What to do with old cell phones? I just found “Secure the Call,’ a nonprofit that gives donated phones to domestic violence organizations, senior centers and police and fire departments for emergency-only use. If you…
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Throwback Thursday: A Perfect Partnership with Villa Esperanza
JRP has provided many pro bono consultants to Villa Esperanza, a wonderful nonprofit, which is devoted to the care and education of a diverse disabled population of children, adults, and seniors. From July 2012: Volunteer Bob…
Pasadena Police Activities League
Building good relationships with the community is one of the many ways police maintain law and order. Across the country, police athletic and activities leagues are popular and effective ways of engaging kids and police…
Thinking of starting a nonprofit?
Are you thinking about starting a nonprofit, or know someone who is? Check out CalNonprofits’ webinar on July 11! If you’re thinking about starting a nonprofit it’s likely because you are looking for a way…
JRP Is Closed July 3, 4 and 5
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Strong Leadership = Strong Nonprofits
Many thanks to nonprofit consultant Mitch Dorger for leading JRP’s most recent Effective Board workshop. This popular series will continue on September 11 with Resource Development and November 13 with Nonprofit Finance. See pictures of…
Growing a Great Nonprofit
JRP has grown steadily in nine years, helping almost 200 local nonprofits with pro bono consultants and board training & match-making. It’s time for us to grow! HR consultants Gina Calderon and Paul Costa recently…
Great Resources for Nonprofit Leaders
Want to be an even better leader for your organization and your community? Here are a couple of online resources that provide high-quality and accessible leadership development for nonprofit professionals: Philanthropy U and Leaderosity. Happy…
Yahoo! Happy Birthday Pasadena
Dust off yer boots and pony on over to YAHOO!! Happy Birthday Pasadena! Our frontier town is celebratin’ 133 years of cityhood and we’re havin’ the Official Party fer the whole community. TICKETS: Free. Sunday,…
Supercharge your fundraising efforts!
Join Executive Service Corps for the 2019-2020 Developing Development Program (DDP). DDP launches October 2019. Apply today at www.escsc.org/ddp.
Nonprofit Directors: Take Care of Yourself!
The last meeting of the Pasadena Executive Roundtable for the year will be on taking care of ourselves so we can take care of others. Learn techniques of self-care to head into the Roundtable’s summer…
Gathering local nonprofits to interface and share
We sometimes hear comments that Pasadena’s huge number of nonprofits don’t work together as effectively as they could. To address this issue, several gathering places have emerged where organizations can share challenges and successes, get…