By Elise Mann, Joining Vision and Action Every day *could* be Bike to Work Day, and for many commuters in Colorado, it is (when weather allows it). But for those who have a more tentative relationship with their bicycle, National Bike to Work Day is approaching soon and could be your opportunity to test out [...]
By Silvia Solis, Research and Evaluation Associate, Joining Vision and Action As I set out to write this blog post, I thought it was a great idea and made perfect sense. Having recently had a baby and it being the week of Mother’s Day, I thought to myself: “This will be a piece of cake!” [...]
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 Sandy Wiegand, Copyeditor and Writer for Joining Vision and Action To mark National Volunteer Week, I spent some time talking with my colleagues about the whys and hows of their experiences volunteering with nonprofits. In an earlier blog, I shared their stories about what they gain from volunteering. This time, I’ll share their [...]
By Sandy Wiegand, Copyeditor and Writer at Joining Vision and Action It’s National Volunteer Week, a time to celebrate volunteers and their ability to tackle tough challenges and bolster communities, to paraphrase Points of Light. Recently, I wrote a blog about my own desire to increase my community engagement. I shared what studies and [...]
By Erin Shaver, Senior Grantwriter at Joining Vision and Action Colorado is a top state for many things—low unemployment, a healthy and fit population (we’ve held the crown for lowest obesity rate in the nation for basically decades!), a highly educated populace and so many other quality-of-life indicators. Despite these positive trends, Colorado's education sector [...]
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New JVA Business Development Manager Says Role Offers Best of Both Worlds By Sandy Wiegand, Copyeditor and Writer at Joining Vision and Action JVA’s new business development manager, Katherine Jarvis, says she landed at JVA through a bit of serendipity. Having moved to Denver in July 2017, she was working remotely for a Chicago area [...]
By Elise Mann, for Joining Vision and Action I’ve had asthma for as long as I can remember, and it’s become worse as I’ve grown older, which has culminated in chest colds anytime I get sick, semiregular respiratory infections, and a bout of pneumonia that made one semester of university very difficult. Despite my challenges [...]
By Aaron Schonhoff, Research and Evaluation Associate at Joining Vision and Action Secondary data sources are vital tools to have at your disposal. Though it may not provide insight into your specific research, secondary data can provide context to your geographic area and the issues it faces, or it can help identify regions suitable for [...]
