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Guest Post: Stories of Volunteer Managers, Technology, and the Pandemic

Twenty Hats

So I think, in many ways, for as often as everybody complains about technology and all the challenges, I think this past year could have gone very differently if we didn’t have these platforms.” — Volunteer manager embracing technology in Ohio. “None of us were ready for this. What a year it’s been.

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Q&A with Maggie Saucedo, a Public Ally and Certified Nonprofit Professional

ASU Lodestar Center

She served as the president of ASU’s Nonprofit Leadership Alliance Student Association during her final year in the program. Throughout the first few weeks, Anne had discussed her journey with community, AmeriCorps and how she has a passion for giving back. PAAZ: What do you think should be done to help students stay in school?

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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's been the biggest challenge?

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Announcing the Third Impact Lab on Climate Justice

Saleforce Nonprofit

Our second Impact Lab recently announced the Financial Aid Chatbot to support students as they navigate the FAFSA application. In order to decide on this topic, we asked our community to submit challenges. His expertise covers the spectrum of challenges faced by today’s nonprofit by helping them innovate and drive transformation.

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Four Strategies for Effective Nonprofit Volunteer Engagement and Programs

Qgiv

“Never doubt that a small group of thoughtful, committed citizens can change the world; indeed, it’s the only thing that ever has.” – Margaret Mead Working with volunteers and including them in your nonprofit’s strategy can be meaningful, challenging, and rewarding, all at the same time.

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Learning to Lead, Part 1: Why I Returned to Public Allies for a Second Year

ASU Lodestar Center

I received my bachelor’s degree in Nonprofit Leadership and Management at Arizona State University in 2018 and earned the Certified Nonprofit Professional (CNP) credential from the Nonprofit Leadership Alliance student organization at ASU.

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Remote Technology in the Pandemic: Rebalancing Toward Equity and Access

Non Profit Quarterly

We need hands on deck, so having to close our volunteer program was a challenge for us—emotionally, losing such a large part of our community—but we also had to find a way to keep them connected so that they would come back when our doors reopened. The challenges of remote volunteering are front-of-mind for many volunteer managers.