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

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

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 25, 2021

Hager Associate Professor of Nonprofit Leadership and Management, Arizona State University. And while most volunteering is traditionally in-person and face-to-face, many organizations have been hosting virtual volunteer assignments for several decades. federal government agency. Illustration by Yuxin Qin. posted by Mark A.

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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. Over the past nine months, RAICES has become a more professional organization.

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ASU Lodestar Center

APRIL 6, 2021

Public policy at all levels of government has the ability to threaten the work of all nonprofits (National Council of Nonprofits, 2019). Notably, about 32% of nonprofit funding comes from government contracts and grants. Establish support. Organizational support is a precondition for successful public policy advocacy.

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Saleforce Nonprofit

OCTOBER 26, 2021

Recognizing that the effects of climate change aren’t equal, this lab aims to co-design a technology solution to support low-income communities of color that are most impacted by the climate crisis. Impact Labs convenes community experts across sectors to co-create new technology solutions to support specific issue areas.

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ASU Lodestar Center

OCTOBER 3, 2017

To provide some relief for these steep rates, the federal government provided ways for households to reduce their taxable income. The charitable deduction is a vital nexus between the general public, the nonprofit organizations they support, and government policy. The war effort was thereby funded by wealthy families.

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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

NOVEMBER 10, 2020

Nonprofit organizations meant to support these communities have suffered a similar fate in the federal response while foundations try to fill the void. For these organizations, the balance of “money and mission” offered by social enterprise approaches was a promise fulfilled. Take inventory of your internal (e.g.,

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ASU Lodestar Center

JUNE 15, 2022

Human capital should be viewed as the most important resource and be supported as such. 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.” Illustration by Yuxin Qin. Human resource investment.

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ASU Lodestar Center

AUGUST 20, 2019

Such a culture supports an open discussion about uncertainties and opportunities, encourages staff to express concerns, and maintains processes to elevate concerns to appropriate levels.”. Australian Government Department of Finance. Can you imagine if nonprofit organizations were able to operate this way? Be flexible.

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ASU Lodestar Center

SEPTEMBER 21, 2012

For nearly 50 years, the Federal Poverty Limit (FPL) has been the standard measure used by governments and nonprofit organizations serving low income individuals and families to determine eligibility for anti-poverty programs. Moreover, the report found that Arizona has a shortage of jobs that pay a self-sufficient wage.

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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. These are measured in weeks or months and support the long-term goals. Perhaps politics has played a role and you need to develop a plan that doesn’t involve government funding.

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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

JULY 23, 2018

An approach that member-based organizations may consider from the private sector is Lean Startup, which provides a scientific approach to creating and managing startups in order to get a desired product into customers' hands faster. Overhaul the governance model and committee operations. Empower the CEO and enhance staff expertise.

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ASU Lodestar Center

OCTOBER 16, 2020

As nonprofits attempt to tackle some of our communities' most difficult problems; funders, government agencies and the general public are actively calling for accountability, transparency and proof that a program is producing change. Make sure your organization is ready for capacity building. Assess the organizational context.

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ASU Lodestar Center

JANUARY 22, 2014

Some Board Members can give lots of money, whether it be their own or that from their company, and come with tremendous financial support. Other Board Members feel that their knowledge base or background is sufficient because they are bringing new skills to the organization. People want to be around others doing great things, right?

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ASU Lodestar Center

DECEMBER 17, 2014

This blog post is second in a two part series on Foundation Supported Social Enterprises. The activities that generate the income must contribute importantly to accomplishing the organization''s exempt purposes to be substantially related”[4]. Read Marissa Theisen''s " Boosting Arizona''s Philanthropic Resources ". Get another!

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ASU Lodestar Center

MARCH 30, 2012

Why should I support the rest of the world when there is so much need in my own country?" I am a student in the Master of Nonprofit Studies program at Arizona State University and work for the ASU Lodestar Center. The beauty of giving is that we can balance our contributions to support many different causes. As part of a.

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ASU Lodestar Center

OCTOBER 5, 2020

Much like the guiding parents that raised them, millennials want praise, feedback, nurture and support. A high supportive, low directive leadership style is most likely to be effective with millennials. There is evidence that millennials thrive in flatter organizational structures with shared governance and peer to peer collaboration.

