ASU Lodestar Center

JUNE 10, 2011

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

MAY 27, 2011

If anyone ever once doubted the energy and organizing force of technology, rest assured they dont anymore. Convergence" makes the following assertion: "To have a credible voice in this [technologically advanced] environment, nonprofits need to empower everyone in their organization to be a spokesperson." They want to connect.

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ASU Lodestar Center

JUNE 15, 2011

This organization uses sports, specifically basketball, as a vehicle to help youth get motivated in school and learn life lessons while at the same time producing some seriously great athletes. Below are a few of those take-aways to help you and your organization get the most out of working with youth. Like this article? Get another!

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ASU Lodestar Center

APRIL 19, 2011

The Collaboration Prize itself is a joint effort by several pioneering organizations: The Lodestar Foundation has partnered with the AIM Alliance , the Foundation Center , La Piana Consulting , and other foundation and nonprofit leaders to support the 2011 Prize. By working together, youre boosting the potential of both organizations.

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ASU Lodestar Center

MAY 6, 2011

How to Start a Nonprofit Organization: Questions t. How my mother and AmeriCorps made me a better man Research Friday: "Is Religious Giving Increasing o. Crafting a Successful Third Generation Nonprofit-B. The Future is You: Philanthropy in the 21st Centur. Research Friday: Really, is the Nonprofit Sector B. Central Ave.

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ASU Lodestar Center

MARCH 22, 2011

How to Start a Nonprofit Organization: Questions t. How my mother and AmeriCorps made me a better man Research Friday: "Is Religious Giving Increasing o. Crafting a Successful Third Generation Nonprofit-B. The Future is You: Philanthropy in the 21st Centur. Research Friday: Really, is the Nonprofit Sector B. Central Ave.

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ASU Lodestar Center

FEBRUARY 17, 2011

The Finalists are: Adoption Coalition of Texas , Austin, Texas Community Voice Mail Federation , Seattle, Washington Feed More, Inc. One of the coolest things about The Collaboration Prize is that the organizers don’t want any of these success stories to be kept a secret. How to Start a Nonprofit Organization: Questions t.

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ASU Lodestar Center

FEBRUARY 15, 2011

Yes, this is a worthwhile organization. How to Start a Nonprofit Organization: Questions t. How my mother and AmeriCorps made me a better man Research Friday: "Is Religious Giving Increasing o. Take a minute and check it out! I have used DonorsChoose.org and it works! February 9, 2011 5:04 PM Travis Butterfield said.

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ASU Lodestar Center

MAY 11, 2011

As a nonprofit professional, you are duty-bound to speak the truth about the obstacles and challenges, whether personal or organizational, that hold you back from fully delivering your organizations mission. Posted by ASU Lodestar Center at 9:49 AM Labels: Aaron Stiner , balance , organization , YNPN Phoenix 4comments: Aaron Stiner said.

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ASU Lodestar Center

MARCH 10, 2011

How to Start a Nonprofit Organization: Questions t. How my mother and AmeriCorps made me a better man Research Friday: "Is Religious Giving Increasing o. Crafting a Successful Third Generation Nonprofit-B. The Future is You: Philanthropy in the 21st Centur. Research Friday: Really, is the Nonprofit Sector B. Central Ave.

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ASU Lodestar Center

APRIL 1, 2011

I like to be informed of what the organization is doing, but I dont want mail solicitations. When we investigate motivations for charitable giving, we arent only concerned with what motivates a donor to write the first check to a charitable organization, but also what inspires them to become a regular, ongoing donor.

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ASU Lodestar Center

APRIL 15, 2011

Disclaimer Friday, April 15, 2011 Research Friday: What It Takes to Lead and Manage a Nonprofit Organization posted by Laura L. In addition, they are interested in learning about foundation grant making, marketing and social media, building collaboration, and managing faith-based organizations. Bush, Ph.D. Pollak, T. Washington, D.

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ASU Lodestar Center

MAY 20, 2011

The Organization for Nonprofit Executives (ONE) recently performed a survey of its members to help gather information for my presentation on the Board Chair/Chief Executive relationship. Organization not a top priority for Chair. but the organization." And it is a simple (and small) survey upon which this blog is based.

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ASU Lodestar Center

FEBRUARY 24, 2011

How to Start a Nonprofit Organization: Questions t. How my mother and AmeriCorps made me a better man Research Friday: "Is Religious Giving Increasing o. Crafting a Successful Third Generation Nonprofit-B. The Future is You: Philanthropy in the 21st Centur. Research Friday: Really, is the Nonprofit Sector B. Central Ave.

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ASU Lodestar Center

MAY 17, 2011

Requirements not only include courses towards their degree program, but also 30 additional hours of coursework and 200 Career Field Exploration (CFE) hours — designed to assist students in "trying out" different nonprofit organizations and the jobs within them before they make any decisions about full-time employment. Central Ave.

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ASU Lodestar Center

MARCH 4, 2011

Whether practitioners, volunteers, or donors, we want our end-users to understand issues in ways that help them become more efficient and effective within their nonprofit organizations and across their networks of nonprofits. How to Start a Nonprofit Organization: Questions t. Resources are a huge challenge to any research effort.

