By Katalin Wishart, Senior Grantwriter What’s the first thing that comes to mind when you think “affordable housing”? For 7-year-old Natasha, it means living in a supportive environment where she receives one-on-one and small-group help with her homework. For her younger sister, it means access to preschool, and for their mom, it means academic [...]
Lisa Cirincione, Senior Resource Development Associate at Joining Vision and Action Congress has developed a habit of using continuing resolutions (CRs) as a stop-gap funding measure to keep the government open. While a CR is a useful tool when a government shutdown is looming because Congress cannot agree on a long-term spending bill, CRs were [...]
Alaine Anderson, Digital Strategist and Implementer at Joining Vision and Action Anyone who has entered the realm of website design and development knows it can be a series of complex rabbit holes and can feel like too much to handle at times. One thing that comes up time and time again is the need [...]
By Sarah Hidey, Joining Vision and Action I’m thrilled to introduce a good friend of mine (a Denver native) as our latest Changemaker—BC Serna. If there are two words I would use to describe BC, it’s storyteller and connector. He lives to tell stories of GOOD and of positive impact through photography and video—highlighting [...]
By Sarah Hidey, Co-Managing Director Yesterday afternoon I gathered with 200 other nonprofit and foundation professionals in Colorado for the third annual State of the Sector event held at the Studios at Overland Crossing, hosted by the Colorado Association of Funders and the Community Resource Center. This event brings together stakeholders to celebrate the sector [...]
By Sandy Wiegand, Copyeditor and Writer at Joining Vision and Action Did you know that about 26 percent of post-secondary students across the country have children of their own? That’s not the portrayal of the American college student I’m used to. As they juggle school, work and childcare, these students have much tougher questions on their [...]
By Sandy Wiegand, Copyeditor and Writer at Joining Vision and Action Photo by London Scout on Unsplash Since starting at JVA in the fall, I’ve been fortunate enough to attend several events where I’ve met and learned from leaders of some of the great changemaking Click on the photo to read Sandy's other blog on the conference: [...]
Dear friends, It’s hard to believe that a year ago, many of us in the social change sector were getting together and talking about: Now what? What would a change in administration and policies mean for those working in community and social change? And most important for our constituents—often the most vulnerable in our society—what would [...]
JVA is pleased to announce our white paper on effective goal setting and action planning. Using the latest research and implementation science, you can set and achieve goals for yourself, your organization and community. Even if you’re an ardent goal striver, you might want to share this paper with colleagues and board members. Click [...]
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