By Aaron Schonhoff, Research and Evaluation Associate at Joining Vision and Action Our organizations are full of smart people with good ideas, and we serve clients and communities who are equally full of good ideas. Yet it can be difficult to find the time and an appropriate avenue to gather ideas and determine which ideas [...]
By Sarah Hidey, Co-Managing Director/Director of Resource Development, and Adam Brock, Director of Strategic and Business Planning A few weeks ago, Marshall Ganz, Tamara Kay and Jason Spicer published an opinion piece in the Stanford Social Innovation Review titled “Social Enterprise is Not Social Change.” In their piece, the authors claim that the fields of social enterprise and [...]
By Aaron Schonhoff, Joining Vision and Action (JVA) JVA'S EVALUATION TRAININGS The importance of high-quality data evaluation. Evaluation is the process of demonstrating the effectiveness of an organization’s efforts to reach and affect their intended audience. In any attempt to report an organization’s ability to show their efforts, data visualization is critical in convincing stakeholders [...]
by Janine Vanderburg, CEO, Joining Vision and Action Who doesn't want one of these mugs from Hope Tank? One for you. One for a friend. As we approach the end of the year, all of us have an incredible opportunity to make a difference in the lives of those around us by shopping [...]
By Lisa Cirincione, J.D., Joining Vision and Action Joining Vision and Action (JVA) is in the unique position of working with a variety of nonprofit changemakers and has heard from many people who are concerned about what Donald Trump’s presidency means for the causes that they care deeply about. This blog post is our attempt [...]
By Jill Iman, Ph.D., Joining Vision and Action In light of recent events, we’re dusting off this blog on nonprofit advocacy from 2014 to share with you again. Image via Linnaea Mallette Can I advocate? A question many nonprofits likely ask themselves at some point during their lifetimes, and one we hear [...]
By John Connelly, president and founder of Sensus Media #GivingTuesday is 13 days away. Colorado Gives Day is 20 days away. And your nonprofit website should’ve been search engine optimized (SEO) yesterday. #GivingTuesday and Colorado Gives Day, approaching their 6th and 8th anniversaries, respectively, have been a major fundraising boon for nonprofits nationally and across Colorado—especially for [...]
By Lisa Cirincione, Joining Vision and Action (JVA) In the aftermath of Election 2016, I am looking for reasons to be hopeful. Image via Wokandapix on Pixabay. I see that hope when I look at my clients and stand in amazement at their unyielding commitment to keep working toward a better future for [...]
By Adam Brock, Joining Vision and Action (JVA) Image via Wikipedia. Phrases like “target market” and “key message” aren’t part of the vocabulary of the traditional nonprofit. How to market your nonprofit social enterprise can not only be a challenge but a desirable component to be avoided altogether. For many in the social sector, it’s considered [...]
By Jill Iman, Ph.D., Joining Vision and Action The American Evaluation Association’s 2016 conference theme was Evaluation + Design, focusing on how the integration of design into evaluation can strengthen programs, benefit the environment and improve the lives of people. For me, one of the most important takeaways was the reminder of the infinite and [...]