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ASU Lodestar Center

FEBRUARY 22, 2011

How does it go about restoring credibility with existing funders and position itself with possible new funders to help "bring them back" and make the organization stronger than before? Recently, the Red Cross faced this issue when a staff member accidentally posted a (very) personal tweet on the organizations (very) public twitter account.

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ASU Lodestar Center

JUNE 3, 2011

Our text, Peter Frumkins On Being Nonprofit makes some strong statements about the place of earned revenues in nonprofit organizations. Weisbrod refers to massive changes characterized as a pattern of growing commercialization of nonprofit organizations. With this information, he can see whats happening with the average organization.

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ASU Lodestar Center

FEBRUARY 25, 2011

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? I really like the way you looked into the details of your organization and educated yourself about their compensation practices.

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ASU Lodestar Center

APRIL 29, 2011

In the case of Los Angeles, a node of domestic violence shelter mailing addresses actually led to a Post Office located in a high-wealth area of the city. How to Start a Nonprofit Organization: Questions t. How my mother and AmeriCorps made me a better man Research Friday: "Is Religious Giving Increasing o. Central Ave.

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ASU Lodestar Center

MARCH 25, 2011

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. Central Ave.

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ASU Lodestar Center

APRIL 27, 2011

Well, we all care deeply for the missions of our organizations and those we serve — you might even call that "love." How to Start a Nonprofit Organization: Questions t. How my mother and AmeriCorps made me a better man Research Friday: "Is Religious Giving Increasing o. Central Ave.

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ASU Lodestar Center

APRIL 22, 2011

Part of the problem is that so many organizations fall under the umbrella of "nonprofit," which is a big stew of everything that isnt a government agency or registered as a business. Nonprofit" includes member-serving organizations, as well as the public-serving ones that we usually associate with the term.

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ASU Lodestar Center

MARCH 11, 2011

Rooney offers the following synopsis of the research findings: "Religious organizations should be aware that long-term growth in giving is a function of religious attendance." Further, 55 percent of dual-giving (both religious and secular) households gave to at least two other organizations. 18, Issue 1.

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ASU Lodestar Center

MARCH 18, 2011

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. How my mother and AmeriCorps made me a better man Research Friday: "Is Religious Giving Increasing o.

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ASU Lodestar Center

APRIL 13, 2011

We can lobby for stricter legislation governing transparency, and make sure that we do our homework before we give to an organization, so that we minimize the risk that our money or time is not being used in a way we might disagree with. How to Start a Nonprofit Organization: Questions t. Central Ave.

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ASU Lodestar Center

MAY 9, 2011

Nonprofit organizations all over the world have become accustomed to the social media franchise: People are now able to donate online, view volunteer opportunities on the web, follow charity updates, and much more. To see how Roots, an organization in Tel Aviv, is encouraging families to volunteer (and continue to volunteer!),

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NTEN

APRIL 16, 2009

If your organization hasn't spent much time developing a dashboard, let our experience be your guide. When I started at NTEN back in 2006 as an AmeriCorps Volunteer, my first task was to sort through a pile of returned mail and fix bad addresses. Does this mean 5,000 individuals or 5,000 organizations?

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ASU Lodestar Center

MAY 4, 2011

Federated campaigns often "help" their donors make giving decisions by prominently publishing such ratios next to the organizations names. However, thats hard enough to do when evaluating any one nonprofit organization, let alone the many thousands that we would like to compare. Its an exciting time.

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ASU Lodestar Center

FEBRUARY 28, 2011

Your organization is on the verge of a breakthrough. This is the exact scenario that eight finalists of the "Fast Pitch Social Innovation Expo" will face on March 2, but many nonprofit organizations face a similar situation all of the time. How to Start a Nonprofit Organization: Questions t. Central Ave.

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ASU Lodestar Center

MARCH 30, 2011

Posted by ASU Lodestar Center at 4:44 PM Labels: AmeriCorps , Laura Tan , Public Allies , United Way 8comments: Kayla said. Ambika - Yes, especially with mentors, I've seen organizations ask for those types of commitments. How to Start a Nonprofit Organization: Questions t. This is such a great perspective. Central Ave.

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ASU Lodestar Center

APRIL 8, 2011

For example: Boomer women often appreciate recognition; however, "Generation X women (those born between 1965 and 1976) reportedly want recognition only if it would directly benefit the organization." [1] How to Start a Nonprofit Organization: Questions t. According to the study, ". million privately held, women-owned firms in the U.S.

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ASU Lodestar Center

APRIL 5, 2011

At this point in my life, I only give money to one nonprofit organization, and I do that through automatic monthly payments, with little thought at all to the whole process. What if I decided that, every single day, Id devote a little bit of time and a little bit of a care to a different nonprofit organization? Im a grad student!

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ASU Lodestar Center

JUNE 7, 2011

How to Start a Nonprofit Organization: Questions t. How my mother and AmeriCorps made me a better man Research Friday: "Is Religious Giving Increasing o. Crafting a Successful Third Generation Nonprofit-B. The Future is You: Philanthropy in the 21st Centur. Research Friday: Really, is the Nonprofit Sector B. Central Ave.

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ASU Lodestar Center

MAY 13, 2011

The new nonprofit sector will have young leaders acting on behalf of the mission, and succession planning will be part of an organizations life and culture, not a linear phenomenon. Going forward, new organizations will have to live, breathe, and practice demographic diversity in order to stay afloat. These are now becoming archaic.

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