ASU Lodestar Center

FEBRUARY 22, 2011

Disclaimer Tuesday, February 22, 2011 Twitter Dashboards and the Dark Side of Tweeting posted by Kayla L. With the explosion of micro-blogging, the nonprofit world has a fantastic new tool to connect with the public in exciting and creative ways. But what happens when bad tweets happen to good nonprofits? I totally agree.

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MAY 6, 2011

Disclaimer Friday, May 6, 2011 Research Friday: Take our fun quiz on the Arizona nonprofit sector! 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.

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MAY 24, 2011

Disclaimer Tuesday, May 24, 2011 Creating, Building, and Sustaining Nonprofit Communities posted by Hannah Humphrey , Public Allies Arizona Alumna / Outreach Coordinator, Xico What does it mean to be a community organization? Nonprofit professionals use the word "community" a lot. Fear not, nonprofit professionals!

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ASU Lodestar Center

JUNE 10, 2011

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. The list includes 4,025 with an Arizona address, including two-thirds (2,708) with the coveted charitable exemption.

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ASU Lodestar Center

MARCH 10, 2011

Crafting a Successful Third Generation Nonprofit-B. Research Friday: Really, is the Nonprofit Sector B. How to Start a Nonprofit Organization: Questions t. Creating, Building, and Sustaining Nonprofit Commu. Fear not, nonprofit professionals! Research Friday: "Really, How Many Nonprofits Are.

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MARCH 22, 2011

McKinney , Project Specialist ASU Lodestar Center Attending this years Annual Forum on Nonprofit Effectiveness for the first time, I was really excited to see the communication between grantees and funders. Crafting a Successful Third Generation Nonprofit-B. Research Friday: Really, is the Nonprofit Sector B.

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ASU Lodestar Center

JANUARY 9, 2013

Twitter is a microblogging platform, Kayla McKinney previously discussed the trend of microgiving , and now there’s microvolunteering. Sparked is a project-based microvolunteering site, where nonprofit organizations “challenge” the Sparked community, and the volunteers then respond. It can almost be seen as a form of crowdsourcing.

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ASU Lodestar Center

MAY 27, 2011

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. How is your nonprofit organization adjusting to anticipate these important trends?

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APRIL 22, 2011

Disclaimer Friday, April 22, 2011 Research Friday: "Really, How Many Nonprofits Are There?" 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.

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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. A 2008 study shows that the nonprofit sector employs approximately 13 million people in the United States. [1] 1] In the past few decades, the nonprofit workforce has become increasingly professionalized.

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APRIL 19, 2011

Disclaimer Tuesday, April 19, 2011 Better Together: Collaboration and Nonprofit Networking posted by Jessica Sadoway , Nonprofit and Social Media Blogger Just last Friday, The Collaboration Prize announced its third annual winner (congratulations to the Adoption Coalition of Texas !). Crafting a Successful Third Generation Nonprofit-B.

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ASU Lodestar Center

FEBRUARY 17, 2011

The Collaboration Prize was created and is funded by The Lodestar Foundation in collaboration with the Arizona-Indiana-Michigan (AIM) Alliance , of which the ASU Lodestar Center is an integral part. Congratulations to the 8 Finalists and best wishes to all nonprofits doing this challenging work. Fear not, nonprofit professionals!

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JUNE 15, 2011

Disclaimer Wednesday, June 15, 2011 Making the Play: Successfully Engaging Youth Within the Nonprofit Sector posted by David "DJ" Heyward , American Humanics Student / Team MPhasis Coach Many of us in the nonprofit sector work specifically with children and young adults. How does your nonprofit organization engage youth?

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MARCH 25, 2011

Disclaimer Friday, March 25, 2011 Research Friday Guest Post: "State of the Sector 2011: All quiet on the nonprofit front" posted by Angela Francis , Senior Associate Nonprofit Finance Fund Welcome to Research Friday ! Weve had a great response thus far to Research Friday, our weekly series on nonprofit research.

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FEBRUARY 15, 2011

What Next — posted by Pat Lewis , Senior Professional in Residence ASU Lodestar Center The IRS has begun to revoke the tax-exempt status for those nonprofit organizations that have not filed some form of a 990 (information report) for three years. Crafting a Successful Third Generation Nonprofit-B. All You Need is Love.

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ASU Lodestar Center

SEPTEMBER 11, 2013

Every nonprofit’s policy is going to be different, because every nonprofit has different needs, different audiences, different missions, and different campaign goals. And did I mention that it’s specifically for nonprofits? Connect with Colleen on Twitter and LinkedIn. And it’s extremely easy to create.

