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. Like this article?

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APRIL 22, 2009

frogloop Home frogloop Home Receive monthly updates Subscribe to our RSS feed Follow frogloop on Twitter Most Popular Posts Social Network ROI Calculator Social Networking for Nonprofits: ROI, Tracking Tools and More "While Theyre Hot!" DZ: Is there more than one person that tweets for your organization?

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ASU Lodestar Center

MAY 27, 2011

If anyone ever once doubted the energy and organizing force of technology, rest assured they dont anymore. Within an hour (and with a huge helping hand from social media), thousands had mobilized and gathered all over the United States to celebrate, remember, and embrace. We welcome your comments and feedback. They want to connect.

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ASU Lodestar Center

APRIL 19, 2011

The Collaboration Prize itself is a joint effort by several pioneering organizations: The Lodestar Foundation has partnered with the AIM Alliance , the Foundation Center , La Piana Consulting , and other foundation and nonprofit leaders to support the 2011 Prize. By working together, youre boosting the potential of both organizations.

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ASU Lodestar Center

MAY 6, 2011

Turns out I know more than I thought (thanks to the fact that I helped edit the Giving and Volunteering Report. I scored an 8 with no help from the test maker, who was sitting right next to me refusing to give me any clues. How to Start a Nonprofit Organization: Questions t. Otherwise, I'm sure my score would be much worse!)

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ASU Lodestar Center

MAY 20, 2011

The Organization for Nonprofit Executives (ONE) recently performed a survey of its members to help gather information for my presentation on the Board Chair/Chief Executive relationship. Organization not a top priority for Chair. Chairs have helped me to get out of the rut. but the organization." The challenge?

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ASU Lodestar Center

JUNE 10, 2011

Yesterday, they published the list of organizations that have lost their exemption from paying income tax due to failure to file required reports in 2007, 2008, and 2009. The IRS has been slow to move, making sure that they had gone well out of their way to inform these organizations of their obligations and then warn them of impending doom.

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ASU Lodestar Center

FEBRUARY 15, 2011

This video really helped me get an idea of who Charles Best is, and how his philanthropic website, DonorsChoose.org , is making a huge difference in the lives of school children around the country — and even around the world. Yes, this is a worthwhile organization. How to Start a Nonprofit Organization: Questions t.

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NOVEMBER 2, 2007

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ASU Lodestar Center

FEBRUARY 25, 2011

What’s an impact-driven nonprofit organization to do? Comparable compensation data helps recruitment and hiring, and protects against excessive compensation claims. What has your organization experienced? Did a raise or a bonus help retain an effective CEO? Two things come to mind. These are important questions.

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FEBRUARY 6, 2008

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ASU Lodestar Center

JUNE 3, 2011

Our text, Peter Frumkins On Being Nonprofit makes some strong statements about the place of earned revenues in nonprofit organizations. Weisbrod refers to massive changes characterized as a pattern of growing commercialization of nonprofit organizations. With this information, he can see whats happening with the average organization.

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ASU Lodestar Center

FEBRUARY 22, 2011

How does it go about restoring credibility with existing funders and position itself with possible new funders to help "bring them back" and make the organization stronger than before? The organization maintained its cool and handled the PR nightmare well, though, and has been tweeting normally since the incident.

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Care2

MAY 22, 2009

frogloop Home frogloop Home Receive monthly updates Subscribe to our RSS feed Follow frogloop on Twitter Most Popular Posts Social Network ROI Calculator Social Networking for Nonprofits: ROI, Tracking Tools and More "While Theyre Hot!" How can your organization effectively brand itself and get on the radar? Blog Searches: Technorati.

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ASU Lodestar Center

MAY 17, 2011

Requirements not only include courses towards their degree program, but also 30 additional hours of coursework and 200 Career Field Exploration (CFE) hours — designed to assist students in "trying out" different nonprofit organizations and the jobs within them before they make any decisions about full-time employment.

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ASU Lodestar Center

MARCH 4, 2011

Whether practitioners, volunteers, or donors, we want our end-users to understand issues in ways that help them become more efficient and effective within their nonprofit organizations and across their networks of nonprofits. How to Start a Nonprofit Organization: Questions t. Research Friday: Really, Your Tax Exemption has be.

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ASU Lodestar Center

MARCH 25, 2011

Nonprofit Finance Fund recently completed its third annual "State of the Nonprofit Sector" survey with the help of nearly 2,000 nonprofit leaders nationwide. Respondents came from large organizations and small, and from all sub-sectors, and include a small sample from Arizona. How to Start a Nonprofit Organization: Questions t.

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ASU Lodestar Center

APRIL 1, 2011

I like to be informed of what the organization is doing, but I dont want mail solicitations. When we investigate motivations for charitable giving, we arent only concerned with what motivates a donor to write the first check to a charitable organization, but also what inspires them to become a regular, ongoing donor. More newsletters?

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ASU Lodestar Center

APRIL 27, 2011

Well, we all care deeply for the missions of our organizations and those we serve — you might even call that "love." Maintain them and help them grow through communication! How to Start a Nonprofit Organization: Questions t. But, without good communication, we may fall short of our goals. Didnt attend this years forum?

