ASU Lodestar Center

MARCH 16, 2011

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. A few months ago, I was shopping at the local grocery market, wearing my AmeriCorps sweatshirt.

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Non Profit Quarterly

DECEMBER 14, 2021

We wanted to know how technology use has changed in volunteer management, especially through the pandemic. So, we assembled a research team at Arizona State University and set off on an ambitious research project to survey and interview volunteer managers across the U.S. Talking with Volunteer Administrators.

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AFP Blog

JUNE 9, 2011

National Conference on Volunteering and Service: Tech Corps Will Boost Sector's Use of Technology : "Tech Corps Will Boost Sector's Use of Technology HandsOn Network, the volunteer arm of Points of Light Institute, is partnering with Google to create HandsOn Tech Corps, an initiative designed to increase the nonprofit sector’s effective use of (..)

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Have Fun - Do Good

SEPTEMBER 12, 2008

This morning at the Service Nation Summit , Senator Orrin Hatch (R-UT) and Senator Ted Kennedy (D-MA), represented by his niece, Caroline Kennedy, announced that they are introducing the Serve America Act of 2008. Some of the elements of the Act are: Build on the AmeriCorps and create new "Corps" focused on areas of national need.

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Tech Soup

JULY 9, 2010

This blog post was penned by Evonne Heyning , who works with TechSoup's Nonprofit Commons in Second Life and Community teams. At NCVS we had an extra laptop available to allow newcomers to create their Second Life avatars and demonstrate how to work together as we welcomed a new volunteer youth social media tech Markese to the team.

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Volunteer Hub

NOVEMBER 8, 2021

Take a look at these 40 volunteer statistics…they will blow you away. Our ability to provide our time and expertise can make an immense difference in the world around us and within the communities that we reside. Check out the following 40 volunteer statistics. Volunteer statistics. of all volunteers.

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ASU Lodestar Center

JUNE 8, 2011

One way they do this is by building mutually beneficial relationships with businesses that are also interested in positively impacting local communities. Angie Harmon, Freeport-McMoRan : Strong nonprofits are essential to the viability and sustainability of communities. at the National Bank of Arizona in Phoenix.

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Care2

NOVEMBER 23, 2012

A life-long activist, she had volunteered with the Progressive Student Alliance, Amnesty International and Sierra Club. She has also recently served a term with AmeriCorps, leading a team of environmental education volunteers. Prior to coming to Care2, Emily worked as a features reporter for a newspaper in San Luis Obispo, CA.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

AUGUST 30, 2013

As Wyman’s Teen Outreach Program® began to be replicated across the nation, the need to capture learning in a more sophisticated way grew right along with the growth of replication. Kelcie Tacchi is serving as an AmeriCorps Knowledge Management VISTA (Volunteers In Service To America) at Wyman Center. Guest Post'

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ASU Lodestar Center

APRIL 15, 2011

Assistant Professor, ASU School of Community Resources & Development Welcome to Research Friday! The ASU Nonprofit Management Institute (NMI) is one of only 56 continuing education professional development programs in the nation. [2] Keeping the Volunteering Torch Lit Research Friday: Take our fun quiz on the Arizona.

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ASU Lodestar Center

APRIL 19, 2011

This competition is working hard to encourage collaboration and highlight outstanding partnerships in our communities. Need more volunteers for an event? Invite your friends from the nonprofit down the street to participate with their volunteers. Research Friday: "Really, How Many People Volunte.

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ASU Lodestar Center

JUNE 10, 2011

Associate Professor, ASU School of Community Resources & Development Welcome to Research Friday ! The National Center for Charitable Statistics notes that 90 percent of these organizations have never filed any kind of return. The fourth one is The Nations Missing Children, in Phoenix. posted by Mark Hager, Ph.D.

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ASU Lodestar Center

MARCH 11, 2011

Independent Sector and the National Council of Churches note the "extraordinary philanthropy of Americas givers to religion" in a recent study [3] that explores the relationship between faith and charitable giving. link] ^ [2] There is caution in applying these statistics as they are for national averages. 18, Issue 1.

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ASU Lodestar Center

MARCH 18, 2011

Disclaimer Friday, March 18, 2011 Research Friday: "Really, How Many People Volunteer?" Associate Professor, ASU School of Community Resources & Development Welcome to Research Friday ! A couple months ago, the ASU Lodestar Center released its 2010 report on Arizona Giving & Volunteering. posted by Mark Hager, Ph.D.

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ASU Lodestar Center

JUNE 3, 2011

Associate Professor, ASU School of Community Resources & Development Welcome to Research Friday ! Thirdly, Child digs into the Form 990 microdata in the Statistics of Income datafiles available from the National Center for Charitable Statistics. Keeping the Volunteering Torch Lit Research Friday: Take our fun quiz on the Arizona.

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ASU Lodestar Center

FEBRUARY 17, 2011

The winner of the $250,000 prize will be announced in April, and is chosen by a Final Selection Panel of national experts chaired by Sterling Speirn , CEO of the W.K. The Finalists are: Adoption Coalition of Texas , Austin, Texas Community Voice Mail Federation , Seattle, Washington Feed More, Inc. Kellogg Foundation.

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Whole Whale

MARCH 21, 2022

When was the first volunteer organization created in the U.S.? The Union Fire Company in Philadelphia , founded by Benjamin Franklin in 1736, was the first volunteer-based organization in U.S. The first community foundation was established in Cleveland, Ohio, in 1914. Were donations to charities always tax-deductible?

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ASU Lodestar Center

JULY 4, 2011

Not every country exports volunteers in the way our country does — the Peace Corps, AmeriCorps, Cross Cultural Solutions, Atlas Corps, Global Leadership Adventures. During our country's current educational reform, leaders are emphasizing service learning, and they're demanding this principle be built into a national curriculum.

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ASU Lodestar Center

MAY 4, 2011

Associate Professor, ASU School of Community Resources & Development This post is about a bad dog and the role that a class of ASU students is playing in its quest for redemption. Students get first-hand interaction with cutting edge innovations in our nations most well-known charity watchdog. posted by Mark Hager, Ph.D.

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ASU Lodestar Center

APRIL 5, 2011

How am I impacting my community, and why am I so gosh darn lazy when it comes to helping out local nonprofits? In the past year, with the help of donations from his fans, Carlo has donated over $4,000 to charities across the nation. Keeping the Volunteering Torch Lit Research Friday: Take our fun quiz on the Arizona.

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