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Research Friday: Current Status of Arizona's Philanthropic Resources

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Arizona Grantmakers Forum. 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. As a state-wide sector, it can help us to understand what funding looks like across Arizona.

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Public Allies Arizona: Burning You With the 5 Core Values

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posted by Chrisal Valencia Member Events & Volunteer Coordinator Local First Arizona Public Allies has played a very definitive role in my life. As I prepped for what I wanted to say to the next graduating class of Public Allies Arizona, I took a queue from my own days as an ally and reflected. (aka Like this article? Get another!

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How can nonprofits and funders create mutually agreeable performance measures?

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posted by Whitney Herr-Buchholz, Fall 2019 Alumna, ASU Master of Nonprofit Leadership & Management Director of Operations & Advancement | University of Arizona School of Dance. Performance measurement (PM) informs strategic decisions. Use participatory processes to define metrics and methods of data collection.

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How can the strategic planning process promote effective nonprofit decision-making?

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Leaders need to take the time to compile all available information and allow time for discussion. Allow the goals to develop out of the data. The data will be more valuable. Bob Sell is a 2021 graduate of the Master of Nonprofit Leadership and Management program at Arizona State University. Focused but not constrained.

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Why nonprofits should deploy artificial intelligence to achieve fundraising success

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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.” AI analytics automates much of what a data analyst would do. AI analytics. Sentiment analysis.

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5 steps for nonprofits to enact diversity, equity and inclusion strategies

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The information and recommendations in this post should not oversimplify DEI work. Mitch Menchaca is a graduate of the Master of Nonprofit Leadership and Management program at Arizona State University. The nonprofit sector is not removed from the responsibility of helping to create a just society.

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Helping Families and Staying Secure with Office 365

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With only a two-person IT department serving more than 200 employees and 600 volunteers, Daniel Yu, IT director for Arizona Baptist Children's Services (ABCS), has his work cut out for him. " ABCS staff laptops also hold highly confidential information about clients that falls under HIPAA compliance regulations.

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