ASU Lodestar Center

JULY 21, 2022

CauseIQ identified that small organizations make up a majority of the nonprofit sector. Organizations with small staffs create an organizational culture that is reliant few individuals. While proper HR systems are critical to supporting small staffs, the nature of these organization often leads them to rely on informal HR practices.

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ASU Lodestar Center

SEPTEMBER 2, 2022

Nonprofit organizations, and civil societies long before that, have always sought to bring like-minded and motivated people together to build community and solve social issues. Not much has changed regarding why motivated and hopeful people enter the nonprofit sector – to work, volunteer or support. Illustration generated by DALL·E.

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ASU Lodestar Center

NOVEMBER 19, 2020

Collective Impact is a methodology designed to facilitate cross-sector collaborations in order to move the needle on important issues. Collective Impact is a helpful framework to organize churches to affect change in their cities. Coordinate efforts through a backbone support organization: Facilitate, convene, coordinate, mobilize.

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ASU Lodestar Center

DECEMBER 1, 2021

The COVID-19 pandemic has not been kind to the nonprofit sector and many organizations have had to undergo massive staffing cuts, eliminate programs, and struggle through maintaining minimal viable operations to avoid closing permanently. Many organizations are now finding that a crisis management plan is not the whole story.

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ASU Lodestar Center

OCTOBER 5, 2022

Using resilience as a process, nonprofit organizations can have the capacity to continuously respond to challenges and provide uninterrupted and valuable services,” write Hope Witmer and Marcela Sarmiento Mellinger. Strategically adopting organizational resilience principles will lead to prepared, capable and more sustainable organizations.

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ASU Lodestar Center

FEBRUARY 8, 2017

posted by Shayla Hubbard Project Coordinator, University of Arizona College of Medicine. Nonprofit organizations have the ability to connect and mobilize individuals. According to Frumkin (2002), nonprofit organizations are “ideal vehicles for foraging networks of weak ties that link people together.”

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ASU Lodestar Center

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 !). Give them to an organization that can use them.

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ASU Lodestar Center

JULY 25, 2022

With nearly 11 million employees working in the nonprofit sector, staff well-being is a critical concern to organizations. These forces are creating significant challenges for nonprofit organizations. Ultimately, in order to increase staff well-being, organizations must prioritize building relationships with their employees.

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ASU Lodestar Center

MARCH 9, 2022

The need for collaboration amongst a diverse array of community members has become a recognized focus within the nonprofit sector. Bethan Harries found that “bigger, more established/well-resourced and White-led organizations tend to be more successful” than BIPOC-led nonprofits in resource cultivation. Illustration by Yuxin Qin.

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ASU Lodestar Center

NOVEMBER 3, 2021

Therefore, when a funder requests administrative costs lower than what is needed, or state they will not fund administrative costs, organizations make it work. The Overhead Project speaks to the difficulties that organizations can face when they do this: “Community nonprofits typically have overhead that is much too low.

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ASU Lodestar Center

FEBRUARY 16, 2012

Kate Elliott, Training Administrator, Planned Parenthood Arizona. Providing formal training to staff and volunteers has obvious benefits for an organization, individual staff members and volunteers. For staff members and volunteers, training is a means of professional development many are eager to receive.

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ASU Lodestar Center

SEPTEMBER 4, 2013

Question: My board of directors and staff are working, doing their jobs in the day to day, but they don’t seem to have the energy or interest in the overall mission and future of the organization. It is tough to transition from daily demands to thinking about five years down the road or the organization’s long term future.

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ASU Lodestar Center

JUNE 1, 2011

Disclaimer Wednesday, June 1, 2011 How to Start a Nonprofit Organization: Questions to Ask Yourself Before You Make the Leap posted by Robert Duea , Professional in Residence ASU Lodestar Center and Pat Lewis , Senior Professional in Residence ASU Lodestar Center So, youre thinking about starting a nonprofit organization.

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ASU Lodestar Center

FEBRUARY 17, 2011

Disclaimer Thursday, February 17, 2011 $250,000 Collaboration Prize Finalists Announced posted by Jill Watts , Director of Capacity Building Initiatives ASU Lodestar Center Today the Lodestar Foundation announced the eight Finalists for the 2011 Collaboration Prize. This information is organized in an easy-to-use, online database.

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OCTOBER 26, 2021

These experts will come together to research, participate in a collaborative design sprint, test ideas with the community, and ultimately work with Salesforce pro bono volunteers to develop and launch a solution that will be free to all. For the last 20+ years, she has worked in management with and for nonprofit organizations.

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ASU Lodestar Center

OCTOBER 6, 2021

Ask yourself: Has there ever been a time when you sought the services of a nonprofit organization but something just didn’t feel right? You are hesitant to enter the organization because of the lack of Spanish-translated flyers, information posted outside, and because the individuals pictured do not represent you or those from your community.

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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. Responsibilities fell to the board of directors and executive directors to do something to save their organizations. Worse, staff and volunteers dwindled.

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ASU Lodestar Center

AUGUST 5, 2011

Lili Wang as she provides insight into the Hispanic volunteering community. Understanding the determinants of Hispanic volunteering and the types of volunteer work that interest Hispanics can help nonprofit organizations target their recruiting efforts and tailor their programs to the Hispanic population.

