Planned Giving – Boring, but Helpful There is a popular phrase in fundraising that dead people give more than corporations to charity; in fact, it’s absolutely true that more money goes to nonprofits from wills,…
Author: Melanie Goodyear
The Gift of Music
In Los Angeles, we are lucky to have an abundance of music organizations, so on almost any given day, there may be many wonderful concert options. Despite this abundance, low income kids still don’t have…
Let The Voting Begin!
You can vote at any voting center starting today, so get out and make our democracy work! More information on voting and issues can be found at: Voters Edge: https://votersedge.org/en/ca League of Women Voters: https://my.lwv.org/california/pasadena…
Combining Style and Substance
Many nonprofits are doing world-changing work, but so often don’t have the budget or skills to publicize their great work in appealing materials. JRP recently completed an annual report for Convalescent Aid Society (www.convalescentaidsociety.com/about-us-1.html), that…
Flashback Friday: Two PhDs for the Price of One!
JRP loves supporting the wonderful Convalescent Aid Society! From May 2016: Keeping up with technology in the 21st century is hard for individuals, nonprofit organizations and for-profit businesses. But nonprofits have the added challenge of…
Throwback Thursday: JRP Volunteers Help Convalescent Aid Society Find Solutions
JRP loves to provide on-going to support to Pasadena’s many great nonprofits. One such group is Convalescent Aid Society; this article is from Feb. 2013 and we’ve continued to provide support to this awesome nonprofits!…
Flashback Friday: IT Networking for Ideal Youth
We love have on-going relationships with nonprofits. Here is a post about a small project from May 2013: Thanks to volunteer Payal, who is helping Ideal Youth set up an office network. Most of the year, they…
Creating a Better Future for All
In October 2019, nonprofit thought leader Hildy Gottlieb challenged executives at the Pasadena Executive Roundtable to ask 3 questions to create a better future for our communities and our world. We will discuss her questions…
Hollywood Burbank Airport Fundraiser Benefits JRP!
Many thanks to the Hollywood Burbank Airport for donating their holiday fundraiser proceeds to JRP! Each year the Hollywood Burbank Airport hosts a fundraiser for selected organizations throughout the Pasadena, Glendale and Burbank communities, which…
JRP Builds a New Village
Reposting this news to celebrate Ten Thousand Villages’ Fair Trade Rug Event. Check out the rugs through Sunday at 567 South Lake Ave., Pasadena , CA 91101. Melanie really, really loves her fair trade rug…
Pro Bono Consulting
Apply for Pro Bono Consultants! It’s a great time to apply to Jericho Road Pasadena for pro bono consultants! We always get a great group of new volunteers at this time of year. Skills we…
JRP Program Coordinator Beth Colcord Retires
We are sad to announce that Beth Colcord will retire on Jan. 30, but we’re so glad to have had her working with JRP for four years! Beth has been instrumental in growing JRP’s services,…