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APRIL 6, 2021

However, you actually began your career working in social good as a White House Fellow focused on the Corporation for National and Community Service and AmeriCorps Promise Fellows programs. Q: What role does technology play in your organization, and how do you see it continuing to have an impact in the future?

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ASU Lodestar Center

JUNE 8, 2011

Savvy nonprofits will fulfill their organizations mission by diversifying their income stream. So, how can a nonprofit organization best go about building and sustaining those relationships? Moreover, what type of relationships and outcomes do businesses really want from partnering with nonprofit organizations? Bush, Ph.D.

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MAY 24, 2011

Disclaimer Tuesday, May 24, 2011 Creating, Building, and Sustaining Nonprofit Communities posted by Hannah Humphrey , Public Allies Arizona Alumna / Outreach Coordinator, Xico What does it mean to be a community organization? I see community when someone asks me for a recommendation, and I can say, "Sure, I know exactly who can help you.

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ASU Lodestar Center

JUNE 15, 2011

This organization uses sports, specifically basketball, as a vehicle to help youth get motivated in school and learn life lessons while at the same time producing some seriously great athletes. Below are a few of those take-aways to help you and your organization get the most out of working with youth. Like this article?

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ASU Lodestar Center

MAY 27, 2011

If anyone ever once doubted the energy and organizing force of technology, rest assured they dont anymore. Within an hour (and with a huge helping hand from social media), thousands had mobilized and gathered all over the United States to celebrate, remember, and embrace. We welcome your comments and feedback. They want to connect.

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ASU Lodestar Center

APRIL 19, 2011

The Collaboration Prize itself is a joint effort by several pioneering organizations: The Lodestar Foundation has partnered with the AIM Alliance , the Foundation Center , La Piana Consulting , and other foundation and nonprofit leaders to support the 2011 Prize. By working together, youre boosting the potential of both organizations.

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ASU Lodestar Center

MAY 6, 2011

Turns out I know more than I thought (thanks to the fact that I helped edit the Giving and Volunteering Report. I scored an 8 with no help from the test maker, who was sitting right next to me refusing to give me any clues. How to Start a Nonprofit Organization: Questions t. Otherwise, I'm sure my score would be much worse!)

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ASU Lodestar Center

MAY 11, 2011

Even setting up a basic Excel document will help you out when things start to get crazy. Finally, ask for help! As a nonprofit professional, you are duty-bound to speak the truth about the obstacles and challenges, whether personal or organizational, that hold you back from fully delivering your organizations mission.

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ASU Lodestar Center

FEBRUARY 15, 2011

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. Yes, this is a worthwhile organization. How to Start a Nonprofit Organization: Questions t.

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ASU Lodestar Center

MAY 20, 2011

The Organization for Nonprofit Executives (ONE) recently performed a survey of its members to help gather information for my presentation on the Board Chair/Chief Executive relationship. Organization not a top priority for Chair. Chairs have helped me to get out of the rut. but the organization." The challenge?

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ASU Lodestar Center

JUNE 10, 2011

Yesterday, they published the list of organizations that have lost their exemption from paying income tax due to failure to file required reports in 2007, 2008, and 2009. The IRS has been slow to move, making sure that they had gone well out of their way to inform these organizations of their obligations and then warn them of impending doom.

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ASU Lodestar Center

FEBRUARY 22, 2011

How does it go about restoring credibility with existing funders and position itself with possible new funders to help "bring them back" and make the organization stronger than before? The organization maintained its cool and handled the PR nightmare well, though, and has been tweeting normally since the incident.

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ASU Lodestar Center

MAY 17, 2011

Requirements not only include courses towards their degree program, but also 30 additional hours of coursework and 200 Career Field Exploration (CFE) hours — designed to assist students in "trying out" different nonprofit organizations and the jobs within them before they make any decisions about full-time employment.

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ASU Lodestar Center

JUNE 3, 2011

Our text, Peter Frumkins On Being Nonprofit makes some strong statements about the place of earned revenues in nonprofit organizations. Weisbrod refers to massive changes characterized as a pattern of growing commercialization of nonprofit organizations. With this information, he can see whats happening with the average organization.

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ASU Lodestar Center

FEBRUARY 25, 2011

What’s an impact-driven nonprofit organization to do? Comparable compensation data helps recruitment and hiring, and protects against excessive compensation claims. What has your organization experienced? Did a raise or a bonus help retain an effective CEO? Two things come to mind. These are important questions.

