ASU Lodestar Center

FEBRUARY 16, 2022

An effective strategic plan will not only provide direction for the organization, it can give nonprofit leaders guidance in day-to-day decision-making and promote more predictable outcomes. Employees, volunteers, donors, community members want to feel connected to the organizations they care about. Expect to be surprised.

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ASU Lodestar Center

MARCH 2, 2012

of Central Arizona. In 2011 I gave to over twenty different nonprofit organizations. to my alma mater in honor of my graduation year, and have received a thank you email, letter, alumni car decal, and a second thank you letter personally written from a current student at the university. United Cerebral Palsy.

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ASU Lodestar Center

OCTOBER 19, 2022

Increasingly, leaders of nonprofit organizations manage and drive their missions forward in a more complex and less certain world. According to Independent Sector , increased competition among nonprofits and a perceived increase in the scarcity of donors and available funding make it difficult to raise money consistently.

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ASU Lodestar Center

MARCH 2, 2022

Is your organization struggling to keep key employees around? There are many ways to implement this type of culture in your organization, but here are five ways to start. Advocate for the employees that work tirelessly for the organization. Include the entire organization in this strategy. 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

JULY 5, 2017

Many nonprofit organizations rely on individual giving as a primary source of income to carry out their missions. Although every donor is different, research has been conducted to determine commonalities among generational giving. So, how can nonprofits lock in this next generation of donors?

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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

JUNE 3, 2020

posted by Whitney Herr-Buchholz, Fall 2019 Alumna, ASU Master of Nonprofit Leadership & Management Director of Operations & Advancement | University of Arizona School of Dance. It provides critical data for nonprofit leaders, board members and funders to understand the effectiveness of organizations in serving their missions.

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ASU Lodestar Center

JUNE 22, 2022

Despite the growing use of Diversity, Equity and Inclusion (DEI) in the nonprofit sector, there are pervasive disparities among who is leading these organizations. This demonstrates the need for BIPOC serving nonprofits in particular to have leaders of color throughout the organization in order to truly understand the community’s need.

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ASU Lodestar Center

JULY 12, 2011

Though not universal, it's true that people continue to volunteer and contribute money in support of organizations doing good work in our communities. So, why do individuals contribute money to nonprofit organizations? In their fundraising zeal, they are too often focused on the organization's needs: "We really need your help!".

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JUNE 24, 2011

& Management Student, Arizona State University. This week we welcome Mary McGillicuddy, one of the researchers who worked with the ASU College of Public Programs on a project that analyzed and mapped the social network of downtown Phoenix nonprofit organizations. Mary McGillicuddy , Nonprofit Leadership.

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ASU Lodestar Center

AUGUST 28, 2017

As organizations serving public interests, nonprofits answer to the voices of multiple stakeholders. The complex accountability relationships facing nonprofit organizations include responsibilities to donors, clients, community partners, staff members and volunteers.

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ASU Lodestar Center

NOVEMBER 3, 2020

Many believe there are too many nonprofit organizations competing for the same donor dollars, resources, and stakeholders. Partnering with another organization can have many benefits, however they need to be executed carefully and appropriately to achieve the desired benefits. Are there too many nonprofits?”

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FEBRUARY 13, 2018

Program Manager, Public Allies Arizona | Graduate Alumna, ASU Master of Nonprofit Leadership & Management. As public-facing and serving organizations, nonprofits are held to higher ethical standards than their business counterparts are. posted by Fernanda Torres Maqueda Sr. Ethics,” 2017).

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ASU Lodestar Center

MARCH 3, 2020

Whether it be packing food boxes, mentoring youth, or assisting with general office work, volunteers contribute valuable time and energy to help organizations succeed. By effectively managing and engaging volunteers, organizations can save costs, increase community support, and build their capacity to operate efficiently and sustainably.

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ASU Lodestar Center

MAY 5, 2020

But very few blacks, Hispanics, and others were working directly with donors, the researchers noted.”. Diverse communities have tremendous potential as a new source of donor constituencies and ignoring this fact will be the doom of the nonprofit sector’s current rise to prominence. in History from San Jose State University in 2017.

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ASU Lodestar Center

JUNE 15, 2022

New York University professor Paul Light writes, “(Nonprofit) Employees are members of a first-rate workforce often employed in second-rate organizations with third-rate equipment.” Benefits like these can be the difference in recruiting and retention efforts, despite potential short falls elsewhere in the organization.

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ASU Lodestar Center

JUNE 4, 2019

One Monday morning in June 2018, RAICES’ CEO, Jonathon Ryan, awakened to find an email message notifying him that his organization was the recipient of a fundraising campaign to reunite asylum-seeking families who had been separated at the border. All of these donors were being directed to the website and none of them could reach it.

