INC

Board of directors
as of 12/04/2022
SOURCE: Self-reported by organization
Board chair

Walt Dabney

retired

Term: 2021 - 2023

Diane Hanson

Roslynn Brain

Utah State University

Walt Dabney

Tom Rees

Wayne Freimund

Utah State University

Carl Spikner

National Development Council

Shawn Crawford

Beautiful World Adventures

Cindy Kaufman

Shaw's Flooring

Erin Towns

Auburn, ME public schools

Board leadership practices

SOURCE: Self-reported by organization

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  • Board orientation and education
    Does the board conduct a formal orientation for new board members and require all board members to sign a written agreement regarding their roles, responsibilities, and expectations? Yes
  • CEO oversight
    Has the board conducted a formal, written assessment of the chief executive within the past year ? Yes
  • Ethics and transparency
    Have the board and senior staff reviewed the conflict-of-interest policy and completed and signed disclosure statements in the past year? Yes
  • Board composition
    Does the board ensure an inclusive board member recruitment process that results in diversity of thought and leadership? Yes
  • Board performance
    Has the board conducted a formal, written self-assessment of its performance within the past three years? Yes

Organizational demographics

SOURCE: Self-reported; last updated 12/4/2022
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Leadership

The organization's leader identifies as:

Race & ethnicity
White/Caucasian/European
Gender identity
Male, Not transgender (cisgender)
Sexual orientation
Heterosexual or straight
Disability status
Person without a disability

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Disability

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Equity strategies

Last updated: 12/04/2022

GuideStar partnered with Equity in the Center - an organization that works to shift mindsets, practices, and systems to increase racial equity - to create this section. Learn more

Data
  • We review compensation data across the organization (and by staff levels) to identify disparities by race.
  • We ask team members to identify racial disparities in their programs and / or portfolios.
  • We employ non-traditional ways of gathering feedback on programs and trainings, which may include interviews, roundtables, and external reviews with/by community stakeholders.
Policies and processes
  • We have a promotion process that anticipates and mitigates implicit and explicit biases about people of color serving in leadership positions.
  • We seek individuals from various race backgrounds for board and executive director/CEO positions within our organization.
  • We have community representation at the board level, either on the board itself or through a community advisory board.
  • We help senior leadership understand how to be inclusive leaders with learning approaches that emphasize reflection, iteration, and adaptability.
  • We engage everyone, from the board to staff levels of the organization, in race equity work and ensure that individuals understand their roles in creating culture such that one’s race identity has no influence on how they fare within the organization.