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Research Friday: Senior Arizona volunteers -- how do they stack up against the rest of the nation?

ASU Lodestar Center

We welcome your comments and feedback. Volunteers come in all shapes and sizes, and we in the nonprofit sector are thankful for their involvement any time we can get it. Over 3,500 households in Arizona, Indiana, and Michigan were asked about their giving and volunteer behavior. percent and the average volunteer time by 22.8

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What is Slacktivism and is it Even Helping?

NonProfit Hub

If your friend Sue shares an article on Twitter about helping kids in your community who are on reduced lunches, your inclination might be to ask Sue how she got connected and what you can do to help. Let us know in the comments below or shoot us a Tweet @nphub. Sparking conversation. Slacktivism in the real world.

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The Public Argument About Arts Support as Seen through the Lens of the Detroit Institute of Arts

Museum 2.0

The millage will provide about $23M per year for ten years to support operations, during which time the DIA hopes to raise $400M to enhance its endowment and replace the operating income from the millage. This perspective was rampant in Michigan. As one Detroit Free Press commenter wrote: "You are not getting it.

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NpTag Tag and Nonprofit Collaborative Tag Project Types

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

I'm tagging information related to discussion, examples, and comments about nonprofits using tagging (or not using tagging) to prep for upcoming session at netsquared.org with the tag del.icio.us/nptag. Or you head someone speak at a panel at a conference, and you ask for the three best books or articles to read. Throwing seeds out?

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Van Jones Testifies Before Congress on Green Collar Jobs

Have Fun - Do Good

Over the past month, many of you have posted comments or sent me emails about my interview with Van Jones, the President and Co-founder of Oakland's Ella Baker Center , that I posted here, and on the Big Vision Podcast. Seriously, I had almost forgotten what my passion in life was until this article woke me up and reminded me.

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Social Media Burnout: Too Much of a Good Thing?

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

I happened to pop out of reader today and cruise through Marnie Webb's sidebar links from Ma.gnolia to land on an interesting article from Monday's SF Chronicle called " Social Sites Becoming Too Much of A good Thing." " The article describes briefly what some of those needs are and how they change as younger consumers grow up.

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Case Study: NPower Michigan and Board Collaboration Tools

NTEN

By Chris Bernard, Idealware When [NTEN Member] Andy Wolber worked for NPower Michigan—first as a consultant, then later as executive director—the organization had a geographically spread-out board of 10-15 members. It’s not real time, but you can use it that way.” Note: You can read the full article in the March Issue of NTEN:Change.