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How can professional development advance nonprofit performance and ensure sustainability?

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While conferences were once the only idea in gaining professional development skills, peer-to-peer mentoring is shown to give the highest output of learned skills. Peer-to-peer learning models is a great way for staff to mentor each other and either learn a new skill or strengthen a previous skill.

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

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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.

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ASU Lodestar Center Blog: Making the Play: Successfully Engaging.

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For Team MPhasis, its important to not only teach kids through sports, but to also incorporate our religious beliefs into our work. Having Godly principles embedded in our program is the most important concept that we teach, and we make that a clear focus right up front. Can You Teach a Watchdog New Tricks? All You Need is Love.

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ASU Lodestar Center Blog: Fear not, nonprofit professionals!

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The ASU Lodestar Center , the Alliance of Arizona Nonprofits , YNPN Phoenix, my fellow MNpS graduates, my coworkers, boss, friends, and professional mentors are all resources I access to get me unstuck on my quest to improve the common good. Keeping the Volunteering Torch Lit Research Friday: Take our fun quiz on the Arizona.

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ASU Lodestar Center Blog: American Humanics: An Elite Group

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I wondered, had I done enough, given the right advice, been a successful coach and mentor? Keeping the Volunteering Torch Lit Research Friday: Take our fun quiz on the Arizona. Can You Teach a Watchdog New Tricks? Better Together: Collaboration and Nonprofit Netwo. In fact, they are now " certified to change the world."

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ASU Lodestar Center Blog: Research Friday: The Office or the Impact?

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A particularly big problem is Arizona's elephant, Banner Health, which we locate at just it's Phoenix address. However, Banner operates in seven states and has facilities all over Arizona. Recently, I contacted Banner and asked them to split their billions across Arizona communities, and they were able to share that with me.

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ASU Lodestar Center Blog: "If you have to leave, why did you.

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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. Ambika - Yes, especially with mentors, I've seen organizations ask for those types of commitments. Central Ave.

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