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 and celebrating the potential of youth as partners in today’s global society.” In this spirit, JVA is highlighting one of the many inspiring [...]
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 day Colorado became a state. And OK, it’s a Thursday, so maybe your plans are to work that day. Guess what—ours, too! But [...]
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 in 2018 compared with 2017. And I pointed out that the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act of 2017 (TCJA) might be a contributing [...]
By Nora Welch, Senior Leadership Development Associate at Joining Vision and Action We know that we have an incredible grantwriting team, but we still regularly find ourselves in awe of their accomplishments—and more importantly, their contributions to communities across the country. If you will allow us to humble brag just a bit, we want to [...]
Photo by Sharon McCutcheon on Unsplash By Lisa Cirincione, Senior Resource Development Associate at Joining Vision and Action If you’ve been reading my blogs, you know that I have been concerned about how the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act of 2017 (TCJA) would impact individuals’ giving to nonprofit organizations. Thanks to the vigilant work of Giving USA, we [...]
Photo: Crystal Middlestadt, third from left, with Chinook Fund staff and board members 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, [...]
Photo by Anumpam Mahapatra on Unsplash. By Nora Welch, Senior Leadership Development Associate at Joining Vision and Action Although I’ve been practicing yoga for over a decade, I only started to be more dedicated over the past few years. My conclusion? I wish I had practiced more when I was working as a nonprofit professional. I think [...]
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 [...]
(Photo by Ian Chen on Unsplash) By Sandy Wiegand, Copyeditor and Writer at Joining Vision and Action In my previous blog on writing techniques, I focused on the use of active voice to improve sentence flow. This week—try to contain yourself—I discuss parallel construction. Using parallel construction helps your writing flow smoothly and makes it [...]
By Nora Welch, Senior Leadership Development Associate at Joining Vision and Action As the unofficial beginning of summer approaches (i.e., Memorial Day weekend), I’ve found myself looking out the window in anticipation of having some time to sit down with a good book and some sunshine (Colorado weather permitting, of course). Maybe you have been [...]
