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Upcoming Events:

Volunteer of the Year Celebration
Thursday, January 8th, 2026 @ 4 PM
Telluride Innovation Center

The Telluride Foundation is honored to announce its 2025 Volunteer of the Year recipient, Barbara Hinterkopf (Awarded posthumously).

Barbara Hinterkopf’s dedication to education, equity, and the empowerment of young women left an enduring impact on the Telluride community and beyond. As President of SPARKy, Barbara championed access to higher education for first-generation Latinas by leading the Latina Scholarship Fund, mentoring students, and ensuring they felt supported both financially and emotionally.

Please join us for this community celebration honoring Barbara.

This event is free but please RSVP.

The View From Here: Grounding AI Potential In Local Practice
Thursday, January 15th, 2026
5:00pm Donor Reception | 6:00pm Presentation
Telluride Innovation Center

It’s been almost 2 years since we convened for AI 101. As technology in this field rapidly advances, we are excited to collaborate with Telluride Science to host our first AI Summit.

Tom Miaskiewicz, Director of the AI Institute at Fort Lewis College and Associate Professor of Marketing, will lead a discussion exploring the AI landscape, moving from big-picture trends to ground-level strategy. He’ll cover what’s genuinely possible with AI today and how rural communities can access and shape these tools to align with their own priorities. The AI Summit was made possible in part by Citizens State Bank and ASAP Accounting, Inc.

Free and open to all, but registration is required.

AI Workshops
Friday, January 16th, 2026
10:00am AI for Marketing | 1:00pm AI for Business Decision-Making
Telluride Innovation Center

In AI for Marketing, learn how to integrate AI across key marketing functions using practical prompts and real-world examples. Discover how AI can amplify your creativity, sharpen your strategic insights, and help you forge more authentic connections with your audience.

In AI for Business-Decision Making, explore how AI can enhance every step in the decision-making process, from framing a problem to analyzing trade-offs and taking action. Using specific examples and use cases, we’ll walk through how to make smarter, faster, and more evidence-based decisions with AI as your co-pilot.

Free and open to all, but registration is required.