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How can nonprofits leverage volunteer engagement strategies to maximize impact?

ASU Lodestar Center

Implementing strategic engagement initiatives designed to leverage the assets of volunteers expands a nonprofit’s ability to maximize its social impact. In order to cultivate volunteers to contribute in these ways, a strong foundational volunteer program must be in place. Develop an Integrated Volunteer Program. Conclusion.

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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. Our objective was to develop grants and programs as a group to strengthen our individual community media centers and support the movement as a whole.

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How Effective Branding Helps Achieve Nonprofit Mission

ASU Lodestar Center

Goodwill, AmeriCorps and Girl Scouts are good examples in the nonprofit sector. It can impact their capacities to achieve goals, their social impact and their missions. A strong brand is important because it facilitates opportunities, resources and results. These are big ones, with big brands. Branding must be a priority.

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Public Allies: A Story of Impact

ASU Lodestar Center

I found the program while searching for other sources of financial aid for college and applied late despite discouragement. I became a program specialist my second year with Public Allies, in October 2017. As a program specialist, you may think that I am limited to one program or role, that however, is not the reality.

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Public Allies: A Story of Impact

ASU Lodestar Center

I found the program while searching for other sources of financial aid for college and applied late despite discouragement. I became a program specialist my second year with Public Allies, in October 2017. As a program specialist, you may think that I am limited to one program or role, that however, is not the reality.

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Effective Branding Helps Achieve Nonprofit Mission.Really?

ASU Lodestar Center

Goodwill, AmeriCorps and Girl Scouts are good examples in the nonprofit sector. It can impact their capacities to achieve goals, their social impact and their missions. A strong brand is important because it facilitates opportunities, resources and results. These are big ones, with big brands. Branding must be a priority.

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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 told myself in the beginning of the program that, no matter what, I would always try to have an open mind and open heart.