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ASU Lodestar Center

SEPTEMBER 21, 2022

Accountability to beneficiaries and their communities, or downward accountability, involves voluntarily opening your organization up to scrutiny by those you serve. Consider forming peer accountability groups with other nonprofits to learn from organizations with strengths in various accountability relationships. He holds a B.A.

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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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MAY 12, 2022

In addition, another reason that DEI can help strengthen an organization's mission specifically comes in the form of accountability. Nonprofits are expected to “be better” and “to lead by example”, which conveys that, as a sector, organizations will be looked to for calling out problematic behaviors that do not align with equity and justice.

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ASU Lodestar Center

SEPTEMBER 8, 2021

The full cost of a program may not be clear for organizations that pull from multiple pots of money to cover overhead, Full cost includes all costs related to programs, as well as the infrastructure that ensures effective program operations. She recently relocated from Arizona to Ontario, Canada. Calculate true costs.

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ASU Lodestar Center

APRIL 15, 2020

With merely a click of a mouse or tap on a phone, individuals can quickly learn about and donate to nonprofit organizations. It is a rapidly growing medium that nonprofits must tap into if they wish to attract and maintain donors. Nonprofits benefit from data collection to sort and track donors and personalize messaging.

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The Science Behind Engaging your Supporters

OCTOBER 3, 2018

Using this process to identify different types of donors in your universe is extremely useful in guiding your efforts to segment your list and fine tune the messaging that you use for each group. If you're looking for a specific type of donor, click on their persona name to jump directly to that section. Oscar One-Off Donor 2.

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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. Is this a job or a vocation? to continue.

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ASU Lodestar Center

JANUARY 27, 2021

For decades, the perception of executive pay at nonprofit organizations has been the image of a grossly underpaid executive director OR a scandalously overpaid CEO. Fostering a culture within the organization of trust and collaboration creates the type of place people want to work. Heart work has value. Focus on people-first.

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ASU Lodestar Center

APRIL 1, 2022

As nonprofits rely heavily on donors to provide their revenue, the question becomes, how do prospects determine an organization’s donation-worthiness? Studies show that donors ask less about where their money is spent and more about the impact their donation is making. What criteria do they use to make these decisions?

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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

AUGUST 11, 2021

If nonprofit organizations are going to thrive while accomplishing their missions, then transforming their systems and using ever-evolving digital tools is required in today’s world. Organizations can even develop their own smartphone applications, streamlining all information and invitations through one source.

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ASU Lodestar Center

JULY 17, 2019

The long-term sustainability of a charity is dependent on unrestricted funding sources allowing the organization to determine how and where resources should be focused. Restricted funds can be a result of grants, donor requests or specific fundraising campaigns. Nonprofit organizations must create a gift acceptance policy.

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ASU Lodestar Center

APRIL 18, 2017

Many funders, including individual donors, are averse to funding these indirect costs, preferring to support direct program expenses: food for hungry people, medical care for the sick, and childcare for working parents. A study cited by Nobel (2015) showed that individual donors are averse to funding organizations with high overhead rates.

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ASU Lodestar Center

JUNE 12, 2019

There are some remarkable authors, like Peter Frumkin , who consider that a nonprofit brand is the principal asset of the organization. An effective brand can be a positive influence on an organization’s assets (human and financial). Why is building a strong brand important for them? Branding positive cycle.

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ASU Lodestar Center

NOVEMBER 2, 2022

On Wednesday, October 19, a group of 12 students from Arizona State University traveled to Houston, Texas, to attend AFP Lead 2022. On Friday we also got the opportunity to work with other NLA students from universities all around the country to discuss hot topics around the nonprofit sector, which we presented on our final day.

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ASU Lodestar Center

OCTOBER 8, 2020

nonprofits used some form of online fundraising and 61 percent of donors worldwide reported that they prefer to give online.” Organizations can better leverage technology through first recognizing three notions. The first is that social media is a small donor platform. Build relationships with donors over social media.

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ASU Lodestar Center

AUGUST 20, 2019

Can you imagine if nonprofit organizations were able to operate this way? Can you imagine pitching to donors that “Yes, we will create social change, but it’ll take a few years to get there. So, what can you do today to create a culture within your organization that embraces risk and failure? When can you write a check?”

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ASU Lodestar Center

JUNE 19, 2017

Capacity building is not a one-time effort to improve short-term effectiveness, but a continuous improvement strategy toward the creation of a sustainable and effective organization” (National Council of Nonprofits, 2017). For many organizations, capacity building would fall into the “overhead” category.

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ASU Lodestar Center

AUGUST 6, 2018

Honestly, whether you’re in nonprofit or for-profit work, remembering the reason you’re serving a particular group is vital to moving the organization forward. That’s why we recommend reviewing the mission, to be sure goals are aligned with the overall purpose of the organization. What will you do differently this year?

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