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What is an informational interview, and what questions should I ask? Ask Amber
By Amber Alarid, JVA Consulting Informational interviews give job seekers, or those considering a career move, the chance to ask their questions of leaders in the field. For young professionals, informational interviews can be as influential to your career as … Continue reading
Tips for Colorado Gives Day by Giving First Manager of Online Giving Dana Rinderknecht
By Amber Alarid, JVA Consulting Yesterday, Tuesday, July 24, JVA was honored to host a Guest Presentation on Colorado Gives Day with online giving guru Dana Rinderknecht. Rinderknecht, who is the Manager of Online Giving for the Community First Foundation’s … Continue reading
Colorado’s fires—how you can make a difference
By Katy Snyder, JVA Consulting Over the weekend, El Pomar Foundation approved $205,400 in funding for firefighting and recovery efforts for wild fires across the state. El Pomar was able to quickly release this funding because of its already-existing Wild … Continue reading
Posted in Community, Foundation news, Issues, News you can use, Philanthropy, Rural nonprofits, Volunteerism/civic engagement
Tagged American Red Cross, El Pomar Foundation, High Park Fire, Humane Society, JVA, JVA Consulting, Katy Snyder, mGive, Public Lands Restoration Fund, The Community Foundation of Northern Colorado, The Salvation Army, Wild Land Fire Fund
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JVA’s new Development Director Breakfast Club stresses team approach in fundraising
By Amber Alarid, JVA Consulting In January 2012, in response to requests for ongoing professional development opportunities, JVA launched a new breakfast club series geared toward development directors. Held once a month, these clubs give development directors an outlet to … Continue reading
Ask Amber: How to handle tough interview questions
By Amber Alarid, JVA Consulting These days, with the hiring process becoming more and more competitive, employers are taking extra steps to find the best applicant for the position. With this increased scrutiny, it is important for young professionals to … 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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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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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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EDA—JVA’s crown jewel
By Ashley Kasprzak, JVA Consulting I am about to start my 12th year at JVA Consulting, and I have been a trainer for 10 of those years. During my tenure, JVA’s trainings have expanded and increased in both breadth and … Continue reading
President Obama comes to Sloan’s Lake
By Collin Lessing, JVA Consulting How often is it that the President of the United States is in your own front yard? For me that’s never happened—until today. President Barack Obama has spent much of his week in Colorado—debating Mitt … Continue reading →