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13 of the Best Nonprofit Videos from the Last 13 Years

Nonprofit Tech for Good

YouTube launched almost 13 years ago on February 14, 2005 and you got to give credit to the early adopter nonprofits active on YouTube in its early years. These early adopters were also embracing Myspace when the vast majority of nonprofits hadn’t yet had their aha moment about social media. Drug Policy Alliance.

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Public Policy and SOX: Pricey or Priceless!

ASU Lodestar Center

It is not often that public policy intended for the publicly traded-corporate world directly impacts the nonprofit corporate world. So … when the Sarbanes-Oxley Act (SOX) was adopted by Congress in 2002, there just wasn’t much history to help nonprofits understand its impact – on them. Conflict of interest policy. As part of a.

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Research Friday: Lessons in board governance

ASU Lodestar Center

Boards continue to adopt conflict-of-interest policies, whistleblower, and document-retention policies. Sixty-two percent of respondents felt that the board was ‘well informed” or “very well informed” of its responsibilities” as compared to 58% in 2010. Whistle-blower protection policy. Document retention.

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What Best Practices Exist in the Nonprofit Sector to Improve Operational Effectiveness and Achieve Greater Impact?

ASU Lodestar Center

Nonprofit organizations are increasingly under pressure from funders, clients, and others to “prove” that they are achieving their mission effectively and efficiently (Renz and Murray, 2010). This means an increased demand for more and better evaluation (Renz and Murray, 2010) is needed.

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Two Examples of Nonprofit Social Media That Will Make You Smile (and learn a best practice or two)

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

Back in 2010, you may remember one of the first highly visible social media mistakes of posting to the brand’s account instead of your personal social media. NPR’s Social Media Manager followed the best practice protocol for handling this type of social media screw up.

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Are Social Enterprises Viable Models for Funding Nonprofits?

ASU Lodestar Center

Today we are highlighting the work of Thom Reilly , Director of the Morrison Institute for Public Policy at Arizona State University. Should nonprofits become more aggressive in adopting new business models that can add needed revenue? However, the impact of the “Great Recession” in 2009 and 2010 left its founders with dwindling funds.

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Foundation Transparency – Foundation Center’s Surprising Glass Pockets Website

Tech Soup

Chronicle of Philanthropy published a great announcement of the project a few months after its launch in 2010. Governance Policies & Information. HR/Staffing Policies & Information. Which Foundations Have Adopted Transparency? There’s a ton of great pieces in there. Financial Information.