When Javier, an accountant, first approached JRP about board training and matchmaking, he told us that although he was happy to share his accounting skills, he also wanted to support an organization attuned to the…
Tag: board development
Be An Effective Board Member
Are you currently serving on a nonprofit board? Do you know what your legal duties are and do you understand how your board service contributes to the nonprofit’s cause? Join the second session of Jericho…
Pasadena to Tanzania
At least 33 million people are infected with HIV worldwide. A full 28 million of them live in sub-Saharan Africa, with very limited access to medical care. Pasadena nonprofit Phil Simon Clinic Tanzania Project is…
Session 2 of the Effective Board series is June 12
Save the date for the second session of JRP’s quarterly Effective Board series: Governance in Action. Topics will include strategic planning, successful oversight, board-staff partnership, and establishing a policy focus. $45 per person. 9:30 am…
Nonprofit Answer Guide
The Center for Nonprofit Management (cnmsocal.org) has a great tool called the Nonprofit Answer Guide with 2-minute answers for busy nonprofits (nonprofitanswerguide.org). If you are a nonprofit staff person or volunteer and have a question…
Be An Effective Board Member
Are you currently serving on a nonprofit board? Do you know what your legal duties are and do you understand how your board service contributes to the nonprofit’s cause? Join Jericho Road Pasadena’s Effective Board…
JRP Builds a New Village
Luck is what happens when preparation meets opportunity. The saying, attributed to Roman philosopher Seneca, could describe how Holly Hight and Edrina Calderon made their own luck due to excellent timing and training. Within months of…
Board Development for Los Angeles Center for Community Law and Action
LACCLA combats exploitative and discriminatory economic practices and prevents the displacement of low-income residents from their neighborhoods. They support the members of our community through legal and collective action and thereby empower the community to exercise…
Yikes, I’ve joined a board and now what do I to do?
Nonprofit boards of directors provide the leadership and vision to execute our organizations’ missions, yet most board members receive little to no training on how to be an effective board member. JRP offers a quarterly…
Promoting Arts and Culture
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…
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 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…