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ASU Lodestar Center Blog: How my mother and AmeriCorps made me a.

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Disclaimer Wednesday, March 16, 2011 How my mother and AmeriCorps made me a better man posted by Michael Soto , 2nd Year Fellow – Public Allies Arizona / Arizona Citizens for the Arts Ever since I was a kid, I wanted to serve my country. And I thank Americorps for being the answer to my lifelong wish of serving my country.

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Paying Volunteers A Stipend: Does It Work?

ASU Lodestar Center

A related research question is the impact or positive incentive of volunteer stipends among low-wage earners (McBride, Gonzales, Morrow-Howell, & McCrary, 2011). Volunteers received stipend support from several sources, including federal AmeriCorps programs, private foundations and school districts. Sources: 1. McBride, A.,

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Use Case: The Community-Driven Social Impact game for Community Media Centers

Amy Sample Ward

Last month, at the 2011 Nonprofit Technology Conference , I had the opportunity to run the Community-Driven Social Impact game in a session workshop. The room was full, and participants came up with some terrific examples and options for their organizations. Who was the community that you were working with?

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ASU Lodestar Center Blog: Research Friday: Take our fun quiz on.

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Disclaimer Friday, May 6, 2011 Research Friday: Take our fun quiz on the Arizona nonprofit sector! May 6, 2011 1:19 PM Tom Noble said. 7 :) May 6, 2011 1:44 PM Sarah H said. May 6, 2011 2:02 PM Kayla said. May 6, 2011 2:28 PM Laura Bush said. May 6, 2011 3:57 PM Kayla said. Nice quiz! Great point, Sarah!

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Research Friday: Corporate Volunteer Programs: Synergy in Business and Nonprofit Actions

ASU Lodestar Center

She previously served a term for AmeriCorps with an adult literacy program in Flagstaff. Retrieved on 25 October 2011 from: [link]. Accessed through ABI/INFORM Complete on 25 October 2011. Ongoing mindfulness to the alignment of missions and values will help assure that the partnership is both successful and equally beneficial.

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Nonprofit Management 101 Giveaway: One More Week to Enter!

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Ryan Bancroft , AmeriCorps volunteer at the OMNI Center for Peace, Justice, and Ecology discusses the importance of incorporating social media into a broader, scalable communications strategy. Entries must be received by Monday, May 23, 2011. Please visit the site to view this media). Please visit the site to view this media).

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ASU Lodestar Center Blog: Fear not, nonprofit professionals!

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Disclaimer Wednesday, May 11, 2011 Fear not, nonprofit professionals! May 11, 2011 2:34 PM Sparkplug said. Love, AN NPO professional who is headed to a tropical beach tomorrow and definitely not bringing the iPhone she can't unlock anyway :) ~Genevieve May 12, 2011 12:11 PM Aaron Stiner said. Great post, Aaron.