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Board diversity strategies to help nonprofits achieve success

ASU Lodestar Center

A board diversity policy amplifies what is expected of board members and describes how people who have been historically marginalized can participate effectively as board members, as mentioned by Kathleen Buse, Ruth Sessler Bernstein and Diana Bilimoria in their article " The Influence of Board Diversity."

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Research Friday: The gift

ASU Lodestar Center

Note: This article will focus on international development from my perspective working in an African country, although the questions raised are pertinent to any “developed” country or continent’s relationship to a “developing” region. I learned I could and should offer assistance to local citizens who asked for it. As part of a.

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3 New Year’s Rituals for Nonprofits That Can Boost Professional Success

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

The book was well received and was #1 on Amazon’s Nonprofit Books many times throughout October-December as we presented dozens online webinars and guest posts and articles. I also taught a workshop for social startups at Singularity University here in Mountain, View on how to create a Happy Healthy Start Up Culture.

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Ten Ways Small NGOs Can Collaborate

NTEN

Training on a hoard of ICT topics is available on-line and in the classroom. The GE Crotonville Center is the legendary example An easy "ask" for your local corporations is: can I get a donated seat in your classroom? 3) Partner with colleges and universities. Call your local school and sign 'em up! Some are free.

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Blog Action Day: Can One Person Make A Difference? Challenging Poverty With Social Media

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

In school and university my background was in sociology, political science, and economics. In the classroom, I got to hear a lot of theories as to why poverty exists - but that actually made things seem more confusing. t claim to have all the answers - in fact, part of this journey is about putting my classroom knowledge to the test.

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Time to Give a Little

ASU Lodestar Center

If you’re unfamiliar with the site, it’s a place for start-ups, artists, and local organizations to promote specific projects in order to receive funding. His site allows you to give small amounts to local schools in order to fund specific projects. Like this article? Click here to learn more about our Fall Conference.

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Nonprofit Leadership Alliance: AMI 2014 Reflections

ASU Lodestar Center

It is not easy to pull this together for the national organization or the local campus. The opportunities for learning and networking were at a higher level than I have had in the classroom. The out-of-classroom experiences offered by the program at ASU makes all the difference personally and professionally to these students.