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ASU Lodestar Center

FEBRUARY 15, 2011

Since Im much more of a "tech geek" than a nonprofit guru, I must confess that I knew absolutely nothing about the keynote speakers we have scheduled for the forum. Crafting a Successful Third Generation Nonprofit-B. Research Friday: Really, is the Nonprofit Sector B. How to Start a Nonprofit Organization: Questions t.

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ASU Lodestar Center

MARCH 18, 2011

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. A couple months ago, the ASU Lodestar Center released its 2010 report on Arizona Giving & Volunteering.

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APRIL 29, 2011

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. In a prior post titled, "Really, How Many Nonprofits Are There?" We welcome your comments and feedback.

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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.

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ASU Lodestar Center

MAY 20, 2011

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. 1] The relationship between a nonprofit Board Chair and the CEO is an incredibly important one.

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ASU Lodestar Center

APRIL 1, 2011

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. I worked with a nonprofit several years ago, and we had the most success with donors when we actually talked to them.

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FEBRUARY 24, 2011

To hear more about our latest research on strong funder-grantee relationships and the keys to success, please join me on March 4 th for the ASU Lodestar Center for Philanthropy and Nonprofit Innovation’s 13th Annual Forum on Nonprofit Effectiveness, " Nonprofit Grantees & Funders: Building Strong Relationships - Assuring Community Impact."

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JUNE 3, 2011

Disclaimer Friday, June 3, 2011 Research Friday: Really, is the Nonprofit Sector Becoming More Commercialized? 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.

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ASU Lodestar Center

FEBRUARY 25, 2011

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. Oh, the high-wire balancing act of nonprofit CEO compensation. We welcome your comments and feedback.

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ASU Lodestar Center

APRIL 27, 2011

Funny thing is, I learned the exact same thing in just one day while attending the ASU Lodestar Centers 2011 Forum on Nonprofit Effectiveness. It's great to hear that folks were able to have such good communication and networking between nonprofits. Crafting a Successful Third Generation Nonprofit-B. Thanks for the post!

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ASU Lodestar Center

APRIL 13, 2011

So, I was immediately interested when a link to an article, titled " Good Intentions vs. Good Results ," popped up on my Twitter feed. Its easy to find news articles that expose fraud, scandal, and dishonesty in the philanthropic and nonprofit sector. Crafting a Successful Third Generation Nonprofit-B. I keep a clean home!

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ASU Lodestar Center

MARCH 11, 2011

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. Crafting a Successful Third Generation Nonprofit-B. Research Friday: Really, is the Nonprofit Sector B.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

APRIL 21, 2011

I’m looking for good examples (and stories) about nonprofit dashboards, especially ones that support social media decision-making. Nonprofit Dashboards, Guest Post by Jacob Smith. Nonprofit Dashboards, Guest Post by Jacob Smith. A dashboard can be your nonprofit’s trusted adviser. 2) Status Dashboards.

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ASU Lodestar Center

MAY 4, 2011

Back in the early 1990s, I had a day job studying nonprofit spending and reporting as part of something called the Nonprofit Overhead Cost Study , a joint project between the Urban Institute and Indiana University. Another part was that many nonprofits didnt have systems in place to track and allocate expenses accurately.

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ASU Lodestar Center

MAY 8, 2013

There is much talk within the nonprofit sector of how organizations should measure their impact, and there doesn’t really seem to be a right or wrong way to implement a measurement strategy. As an employee of, a volunteer for, and a donor to different nonprofits, these stories give me a different kind of goal to focus on. Day when you.

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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. A little step like encouraging our families to volunteer and get involved in the nonprofit community really can make big changes!

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FEBRUARY 28, 2011

Disclaimer Monday, February 28, 2011 Fast Lane Philanthropy posted by Terri Wogan , Executive Director Social Venture Partners Arizona Imagine you have just stepped onto the stage before some of the Valleys most influential leaders. It's exciting to see so much support and energy for the innovative work Phoenix nonprofits are doing.

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AUGUST 24, 2011

I have been fortunate to work at a few nonprofit organizations, and there is always a critical need to effectively tell the story. social media contacts ( Twitter , Facebook , LinkedIn ), and graphical elements such as a logo or a banner ad for a program, event, or campaign you're marketing. Every nonprofit has a story.

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APRIL 8, 2011

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. Crafting a Successful Third Generation Nonprofit-B. Research Friday: Really, is the Nonprofit Sector B.

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MARCH 30, 2011

Tan , Public Allies Arizona Program Manager ASU Lodestar Center As Ive done every March for the past four years, I participated as a Team Leader in United Ways Alternative Spring Break (ASB) in the metro Washington D.C. Crafting a Successful Third Generation Nonprofit-B. Research Friday: Really, is the Nonprofit Sector B.

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APRIL 5, 2011

I have a rough time donating to nonprofits. 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. How am I impacting my community, and why am I so gosh darn lazy when it comes to helping out local nonprofits?

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