article thumbnail

Research Friday: Take our fun quiz on the nonprofit sector in Southern Arizona!

ASU Lodestar Center

In celebration of the ASU Lodestar Center’s official expansion of programs into Southern Arizona, we have put together a fun 11-question quiz on Southern Arizona’s nonprofit sector. It is based on our newly released research report: Scope of the Nonprofit Sector: Southern Arizona. Like this article? Get another!

Arizona 80
article thumbnail

Changing lives through financial empowerment

ASU Lodestar Center

For the past six months I have worked with YWCA Maricopa County , expanding its Own It Financial Education program , which provides low-income women and families a free education teaching them how to become financially stable and independent. There are no courses in our public school systems that teach students how to use a.

professionals

Sign Up for our Newsletter

This site is protected by reCAPTCHA and the Google Privacy Policy and Terms of Service apply.

article thumbnail

Donning the Sweatshirt of Service: Reflections from a Second-Year Ally

ASU Lodestar Center

Coordinator & Volunteer Coordinator, ADL Arizona and GLSEN Phoenix. When I think back on my time with ASU Lodestar Center's Public Allies Arizona program, many different memories and candid moments pop into my mind. This year alone, Joseph Perez created an entire collaborative program that uses hip hop to teach students about life.

article thumbnail

Reflections on the path to social sector success

ASU Lodestar Center

worker born in Yuma, Arizona, he and his family spent many years toiling away in the fields in California after his father lost his Arizona. She teaches NMI 105 High Impact Leadership for Arizona State University’s Lodestar Center for Philanthropy and Nonprofit Innovation. Like this article? Cesar Chavez: Founder.

article thumbnail

Research Friday: Branding in the nonprofit sector

ASU Lodestar Center

Alex Flores , Teach For America. One example of a nonprofit organization rebranding in order to create a more positive impact on the community they serve is the Arizona based nonprofit formally known as Phoenix Youth At Risk. Like this article? Welcome to Research Friday ! As part of a. & Shaw, D. Get another!

article thumbnail

How Can Member-Based Nonprofits Use Lean Innovation to Remain Relevant?

ASU Lodestar Center

The Lean Startup method teaches you how to drive a startup: how to steer, when to turn, and when to persevere and grow a business with maximum acceleration. In the article, “The Strange Disappearance of Civic America,” Robert D. Putnam reflects on his previous article “Bowling Alone: America Social Capitalism”.

Arizona 40
article thumbnail

Research Friday: Don't Be Afraid to Ask

ASU Lodestar Center

In the Arizona Giving and Volunteering Report , we at the Center report the differences in the rate of volunteering across race, gender, educational attainment, and income. Some of her past research projects include the Nonprofit Compensation & Benefits Report and Arizona Giving & Volunteering publications. Like this article?