ASU Lodestar Center

FEBRUARY 12, 2014

posted by Sentari Minor Director of Engagement and Education, Social Venture Partners Arizona Nonprofit leaders know that storytelling is paramount to advancing their organization’s mission. But SVP Arizona Fast Pitch presented by Social Venture Partners Arizona (SVPAZ) helps select Valley nonprofits do just that.

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ASU Lodestar Center

JULY 14, 2021

posted by Jennifer Kirksey Fall 2020 Alumna, ASU Master of Nonprofit Leadership & Management. In a survey of the charitable community through the Independent Sector (PDF), nonprofit professionals admitted that they need more engagement with their stakeholders. Illustration by Yuxin Qin. Obstacle 1: “We have no money.”.

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ASU Lodestar Center

MAY 14, 2019

posted by Shannon Harrell Fall 2018 Alumna, ASU Master of Nonprofit Leadership & Management. Unlike for-profits, nonprofits must do more with less. In an article for the Stanford Social Innovation Review Monisha Kapila says “The nonprofit sector is known for underinvesting in talent. Create a Development Plan.

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ASU Lodestar Center

OCTOBER 1, 2014

Associate Professor, ASU School of Community Resources & Development Early each semester I graph five years-worth of the number of Arizona nonprofits that gained status as income-tax-exempt under §501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code. In a normal month, 40 to 50 Arizona nonprofits will gain ‘public charity’ status from the IRS.

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ASU Lodestar Center

JULY 22, 2019

posted by Jennifer Brauer Spring 2019 Alumna, ASU Master of Nonprofit Leadership & Management. Rusty Morgen Stahl, in an article examining research on nonprofit hiring strategies, wrote for The Foundation Review, “It is reasonable to ask what has been done to tackle the talent challenge. Illustration by Jocelyn Ruiz.

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ASU Lodestar Center

JANUARY 23, 2013

Finding gainful employment in the nonprofit arena is different than landing a job in other industries. At nonprofit interviews, your employer needs to distinguish your job credentials beyond a simple skill set – they need to recognize both your professional potential and your passion for the cause. Like this article?

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AUGUST 6, 2014

posted by Anne Byrne , Professional-in-Residence, ASU Lodestar Center Question: I am starting a nonprofit organization and need to apply for 501c3 status. This form is significantly shorter and easier to complete than the regular application, which is a welcome change for aspiring small nonprofit organizations. Get another!

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ASU Lodestar Center

SEPTEMBER 10, 2019

posted by Cambria Bowman Fall 2016 Alumna, ASU Master of Nonprofit Leadership & Management. The overall consensus from professionals across the state is that outputs – tangible, numerical data – correlate to outreach, while outcomes – documented action – are consistent with engagement. A nonprofit professional’s work is never done.

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ASU Lodestar Center

JULY 13, 2011

Public Allies Arizona. I asked nonprofit professionals about their views on work-life balance and how it effects their day-to-day lives. So, how can nonprofit professionals realistically tackle work-life balance? Like this article? Laci Lester. Program Manager, ASU Lodestar Center. Get another!

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MARCH 10, 2020

posted by Amanda Siegal, Fall 2019 Alumna, ASU Master of Nonprofit Leadership & Management. In an article in Nonprofit Quarterly, Holly Ross said society’s implementation of technology has altered expectations of responsiveness, internal visibility, and the lure of newness and innovation. Illustration by Jocelyn Ruiz.

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ASU Lodestar Center

OCTOBER 30, 2013

Yes, 501(c)(3) organizations make up the majority of the nonprofit sector, but there are 29 types of 501(c) organizations. As the Executive Director of the Arizona Parks and Recreation Association, I seemed to be the only inhabitant on the 501(c)(6) island. My point is that associations are a critical piece of the nonprofit sector.

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ASU Lodestar Center

JULY 12, 2017

posted by Christopher Chappell Social Media Coordinator Arizona Wilderness Brewing Company. In order to have long term fiscal sustainability, nonprofits must be considering future generations as potential donors and supporters. Millennials want more out of engagement with nonprofits than previous generations. PEW, 2010).

