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ASU Lodestar Center Blog: Fear not, nonprofit professionals!

ASU Lodestar Center

Disclaimer Wednesday, May 11, 2011 Fear not, nonprofit professionals! posted by Aaron Stiner , Senior Program Manager, Paths of HOPE, Catholic Charities I am at one of the most intense, rewarding, and sometimes frightening times in my nonprofit career. But fear not, nonprofit professionals! And I dont think Im alone.

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ASU Lodestar Center Blog: How to Start a Nonprofit Organization.

ASU Lodestar Center

Disclaimer Wednesday, June 1, 2011 How to Start a Nonprofit Organization: Questions to Ask Yourself Before You Make the Leap posted by Robert Duea , Professional in Residence ASU Lodestar Center and Pat Lewis , Senior Professional in Residence ASU Lodestar Center So, youre thinking about starting a nonprofit organization.

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Who's Behind That Voice on the Phone: Meet TechSoup Client Services

Tech Soup

He is a great fan of arts charities. The nonprofit theaters he attends on a regular basis are the Berkeley Repertory Theatre , American Conservatory Theater (where Denzel Washington and Annette Bening got their start), and the Marin Theatre Company. Bob Chase just celebrated his third anniversary working at TechSoup.

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ASU Lodestar Center Blog: Research Friday: Really, Your Tax.

ASU Lodestar Center

As part of a continuing weekly series, each Friday we invite a nonprofit expert from our academic faculty to highlight a research report or study and discuss how it can inform and improve day-to-day nonprofit practice. The result is that the chaff is blown away, leaving behind a much cleaner picture of the nonprofit sector.

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ASU Lodestar Center Blog: Research Friday: "Really, How Many.

ASU Lodestar Center

Disclaimer Friday, April 22, 2011 Research Friday: "Really, How Many Nonprofits Are There?" As part of a continuing weekly series, each Friday we invite a nonprofit expert from our academic faculty to highlight a research report or study and discuss how it can inform and improve day-to-day nonprofit practice.

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ASU Lodestar Center Blog: The cockroach under the refrigerator.

ASU Lodestar Center

Stannard-Stockton referenced a video produced by "Good Intentions Are Not Enough," an online service of The Charity Rater, LLC. Its easy to find news articles that expose fraud, scandal, and dishonesty in the philanthropic and nonprofit sector. Its a fascinating read, and I highly recommend it. Thats a pretty disturbing statistic!

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15 Historical Nonprofit Moments You Should Know

Whole Whale

Were donations to charities always tax-deductible? There are many questions and facts about nonprofits that may surprise people that work in the industry. It is important to understand the history of nonprofit organizations in order to see where the future may go. When was the first volunteer organization created in the U.S.?