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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. One of the participants was Ericha Hager, the Regional Collaborative Coordinator for Community Media Access Partnership. Who was the community that you were working with?

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

ASU Lodestar Center

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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How can nonprofits successfully engage the next generation of donors?

ASU Lodestar Center

Leaders must explore internal and external shifts required to diversify an organization based on community needs. Seeking out young community leaders to help recruit those in their networks creates new champions for a mission and potential donors in return. They also want to feel welcome when supporting organizations.

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Q&A with sgLEADERS: H. Beecher Hicks, III, National Museum of African American Music

sgEngage

The “Q&A with sgLEADERS” series on sgENGAGE aims to provide readers, including the next generation of social good leaders, with valuable insights from executives across the social good community. A: Our online community has allowed our museum opening to be received by a larger number of friends and fans than it would have normally.

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MEET AN ALLY: Samira Amin

ASU Lodestar Center

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. “A Jocko Willink.

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MEET AN ALLY: Channtal Polanco

ASU Lodestar Center

Public Allies Arizona ’s 13th class will graduate in June, the completion of a 10-month AmeriCorps program that places emerging young leaders at local nonprofits for full-time paid apprenticeships. After a while working in my community and serving, I yearned to continue to grow and be challenged. What drew you to Public Allies?

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'I Truly Believe That Education is the Antidote for Ignorance, Poverty and War'

ASU Lodestar Center

Before becoming a Public Ally, I somewhat understood the nonprofit sector, since the year before I had served as a City Year Corps Member in Chicago through AmeriCorps. I recognized the roles I have played in both unknowingly perpetuating these injustices and desiring to level the playing field for those less fortunate in my own community.