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How can professional development advance nonprofit performance and ensure sustainability?

ASU Lodestar Center

Professional development (PD) is the "process of improving and increasing capabilities of staff through access to education and training." While conferences were once the only idea in gaining professional development skills, peer-to-peer mentoring is shown to give the highest output of learned skills. Illustration by Jocelyn Ruiz.

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Six things you may not know about the U.S. social sector

Candid

While nonprofits are perhaps most associated with the social sector, organizations within it can overlap with the spheres of business and government. Political organizations such as political action committees (PACs) straddle the line between public and private, accepting private donations in order to influence elections.

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Money talks: Why tuning into the Giving Pledge mattersĀ 

Candid

However, their philanthropic gestures are executed with millions, if not billions, of dollars that move global markets and spur governments to action. Case in point: Through the Gates Foundation , Bill and Melinda Gates have such outsized effect on philanthropy in the U.S.

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Transform Data into Tangible Stories

Forum One

While full data sets are made available and used extensively by researchers and city governments, City Health Dashboard has learned that simply providing data isnā€™t enough. To make the data more accessible, theyā€™ve developed a communications strategy based on storytelling products that make the data come alive. Know your audience.

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BIPOC Leadership Challenges: 26 Tips To Increase Accessibility Across The Nonprofit Sector

Bloomerang

we all know nonprofits rely on a combination of government grants, philanthropic donations, and earned income to support their operations. Many non-white leaders can find it difficult to achieve the desired levels of visibility outside of their sphere of influence. Educational challenges faced by inner-city communities in the U.S.

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How can nonprofits implement a strategic public policy agenda to achieve greater impact?

ASU Lodestar Center

Public policy at all levels of government has the ability to threaten the work of all nonprofits (National Council of Nonprofits, 2019). Notably, about 32% of nonprofit funding comes from government contracts and grants. Anna Carlson is a graduate of the Master of Nonprofit Leadership and Management program at Arizona State University.

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How Effective Branding Helps Achieve Nonprofit Mission

ASU Lodestar Center

An effective brand can be a positive influence on an organizationā€™s assets (human and financial). Matthew Schwartz, the founder and executive director of Constructive, stated that an effective brand helps organizations earn trust, increase loyalty, develop new opportunities and strengthen organizational leadership.