Helping Kids Help Dogs Helping Kids K9 Youth Alliance has a win-win mission: teach at-risk kids to train shelter dogs. Trained and socialized dogs get adopted more quickly and at-risk kids develop confidence, empathy and…
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Pro Bono Consulting
Apply for Pro Bono Consultants! It’s a great time to apply to Jericho Road Pasadena for pro bono consultants! We always get a great group of new volunteers at this time of year. Skills we…
Sharing Knowledge from One Generation to Another
Sharing Knowledge from One Generation to Another JRP has gotten a lot of retired or semi-retired nonprofit Executive Directors signing up as volunteers in the past few years, whose knowledge and experience is so valuable…
Mindful Leadership Class – Aug. 1
Catch this great workshop at the Center for Nonprofit Management, taught by awesome JRP volunteer Stacy Kesten! Mindfulness has been shown to reduce stress, employee turnover, and prevent burn-out. The emotional intelligence of an organization’s…
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…
Executive Coaching for Western Justice Center
JRP volunteer Louise Wannier recently completed an executive coaching project with Western Justice Center Exec. Dir. Judge Judy Chirlin. Judy had retired as a judge when she was recruited to head up the Western Justice…
Alleviating Poverty
One of JRP’s great partnerships has been with Friends in Deed (http://www.friendsindeedpas.org) which improves the quality of life for low-income and homeless people through a food pantry, a bad weather shelter, and a safe haven…
Top Athletes and Singers Have Coaches. Should You?
Coaching has become trendy in many walks of life, from athletes to singers to executives to people going through major life changes. JRP has placed numerous pro bono coaches and all of the nonprofits who…