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Research Friday: Current Status of Arizona's Philanthropic Resources

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Arizona Grantmakers Forum. As part of a continuing weekly series, each Friday we invite a nonprofit expert to highlight a research report or study and discuss how it can inform and improve day-to-day nonprofit practice. As a state-wide sector, it can help us to understand what funding looks like across Arizona.

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Research Friday: Who grants the most? Who gets the most?

ASU Lodestar Center

Manager of Knowledge Resources. 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. Most of the grantmakers in Arizona are private foundations.

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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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9 Tips to Raise Cash Online: Lessons from research into the sustainability of internet-based resource development

ASU Lodestar Center

Make sure your website contains compelling, accurate, and broad information about your organization. If donors are going to give online, they will want information about your organization to support their decision. Provide information about alternate methods of donating.

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How can nonprofits leverage digital technology to increase giving?

ASU Lodestar Center

Social media and online giving both increased six percent between 2010 and 2018. In addition, because of technology information is available 24/7. This risk aversion is due to the often limited resources of nonprofits. On the other hand, direct mail decreased by 26 percent. Nonprofits cannot afford to try something new and fail.

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Research Friday: Lessons in board governance

ASU Lodestar Center

As part of a continuing weekly series, each Friday we invite a nonprofit scholar or practitioner to highlight current nonprofit research reports or studies and discuss how they can inform and improve day-to-day practice. Resources to create these documents and policies are available through many sources.

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Research Friday: Arizona’s seniors: The latest profile of volunteering behavior

ASU Lodestar Center

inform and improve day-to-day nonprofit practice. Recent research findings by Christopher Einolf and Susan Chambre (2011) provided empirical evidence of the strong influence of both formal and informal social networks on volunteering. What about volunteers in Arizona and particularly senior volunteers? As part of a. Einolf, C.