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SEPTEMBER 14, 2021

Even before the COVID-19 pandemic, we were using more and more technology in our work and personal lives. Over the past year, our research team at Arizona State University has conducted the Technology Evolution in Volunteer Management, or “TEVA” project. But among the storm clouds, there were some silver linings.

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Kindful

AUGUST 9, 2021

Grant research tip : As you look over the list and peruse potential funders, take notes of those who best align with your work. Arizona Community Foundation. They currently partner with 48 local organizations in 17 countries that work to secure equal educational access and high-quality education for all children. The Andrew W.

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ASU Lodestar Center

APRIL 22, 2020

By investing in resources, such as workshops, conferences and online courses from accredited colleges and universities, nonprofits have benefited from their improvement of incorporating volunteers into nonprofit organizations. Standardization of who manages volunteers is the next step in maximizing the effect of volunteer management.

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ASU Lodestar Center

JUNE 29, 2021

A nonprofit has many facets of the organization to consider when starting DEI work, including the board, staffing, programs, and how it connects to the greater community. These five actions will get your nonprofit started, or help to transition into DEI work. Build your DEI task force. Engage with a DEI professional.

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ASU Lodestar Center

MARCH 2, 2022

Nonprofit employees are leaving at a rapid rate for a variety of reasons, including low pay and benefits packages, lack of long-term career opportunities, poor work-life balance, and even faulty leadership. Advocate for the employees that work tirelessly for the organization. Make room in the budget for all employees.

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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. Kellogg Foundation , PM is no longer about proving something works, but about generating information to better understand how and why programs work.

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Saleforce Nonprofit

OCTOBER 13, 2021

The podcast, which is done in collaboration with iHeartRadio, is hosted by bestselling author Baratunde Thurston and spotlights leaders across the nonprofit, for-profit, and education sectors in their work to tackle some of the biggest problems facing the world. Nonprofit Cloud is Delivering Unique Experiences to Drive Impact.

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NOVEMBER 13, 2017

posted by Terri Wogan Calderón Executive Director & Partner Social Venture Partners Arizona. These events are designed to share leading-edge thinking and to stimulate new ideas for philanthropy in Arizona. She shared research and examples of high impact philanthropy from her 10 years of work.

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ASU Lodestar Center

JULY 13, 2011

Public Allies Arizona. There are people who think of work-life balance in a Utopian way — where work and life responsibilities are lines in the Zen garden of life. When those same people realize how fictionalized that image is, they often give up on the daydream and get back into the thick of their work. to 1:30 p.m.

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Saleforce Nonprofit

AUGUST 17, 2021

Slack officially joined the Salesforce family, combining the #1 CRM and the trailblazing digital platform for the ultimate work-from-anywhere world. Arizona State University (ASU), for instance, needed an easier way for its students, faculty, and staff to communicate, share lesson plans, and gather feedback.

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ASU Lodestar Center

OCTOBER 19, 2022

Prioritizing these professionals’ development, wellness and growth increases job satisfaction; as a result, they stay with the organization and do their best work. When work-life is out of balance, burnout commonly arises; 90% of emerging leaders cited burnout as a reason they would leave the sector. Add remote work flexibility.

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ASU Lodestar Center

DECEMBER 15, 2021

Assigning volunteers to work in groups is a great way to deepen relationships, and provide mentoring and mission-focused collaboration. Brian Hetzer is a graduate of the Master of Nonprofit Leadership and Management program at Arizona State University. Brian and his wife have three adult boys and live in Tempe, Arizona.

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ASU Lodestar Center

AUGUST 17, 2022

If you’re like many of us working in nonprofit leadership today, you’re more than likely exhausted and running out of actionable ideas. This data is necessary to ensure that everyone is thinking about and working toward the same goals. Illustration generated by DALL·E. This data is how we measure our impact.

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ASU Lodestar Center

JANUARY 26, 2022

Collaborate through field work and participatory practice. By getting involved with field work, the organization can engage community members and create an open dialogue to ask what needs exist. Lee Nix is a 2021 graduate of the Master of Nonprofit Leadership and Management program at Arizona State University.

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ASU Lodestar Center

AUGUST 24, 2022

Then identify already existing efforts to get younger individuals in the door and determine what’s working and what’s driving people away. Research conducted by Kathleen Kelly Janus shows 72% of Millennials are interested in connecting with peers through nonprofit work. Embrace diversity internally and externally.

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ASU Lodestar Center

AUGUST 25, 2021

Hager Associate Professor of Nonprofit Leadership and Management, Arizona State University. Many people worked from home, if their work could be done that way. What was new in the spring of 2020 was the scale of need to adopt information technologies to do our work, including providing opportunities for volunteers.

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ASU Lodestar Center

JUNE 8, 2022

Ensuring diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) is a focus and priority for any organization takes intentional effort, hard work and practice. The awareness we have regarding our own biases can lead to reducing inequities and allows us to put DEI to work effectively in our organizations.

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ASU Lodestar Center

SEPTEMBER 23, 2020

Nonprofits in Arizona are facing some terrifying scenarios when it comes to maintaining funding amid COVID-19. All of the above points are concerning, and as Kristen Merrifield, the CEO of Alliance of Arizona Nonprofits said, “it is just the tip of the iceberg.” He also holds an MBA from New York University Stern School of Business.

