ASU Lodestar Center

JUNE 1, 2011

Nonprofit organizations are governed by a board of directors; for-profits are governed by the owner(s) and, if a corporation, also a board of directors. In Arizona, there are more than 29,000 registered nonprofits of which an estimated 19,000 are currently operating. [1] Can You Teach a Watchdog New Tricks? Central Ave.

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ASU Lodestar Center

MARCH 25, 2011

Respondents came from large organizations and small, and from all sub-sectors, and include a small sample from Arizona. In Arizona, 35% of our survey respondents reported having less than 1 month of cash on hand (10% had none), which is fairly consistent with results nationally. Its very reflective of America's wallets.

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ASU Lodestar Center

JUNE 10, 2011

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. million in government grants , although Ill guess that those were probably really contracts. This is great news.

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ASU Lodestar Center

APRIL 22, 2011

Part of the problem is that so many organizations fall under the umbrella of "nonprofit," which is a big stew of everything that isnt a government agency or registered as a business. In Arizona, unincorporated associations sometimes register with the Corporation Commission or successfully apply for federal charitable exemptions.

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ASU Lodestar Center

APRIL 15, 2011

NMI students agree; however, they additionally rank high their interest in learning about strategic planning, board governance, grant writing, marketing, program evaluation, and social entrepreneurship. The ASU certificate is a credential valued by many nonprofit employers in Arizona. Can You Teach a Watchdog New Tricks?

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ASU Lodestar Center

MARCH 18, 2011

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

APRIL 13, 2011

We can lobby for stricter legislation governing transparency, and make sure that we do our homework before we give to an organization, so that we minimize the risk that our money or time is not being used in a way we might disagree with. Keeping the Volunteering Torch Lit Research Friday: Take our fun quiz on the Arizona. Central Ave.

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