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ASU Lodestar Center

OCTOBER 22, 2018

Public Allies core value: Collaboration. As the Human Resource Staffing Coordinator (and later, the Volunteer Coordinator) for Boys and Girls Clubs of Greater Scottsdale, I realized that it really does take a village to raise a child. During the Arizona teachers strike, my organization was hit hard. We cannot do it alone.

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ASU Lodestar Center

FEBRUARY 5, 2019

I received my bachelor’s degree in Nonprofit Leadership and Management at Arizona State University in 2018 and earned the Certified Nonprofit Professional (CNP) credential from the Nonprofit Leadership Alliance student organization at ASU. I scheduled meetings with all who replied to go over details. I nurtured the relationship.

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ASU Lodestar Center

JULY 10, 2019

However, nonprofits cannot do it alone and should not neglect important stakeholder relationships with employees, volunteers, the Board of Directors and donors. People want to work/volunteer for and give money to organizations that they believe in and trust. C - Collaboration. A - Appreciation.

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ASU Lodestar Center

JULY 14, 2021

Involving beneficiaries can save organizations money on projects by utilizing untapped beneficiary talent, according to an article from Public Administration and Development. This can translate into long term commitment to the organization, which would mean less time and money spent on training and education.

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ASU Lodestar Center

JUNE 1, 2022

According to Huiquan Zhou and Shihua Ye, “The rapid development of information technology has boosted nonprofit organizations’ ability to reach out to a larger and more diverse audience… in a fast and affordable way.” Utilizing the internet, email and social media has substantially expanded the visibility of nonprofit organizations worldwide.

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ASU Lodestar Center

JULY 26, 2011

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. And that's only what the second-year Arizona Allies accomplished. Angela Soliz , ASU Lodestar Center.

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ASU Lodestar Center

JUNE 8, 2011

Savvy nonprofits will fulfill their organizations mission by diversifying their income stream. So, how can a nonprofit organization best go about building and sustaining those relationships? Moreover, what type of relationships and outcomes do businesses really want from partnering with nonprofit organizations? Bush, Ph.D.

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ASU Lodestar Center

OCTOBER 5, 2020

Collaboration: Millennials want a sense of belonging. There is evidence that millennials thrive in flatter organizational structures with shared governance and peer to peer collaboration. Career Progression: Millennials want to know where they are headed in an organization. Career path development should start from the get-go.

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ASU Lodestar Center

MAY 6, 2011

Disclaimer Friday, May 6, 2011 Research Friday: Take our fun quiz on the Arizona nonprofit sector! In the spirit of learning, weve put together a fun quiz on Arizonas nonprofit sector. This information, and more, can be found in the Arizona Nonprofits: Scope of the Sector in Brief and the Arizona Giving and Volunteering reports.

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ASU Lodestar Center

MARCH 16, 2011

Disclaimer Wednesday, March 16, 2011 How my mother and AmeriCorps made me a better man posted by Michael Soto , 2nd Year Fellow – Public Allies Arizona / Arizona Citizens for the Arts Ever since I was a kid, I wanted to serve my country. How to Start a Nonprofit Organization: Questions t. Fear not, nonprofit professionals!

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ASU Lodestar Center

APRIL 2, 2020

PD is crucial to keeping the right people working for your organization. Second, better results for the organization as whole. Lastly, investing in PD means better-educated and more motivated employees to help reach the mission for which the organization is striving. First, it helps with staff retention rates.

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ASU Lodestar Center

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? How to Start a Nonprofit Organization: Questions t. Better Together: Collaboration and Nonprofit Netwo.

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ASU Lodestar Center

SEPTEMBER 14, 2012

When speaking of data by state, the ASU Lodestar Center researches giving in Arizona, and we use an entirely different methodology. Our report on Giving and Volunteering for 2008, published in 2010, reports on household giving as determined through a web-based representative panel survey. Household charitable giving in 2008, (Arizona).

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ASU Lodestar Center

DECEMBER 12, 2017

The 46th Annual Association for Research on Nonprofit Organizations and Voluntary Action (ARNOVA) conference was held Nov. The theme of the conference this year was “Strengthening Local Communities: The Role of Nonprofit and Philanthropic Organizations.” posted by Suhey Ortega Interdisciplinary Studies, B.S.

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ASU Lodestar Center

MARCH 10, 2011

How to Start a Nonprofit Organization: Questions t. Keeping the Volunteering Torch Lit Research Friday: Take our fun quiz on the Arizona. Keeping the Volunteering Torch Lit Research Friday: Take our fun quiz on the Arizona. Better Together: Collaboration and Nonprofit Netwo. All You Need is Love.

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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 list includes 4,025 with an Arizona address, including two-thirds (2,708) with the coveted charitable exemption. We welcome your comments and feedback.

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ASU Lodestar Center

SEPTEMBER 16, 2011

As a knowledge enterprise, our Center finds the wherewithal to regularly produce a few core research products in our Giving and Volunteering Study , our Arizona Scope of the Nonprofit Sector , and our Nonprofit Compensation and Benefits Study , along with our work on Models of Collaboration. There are many. Like this article?

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ASU Lodestar Center

AUGUST 13, 2018

All I thought I would do was learn about nonprofit organizations or maybe do some volunteering. It was like a paid internship where I would learn about nonprofit organizations, and receive an education award at the end. Professionally, I have become a representative of my organization in my community. Maya Angelou.

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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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