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Comfort vs. Action: The Internal Debate

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AmeriCorps Coordinator. My friend is deeply committed to issues of social justice, which includes equal access to affordable health care for all. His stance raises the question: Does being committed to social change require making one less comfortable or resisting being “too comfortable?". Tan , University Service Learning /.

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How can nonprofit organizations improve accountability to the populations they serve?

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Stanford Social Innovation Review, 11(2), 41. Natalia Winberry completed her undergraduate studies at Beloit College in 2007 and started her career in 2008 as an AmeriCorps VISTA in Phoenix, Arizona. Listening to those who matter most, the beneficiaries. Wellens, L., & & Jegers, M. From consultation to participation.

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ASU Lodestar Center Blog: Research Friday: What It Takes to Lead.

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2] To better understand the skills and knowledge needed by nonprofit professionals, we conducted a needs-assessment study based on surveys of NMI instructors, advisory board members, alumni, and participants in NMI courses since 2007. ► May (9) Research Friday: Social Media is all around us - H. Pollak, T. & Blackwood, A.

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ASU Lodestar Center Blog: Research Friday: "The Art of Data.

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Consider the following: On the same day in the fall of 2007, two contradictory newspaper headlines accompanied high profile, front-page articles in both the East Valley Tribune and the Arizona Republic. 2007, State and regional: NewsBank. ► May (9) Research Friday: Social Media is all around us - H. Arizona Republic : A.1.

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ASU Lodestar Center Blog: Research Friday: Really, Your Tax.

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Yesterday, they published the list of organizations that have lost their exemption from paying income tax due to failure to file required reports in 2007, 2008, and 2009. ► May (9) Research Friday: Social Media is all around us - H. Long overdue, the IRS finally pulled the trigger. This is great news.

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ASU Lodestar Center Blog: The Future is You: Philanthropy in the.

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Disclaimer Tuesday, June 7, 2011 The Future is You: Philanthropy in the 21st Century posted by Katie Berta , Graduate Assistant ASU Lodestar Center During a 2007 TED talk , Katherine Fulton discussed the ways philanthropy is evolving — becoming faster, bigger, and more effective — and explained what you can do to keep up.