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Government contracts and nonprofit organizations: Problems and solutions

ASU Lodestar Center

There is a long history of nonprofit organizations partnering with the government, usually at the state level, through contracts to help provide for and respond to community needs. Still, changing terms mid-contract does little to help establish trust for a positive nonprofit/government relationship. sector and the government.

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Is Privacy for Everyone (Including Donors) Dead?

Bloomerang

“I’m increasingly inclined to think that there should be some regulatory oversight, maybe at the national and international level, just to make sure that we don’t do something very foolish. The public demands it, and because of it, governments are responding. . We do not know the full power of artificial intelligence (AI) yet.

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Creating Healthy Nonprofits in Silicon Valley

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

Silicon Valley philanthropy is increasing: Individual giving rose 150 percent between 2008 and 2013, from $1.9 As a result, many local nonprofits lack financial stability: more than 30 percent are running deficits above the national average. billion to $4.8 billion, and the number of private foundations has nearly doubled since 2005.

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Are Social Enterprises Viable Models for Funding Nonprofits?

ASU Lodestar Center

This article was originally published by Taylor & Francis Online. Charity and government support remain crucial but are insufficient to address the magnitude of the task at hand. Solving basic social problems requires a level of sustainable investment that donors and government cannot provide alone.

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How a small nonprofit organization survived the Great Recession

ASU Lodestar Center

Nonprofits, the fifth largest industry in Arizona, historically the recipient of a most generous donor base, now wear the burden of the downturn in the national economy. Our nonprofit 50l(c)(3) child advocacy agency survived the Great Recession of 2008-2013. Best of luck and hard work to all in 2013. Like this article?

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Ask a Nonprofit Specialist: Using collaborative inquiry to engage stakeholders

ASU Lodestar Center

Management guru Jim Collins has stated nonprofits are "in desperate need of greater discipline - disciplined planning, disciplined people, disciplined governance, disciplined allocation of resources.". Do you have questions about starting, governing, managing or operating a nonprofit organization? Like this article? Get another!

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How Cell Phones and Tablets Enable Telework

Tech Soup

During the polar vortex winter 2014, telework has done some unexpected things like keeping federal government services open for business during one of the really bad snow storms. Just under 200 million of them were sold worldwide in 2013. And never the twain shall meet. Tablet adoption is very brisk.

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