Joining Vision and Action Director of Grants Erin Shaver with her children at Portage Glacier, near Whittier, Alaska, around 2011. She and her family spent time living in Anchorage and Girdwood, Alaska. We are thrilled to announce the promotion of Erin Shaver to the role of JVA’s director of grants! Erin has been with JVA [...]
Above, Metropolitan State University of Denver Professor (and JVA Senior Trainer and Facilitator) Sandra Harris Howard stands with students in her introduction to high impact nonprofit management class earlier this month. By Sandra Harris Howard, Senior Trainer and Facilitator at Joining Vision and Action For the past two years, I have been teaching Nonprofit Studies [...]
Above, JVA's Silvia Solis presents on "Incorporating the Latina voice in practice and in design: the use of cultural and language nuances to increase the effectiveness of communication efforts" at the American Evaluation Conference in Minneapolis in November. Conference Participation Sparks Professional and Personal Growth By Sandy Wiegand, Copyeditor and Writer at Joining Vision and [...]
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 to work with every day, each accomplishing extraordinary work in nonprofits, government, social enterprise and elsewhere, we hope we will bring a little [...]
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 Education Week November 18–22, 2019, is American Education Week. The occasion is observed annually during the week prior to Thanksgiving week to inform [...]
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 issues related to racial justice, our inclination might have been to ask a person of color to explain something to us. But these [...]
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 Columbus Day holiday. Denver first designated the second Monday of October as Indigenous Peoples’ Day in 2016, though it isn’t an official city [...]
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 Child Health Day is observed in the United States on the first Monday of October annually. The national observance began with a joint [...]
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 Writer at Joining Vision and Action What’s the first thing new graduates of JVA’s Executive Director Academy (EDA) do when they get back [...]
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 to work with every day, each accomplishing extraordinary work in nonprofits, government, social enterprise and elsewhere, we hope we will bring a little [...]
