Terry Anderson: Man on a Mission
By Scot Kersgaard, Senior Associate, Joining Vision and Action The world is full of people with great ideas. Somewhat less common are people who turn those ideas into something not only real, but [...]
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CAN-SPAM Rules: What You Need to Know About Commercial Emails
By Nikki Holland-Plum, JVA Consulting Most of us know what a “spammy” email looks like, but you may not know that the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) spam. commercial email, whether it is [...]
Lucille Echohawk looks back… and moves forward
By Scot Kersgaard, JVA Consulting For Lucille Echohawk, it has always been about the children. That is unlikely to change with her recent retirement from her position as executive director of Denver [...]
10 Tips for Rock-Solid Customer Service
By Angie Davlyn, JVA Consulting It’s not rocket science to understand that customers who receive excellent service are happier and more likely to rate your organization highly. Do you also know that [...]
Align Yourself and Your Organization and Happiness Will Follow
By. Scot Kersgaard If you’ve ever been to a JVA training or participated in a JVA –led strategic planning session, the odds are you’ve given some thought to what your organization’s core [...]
Social Enterprise Spotlight: Purple Door Coffee
By Emily Winslow, JVA Consulting Madison and Mark welcome customers from behind the counter. When you walk into Purple Door Coffee, you are immediately struck by the wonderful design aesthetic [...]
How to help Oklahoma tornado victims
We at JVA are devastated to hear of the loss of lives and homes in Oklahoma due to the horrific tornadoes that swept through the state this week. Our heartfelt condolences are [...]
Steps toward nonprofit leadership: Ask Amber
By Amber Alarid, JVA Consulting If you aspire to hold a leadership position in your organization, there is no better time to start learning than now. According to Johns Hopkins University, the nonprofit sector [...]
2013…The Year of Social Enterprise?
JVA staff member Collin Lessing and former intern Heather Sedbrook supporting social enterprise while Christmas shopping. By Sarah Hidey, JVA Consulting I would certainly like to think that 2013 is [...]
Pay parity: The myths and what nonprofits can do
By Katy Snyder, JVA Consulting The Denver Business Journal released the not-so-shocking news last week that Colorado women earn, on average, 80 cents to the dollar when compared to men. Not shocking [...]