Development Intensive
Taught by JVA experts in the field (it’s not just theory), this training will not only advance your career, it will help your organization raise more money.
Development Intensive
Taught by JVA experts in the field (it’s not just theory), this training will not only advance your career, it will help your organization raise more money.
Diving into Crowdfunding—Success Stories and Lessons Learned
By Erin Shaver, Senior Grantwriter for Joining Vision and Action This is the second blog in a series on crowdfunding. You can access the first one here, which ran through the basics. JVA FUNDRAISING TRAINING While we don’t know the full impact yet of a new administration, its policies and how funding will all [...]
Going with the crowd
By Erin Shaver, Senior Grantwriter for Joining Vision and Action JVA FUNDRAISING TRAINING Crowdfunding Crowdfunding continues to be among the most buzzworthy phrases in fundraising in the past few years. Eager entrepreneurs and young folks alike have been quick to jump onto its still trendy bandwagon, from the Kickstarter campaign for the Pebble Watch to [...]
New Trends in Social Enterprise
By Anna Upchurch, JVA Consulting The idea of blending social aims with profit making is not new. Arc Thift Stores, which began in 1968, are an early example of social entrepreneurship. Proceeds are distributed to Arc Chapters and the Association for Community Living (ACL). Arc Thrift also provides job training to those with intellectual and developmental [...]
Social Entrepreneurship: Fun for ANY and ALL ages!
By Emily Winslow, JVA Social Enterprise Intern JVA is proud to be a part of a network of changemakers—around the world and in our local Denver communities. For quite some time, social entrepreneurship has been a growing trend for both nonprofit and for-profit businesses, proving that one does not need to choose profit over purpose [...]
How can my nonprofit use crowdfunding?
Laura Inscho, JVA Consulting About two years ago, it seemed like everywhere I turned, someone asked me if I knew about Kickstarter. After a few separate sources explained the premise to me—an online platform for funding creative ventures through individual donations—I pulled up the website and had a look for myself. I was astonished by [...]