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How can nonprofits acquire skilled talent to better achieve their mission?

ASU Lodestar Center

Skilled talent and leadership are pivotal to growth, sustainability and success. However, if boards and upper management do not prioritize human capitol recruitment and retention with proper funding, then the result is often high turnover rates and lack of skilled leaders. Illustration by Yuxin Qin. Compensation. Recruiting strategy.

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Cloud for Good and ASU Announce Talent for Good Partnership

Cloud 4 Good

March 4, 2022 [Asheville, NC] – Cloud for Good today announced a partnership with Arizona State University (ASU) for the Talent for Good apprenticeship program. This new partnership encourages new and recent ASU graduates, regardless of major or previous Salesforce skills or experience, to apply for the apprenticeship program.

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Walmart pledges $1 billion to pay employees’ college tuition, books

Candid

million full- and part-time employees of Walmart and Sam's Club—known as associates at Walmart—will be eligible to earn college degrees or learn trade skills without the burden of education debt, and the $1 daily fee that was part of the program since its launch in 2018 will be eliminated as of August 16. Through the program, 1.5

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The voice and vision of the volunteer

ASU Lodestar Center

Being able to fully utilize volunteers and truly benefit from their skill sets can be addressed with the help of a volunteer manager. This can be easily addressed by insuring that each person’s skills are utilized to his or her utmost ability.

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How can nonprofit recruiting strategies improve organizational effectiveness?

ASU Lodestar Center

Organizations that build robust infrastructure—which includes sturdy information technology systems, financial systems, skills training, fundraising processes, and other essential overhead—are more likely to succeed than those that do not,” write Ann Goggins Gregory and Don Howard in the Stanford Social Innovation Review.

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How can effective leadership succession planning result in nonprofit sustainability?

ASU Lodestar Center

Syvan Diamond is a 2021 graduate of the Master of Nonprofit Leadership and Management program at Arizona State University. She earned her undergraduate degree at San Diego State University and has been serving the nonprofits in the community since 2015. Scholarships are available.

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Funding & Grant Resources For Nonprofits Focused On Education

Kindful

Arizona Community Foundation. They work with colleges, universities, and other organizations that embrace equity in higher learning, with a focus on historically underserved populations, including nontraditional and incarcerated students. . Arizona Community Foundation. Areas served: Arizona (limited US). The Andrew W.

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