ASU Lodestar Center

NOVEMBER 3, 2020

Arizona Gives Day is an incredible collaboration of over 913 nonprofits working together to raise funds. During the Spring 2020 Covid-19 pandemic Arizona Gives Day set an all time record raising $6.2 million dollars to help aid nonprofits budgets that were drastically impacted by this global crisis.

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ASU Lodestar Center

MARCH 3, 2020

Many charitable nonprofits rely on the help of volunteers to fulfill their missions. Whether it be packing food boxes, mentoring youth, or assisting with general office work, volunteers contribute valuable time and energy to help organizations succeed. Illustration by Jocelyn Ruiz. Engage volunteers as leaders.

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ASU Lodestar Center

FEBRUARY 12, 2014

posted by Sentari Minor Director of Engagement and Education, Social Venture Partners Arizona Nonprofit leaders know that storytelling is paramount to advancing their organization’s mission. But SVP Arizona Fast Pitch presented by Social Venture Partners Arizona (SVPAZ) helps select Valley nonprofits do just that.

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ASU Lodestar Center

APRIL 2, 2020

First, it helps with staff retention rates. Lastly, investing in PD means better-educated and more motivated employees to help reach the mission for which the organization is striving. 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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ASU Lodestar Center

MAY 29, 2019

Nortz in an article from the Rochester Business Journal, some essential practices for authentic inclusion are pairing new hires with a manager as a mentor, more individual and group contact to foster relationships, social accountability and transparent hiring and compensation.

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ASU Lodestar Center

FEBRUARY 23, 2021

They are learning the ways different generations adapt and grow in the workplace and how to build an environment that helps the organization succeed. Ultimately, this helps create more growth opportunities as employees have the skills to expand their everyday tasks for personal and organizational growth.

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ASU Lodestar Center

JULY 14, 2021

Many leaders worry that their beneficiaries do not have the ability or competency to help. In the written commitment, be intentional about asking beneficiaries to help with program activities. Jennifer Kirksey is a graduate of the Master of Nonprofit Leadership and Management program at Arizona State University.

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ASU Lodestar Center

DECEMBER 18, 2018

Therefore, I took a leap of faith, took “the road less traveled,” and applied for Public Allies Arizona. I would eventually be matched to Big Brothers Big Sisters of Central Arizona (BBBS), where I would become the Community Relations Assistant and—later—the Community Relations Specialist. Through being tested, my confidence grew.

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The Science Behind Engaging your Supporters

SEPTEMBER 12, 2018

Through HHF’s award-winning LOFT leadership and workforce development program, tens of thousands of students and young professionals are connected to each other and to mentors and resources. Chicanos Por La Causa was founded in 1969 to confront oppression facing Latinos in Phoenix, Arizona as part of the movement led by Cesar Chavez.

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ASU Lodestar Center

AUGUST 27, 2019

Arizona State University began its fall semester last Thursday, while Public Allies Arizona will kick off its 14th year next week. PAAZ: Did you have a professor or mentor that played an important role in your life? PAAZ: What do you think should be done to help students stay in school? Maggie: YES! Anne Kotleba.

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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. Michael Soto traveled to every corner of Arizona to facilitate a comprehensive arts education program he designed.

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ASU Lodestar Center

OCTOBER 30, 2018

They not only helped me overcome some small fears, such as writing a professional email and making connections with nonprofits, but also taught me to advocate for myself. One way I helped build capacity in the neighborhood that I work with is by starting a block watch. I was always terrified to speak out.

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ASU Lodestar Center

APRIL 26, 2013

One example of a nonprofit organization rebranding in order to create a more positive impact on the community they serve is the Arizona based nonprofit formally known as Phoenix Youth At Risk. Alex Flores is a recent graduate from Arizona State University with a bachelor of science in Sociology and a minor in nonprofit studies.

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ASU Lodestar Center

FEBRUARY 20, 2013

Here are some other helpful starting points: Build cohesiveness. A mentor at my first fundraising job once told me that I was “too naïve to know what won’t work.” in journalism from the Walter Cronkite School of Journalism and Mass Communication at Arizona State University and a M.P.A. relationships and promote giving.

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ASU Lodestar Center

MAY 11, 2011

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. Even setting up a basic Excel document will help you out when things start to get crazy.

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ASU Lodestar Center

FEBRUARY 27, 2017

To do this effectively, the CEO and executive team need to define future leadership requirements, identify potential internal candidates, provide appropriate stretch assignments, offer mentorship, provide formal trainings, and assess performance to help grow their abilities. Most of this learning takes place within the organization.

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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. All You Need is Love.

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ASU Lodestar Center

AUGUST 7, 2013

A small sample of the positive words they have shared include: empowered, humbled, motivated, grateful, awed, helpful, effective, connected, valuable, and inspired. Not once have I had anyone share that they felt “used” or “utilized.”

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ASU Lodestar Center

FEBRUARY 9, 2012

A couple realizations have helped me to move on from this reaction. The conversation can be with a mentor, boss or those who your mistake affected. In this instance I became too focused on a couple of projects, was overconfident and failed to ask for help. First, mistakes happen and very few are so bad you can’t recover.

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ASU Lodestar Center

APRIL 29, 2011

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

MAY 17, 2011

Princess exemplifies the work of a successful community leader with her help in renovating the Museum and her efforts over the last 10 years to develop a true community center in the Central Neighborhood. I wondered, had I done enough, given the right advice, been a successful coach and mentor? The few, the proud, the Humaniacs!

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ASU Lodestar Center

JULY 6, 2012

Mentors are able to point out areas of growth needed, thereby creating stronger employees for the organization. Lastly, it is be beneficial to help employees learn to network in order to bring new information to the organization through outside weak ties. How are those positively impacting your organization?

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ASU Lodestar Center

NOVEMBER 21, 2013

The Arizona State University’s Certified Nonprofit Professional credential through the Nonprofit Leadership Alliance (formerly American Humanics) is responsible for students who graduate, not crawling but running to their internships and first professional positions in local and national organizations. walk on water perhaps.

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ASU Lodestar Center

JUNE 8, 2017

Department of Housing and Urban Development dropped the bombshell of defunding all but one nonprofit transitional housing provider for homeless families in Maricopa County, Arizona, the local nonprofit, private and government organizations began to scramble (Polletta, 2016).

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ASU Lodestar Center

APRIL 3, 2018

Nationally and in Arizona, systemic challenges are present. percent in 2015; and was even higher in Arizona where the 2015 poverty rate was 18.2 The Arizona high school graduation rate dropped from 78 percent in 2011 to 77.4 Hearing from those we seek to help: Nonprofit practices and perspectives in beneficiary feedback (Rep.).

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ASU Lodestar Center

MARCH 30, 2011

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.

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Tech Soup

MARCH 17, 2014

With initial funding of $2,500, he started the CompuMentor Project to match computer enthusiast volunteers called computer mentors with Bay Area nonprofits that needed the help. He took a psychology degree from the University of Chicago in 1969 and became a reporter and columnist for the Arizona Republic newspaper in Phoenix.

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