While real estate is all about location, location, location, nonprofits are all about boards, boards, boards. Having volunteer leadership can be a challenge and board development is one of the most crucial issues for nonprofits.…
Month: March 2017
Hiring and Keeping Great Staff
Young & Healthy (yhpasadena.org) is one of Pasadena’s best-loved nonprofits and for good reason: they’re wonderful. They have been connecting uninsured and under-insured children with high-quality health care for over 20 years. They are always…
Board Development for Altadena Heritage
As an unincorporated area, Altadena lacks many of the protective ordinances that smaller cities in the San Gabriel Valley have. Altadena Heritage (altadenaheritage.org) is an all-volunteer organization that has advocated to preserve Altadena’s history since the mid-1980s.…
Class Action Suit Filed against PayPal’s Giving Platform
PayPal has a charity arm called the PayPal Giving Fund, which is supposed to be a service to collect donations through third party websites like GuideStar. I was glad to see this Nonprofit Quarterly article…
Black History Parade is Tomorrow
The Black History Parade, which was cancelled in Feb due to weather (how often does that happen in LA??) will take place tomorrow, Sat. Mar. 18, beginning at 10 a.m. at Charles White Park, Fair Oaks…
Chinese Philanthropy and Nonprofits in the US
Valley Nonprofit Resources (www.csun.edu/valley-nonprofit-resources) invites you to Chinese Philanthropy and Nonprofits in the US, a lecture about how Chinese immigrants and immigrant communities in the United States are increasingly involved in philanthropy. CSUN Sociology Professor…
Get Back to Basics
Jericho Road Pasadena Exec. Dir. Melanie Goodyear and Planned Parenthood LA Training and Development Manager Teena Thornton will present at the next DOVIA-LA meeting (doviala.org) on Fri. Mar. 17, 9:30 – 12 on the fundamentals of…
Art Night is Tonight!
ArtNight Pasadena (www.artnightpasadena.org) is tonight (Fri., Mar. 10).
Create a Culture of Philanthropy at Your Nonprofit
Valley Nonprofit Resources (www.csun.edu/valley-nonprofit-resources) is offering this free workshop on March 15, 4-6 pm at San Fernando Community Health Center. The workshop will be led by Janet McIntyre, Vice-President for Programs and Training at Executive…
Certified in Volunteer Administration A Mark of Excellence
If you work with volunteers, consider becoming a Certified Volunteer Administrator! Top Ten Reasons to Consider CVA Certification 1) Certification offers credibility. The CCVA is the only international entity that offers the professional credential for…
Free Classes for Nonprofits
La Pintoresca Library (ww5.cityofpasadena.net/library/libraries/la-pintoresca-branch/) will offer 2 free classes for nonprofits on researching and applying for grants, on Mar. 11 and Apr. 7. Learn how to La Pintoresca’s Resource Directory to find funding prospects on Sat.,…
How Can We Help You?
If your nonprofit needs help in the following areas, please give JRP a call! We have volunteers with these skill sets that are waiting for a new project: o Assessment / evaluation o Board development…