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How should nonprofits develop a high-performance culture?

ASU Lodestar Center

Marcia Mintz, the CEO of the Boys and Girls Clubs of Metro Phoenix (BGCMP), defined a high-performance culture as, “When everybody at every level understands where their role fits into the organization and the plan to get where they want to go.”. The people on the bus should be from various backgrounds and working styles.

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Switching gears: How I found my place in volunteering

ASU Lodestar Center

A passion of mine for the last 13 years has been working with high school teens through my church youth group. I spent the next six years coordinating youth ministry programs for two different churches within that time. Vincent de Paul Church in Phoenix. Well, mainly because I wanted more for the teens of St.

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Nancy Wins Free Copy of Being the Difference

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Last week I hosted a little contest to win a copy of Darius Graham's book, Being the Difference: True Stories of Ordinary People Doing Extraordinary Things to Change the World. After 34 years in the Navy, Rick Koca "retired" - and started StandUp For Kids (S4K) , a nonprofit that works with homeless and street kids.

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5 Hybrid Event Ideas for Youth Organizations

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The work you do is invaluable to generations of people. They’re giving to people in order to make a difference. For older kids and teens that benefit from your youth organization, a video game tournament is a great opportunity for them to show off their skills while raising funds for your organization. Hybrid fundraising galas.

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Donning the Sweatshirt of Service: Reflections from a Second-Year Ally

ASU Lodestar Center

Coordinator & Volunteer Coordinator, ADL Arizona and GLSEN Phoenix. When I think back on my time with ASU Lodestar Center's Public Allies Arizona program, many different memories and candid moments pop into my mind. We take pay cuts, put ourselves out there, and take risks — all to make a difference.

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Get to Know the Lodestar Center: Anne Kotleba

ASU Lodestar Center

How do all these other people that I engage with also see this place, how do we coexist, and how can we work together to make it more fun, effective, and just for everybody? How long have you worked at the ASU Lodestar Center? I got a group of 8 teens together and I taught them a simple Photoshop project. What surrounds me?

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Boys & Girls Clubs of the Valley Increases Efficiency with VolunteerHub

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We had Boys & Girls Club of the East Valley and Boys & Girls Club of Metro Phoenix merge causing us to literally double in size overnight. Donna: In fiscal year 2021/2022, we served almost 22,000 youth and teens. It is amazing working for an organization that is doing such great work to support the community.

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