4 Myths about Charging for the Services You Offer as a Nonprofit

By Janine Vanderburg, President/CEO, Joining Vision and Action Have you thought about charging for the services you offer as a nonprofit? Have you been told by your colleagues and board members that you can’t or shouldn’t charge for the services? Myth: The largest source of revenue for nonprofits is grants. Truth: Over 70 percent of [...]

2017-01-07T18:50:13-07:00August 23rd, 2016|Social Enterprise, Training|0 Comments

Silicon Valley Syndrome: Creating a Socially Valuable Start-Up

How can a well-meaning start-up avoid “Silicon Valley Syndrome” and actually create real value for society? By Adam Brock, Director of Social Enterprise Every era has an industry that epitomizes its values. At the turn of the 20th century, nascent car companies like Ford and Packard were the symbols of a growing middle class. A [...]

2018-12-03T14:56:27-07:00April 26th, 2016|Social Enterprise, Training|0 Comments

Top 5 Traits of Successful Social Enterprises

By Rolfe Larson, Joining Vision and Action Social Enterprise Consultant Research shows that successful social enterprises often share common characteristics. There are many theories why some social enterprises flourish while others languish. Is it leadership, business planning, funding, market or timing that makes a successful social enterprise? Joining Vision and Action is dedicated to providing [...]

2018-12-03T14:43:16-07:00April 26th, 2016|Social Enterprise, Training|0 Comments

The One Thing a Social Enterprise Must Never Do

By Janine Vanderburg, President/CEO, Joining Vision and Action What is the one thing a social enterprise must never do? Believe that your customers will buy from you simply because of your social mission. It’s a lesson I learned managing my first social enterprise in the early 1980s. Hoping to both employ women and generate revenue [...]

2018-12-03T14:48:10-07:00March 29th, 2016|Social Enterprise, Training, Unconsultants|0 Comments

How to Ask People for Money: Finding the Right Message

By Janine Vanderburg, CEO and Christy Bergman, Director of Resource Development, Joining Vision and Action  How do I ask people for money? Those of us who have been in fundraising for a long time know intuitively that the messages you use to ask people for money need to appeal to both the left brain, which is [...]

2017-07-21T14:04:56-06:00March 22nd, 2016|Blog, Fundraising, Training|0 Comments

The Blueprints for Donor Retention

Chief Strategy Officer, Christy Bergman, talks donor retention By Chief Strategy Officer, Christy Bergman, and JVA Alumni, Ali Brieske. In advance of this week’s training and next week’s [Development Intensive], Christy and Ali sat down to follow-up on last week’s blog, and answer another question from readers: so after [...]

2018-02-13T12:08:38-07:00March 7th, 2016|2016, Blog, Fundraising, Training, Unconsultants|0 Comments

CHANGEMAKER: WalkDenver Executive Director Gosia Kung

Dedicated to making Denver the most walkable city in the United States by 2040, Walk Denver has already received a gold certification by the national Walk Friendly Communities organization, one of just 13 cities so designated. What change is your organization making in the world? We are working to make Denver the most walkable city in the United [...]

2017-01-07T18:50:16-07:00February 14th, 2016|Executive Directors, Training|0 Comments

7 Tools Every Executive Director Must Have

By: Janine Vanderburg, CEO, Joining Vision and Action What are the must have executive director resources? I’m very excited about our upcoming Executive Director Academy. I personally love spending the week with extraordinary individuals who have both the opportunity and the challenge of leading organizations dedicated to community and social change. One of the biggest [...]

2019-05-28T18:20:53-06:00February 8th, 2016|Blog, Executive Directors, Training|1 Comment

CHANGEMAKER: Deb Rice Executive Director of Access AfterSchool

Deb Rice: JVA Executive Director Academy training graduate Deb Rice, Executive Director of AccessAfterSchool chatted with JVA about how our Executive Director Academy helped her become a more effective ED. Access AfterSchool, until recently known as Access Roaring Fork, provides after school and summer programs in the Roaring Fork and Colorado River valleys of Western Colorado.  These programs keep [...]

CHANGEMAKER: Joel Newton Executive Director of Edgewater Collective

How did JVA's Executive Director training make Joel Newton a more effective ED? A Changemaker is anyone who combines vision AND action to make a difference in society. JVA features #‎changemakers‬ in your very own backyard. Joel Newton, and Executive Director Academy alumni, is the first Executive Director to be highlighted in this series. He graduated from [...]

2017-01-07T18:50:17-07:00January 25th, 2016|Executive Directors, Strategic Planning, Training|0 Comments
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