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Category Archives: Youth development
Skateboard philanthropists use skate parks to empower native youth
By Stella Carrasco and Collin Lessing, JVA Consulting Recently, we (“we” being JVA’s Stella Carrasco and Collin Lessing) found ourselves equally excited for an emerging movement and partnership to prevent suicide among Native American youth that was marked with a … Continue reading
What’s in a number? JVA and DPS receive perfect score on GEAR UP grant
By Robert Jakubowski, JVA Consulting 106. A perfect score. A testament to what can happen when a passionate and focused team is leveraged toward a common goal. So what does it all mean? JVA and Denver Public Schools (DPS) recently … Continue reading
Posted in Education, Youth development
Tagged Denver Public Schools, DPS, GEAR UP, JVA, JVA Consulting, Robert Jakubowski
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Ask Amber: Don’t panic (Part 2)—opportunities are out there for young professionals
By Amber Alarid, JVA Consulting Last week, my coworker Katie McCune was a member of a public service sector career panel at CU Boulder, put on by Career Services. Though the panel was targeted at current college students, there was a … Continue reading
Posted in College graduates and nonprofits, Community, Economy, Education, Gen Xers, Jobs/economic development, Millenials, Youth development
Tagged Amber Alarid, ask amber, Ben Baldwin, Burgess Consulting, Christine Berg, Colorado Judicial Branch, CU Boulder, CU Boulder Career Services, JVA Consulting, Katie McCune, Lafayette City Council, Melanie Burgess, National Park Service, Veronica Marceny
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Scraper bikes, social enterprise, money and mission
Had the opportunity to once again this year to participate in the Social Enterprise Summit, where I facilitated the pre-conference workshop on Getting Started in Social Enterprise. This is always very fun for two reasons: People come to it with … Continue reading
JVA’s News You Can Use, 2/4
Welcome to JVA Consulting’s new blog! Each Monday, we will share with you the latest news in the nonprofit sector, as well as interesting headlines that affect the world we live and work in. JuvJustice, 1/31 According to recent studies, … Continue reading
JVA’s News You Can Use, 12/3
Welcome to JVA Consulting’s new blog! Each Monday, we will share with you the latest news in the nonprofit sector, as well as interesting headlines that affect the world we live and work in. (Note: Some of the sources are … Continue reading
Boys are the losers in Boy Scouts decision to exclude gay leaders and scouts
By Katy Snyder, JVA Consulting To say that I am biased toward the Girl Scouts is an understatement. I was a Girl Scout for 13 years (yes, 13!), received the Girl Scouts’ highest honor, the Gold Award, along with the … Continue reading →