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ASU Lodestar Center Blog: Fear not, nonprofit professionals!

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The ASU Lodestar Center , the Alliance of Arizona Nonprofits , YNPN Phoenix, my fellow MNpS graduates, my coworkers, boss, friends, and professional mentors are all resources I access to get me unstuck on my quest to improve the common good. Second, use tools and practices. Picture This: A Look Back at This Year's Spring Fo.

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ASU Lodestar Center Blog: Research Friday: "The Art of Data.

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Consider the following: On the same day in the fall of 2007, two contradictory newspaper headlines accompanied high profile, front-page articles in both the East Valley Tribune and the Arizona Republic. The stories were about Arizona schools and the state of education pertaining to the academic achievement of students and their schools.

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ASU Lodestar Center Blog: Research Friday: The Office or the Impact?

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Using geographic information system (GIS) mapping, the report depicted a rather bleak picture of "nonprofitness" in the area as compared to other regions. A particularly big problem is Arizona's elephant, Banner Health, which we locate at just it's Phoenix address. So a better question than "Where is the office?"

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ASU Lodestar Center Blog: American Humanics: An Elite Group

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Once students complete the AH certification, which also includes a full-time, 600-hour semester as an intern, they have the tools and confidence necessary to begin working for a nonprofit organization and immediately make a significant contribution. Keeping the Volunteering Torch Lit Research Friday: Take our fun quiz on the Arizona.

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ASU Lodestar Center Blog: Relationships Matter

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Disclaimer Thursday, February 24, 2011 Relationships Matter posted by Travis Manzione , Director — Assessment Tools The Center for Effective Philanthropy In almost every facet of our lives, the types of relationships we form and maintain not only define how we perceive others, but also how we are perceived by others. Central Ave.

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ASU Lodestar Center Blog: Twitter Dashboards and the Dark Side of.

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With the explosion of micro-blogging, the nonprofit world has a fantastic new tool to connect with the public in exciting and creative ways. It is hard to create an organizational presence/persona with some of these tools, which are so inherently personal. Picture This: A Look Back at This Year's Spring Fo. Central Ave.

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ASU Lodestar Center Blog: All You Need is Love. and a Whole Lot.

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With keynote speakers Travis Manzione (Director of Assessment Tools for The Center for Effective Philanthropy ) and Charles Best (Founder and CEO of DonorsChoose.org ), and a panel representing local nonprofits and funders (including Ear Candy , Phoenix Youth at Risk , SRP , and Virginia G. Fear not, nonprofit professionals! Central Ave.

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