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ASU Lodestar Center

JULY 13, 2022

The pandemic has caused a re-thinking of how we live and work, while social justice movements have highlighted demands for liberation from models and methods that have upheld the status quo. Hierarchies are becoming flatter, work more collaborative and co-location less relevant. Illustration by Yuxin Qin.

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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.”. The sector can achieve this lofty but critical goal of diversifying fundraising staffs and strategies by helping to develop programs with local and national universities and community colleges with heavy minority representation.

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ASU Lodestar Center

MARCH 23, 2022

Strategies to improve the diversity of the nonprofit workforce have the potential to accelerate social change, and nonprofit leaders need to assess what strategies will work for the organization and aim to improve current work environments, become innovative and increase community impact.

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ASU Lodestar Center

FEBRUARY 10, 2021

Review their strategic plan and incorporate goals that are tied to increasing specific types of technology that will further the mission of the organization and increase the impact of the work that they do. Alexandra Oropeza earned her master’s degree in nonprofit leadership and management from Arizona State University in May of 2020.

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ASU Lodestar Center

DECEMBER 1, 2021

Natalia Hurley is a graduate of the Master of Nonprofit Leadership and Management program at Arizona State University. Natalia has been working in the nonprofit sector for 10 years and is currently the Director of Guest Experience Programs at the Monterey Bay Aquarium in Monterey, California.

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ASU Lodestar Center

JULY 28, 2021

When the pandemic hit in early 2020, most found that their typical and secure lifestyle came to a halt, and many of the employed were re-assigned to work remotely, or joined the increasing statistics of those unemployed. Laura Grosso is a graduate of the Master of Nonprofit Leadership and Management program at Arizona State University.

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ASU Lodestar Center

NOVEMBER 3, 2020

Working with another organization for a specific goal or project can increase impact when each organization does what they are best at and can work together to solve a problem or fill a need. They work best when missions are complementary or when one program begins where the other ends.

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ASU Lodestar Center

JUNE 2, 2021

A recent survey of Arizona’s nonprofits conducted by the Alliance of Arizona Nonprofits found that, as a result of fundraising and program cancellations due to the pandemic, Arizona nonprofits have lost an estimated $53 million in revenue. Step 1: Get organized. foreign policy. foreign policy.

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ASU Lodestar Center

SEPTEMBER 2, 2022

Not much has changed regarding why motivated and hopeful people enter the nonprofit sector – to work, volunteer or support. No matter the cause, the work sometimes seems insurmountable. Diana Onuschak is a 2021 graduate of the Master of Nonprofit Leadership and Management program at Arizona State University. Build trust.

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ASU Lodestar Center

OCTOBER 20, 2021

Adaptive, transparent, and risk-averse cultures are better prepared to work across boundaries, engage in strategic planning, and participate in teamwork,” as John Bryson said. There’s no better time than now to work on strengthening the nonprofit sector.

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ASU Lodestar Center

MAY 18, 2022

Kurtis Espino is a 2021 graduate of the Master of Nonprofit Leadership and Management program at Arizona State University. He is the Marketing & Development Coordinator at Arizona's Children Association.

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ASU Lodestar Center

SEPTEMBER 22, 2021

With the recent pandemic, civil unrest and racism conversations front and center, nonprofit organizations are working overtime to serve communities deeply affected by these issues. Jen Nation is a graduate of the Master of Nonprofit Leadership and Management program at Arizona State University. Illustration by Yuxin Qin.

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ASU Lodestar Center

JULY 13, 2021

Hager Associate Professor of Nonprofit Leadership and Management, Arizona State University. These organizations still only dabble in recommended practices (like crafting job descriptions for volunteers, training staff to work with them and evaluating their work), with a few organizations setting the curve and most lagging behind.

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ASU Lodestar Center

MAY 12, 2022

Nonprofits are working hard to sustain missions, grow and excel in their goals. Become a more desirable place to work – As we all can attest, nonprofits are often working with limited resources. Amber Amaro is a 2021 graduate of the Master of Nonprofit Leadership and Management program at Arizona State University.

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ASU Lodestar Center

JULY 25, 2022

With nearly 11 million employees working in the nonprofit sector, staff well-being is a critical concern to organizations. Nonprofits need to invest in practices that enhance and develop skills, create career paths and take work-life balance into consideration. Allow employees to work autonomously.

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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.” Employees that are satisfied with their organizational culture, their work life balance and compensation package continue their employment with the organization.

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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. Shelbee Axsom-Anderson is a graduate of the Master of Nonprofit Leadership and Management program at Arizona State University.

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ASU Lodestar Center

SEPTEMBER 13, 2022

When the knowledge of how to deliver the best work and serve a community through understanding cultural practices, demographic challenges and other intricacies that correlate with diverse populations, the reach of expertise becomes impactful.

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ASU Lodestar Center

FEBRUARY 21, 2022

There is no “one size fits all” type of crisis management plan, but leaders who have been through and survived significant crises have given the following recommendation for successfully working through one. Ask the questions: What is working? Develop a vision and plan of action to get through the crisis. Learn from the crisis.

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