The South Pasadena Arts Council develops programs, creates projects and collaborates with other organizations in the community to produce cultural events. As a younger organization, they are still developing their infrastructure so asked JRP to help…
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Make a Resolution that Counts!
Make a New Year’s resolution that counts by volunteering for the 2019 Pasadena Homeless Count on January 22 & 23. The Homeless Count is a community-wide undertaking only made possible with the support of dedicated…
Coaching is for Athletes, Not Nonprofits, Right?
Coaching has become popular in many walks of life, from athletes to singers to executives to people going through major changes in their lives. JRP offers informal coaching for nonprofit staffpeople and boards. Many small…
The New Civil Rights Era
The NAACP has been instrumental in increasing equality and opportunity for African-Americans for over a century; Pasadena’s chapter is more than 60 years old. Although we’re seeing a new era of analysis of race relations…
Unique, Effective Help for Veterans
Higher Ground, Los Angeles Chapter (HGLA) provides effective therapeutic recreation services to military families confronted with traumatic brain injury, post-traumatic stress, military sexual trauma, polytrauma and homelessness. HGLA hosts week-long recreational therapy camps and day…
JRP Office is Closed
Dec. 24 and 25 in observance of Christmas. Happy holidays to you all! Thank you for your sharing your gifts of time, talent and treasure with JRP! https://www.paypal.com/cgi-bin/webscr?cmd=_s-xclick&hosted_button_id=JB5JQHZDEEAGC
A Social Media Plan That Helps Save Lives
FairWarning, a Pasadena non-profit, is an investigative news organization that provides tough watchdog reporting as a non-partisan, non-ideological public service. Focusing on public health, consumer and environmental issues they give priority to health and safety…
You’re Invited – Addressing Implicit Bias in Nonprofit Organizations—Full-Day Workshop
Through Southern California GrantMaker’s Truth, Racial Healing & Transformation – Los Angeles (TRHT-LA) initiative, SCG is proud to offer our nonprofit partners a full day workshop about Addressing Implicit Bias in Nonprofit Organizations. This deep-dive workshop lead by…
Invest in Your Community!
Giving to JRP is giving to the whole community! Donate this holiday season and make your gift go even further. Through December 31, PayPal Giving Fund will add 1% to all donations made through paypal.com/fundraiser/charity/2053810. By…
Registration Open for African-American Board Leadership Institute
Are you interested in serving, have served, or currently serve on a nonprofit board and want to better understand and handle the responsibilities of board governance and leadership? Register for AABLI’s Board Leadership Program at https://aabli.org/programs-and-services/board-leadership-program/.
Board Member Matched with Rosebud Coffee
What is coffee with a cause? Rosebud Coffee (rosebudcoffee.com) has been provided job training for at-risk youth for several years, using a coffee cart stationed at Rose City Church. Due to the coffee cart’s success, Rosebud…
Board Member Matched with Stars
Stars (formerly the Lake Avenue Community Foundation; gostars.org) unleashes the God-given potential of at-risk youth, providing the tools necessary to thrive academically, emotionally, economically, and spiritually. Like most well-run nonprofits, Stars has term limits for board…