As an unincorporated area, Altadena lacks many of the protective ordinances that smaller cities in the San Gabriel Valley have. Altadena Heritage (altadenaheritage.org) is an all-volunteer organization that has advocated to preserve Altadena’s history since the mid-1980s.…
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Class Action Suit Filed against PayPal’s Giving Platform
PayPal has a charity arm called the PayPal Giving Fund, which is supposed to be a service to collect donations through third party websites like GuideStar. I was glad to see this Nonprofit Quarterly article…
Black History Parade is Tomorrow
The Black History Parade, which was cancelled in Feb due to weather (how often does that happen in LA??) will take place tomorrow, Sat. Mar. 18, beginning at 10 a.m. at Charles White Park, Fair Oaks…
Chinese Philanthropy and Nonprofits in the US
Valley Nonprofit Resources (www.csun.edu/valley-nonprofit-resources) invites you to Chinese Philanthropy and Nonprofits in the US, a lecture about how Chinese immigrants and immigrant communities in the United States are increasingly involved in philanthropy. CSUN Sociology Professor…
Get Back to Basics
Jericho Road Pasadena Exec. Dir. Melanie Goodyear and Planned Parenthood LA Training and Development Manager Teena Thornton will present at the next DOVIA-LA meeting (doviala.org) on Fri. Mar. 17, 9:30 – 12 on the fundamentals of…
Art Night is Tonight!
ArtNight Pasadena (www.artnightpasadena.org) is tonight (Fri., Mar. 10).
Create a Culture of Philanthropy at Your Nonprofit
Valley Nonprofit Resources (www.csun.edu/valley-nonprofit-resources) is offering this free workshop on March 15, 4-6 pm at San Fernando Community Health Center. The workshop will be led by Janet McIntyre, Vice-President for Programs and Training at Executive…
Certified in Volunteer Administration A Mark of Excellence
If you work with volunteers, consider becoming a Certified Volunteer Administrator! Top Ten Reasons to Consider CVA Certification 1) Certification offers credibility. The CCVA is the only international entity that offers the professional credential for…
Free Classes for Nonprofits
La Pintoresca Library (ww5.cityofpasadena.net/library/libraries/la-pintoresca-branch/) will offer 2 free classes for nonprofits on researching and applying for grants, on Mar. 11 and Apr. 7. Learn how to La Pintoresca’s Resource Directory to find funding prospects on Sat.,…
How Can We Help You?
If your nonprofit needs help in the following areas, please give JRP a call! We have volunteers with these skill sets that are waiting for a new project: o Assessment / evaluation o Board development…
Vote for Pasadena’s City Hall
Vote for Pasadena City Hall to Win the “Leslie B. Knope” Award for Most Beautiful City Hall: http://elgl.org/2017/02/25/pasadena-ca-vs-peoria-il/ to win the
Training Great Board Members
We are so happy to graduate 10 new board members from our annual Leadership Connection class! Most nonprofits struggle with finding enough volunteer passionate about our missions to maintain a board who will guide our…