JRP has several ways of placing board members; people who haven’t served on a board before can attend our annual Leadership Connection class; others may be our volunteers who are interested in board service; yet…
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Antioch University MA in Nonprofit Management – Scholarships Available
A few years ago, there were almost no degrees in nonprofit management, but in the past 15 years, several great masters programs have emerged. Antioch University’s Masters of Arts in Nonprofit Management is a great…
Melanie is at a conference this week
I’ll check email sporadically while I’m at the MAVA conference; thank you for your patience as I catch up on the emails the week of June 11. Please feel free to call Program Coordinator Beth Colcord with…
Vote with Your Mission
Tomorrow is Election Day, so get out there and vote! CalNonprofits; Vote with Your Mission initiative encourages people affiliated with nonprofits (staff, volunteers, board members, clients) to be more engaged in the political process to further their…
Happy Birthday Pasadena: Wish Upon a Star
Celebrate Pasadena’s 132nd Birthday at the Pasadena Museum of History on Sunday, June 3, 1:00 to 4:00 pm! Pasadena celebrates its 132nd year with robots and Stormtroopers, music by Gypsy Jambo!, makeup and monsters, face painting,…
Throwback Thursday: Pasadena Village
In 2012, JRP started supporting Pasadena Village and we still love working with them. Most recently, we’ve placed board member Leslie White, who will officially join their board in July. Here’s what we wrote about…
New Website for Pasadena Media
JRP has just finished a year-long web redesign for Pasadena Media (www.pasadenamedia.org). Public access television is a democratic institution in the 21st century, allowing anyone in the community to produce a show and voice their…
Need Some Good in Your Life?
GOOD is a media platform that promotes, connects, and reports on the individuals, businesses, and non-profits “moving the world forward.”[1] Good produces a website (GOOD.is), a quarterly magazine, and online video content covering a variety of topics, including…
Board Member Matched with the Arboretum Foundation
JRP is matching more people each year to nonprofit boards. Chris Bragg, who attend the March 2017 session of The Leadership Connection, wanted to serve on the board of a family-friendly nonprofit so he could…
Happy 8th Birthday, JRP!
Jericho Road Pasadena was spearheaded by members of Neighborhood Unitarian Universalist Church of Pasadena. In partnership with the Flintridge Center, these members investigated whether there was a need in the local nonprofit community for the services offered. When…
Board Match Made for Ten Thousand Villages
I love Ten Thousand Villages‘ fair trade store on South Lake Avenue. I have a beautiful Pakistani rug among other lovely items from the store. So I was very excited when Holly Hight, who attended our…
Cause Cupid: Matching Great People to Great Boards
Envision Consulting’s next board match-making event, Cause Cupid (www.envisionnonprofit.com), will be Thursday, May 31, 2018, 5:30pm to 7:30pm in Downtown Los Angeles. It’s an opportunity for great nonprofits and outstanding professionals to mix and mingle with the hope they…