Throwback Thursday: Volunteer From Down Under Continues Her JRP Service from 9,330 Miles Away! At JRP, we love on-going work with great local nonprofits. It’s especially rewarding to see some of our long-time clients thriving.…
Tag: skilled volunteering
Calling New Students
What does a non-profit private school do when it wants to increase enrollment? It calls Jericho Road Pasadena! Weizmann Day School, a small K-8 school in Pasadena, wanted more parents to know about its enriching…
Change Management
I hear the term “change management” everywhere lately: in information technology, in communications, in project management…, but I’m still not sure what change managers really do. According to Wikipedia, change management is a structured approach…
Volunteers Live Longer and Happier Lives
Did you know how healthy volunteering is? According to The Longevity Project (www.howardsfriedman.com/longevityproject). Helping others, feeling challenged in work you enjoy, being organized, and having a good social network are 4 of the most important…
A Social Media Plan That Helps Save Lives
FairWarning, a Pasadena non-profit, is an investigative news organization that provides tough watchdog reporting as a non-partisan, non-ideological public service. Focusing on public health, consumer and environmental issues they give priority to health and safety…
Jericho Road Pasadena Volunteer Appreciation Event Will Be Oct. 28
Calling all JRP volunteers, nonprofit clients, donors, friends and supporters! Our volunteer appreciate open house will be Sun., Oct. 28 between 2 – 4 pm at the JRP office at 75 South Grand Ave. in…
Wanted Dead or Alive: Data Management Volunteers
Okay, they won’t be much good as volunteers if they’re dead, so please bring them in alive. Also, there will be no bounty for the volunteer hunters, except knowing that you’re helping a local nonprofit…
Jericho Road Pasadena 2017 Annual Report
Many thanks to design volunteer Ava Moeller for creating our lovely 2017 annual report! Some highlights from last year: 64 volunteers gave 3,800 hours of pro bono time worth $317,500 to 41 local nonprofits Many…
Volunteer Field Trip to Arlington Garden
Many thanks to Michelle Matthews, Exec. Dir. of Arlington Garden (arlingtongardenpasadena.com/) for hosting a field trip for JRP volunteers on April 17! The garden is so lovely and we were able to hear about the garden’s…
What’s your idea of fun?
Hiking, golf, gardening, Netflix? What’s your idea of fun? For Jericho Road Pasadena co-founder John Blue, it’s doing something constructive for the community. “I’m very serious. It is fun when I’ve done something useful and…
Throwback Thursday: Convalescent Aid Society
I was just looking back at our old blog and one of my first posts was about placing a volunteer with Convalescent Aid Society in September 2011 to update their volunteer manual, with the goal of…
Thank You for Your Year-End Gift!
Giving to JRP is giving to the whole community! By donating to JRP, you help local nonprofits accomplish their good work even more effectively, which creates a better community for all. Thank you for investing…