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MEET AN ALLY: Samira Amin

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Public Allies Arizona ’s 13th class will graduate in June 28, the completion of a 10-month AmeriCorps program that places emerging young leaders at local nonprofits for full-time paid apprenticeships. In this post, meet Class 13 Ally Samira Amin, who was placed at Mesa Arts Center Foundation.

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Walking the Tight Rope: Finding Work-Life Balance in the Nonprofit Sector

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Public Allies Arizona. Laci Lester is a Program Manager with ASU Lodestar Center's Public Allies Arizona program and a board member of YNPN Phoenix. She has lived in Arizona for 15 years and recently completed two 10-month terms of service as a Public Ally before being hired. Laci Lester. Program Manager, ASU Lodestar Center.

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Sometimes nonprofit social media successes are solely in the execution

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The outcome left me frustrated and confused to why people couldn’t take a few seconds out of their online time, most likely viewing or photographing cappuccino art or LOL’ing at quirky cats (don’t get me wrong, I stop and look at both regularly). Do you want news, updates, and advice on everything nonprofit-related? followers.

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Get to Know the Lodestar Center: Elsbeth Pollack

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Elsbeth Pollack Program Manager, Public Allies Arizona. Elsbeth Pollack is a Program Manager for Public Allies Arizona (PAAZ) , an AmeriCorps program that engages service-minded young individuals in 10-months of paid leadership training, apprenticeships, and service opportunities in collaboration with local nonprofit partner organizations.

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An intern's perspective

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One piece of advice that aspiring nonprofit professionals should consider is to participate in an internship program. Colleen Dunbar is a project specialist in the ASU Lodestar Center's marketing/communications department, and is currently completing her master of arts degree in communications studies at Arizona State University.

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Lessons Learned, Try, Healing, Beyond Avoidance, Future Self and Travel: More Reverb 10

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Arizona Sunset by Elena Gaillard December 18 - Try What do you want to try next year? Participating in Art Every Day Month , created by Leah Piken Kolidas , was very healing for me this year. What advice would you give your current self for the year ahead? And how will you apply that lesson going forward?

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Foundation Supported Social Enterprises (FOSE): Expanding the Use of Program Related Investments

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In the venture capital world, funding innovation and calculating risk has become more of science than an art. Read Marissa Theisen''s " Boosting Arizona''s Philanthropic Resources ". Click here to learn more Risk: Funding innovation requires foundations to take a risk. I might suggest that this is the same in the foundation world.