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ASU Lodestar Center

SEPTEMBER 2, 2011

So you have a variety of nonprofits, government, and philanthropic organizations working together — they are doing their own things, but it’s mutually reinforcing that common agenda, it is tying those things together. So, what are some of the tips you have for organizations to really make that work?

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ASU Lodestar Center

NOVEMBER 3, 2011

Protecting Arizona's Family Coalition. In the same conversation he lamented to me how much government funding he was losing because of state budget cuts for his core mission and programs. Or they may be hampered by a board vision which supports their charitable work, but not that “political stuff.”. NMI Instructor /.

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ASU Lodestar Center

JULY 8, 2015

posted by Patrick McWhortor Arizona Campaign Director Open Primaries. In April, I left the helm of the Alliance of Arizona Nonprofits, after ten years of building it into a force for strength and progress in serving the state’s nonprofit community. AND we are about holding government accountable to the people. They are stressed.

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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

NOVEMBER 30, 2012

They found that individuals actively involved in activities with social organizations were more likely to volunteer. What about volunteers in Arizona and particularly senior volunteers? Are Arizona seniors influenced by both formal and informal social networks to volunteer? of the sample was female.

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ASU Lodestar Center

OCTOBER 10, 2012

The term social economy puts up front the economic value of social organizations — that they produce and market services, employ people, may own valuable assets, and generate social value. It encompasses the income sources that drive our society: profit, government, philanthropy, earned income. Volunteering. Staff Leadership.

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ASU Lodestar Center

DECEMBER 3, 2019

To protect nonprofits and the general public, most states enforce certain compliance requirements on nonprofit organizations soliciting within their borders. Therefore, many organizations are faced with the specific reality of registration beyond its home state, often in multiple jurisdictions. The purpose of this post is twofold.

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ASU Lodestar Center

NOVEMBER 27, 2019

To protect nonprofits and the general public, most states enforce certain compliance requirements on nonprofit organizations soliciting within their borders. Therefore, many organizations are faced with the specific reality of registration beyond its home state, often in multiple jurisdictions. The purpose of this post is twofold.

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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

APRIL 6, 2012

Notably, human services agencies that comprise our social safety net were represented quite well and the same held true for Arizona responses. With your help, we’ve amassed a wealth of current information on demand for services, trends in government support, board participation, and financial health.

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ASU Lodestar Center

JANUARY 11, 2017

Proponents of nonprofit impact investing cite that seven out of ten high-net-worth Americans have more faith in the private sector than the nonprofit or government sectors due to its utilization of social impact investing. First, successful impact investments were made to organizations that were large and already well-established.

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ASU Lodestar Center

NOVEMBER 15, 2016

Elsbeth Pollack Program Manager, Public Allies Arizona. Elsbeth Pollack is a Program Manager for Public Allies Arizona (PAAZ) , an AmeriCorps program that engages service-minded young individuals in 10-months of paid leadership training, apprenticeships, and service opportunities in collaboration with local nonprofit partner organizations.

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ASU Lodestar Center

MARCH 25, 2011

Respondents came from large organizations and small, and from all sub-sectors, and include a small sample from Arizona. This balancing act becomes increasingly difficult when organizations experience upheaval—whether due to a recession, the loss of a funding source, or unexpected expenses.

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ASU Lodestar Center

MAY 18, 2016

Today we are highlighting the work of Thom Reilly , Director of the Morrison Institute for Public Policy at Arizona State University. Charity and government support remain crucial but are insufficient to address the magnitude of the task at hand. It may be time to rethink how these important social organizations are funded.

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ASU Lodestar Center

APRIL 9, 2019

For nonprofit organizations to effectively serve their missions and be sustainable, they must invest in some of their most vital resources: their staff. Unfortunately, the data shows that 81 percent of organizations are without a retention program. A recruitment plan supports retention from the start. Recruitment. Engagement.

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ASU Lodestar Center

SEPTEMBER 21, 2011

So, how do you, as a nonprofit organization, get me to help you? What makes microgiving so neat is how creative some of the organizations have gotten with it. Below are a few of my favorite microgiving options — some your organization can use, some you can be inspired by, and some you can donate to yourself. For inspiration.

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