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Diversity in fundraising

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The ‘Daring to Lead’ study found that 82 percent of executive directors were white, that recently hired executives were just as likely to be white as their longer-serving colleagues and that executive directors under 40 were only slightly less likely to be white.”. in History from Arizona State University in 2008 and earned an M.A.

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Research Friday: ASU is an Important Central Hub for Nonprofit Organizations

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& Management Student, Arizona State University. The type of tie depicted in a social network map depends on a study's content and purpose (Knoke and Yang, 2008) [3]. Introduction to social network methods. Mary McGillicuddy , Nonprofit Leadership. Welcome to Research Friday ! American Journal of Sociology.

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Research Friday: Does your nonprofit have an outcome-driven culture?

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highlight current research reports or studies and discuss how they can. However, studies reveal that most nonprofits still view evaluation as exclusively about program outputs, and they often perceive data gathering as a resource drain and distraction. University of Idaho. As part of a. Program evaluation in nonprofits survey.

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

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The Center for Effective Philanthropy study reported 51percent of those surveyed do not have sufficient resources or capacity to invest in new mechanisms to improve downward accountability (Buteau et al., Embracing a balanced approach between informal and formal mechanisms offers the best method for collecting useful client perspectives.

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ASU Lodestar Center Blog: Research Friday: "Really, How Many.

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As part of a continuing weekly series, each Friday we invite a nonprofit expert from our academic faculty to highlight a research report or study and discuss how it can inform and improve day-to-day nonprofit practice. The data were collected in the summer of 2009 by asking people to reflect on their volunteering during all of 2008.

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Social Impact Investments

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As a result, an emerging method of investment, called social impact investment, has investors monitor the outcomes produced by their donations while simultaneously producing profit from their investment. Though the practice is decades old, the term was only coined in 2008, making it a relatively new field of study.

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Webinar: Using Email to Engage Activists, Cultivate Donors - Online Fundraising, Advocacy, and Social Media - frogloop

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57) Mobile (15) Nonprofit Benchmark Studies (15) Nonprofit Events (36) nptech (8) Online Advertising (5) Online Advocacy (47) Online Fundraising (97) Online Marketing (59) Online Organizing (32) SEO (3) Social Networking (109) Technology (31) Trends (51) Video (27) Volunteering (2) Web 2.0 (60) But it’s not always easy. All rights reserved.