The Importance of Development Training The ability to raise money is one of the keys to building a sustainable and relevant nonprofit. Yet many organizations rely on someone with little experience and/or no formal development training to lead their efforts. Often, that person doubles as executive director or as communications manager. Our Training Helps Joining [...]
By Janine Vanderburg, President/CEO, Joining Vision and Action How does our changemaker team at JVA stay on task and accomplish so much for our clients? You’ve already heard from Collin and Nora; here are some favorite changemakers productivity hacks from the rest of our team. Jill Iman, director of research and implementation science In [...]
Effective fundraising isn't just about how much money you raise. It's also about how you raise it. How can your organization apply principles of strategic fundraising? As our team prepares for the upcoming Development Intensive (DI), I’ve been thinking a lot about what makes some organizations’ fundraising more successful than others. We’ve worked with hundreds [...]
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 [...]
