Almost all of our clients want to change the world for the better. That, of course, is no accident. [Joining Vision and Action's] entire business model is built around supporting nonprofits, government agencies, school districts, libraries, universities and socially responsible businesses in their work. There have always been socially responsible businesses, business people out to [...]
by Janine Vanderburg, Joining Vision and Action A critical part of successful grantwriting is identifying funders that are a good fit for your organization or programs. We've all had the experience of someone saying, "Oh, you should apply to this foundation—we hear that they are funding children, or the environment, etc." While it might be tempting [...]
JVA has been involved in Aspen Community Foundation's Cradle to Career Initiative since the initiative's inception. We researched and developed an issue paper about challenges and opportunities facing children and youth in the area, and facilitated early stakeholder meetings. In early 2014, JVA worked with Aspen Community Foundation to turn the work committees composed of hundreds [...]
By Scot Kersgaard, JVA Consulting At JVA, we are all terribly proud these days of Sarah Hidey, our Social Enterprise and business planning guru, who was recently named one of the Denver Business Journal’s “40 under 40.” Selected from a pool of several hundred nominees, Hidey says she was honored just to be nominated. “There [...]
By Lisa Cirincione, Senior Resource Development Associate for Joining Vision and Action As a veteran grantwriter at JVA, I have had the opportunity to work on hundreds of grants for clients who are actively doing their part to make the world better. It is inspiring to get to work with people who are passionate about [...]
By Sarah Hidey As if Black Friday weren’t bad enough, this year Black Thursday was added to the mix. Consumerism, materialism, fighting for spots in line—not the type of holiday spirit that most of us are looking for. When I think of the holidays, I think of giving, sharing, philanthropy. Wouldn’t it be great if [...]
By Sarah Hidey, JVA Consulting Two weeks ago, 1,900 innovators, social entrepreneurs, impact investors, venture capitalists, students and capacity builders from 45+ countries descended on Fort Mason Center in San Francisco for the annual Social Capital Markets (SOCAP) conference. SOCAP’s annual gathering showcases 1) innovators who have created new business models for global and community [...]
Last week, September 3–6, JVA’s Sarah Hidey and Amber Alarid attended the SOCAP13 conference—“a world-renowned conference series dedicated to increasing the flow of capital toward social good.” After attending sessions related to the various themes, including communities, health, art and meaning, we wanted to share with you what we took away from the conference. Below [...]
By Sarah Hidey, JVA Consulting Among the hip Broadway street corridor filled with unique stores, an amazing ice cream shop (Sweet Action) and other fun bars and shops sits Hope Tank—one of the coolest social enterprise boutiques I’ve ever been in! Founded by social worker turned social entrepreneur, Erika Righter, in February 2012, Hope Tank [...]
By Marshall Vanderburg, JVA Consulting I’m thrilled that the promise of my bread recipe garnered JVA Consulting over 100 Likes on their Facebook page. JVA certainly “leaves no stone unturned” in its efforts to win the Social Media Madness contest run by the Denver Business Journal. As we like to say around here, “no good [...]
