From January 2015: College Access Plan (collegeaccessplan.org) helps Pasadena youth, especially under-served teens, plan for college. CAP is also great about planning for their own development, maintaining excellent budgets, income forecasts and fundraising strategy as…
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Board Development 101
Jericho Road Pasadena will hold a board development training on Wed. Sept. 19, 9:30 am – 12:30 pm. Thanks to Mitch Dorger of Dorger Consulting (www.dorgerconsulting.com) and Judy Plunkett of The Huntington Library, Art Collections and…
What Does a Project Manager Really Do?
Mickey is an IT project manager who loves using his skills to give back to the community. Mickey had worked on a prior Jericho Road project and told JRP Exec. Dir. Melanie Goodyear he was…
JRP is Closed for Labor Day
JRP is closed for Labor Day. Labor Day, the first Monday in September, is a creation of the labor movement and is dedicated to the social and economic achievements of American workers. It constitutes a yearly…
Save The Date for JRP’s Open House and Volunteer Appreciation Event!
Sunday, October 28, 2 – 4 pm at the JRP worldwide headquarters (and only office) 75 South Grand Avenue, Pasadena We Love Our Volunteers! Please join us for an open house to appreciate our volunteers,…
Throwback Thursday: JRP Volunteers Win Telly Award
From May 2014: Reel Ideas Media Production (reelideas.com) has won a Telly Award for their informational video for College Access Plan! Congratulations to Jim and Kris, and many, many thanks for your wonderful pro bono work. Today: check out…
HR Project for the Pasadena Conservatory of Music
JRP has just completed our first project with the Pasadena Conservatory of Music, an employee manual update. PCM is a wonderful local resource for both children and adults who want to learn to play an…
Throwback Thursday: Fundraising for College Access Plan
From Feb. 2013: Fundraising: the hamster wheel that most nonprofits spin. Even large nonprofits with dedicated fundraising staff have a hard time raising enough to execute their missions. But small organizations like College Access Plan (collegeaccessplan.org) have no dedicated…
Do You Serve on a Nonprofit Board?
If you are currently a nonprofit board member would like to join a board or work for a nonprofit, you are invited to Jericho Road Pasadena’s Effective Board workshop on Wednesday, September 19, 2018, 9:30 a.m.–12:30…
Throwback Thursday: Database for College Access Plan
College Access Plan (collegeaccessplan.org) is another of JRP’s favorite organizations in town. By preparing underserved students to maximize their college potential, they have a long-term impact on our community, they’re a well-run organization and the staff…
Online Presence Tune-Up
I always check Yelp for restaurant recommendations and HomeBuilder for contractor recommendations. But where do people go to get nonprofit recommendations? There are several sites that nonprofits should have a good profile on: GuideStar is…
Board Member Placed at Elizabeth House
JRP staff are great match-makers, pairing pro bono consultants and board members to local nonprofits. Most recently, we placed Kristen Terranova, estate lawyer at CMDB, with Elizabeth House, which provides shelter and support to homeless,…