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Research Friday: Corporate Volunteer Programs: Synergy in Business and Nonprofit Actions

ASU Lodestar Center

The hours of unpaid labor afforded by such programs is the obvious contribution to the nonprofit organization. Chris Jarvis (2010) points out that volunteer programs can offer additional skill development, improved morale and productivity, as well as a more cooperative corporate culture. Sources: Brudney, J. and Meijs, L.

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

ASU Lodestar Center

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. The IRS has been slow to move, making sure that they had gone well out of their way to inform these organizations of their obligations and then warn them of impending doom.

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

ASU Lodestar Center

A couple months ago, the ASU Lodestar Center released its 2010 report on Arizona Giving & Volunteering. The first question in the September volunteer supplement asks “Since September 1st of last year, have you done any volunteer activity through or for an organization?&# How to Start a Nonprofit Organization: Questions t.

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ASU Lodestar Center Blog: Research Friday: "Executive Compensation"

ASU Lodestar Center

What’s an impact-driven nonprofit organization to do? What has your organization experienced? Did you lose a successful CEO to another organization, or another sector, because of compensation? And should a nonprofit really go over the top with CEO pay, the IRS will come knocking at the door. Two things come to mind.

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ASU Lodestar Center Blog: Research Friday Guest Post: "State of.

ASU Lodestar Center

Respondents came from large organizations and small, and from all sub-sectors, and include a small sample from Arizona. This balancing act becomes increasingly difficult when organizations experience upheaval—whether due to a recession, the loss of a funding source, or unexpected expenses.

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15 Historical Nonprofit Moments You Should Know

Whole Whale

When was the first volunteer organization created in the U.S.? It is important to understand the history of nonprofit organizations in order to see where the future may go. Nonprofit organizations actually pre-date the constitution and formation of America. Were donations to charities always tax-deductible?

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Case Study: Moving to Google Apps

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Annika Billqvist, Office and Technology Manager, HandsOn Bay Area When I started at HandsOn Bay Area in 2006, the organization didn’t have a long-term technology plan in place and used many different systems for communication, collaboration, and data storage. My choice was to take on a migration to Google Apps.