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Public Allies Arizona: Getting Things Done for America

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posted by Annie Bello Graduate Public Allies Arizona I quickly realized that Public Allies was no cop out when we were sworn in as AmeriCorps members. I am an AmeriCorps member, and I will get things done. This event also provided a workshop for parents about Be a Leader’s resources to help their children go on to college.

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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. My mother served her country by joining the Army at the age of 18.

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ASU Lodestar Center Blog: Research Friday: Really, Your Tax.

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The list includes 4,025 with an Arizona address, including two-thirds (2,708) with the coveted charitable exemption. Arizona doesnt have 15,000 federally-recognized charities — it now has closer to 12,000. According to their website, they get state money to provide services to adults and children with developmental disabilities.

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ASU Lodestar Center Blog: Making the Play: Successfully Engaging.

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Disclaimer Wednesday, June 15, 2011 Making the Play: Successfully Engaging Youth Within the Nonprofit Sector posted by David "DJ" Heyward , American Humanics Student / Team MPhasis Coach Many of us in the nonprofit sector work specifically with children and young adults. Fear not, nonprofit professionals! Can You Teach a Watchdog New Tricks?

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ASU Lodestar Center Blog: Research Friday: Social Media is all.

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As I led a workshop at the national convention of the Alliance for Children and Families that focused on these trends, the significant challenge was for each organization to become "futurists," studying the trends for a year at their board meetings in hopes of understanding how they can be embraced as a part of the organizations cultures.

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ASU Lodestar Center Blog: Research Friday: "Really, How Many.

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A couple months ago, the ASU Lodestar Center released its 2010 report on Arizona Giving & Volunteering. 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." Census Bureau and the Bureau of Labor Statistics.

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ASU Lodestar Center Blog: Charles Best is "Character Approved"

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This video really helped me get an idea of who Charles Best is, and how his philanthropic website, DonorsChoose.org , is making a huge difference in the lives of school children around the country — and even around the world. Keeping the Volunteering Torch Lit Research Friday: Take our fun quiz on the Arizona. Central Ave.

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