Nov. 13: Nonprofit Financial Management Workshop Boards have the ultimate responsibility to make sure that their organization spends money wisely, ethically and legally. Topics will include the board’s role in financial management, budgeting, executing a…
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Nonprofits Have … Profits??
Nonprofits Have … Profits?? Yup, it’s true – nonprofits should have money! One of the key responsibilities of nonprofit boards is to make sure their organization has enough resources to work toward their mission and…
Be An Effective Board Member
Are you currently serving on a nonprofit board? How much money do you raise for your organization? What other resources to do bring to the cause? Join the third session of Jericho Road Pasadena’s quarterly…
Remembering JRP Founder John Blue
It is with great sadness that we share the passing of JRP founder John Blue. We will miss his insights, his wit and his kindness. Below is our newsletter article about him from May 2018.…
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…
A Very Harmonious Match
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…