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ASU Lodestar Center

MARCH 25, 2011

Nonprofit Finance Fund recently completed its third annual "State of the Nonprofit Sector" survey with the help of nearly 2,000 nonprofit leaders nationwide. Respondents came from large organizations and small, and from all sub-sectors, and include a small sample from Arizona. How to Start a Nonprofit Organization: Questions t.

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ASU Lodestar Center

APRIL 27, 2011

Well, we all care deeply for the missions of our organizations and those we serve — you might even call that "love." Maintain them and help them grow through communication! How to Start a Nonprofit Organization: Questions t. But, without good communication, we may fall short of our goals. Didnt attend this years forum?

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ASU Lodestar Center

APRIL 1, 2011

I like to be informed of what the organization is doing, but I dont want mail solicitations. When we investigate motivations for charitable giving, we arent only concerned with what motivates a donor to write the first check to a charitable organization, but also what inspires them to become a regular, ongoing donor. More newsletters?

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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. Nonprofit" includes member-serving organizations, as well as the public-serving ones that we usually associate with the term.

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ASU Lodestar Center

MARCH 18, 2011

One is the use of prompts to help people remember what they may have done over the past year. The first question in the September volunteer supplement asks “Since September 1st of last year, have you done any volunteer activity through or for an organization?&# How to Start a Nonprofit Organization: Questions t.

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ASU Lodestar Center

APRIL 13, 2011

One cant help asking whether the charitable gifts one has given are fundamentally flawed, and are actually having little or no positive impact. We should never allow fear of scandal, dishonesty, or incompetence to dissuade us from trying to help, to give, and to serve. But it IS tough. That's a difficult task.

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ASU Lodestar Center

MARCH 11, 2011

Rooney offers the following synopsis of the research findings: "Religious organizations should be aware that long-term growth in giving is a function of religious attendance." Further, 55 percent of dual-giving (both religious and secular) households gave to at least two other organizations. 18, Issue 1. households.)

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ASU Lodestar Center

APRIL 29, 2011

Only tracking street address locations of these organizations does not begin to account for the field staff that provide services out of their homes and/or serve multiple regions from a home base or headquarters. How to Start a Nonprofit Organization: Questions t. I'm reminded of something my bishop at church always says.

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ASU Lodestar Center

MAY 9, 2011

Nonprofit organizations all over the world have become accustomed to the social media franchise: People are now able to donate online, view volunteer opportunities on the web, follow charity updates, and much more. Through volunteering I have learned that so many people in my community need various kinds of help and assistance.

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ASU Lodestar Center

MAY 4, 2011

Federated campaigns often "help" their donors make giving decisions by prominently publishing such ratios next to the organizations names. However, thats hard enough to do when evaluating any one nonprofit organization, let alone the many thousands that we would like to compare. Its an exciting time.

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ASU Lodestar Center

FEBRUARY 28, 2011

Your organization is on the verge of a breakthrough. This is the exact scenario that eight finalists of the "Fast Pitch Social Innovation Expo" will face on March 2, but many nonprofit organizations face a similar situation all of the time. How to Start a Nonprofit Organization: Questions t.

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ASU Lodestar Center

MARCH 30, 2011

For part of this years ASB service, my group got to work at an after-school program for at-risk kids, ages 5-11, to help them with their homework. Every year, as ASB comes to a close, students tell us about how much theyve learned, how they loved helping people, and how theyve made great new friends. Shelina had no response.

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ASU Lodestar Center

APRIL 5, 2011

At this point in my life, I only give money to one nonprofit organization, and I do that through automatic monthly payments, with little thought at all to the whole process. What if I decided that, every single day, Id devote a little bit of time and a little bit of a care to a different nonprofit organization? Im a grad student!

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ASU Lodestar Center

APRIL 8, 2011

For example: Boomer women often appreciate recognition; however, "Generation X women (those born between 1965 and 1976) reportedly want recognition only if it would directly benefit the organization." [1] They want to be part of the change they are helping to make happen." [5] How to Start a Nonprofit Organization: Questions t.

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ASU Lodestar Center

MAY 13, 2011

I encourage you to read over the report so that you can better understand how these trends work together to help you develop an even more meaningful and clear idea of the future of the sector. Going forward, new organizations will have to live, breathe, and practice demographic diversity in order to stay afloat. So, lets dive in.

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