Serving on a nonprofit board benefits the community and builds leadership skills and community connections. Have you ever considered serving on a nonprofit board? If so, you are invited to JRP’s Effective Board quarterly workshop…
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Sharing Knowledge from One Generation to Another
Sharing Knowledge from One Generation to Another JRP has gotten a lot of retired or semi-retired nonprofit Executive Directors signing up as volunteers in the past few years, whose knowledge and experience is so valuable…
Housing Discrimination
The City of Pasadena’s Housing Department will conduct a Community Survey over the next 3 months to gauge the overall experience of fair housing in the community. As part of the Housing & Urban Development (HUD) regulations, the City is required to…
Pasadena NAACP: A Century Old, But Staying Relevant
How does a 100-year-old civil rights organization stay relevant in an age of social media-fueled activism? For the Pasadena branch of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP) a strategic plan developed…
Throwback Thursday: Web Development for Family Promise
Throwback Thursday: Web Development for Family Promise JRP loves to work with great organizations like Family Promise of San Gabriel Valley, which transforms the lives of children and their families experiencing homelessness. Although FP has…
Session 3 of the Effective Board series is Sept. 11
Save the date for the third session of JRP’s quarterly Effective Board series: Resource Development. A new twist on Fundraising 101: Learn strategies and practices specific to your non-profit, when and how to ask for…
Board Member Matched with Friends of the Pasadena Public Library
Board Member Matched with Friends of the Pasadena Public Library How much does Shelley De Leon love libraries? Her husband proposed to her at the lovely Pasadena Central Library and they were married at another…
Throwback Thursday: Volunteer From Down Under Continues Her JRP Service from 9,330 Miles Away!
Throwback Thursday: Volunteer From Down Under Continues Her JRP Service from 9,330 Miles Away! At JRP, we love on-going work with great local nonprofits. It’s especially rewarding to see some of our long-time clients thriving.…
Can Anybody Spare a Fan?
The JRP office is lovely, but like many old buildings, doesn’t have great heat and AC systems. If you have a table or floor fan you can spare, would you please donate it to us?…
Marketing Research Project for Villa Esperanza
JRP marketing and graphic design volunteer Carol Caley recently completed a marketing research for Villa Esperanza‘s school. Villa has comprehensive services for children, youth and adults with disabilities and they wanted to know specifically why…
Mindful Leadership Class – Aug. 1
Catch this great workshop at the Center for Nonprofit Management, taught by awesome JRP volunteer Stacy Kesten! Mindfulness has been shown to reduce stress, employee turnover, and prevent burn-out. The emotional intelligence of an organization’s…
Development Directors Roundtable is August 8
Join JRP and Envision Consulting for the August Development Directors’ Roundtable where we will explore how and why effective advocacy can increase your nonprofit’s fundraising performance! Thursday, August 8, 2019, 12pm – 1:30pm Western Justice…