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ASU Lodestar Center

JULY 12, 2017

posted by Christopher Chappell Social Media Coordinator Arizona Wilderness Brewing Company. In order to have long term fiscal sustainability, nonprofits must be considering future generations as potential donors and supporters. Millennials want more out of engagement with nonprofits than previous generations. PEW, 2010).

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ASU Lodestar Center

APRIL 26, 2013

continuing series, we invite a nonprofit scholar, student, or professional to. inform and improve day-to-day nonprofit practice. 1 But brand value is just as important in the nonprofit sector as it is in the for-profit sector. This can make branding more difficult for nonprofits. Alex Flores , Teach For America.

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ASU Lodestar Center

JANUARY 22, 2014

He mentioned business CEOs, lawyers, university presidents, HR professionals, marketing gurus, etc. Jessie left Arizona at the end of 2012, but is fully committed to the nonprofit industry. Jessie is also a 2011-2012 Generation Next Nonprofit Leadership Academy. Like this article? Get another!

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ASU Lodestar Center

JULY 27, 2012

for Philanthropy & Nonprofit Innovation. continuing weekly series, each Friday we invite a nonprofit scholar, student, or professional to. inform and improve day-to-day nonprofit practice. Like this article? posted by ASU Lodestar Center. Welcome to Research Friday ! As part of a. Upcoming Research Reports.

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APRIL 25, 2012

Nonetheless, I think it is descriptive for what nonprofit publishers, like me, have experienced recently. My job title indicates that I am responsible for publishing and community at a Scottsdale-headquartered nonprofit profession association. Most nonprofit publishers are still finding their way through this disrupted world.

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ASU Lodestar Center

NOVEMBER 12, 2014

Communications Director and Content Strategist Highway Twenty A Request for Proposal (RFP) is a common way nonprofit organizations invite bids for products and services. Nonprofits must realize that no matter how worthy their cause, they cannot have fast, cheap, AND high quality all at once -- it’s just not realistic.

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ASU Lodestar Center

SEPTEMBER 21, 2012

continuing weekly series, each Friday we invite a nonprofit scholar, student, or professional to. inform and improve day-to-day nonprofit practice. The Women’s Foundation of Southern Arizona (WFSA) commissioned a study to create a more comprehensive, useful measure of self-sufficiency. As part of a.

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ASU Lodestar Center

JANUARY 29, 2014

Student seeking the Certified Nonprofit Professional (CNP) credential from over 40 campuses across the country attend workshops, hear from national leaders and provide the host community with opportunities to learn from student case studies. posted by Lyn McDonough , Program Coordinator Sr. All I can say is thank you!"

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ASU Lodestar Center

MAY 23, 2012

Protecting Arizona's Family Coalition. Nonprofits have a unique character in our society. This legal status recognizes that nonprofits exist for more than a bottom line. Nonprofits exist for the community. Most nonprofits don’t think of themselves as a political organization. PAFCO Coordinator. Timothy J.

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ASU Lodestar Center

OCTOBER 23, 2013

Anne Byrne , Professional-in-Residence, ASU Lodestar Center. Do you have questions about starting, governing, managing or operating a nonprofit organization? Contact one of our nonprofit specialists today! An example of this type of organization is a private health care provider with a nonprofit arm to serve indigent clients.

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CauseVox

JUNE 9, 2021

Online virtual fundraising is one of the most popular ways for nonprofits to raise money. Maybe your nonprofit hasn’t yet developed an online fundraising plan. Either way, it’s time to brush up on your peer-to-peer fundraising chops and check out some online fundraising ideas that you can use to attract donors to your nonprofit.

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ASU Lodestar Center

FEBRUARY 27, 2013

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. The number of nonprofit agencies that succumbed to the recession is not the topic of this essay. Is this a job or a vocation? New ideas take additional time.

