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Research Friday: Research and Policy Briefs

ASU Lodestar Center

Welcome to Research Friday ! highlight current research reports or studies and discuss how they can. He received his bachelor's degree in Social Relations and Policy from the James Madison College of Public Affairs at Michigan State University. Ahmad Naboulsi , Master's Student of. Public Administration. As part of a.

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

ASU Lodestar Center

Public policy and the nonprofit sector. Public policy at all levels of government has the ability to threaten the work of all nonprofits (National Council of Nonprofits, 2019). At the federal level, we see this threat in tax, regulatory, and spending policies. Illustration by Yuxin Qin. Establish support.

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Drumroll, please! Landmark Research on Volunteer Engagement & Funding

VQ Strategies

After years of meetings, dialogue, presentations, advocacy, (and yes, maybe even some proverbial hair-pulling in frustration), today was the launch of the Initiative for Strategic Volunteer Engagement and the release of landmark research about how organizational leaders and funders view and prioritize volunteer engagement.

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Highlights from Candid’s most popular philanthropic resources in 2023?

Candid

Philanthropy and HBCUs: Foundation funding to historically Black colleges and universities , by ABFE and Candid  For every $100 foundations gave to the average Ivy League, they gave 56 cents to the average historically Black college and university (HBCU). Do you know of a resource Candid’s Issue Lab is missing?

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Public Policy and SOX: Pricey or Priceless!

ASU Lodestar Center

Welcome to Research Friday ! highlight current research reports or studies and discuss how they can. It is not often that public policy intended for the publicly traded-corporate world directly impacts the nonprofit corporate world. A decade has now gone by, and, according to research by Tamara G. in Residence.

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How nonprofits can successfully develop a diverse workforce

ASU Lodestar Center

Research indicates workforce diversity is the cultural or demographic characteristics that makes employees unique, which is needed to effectively confront social issues and achieve social good. Research indicates progress on diversity is dependent on nonprofit boards, which impact nonprofit performance and policies.

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Research Friday: Lessons in board governance

ASU Lodestar Center

Welcome to Research Friday ! 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. Resources to create these documents and policies are available through many sources.