Many thanks to coach Rex McDaniel and masseuse Sarah Emery Bunn for sharing their skills at the Development Roundtable last week! Rex led us in conversation about how we need to take care of ourselves…
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Economic Impact of California Nonprofits
Join CalNonprofits Executive Director Jan Masaoka for a presentation on CalNonprofits’ new study on the economic impact of California’s Nonprofit Sector. In 2014, CalNonprofits published the Causes Count report, the first of its kind to examine the nonprofit sector’s…
A Portrait of Fall Concert
On November 17 at 4 PM, The Donald Brinegar Singers, The JPL Singers and cellist David Lockington will present a concert titled: “A Portrait of Fall”. The concert will held at the Glendale City Church…
Nonprofit Strong
Have you considered serving on a nonprofit board? JRP offers a quarterly board development series, which is great for people who would like to join a board, people already serving on a board, or nonprofit…
Development Directors’ Roundtable is Nov. 14
Development Directors’ Roundtable is Nov. 14, 12 – 1:30 pm The Pasadena Development Roundtable is an intimate peer-to-peer program where people who are responsible for the fund development of their organizations, including Chief Development Officers,…
Reconciling the Supply & Demand of Good Intentions
Reconciling the Supply & Demand of Good Intentions: Why we must strike a balance between high-volume and high-touch service programs. This 2014 article by John Cary from the Stanford Social Innovation Review is still so…
Nov. 13: Nonprofit Financial Management Workshop
Nov. 13: Nonprofit Financial Management Workshop Boards have the ultimate responsibility to make sure that their organization spends money wisely, ethically and legally. Topics will include the board’s role in financial management, budgeting, executing a…
Keep Staff Happy, Raise More Money
Keep Staff Happy, Raise More Money Fundraisers have very high turn-over rates, which has a negative impact on nonprofits. What can organizations do to keep development staff in their jobs? How do we create work…
Jan Masaoka – Back by Popular Demand!
Jan Masaoka – Back by Popular Demand! CalNonprofits‘ Executive Director Jan Masaoka is well-known as a thought leader and entertaining speaker on a wide variety of nonprofit topics. After her entertaining and informative talk on…
Nonprofits Have … Profits??
Nonprofits Have … Profits?? Yup, it’s true – nonprofits should have money! One of the key responsibilities of nonprofit boards is to make sure their organization has enough resources to work toward their mission and…
Thank You, JRP Volunteers!
JRP volunteers enjoyed a tour of the 9th Circuit Court of Appeals yesterday, led by fantastic docent Mary Alice Wollam. Thank you to the many wonderful volunteers who make JRP’s model of pro bono consultant…
Why Do You Give?
Why do you give to causes, nonprofits, or community groups? For nonprofits, knowing how donors are managing their philanthropy in rapidly changing times is key to furthering our mission and supporting our donors as effectively…