ASU Lodestar Center

JUNE 27, 2017

The American spirit has long been rooted in entrepreneurial success (Acs et al, 2008). When one strategy, method, or product starts to plateau, there is room for a new strategy, method, or product, as a means of increasing revenue. Philanthropy is the term given to the donation of time or valuables for public purposes.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JUNE 1, 2012

I’ve been a fan of Dan Roam’s work since his book “ The Back of the Napkin ” in 2008. I have a survey that allows me to understand the composition of the group in aggregate as well as the maturity of practice levels for each individual participant according to “ Crawl, Walk, Run, Fly.”

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

JULY 10, 2008

Home About Me Subscribe Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology Thoughtful and sometimes snarky perspectives on nonprofit technology My Theory of Practice July 10, 2008 I finally had the reason to begin to more completely articulate my theory of practice. My theory of practice is different than my consulting philosophy. Glad you like it.

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ASU Lodestar Center

JANUARY 11, 2017

As a result, an emerging method of investment, called social impact investment, has investors monitor the outcomes produced by their donations while simultaneously producing profit from their investment. At the same time, nonprofits should be aware of the challenges and limitations to this emergent form of funding. 2016, May).

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ASU Lodestar Center

JANUARY 11, 2013

More sophisticated methods of evaluation include random controlled trials (RCTs) or the use of a logic model. A report released by The Center for Effective Philanthropy suggested that over 70 percent of surveyed nonprofits said that their funders do not tend to provide any support for assessment efforts. Sources: 1. Carman, J.G.

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ASU Lodestar Center

MARCH 18, 2011

The data were collected in the summer of 2009 by asking people to reflect on their volunteering during all of 2008. On one of the pages, amid all the charts on who volunteers and what they do, is a big banner depicting the following result: "33 percent of Arizona adults volunteered in 2008." One in three. But is it right? One in four.

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NTEN

JULY 23, 2009

Historically, we've accomplished this through the tried and true method of paper evaluations. The system then texted you back with the first survey question for that session, at which point you would reply with your answer. There were a number of reasons to make this change.

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