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Overcoming the Government-Nonprofit Dependency

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Social Service nonprofit organizations have long been relied upon to provide services to those in need in the United States. Federal, state and local governments increasingly depend on Social Service nonprofit organizations and, because of that dependency, have been willing to help fund them.

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Research Friday: Lessons in board governance

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As part of a continuing weekly series, each Friday we invite a nonprofit scholar or practitioner to highlight current nonprofit research reports or studies and discuss how they can inform and improve day-to-day practice. In April of 2011, a story broke regarding The Central Asia Institute, a nonprofit organization.

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Philanthropy during COVID-19 in India

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To understand how the pandemic impacted the philanthropic sector and civil society organizations around the world, we reached out to local experts who shared their observations and experiences over the past two years. Throughout the pandemic, the nonprofit sector played a critical role in alleviating stresses across a range of needs.

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What are Effective Strategies Nonprofit Organizations Use to Improve Diversity and Inclusion?

ASU Lodestar Center

One example of a strategy is apparent in the story of Gallaudet University, a college for the deaf (Ryan, 2012, p. Another strategy this report suggests is to help the organization recognize the cost of remaining at the status quo. How will staying singular in its approach to staffing damage a nonprofit organization’s reputation?

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Leveraging data to better serve under-resourced communities 

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Forward-looking nonprofit organizations know that leveraging data is key to determining where a community’s unmet needs are, securing resources to address those needs, and advocating for more effective policies. Based on that, funders may assume that AANHPI populations are universally well off.

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Is the Higher Education Pipeline Shrinking or Just Taking a Nap?

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do not feel their education was worth the cost, colleges and universities have to work harder and smarter to recruit, enroll, and retain students. While studies show that workers with bachelor’s degrees have higher lifetime earnings and lower poverty rates than those without, technology has changed the workforce.

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Is your organization ready to innovate? Three strategies for accelerating social innovation within nonprofits

ASU Lodestar Center

If you answered yes to any of these questions, chances are, you are working at an organization that is not primed for innovation - and, you’re not alone. Readiness factors increase the capacity for organizations to innovate, but many nonprofits lack this basic foundation for innovation success. Decision-making.