Changemaker Profile: Christine Alford
Welcome to our Changemaker Profiles blog series! Each edition we profile one outstanding social changemaker from the JVA client community. By sharing the stories of some of the incredible people we get [...]
How Westminster Schools Tailor Learning to the Student
Seniors promote WPS’ Dream Plan Do program, which helps students plan and prepare for life after high school graduation, at the Westminster High School Homecoming game. All in a Day’s Work: American [...]
What is Race-Based Caucusing and Can it Promote Equity?
Photo by Dylan Gillis on Unsplash By Sandy Wiegand, Copyeditor and Writer at Joining Vision and Action In the past, when people who identify as white wanted to learn about or contemplate [...]
A Talk with JVA’s Stella Carrasco: Proud Lakota, Devoted Grandma
By Sandy Wiegand, Copyeditor and Writer at Joining Vision and Action On Monday, we celebrate Indigenous Peoples’ Day, honoring Native Americans, recognizing America’s history of colonialism and genocide, and reclaiming the former [...]
DCAC Strives to Protect Children, Restore Childhoods
Denver Children’s Advocacy Center displayed its young clients’ artwork at its September 2019 Art from the Heart event at the Children’s Museum of Denver. All in a Day’s Work: Child Health Day [...]
EDs Share Secrets of How to Shape a Nonprofit’s Culture, More
Above: STEMblazers Executive Director Wendy Merchant, left, and Adoption Options Executive Director Adrienne Elliott responded to questions from participants in JVA's Executive Director Academy on Friday. By Sandy Wiegand, Copyeditor and [...]
Changemaker Profile: JoAnna Cintron
Welcome to our Changemaker Profiles blog series! Each edition will profile one outstanding social changemaker from the JVA client community. By sharing the stories of some of the incredible people we get [...]
Youth Council Thinks Big as it Interviews Teens on Mental Health
Seizing the Day: International Youth Day International Youth Day is commemorated each August 12 by the United Nations as a day for “bringing youth issues to the attention of the international community [...]
For Colorado Day, a Mountain of Reasons to Love Where We Live
By Sandy Wiegand, Copyeditor and Writer at Joining Vision and Action Got plans for Colorado Day this year? OK, maybe you didn’t know August 1 is Colorado Day—the (143rd) anniversary of the [...]
Will Corporations and Foundations Make Up for Weak Individual Giving?
By Lisa Cirincione, Senior Resource Development Associate at Joining Vision and Action In my last blog, I noted that the number of people in the United States who donated to charity fell [...]