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ASU Lodestar Center

SEPTEMBER 14, 2012

posted by Pat Lewis , Senior Professional. continuing weekly series, each Friday we invite a nonprofit scholar, student, or professional to. inform and improve day-to-day nonprofit practice. When speaking of data by state, the ASU Lodestar Center researches giving in Arizona, and we use an entirely different methodology.

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ASU Lodestar Center

MAY 18, 2012

continuing weekly series, each Friday we invite a nonprofit scholar, student, or professional to. inform and improve day-to-day nonprofit practice. In the finance class of the MNpS program at ASU, we were introduced to a fascinating article by Jim Fruchterman: For Love or Lucre. Welcome to Research Friday ! As part of a.

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ASU Lodestar Center

AUGUST 14, 2013

Nonprofit Management Institute. So here is my initial stab at a list of “radically successful” people from the social sector: Enhance your leadership skills with the new NMI Certificate in Nonprofit Executive Leadership. Mother Teresa: During her career as the founder of a nonprofit. Like this article? Instructor.

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ASU Lodestar Center

APRIL 3, 2013

Anne Byrne , Professional-in-Residence, ASU Lodestar Center. Question: I am starting a nonprofit organization, and I need to secure our 501(c)3 status. Questions about the application for 501(c)3 status or form 1023 are by far the most common I get in my role as a professional-in-residence at the ASU Lodestar Center.

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ASU Lodestar Center

JULY 15, 2011

Nonprofit Finance Fund. For this week's post, we welcome Angela Francis, Senior Associate, from Nonprofit Finance Fund to discuss NFF's recently released State of the Sector survey findings. We've had a great response thus far to Research Friday, our weekly series on nonprofit research. Angela Francis , Senior Associate.

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ASU Lodestar Center

JULY 12, 2011

Periodically I run into someone (and even at times a fellow fundraising professional!) So, why do individuals contribute money to nonprofit organizations? When individuals give to nonprofit organizations serving a particular societal need or set of needs, they are attempting to meet their own philanthropic objectives.

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ASU Lodestar Center

JANUARY 18, 2012

posted by Sentari Minor , Program Specialist, The Rodel Foundation of Arizona. In these hard economic times, nonprofits are famously struggling—fighting for funding and fighting for resources. Now, more than ever, it is important for nonprofits to play smart while building capacity. Like this article? Get another!

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ASU Lodestar Center

JANUARY 11, 2013

continuing weekly series, each Friday we invite a nonprofit scholar, student, or professional to. inform and improve day-to-day nonprofit practice. With the recent scarcity of grant funding, excellent program evaluation practices are becoming a distinguishing element of effective and grant-competitive nonprofit organizations.

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ASU Lodestar Center

MARCH 28, 2012

posted by Sentari Minor , Program Specialist, The Rodel Foundation of Arizona. Why has this notion demanded so much attention and effort and become a “must have” skill for our professional wheelhouses? It’s simple: networking is necessary to progress at any level in business and is especially paramount for nonprofit leaders.

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ASU Lodestar Center

APRIL 23, 2014

posted by Chloe Silva , Program Coordinator ASU Lodestar Center In a society fundamentally rooted in capitalism, how can nonprofits argue their worth when their work cannot be translated into a monetary sum? Increasingly, nonprofit organizations are looking for new ways to measure (and thereby validate) the importance of their work.

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ASU Lodestar Center

FEBRUARY 1, 2013

Nonprofit Finance Fund. 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. We depend on the nonprofit sector to help alleviate these problems. Like this article? Get another!

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ASU Lodestar Center

NOVEMBER 28, 2012

Serving on a board doesn’t just mean giving financially, but also becoming involved in program development, community relations and networking with likeminded professionals. Ashley is SOS - Association Management Solutions’ newest staff members with 16 years experience in the nonprofit industry. Like this article? Get another!

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APRIL 17, 2013

How would you describe the collective culture of your nonprofit organization? The most successful nonprofit organizations have staff buy-in at every rank, from volunteers, to administrative professionals, executives and all the way up to the board members. Sign up for the Lodestar Center Nonprofit News! Like this article?

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