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MAY 31, 2007

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ASU Lodestar Center

APRIL 13, 2011

So, I was immediately interested when a link to an article, titled " Good Intentions vs. Good Results ," popped up on my Twitter feed. One cant help asking whether the charitable gifts one has given are fundamentally flawed, and are actually having little or no positive impact. Its a fascinating read, and I highly recommend it.

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ASU Lodestar Center

APRIL 22, 2011

Part of the problem is that so many organizations fall under the umbrella of "nonprofit," which is a big stew of everything that isnt a government agency or registered as a business. Nonprofit" includes member-serving organizations, as well as the public-serving ones that we usually associate with the term.

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ASU Lodestar Center

MARCH 18, 2011

One is the use of prompts to help people remember what they may have done over the past year. The first question in the September volunteer supplement asks “Since September 1st of last year, have you done any volunteer activity through or for an organization?&# After all, a year is a long time to remember back on.

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Care2

JANUARY 16, 2008

frogloop Home frogloop Home Receive monthly updates Subscribe to our RSS feed Follow frogloop on Twitter Most Popular Posts Social Network ROI Calculator Social Networking for Nonprofits: ROI, Tracking Tools and More "While Theyre Hot!" Dont worry, this isnt your organic chemistry final from sophomore year. All rights reserved.

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JANUARY 6, 2009

frogloop Home frogloop Home Receive monthly updates Subscribe to our RSS feed Follow frogloop on Twitter Most Popular Posts Social Network ROI Calculator Social Networking for Nonprofits: ROI, Tracking Tools and More "While Theyre Hot!" Google Analytics has proven particularly helpful for content-based sites and commerce sites.

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ASU Lodestar Center

MARCH 11, 2011

Rooney offers the following synopsis of the research findings: "Religious organizations should be aware that long-term growth in giving is a function of religious attendance." Further, 55 percent of dual-giving (both religious and secular) households gave to at least two other organizations. 18, Issue 1. households.)

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ASU Lodestar Center

APRIL 29, 2011

Only tracking street address locations of these organizations does not begin to account for the field staff that provide services out of their homes and/or serve multiple regions from a home base or headquarters. How to Start a Nonprofit Organization: Questions t. I'm reminded of something my bishop at church always says.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MARCH 6, 2009

The tool is called FairShare , a Creative Commons aware tool , that helps you track how your content is being used by others. When it comes to raising money online, empowering your network of supporters with the tools to fundraise for your NPO is like giving them Creative Commons access to your organization."

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FEBRUARY 20, 2009

frogloop Home frogloop Home Receive monthly updates Subscribe to our RSS feed Follow frogloop on Twitter Most Popular Posts Social Network ROI Calculator Social Networking for Nonprofits: ROI, Tracking Tools and More "While Theyre Hot!" Could that concept be translated to help a local nonprofit? By 10:30 a.m. of Chattanooga.

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JUNE 17, 2009

frogloop Home frogloop Home Receive monthly updates Subscribe to our RSS feed Follow frogloop on Twitter Most Popular Posts Social Network ROI Calculator Social Networking for Nonprofits: ROI, Tracking Tools and More "While Theyre Hot!" The great news is that the effort seems to have paid off: The U.S. The result?

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JUNE 30, 2009

frogloop Home frogloop Home Receive monthly updates Subscribe to our RSS feed Follow frogloop on Twitter Most Popular Posts Social Network ROI Calculator Social Networking for Nonprofits: ROI, Tracking Tools and More "While Theyre Hot!" Did they help? How did they help?) 60) Search « How Sticky is Facebook? Avoid the wonk.

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DECEMBER 6, 2007

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

APRIL 18, 2007

You can find out what other people are saying or thinking about your topic, community, organization, program or issue area. A nonprofit organization that provides support for homeless in Northern, CA found references to homeless people on restaurant blogs and used what they learn for a fundraising campaign. This can inform.

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SEPTEMBER 28, 2007

frogloop Home frogloop Home Receive monthly updates Subscribe to our RSS feed Follow frogloop on Twitter Most Popular Posts Social Network ROI Calculator Social Networking for Nonprofits: ROI, Tracking Tools and More "While Theyre Hot!" I youve ever wondered how mapping can help your nonprofit, this is THE webinar to attend.

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JANUARY 19, 2009

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JUNE 5, 2009

frogloop Home frogloop Home Receive monthly updates Subscribe to our RSS feed Follow frogloop on Twitter Most Popular Posts Social Network ROI Calculator Social Networking for Nonprofits: ROI, Tracking Tools and More "While Theyre Hot!" No organization wants to be left in the dark and scramble to play catch up later.

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FEBRUARY 7, 2009

frogloop Home frogloop Home Receive monthly updates Subscribe to our RSS feed Follow frogloop on Twitter Most Popular Posts Social Network ROI Calculator Social Networking for Nonprofits: ROI, Tracking Tools and More "While Theyre Hot!" tools as part of an organization’s communications strategy. so important? During the Fem 2.0

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