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Category Archives: Assessment
Pay for Success: Thoughts on the new government funding model
By Ashley Kasprzak, JVA Consulting After watching a live webcast from the White House last week about the Pay for Success: Investing in What Works model, a line from folk singer Doug Burr’s Graniteville is flowing through my mind: Wake … Continue reading
Posted in Accountability/transparency, Assessment, Books and articles you want to read, Economy, Evaluation, Fundraising, Grantwriting, Trends
Tagged Ashley Kasprzak, Doug Burr, government funding, government grants, Graniteville, JVA Consulting, Nonprofit Finance Fund, Pay for Success, Pay for Success: Investing in What Works, Performance Bonds
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Long-term organizational development versus daily distractions: the wellness conundrum
by Ashley Kasprzak, JVA Consulting When new friends and acquaintances ask me what I do, I share that I work in organizational development. I often get a blank stare. Many nod, but I often feel like they are unsure what … Continue reading
Keeping your program relevant through assessment
In a blog recently posted at http://www.blueavocado.org, Jan Masaoka compares stale programs in the nonprofit sector to an old fruitcake that you just can’t bring yourself to throw away. Like a fruitcake around the holidays, you may keep a struggling … Continue reading
Posted in Assessment
Tagged Blue Avocado, Jan Masaoka, JVA Consulting, needs assessment, program assessment, www.blueavocado.org
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JVA to present at Colorado Nonprofit Association 2009 Fall Conference
The Colorado Nonprofit Association is preparing to host its annual Fall Conference on October 29–30. Hundreds of professionals from the nonprofit, business and government sectors will be in attendance to network and participate in workshops conducted by leaders and innovators … Continue reading
Posted in Assessment, Commentary, Social enterprise, Training Opportunities
Tagged Ashley Kasprzak, Center for African American Health, Colorado Nonprofit Association, Fall Conference, Janine Vanderburg, JVA Consulting, Kerry Lupher, Nancy Zuercher, Volunteers for America, Zion Senior Center
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House bill H.R. 5326 eliminates American Community Survey—the impact for nonprofits
By Katy Snyder, JVA Consulting A new appropriations bill (H.R. 5326)—passed by the House of Representatives terminates the American Community Survey (ACS), which gathers social and demographic information to monitor the impact of economic trends on U.S. communities. While the … Continue reading →