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Category Archives: Accountability/transparency
How to be an informed donor: Ask Amber
By Amber Alarid, JVA Consulting An article recently published in the Chronicle of Philanthropy says that donors plan to be more strategic about giving this year, focusing their efforts on organizations that demonstrate success. If you are a young professional … Continue reading
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
Posted in Accountability/transparency, Assessment, Commentary, Community, Economy, Evaluation, Issues, News you can use, Politics, Research/surveys, Social enterprise, Trends, Volunteerism/civic engagement
Tagged ACS, American Community Survey, Brett Reeder, Census, demographics, evaluation, Grantwriting, H.R. 5326, JVA, JVA Consulting, Katie Genadek, Katy Snyder, Mark Udall, Michael Bennet, Minnesota Population Center, Nancy Zuercher, Sarah Hidey, Senator Bennet, Senator Udall, Social enterprise, U.S. Census Bureau
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Takeaways from Ways and Means Committee hearing on tax-exempt organizations
By Katy Snyder, JVA Consulting A hearing led by Rep. Charles W. Boustany, Jr. (R-La.), Chairman of the Ways and Means Subcommittee on Oversight, was held yesterday to discuss issues related to IRS oversight of tax-exempt organizations. The hearing, which … Continue reading
Posted in Accountability/transparency, Economy, News you can use, Politics, Trends
Tagged Catholic University of America, charitable contributions, charitable deductions, Charitable giving, Charles W. Boustany, Cornell University, Independent Sector, Jr., Katy Snyder, Oversight Subcommittee, tax-exempt, tax-exempt organizations, VHA, Ways and Means Committee, Ways and Means Subcommittee on Oversight
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Funding trends and the role of evaluation: Tips from our funder panel
By Robert Jakubowski, JVA Consulting The JVA evaluation team has the opportunity to work with diverse clients across the nonprofit sector. Rivaling the diversity of our clients is the diversity of questions our evaluation team is asked to address. Of … Continue reading
Posted in Accountability/transparency, Economy, Evaluation, Philanthropy, Trends
Tagged funder panel, JVA, Robert Jakubowski
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Montana Attorney General releases findings from investigation of Three Cups of Tea charity—nonprofit takeaways
By Katy Snyder, JVA Consulting We first wrote about Three Cups of Tea author Greg Mortenson nearly a year ago, when he and his organization, the Central Asia Institute (CAI) became embroiled in a scandal concerning the organization’s finances and … Continue reading
How does your leader affect your business—lessons from TOMS shoes
By Katy Snyder, JVA Consulting Many nonprofits have very visible, charismatic leaders. In the wake of the Komen debacle, and the public scrutiny of leader Nancy G. Brinker’s personal life, it seems that increased scrutiny of charity leaders and their … Continue reading
The Komen backlash—why you need an emergency communications plan
By Katy Snyder, JVA Consulting There are many lessons to be learned from the Komen fiasco that unfolded last week and continues to dominate nonprofit and mainstream media this week. In addition to lessons we mentioned in our blog last … Continue reading
Posted in Accountability/transparency, Commentary, Foundation news, Health, Issues, Social media, Women
Tagged communications, emergency communications, Facebook, JVA Consulting, Katy Snyder, public relations, Susan G. Komen affiliates, Susan G. Komen for the Cure, Susan G. Komen for the Cure Foundation
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Nonprofit lessons from the Komen debacle
By Katy Snyder, JVA Consulting Roughly 48 hours after Susan G. Komen for the Cure announced that it would defund Planned Parenthood’s breast cancer prevention programs at at least 19 Planned Parenthood affiliates, Komen has announced a total reversal to … Continue reading
Posted in Accountability/transparency, Books and articles you want to read, Commentary, Foundation news, Women
Tagged breast cancer prevention, Brooke Fritz, JVA Consulting, Katy Snyder, Kivi Leroux Miller, Mariana Enriquez, Mary Seawell, Nancy Brinker, Planned Parenthood, Susan G. Komen affiliates, Susan G. Komen for the Cure
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Making sense of the Aurora Victim Relief Fund story
By Collin Lessing, JVA Consulting Last week, the Aurora movie theater shooting returned to national headlines as victims from the tragic event voiced concerns and frustrations about how funds gathered from donations were being distributed. The story of the Aurora … Continue reading →