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Category Archives: Social enterprise
How to create your own successful fundraiser: Ask Amber
By Amber Alarid, JVA Consulting Do you want to do more for your favorite cause but don’t know where to start? If you want to strengthen your fundraising ability and show your favorite nonprofit some love at the same time, … Continue reading
Posted in Boomers, College graduates and nonprofits, Fundraising, Gen Xers, Generations, Online fundraising, Philanthropy, Social enterprise, Social Enterprise Shopping, Trends, Volunteerism/civic engagement
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How to organize a “cash mob”: Ask Amber
By Amber Alarid, JVA Consulting In light of the recent flash mob craze, where individuals gather to perform a particular act (popular flash mobs typically include a song or dance) in unison at a certain time, a new phenomenon is … 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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Women’s Bean Project launches new jewelry line
By Amber Alarid, JVA Consulting While widely known for its delectable gourmet foods such as soups and baking mixes, Women’s Bean Project has also run a successful jewelry line since 2009. Set up as a social enterprise, the jewelry is … Continue reading
How your nonprofit can use Pinterest
By Katy Snyder, JVA Consulting Where can you learn how to use a sock to curl your hair, check out what your neighbor had for dinner last night, and look at pictures of baby pandas? Why Pinterest, of course! While … Continue reading
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Tagged John Hadon, JVA Consulting, Katy Snyder, Mike Tuttle, Pinterest
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Water for People recognized as a top social entrepreneur and nonprofit
By Katy Snyder, JVA Consulting A while back, we wrote a blog about the great work that Denver-based Water for People is doing to maintain open and honest conversations with its donors about how it is meeting its goals and … Continue reading
Ask Amber: Making the holidays meaningful to your office
By Amber Alarid, JVA Consulting JVA has been writing a lot of blogs about holiday shopping for a cause and bringing the holiday spirit to your office, but this week I wanted to tie all those ideas together and suggest … Continue reading
Ask Amber: Holiday gift giving
By Amber Alarid, JVA Consulting Are you among the holiday shoppers making a list and checking it twice? Mom, Dad, your best friend, your favorite aunt…your boss? Ah yes, the dilemma of what to get your boss to show your … Continue reading
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Socially conscious Halloween: Ask Amber
By Amber Alarid, JVA Consulting Between the abundance of candy, the cheesy horror films and the desperate search for a costume, Halloween can sometimes be an overlooked opportunity to make social change. Savvy young nonprofit professionals know better, though. Not … Continue reading →