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Overcoming the Government-Nonprofit Dependency

ASU Lodestar Center

Federal, state and local governments increasingly depend on Social Service nonprofit organizations and, because of that dependency, have been willing to help fund them. government funding accounts for approximately one-third of the annual revenue received by nonprofit organizations, primarily through grants and contracts.

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Research Friday: Lessons in board governance

ASU Lodestar Center

The Central Asia Institute is only one nonprofit organization that has fallen from grace due to poor nonprofit governance. Thankfully, a recent survey conducted by BoardSource in 2012 shows signs of increased governance among nonprofits 2. Increased understanding of their legal and governance responsibilities.

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Chain Reaction 2009: the Social by Social game

Amy Sample Ward

Chain Reaction is a unique and challenging project based on a very simple idea – that we all have the power of our own actions, but that none of us on our own can change the world, not governments, not businesses, not charities. Chain Reaction is taking place November 12th, 2009, at Canary Warf, London.

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Chain Reaction 2009: the Social by Social game

Amy Sample Ward

Chain Reaction is a unique and challenging project based on a very simple idea - that we all have the power of our own actions, but that none of us on our own can change the world, not governments, not businesses, not charities. Chain Reaction is taking place November 12th, 2009, at Canary Warf, London.

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16 Million 2-1-1 Calls in 2009

VisionLink

From our colleagues at the United Way of America, an update on 2009 Call Volume: 2-1-1 call centers across the country have completed their annual survey of call traffic. In 2009, these calls totaled more than 16 million calls across America. This is an increase of 13% in call volume over 2008. With approximately 1.5

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Research Friday: Government contracting part II: Adapting in an era of less

ASU Lodestar Center

When NFF began this survey in 2009, many of our clients were in “triage” mode: they were dealing with mission and finance-related emergencies, relying on short-term coping strategies—like reserve depletion and staff furloughs—to make ends meet until the financial crisis was over. Many are recognizing that this dynamic may be here to stay.

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Celebrating 25 Years of Innovation and Impact: Reflecting on Our Journey

The MatrixFiles

If you want to read about the first 10 years at Matrix Group, here’s a blog post I wrote back in 2009 ! So many of our clients are revisiting their strategic plans, most are upending their conferences, some are rethinking their member types, and so many are tweaking their governance. I’m not someone who looks to the far future, either.

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