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By Myra Hagan and Sarah Hidey, JVA Consulting JVA hosted the premiere Social Enterprise Academy last week—bringing together 10 social entrepreneurs from diverse sectors and backgrounds. Academy participants were focused on local, national and international issues. They came from sectors as diverse as environmental sustainability…

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By Amber Alarid, JVA Consutling The eighth in our series of Big Ideas for 2013 blogs, this blog explores Hana Dansky’s big idea to prevent food waste. The brain-child of Dansky and several friends, Boulder Food Rescue collects and redistributes fresh foods in the Boulder…

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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 has been experiencing growth over the past few years despite tough economic times. …

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By Sarah Hidey, JVA Consulting I would certainly like to think that 2013 is THE year when every single nonprofit and business realizes what a powerful force that using business practices to create social change can be. What do you think it will take to…

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BOARD DEVELOPMENT TRAINING How to Engage Your Board and Raise More Money  Move your nonprofit board of directors from rubber-stamping to meaningful strategic engagement as you learn how to leverage board member strengths in key areas such as fundraising and board development planning.  06/05/13 (register)…

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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 because this is an issue that most of us have long been aware…

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For $599, any two people from your organization (board, staff, volunteers, leadership, etc.) will have access to all of JVA’s 1.5-hour, 3-hour and full-day trainings, as well as access to all 2-day intensives (over 80 trainings, a $4,664 value) This package also includes participation in any…

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JVA has an offer that will make it easier for you to get the most value from your staff development dollars and train multiple staff from your organization as well as your board members. You can use this package over the course of twelve months,…

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Through a proposal written by JVA, Denver Human Services received a three year grant from the US Labor Department to provide job training to homeless veterans.

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JVA conducted the community assessment and business planning leading to the launch of this project.

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