ASU Lodestar Center

APRIL 15, 2011

The ASU Nonprofit Management Institute (NMI) is one of only 56 continuing education professional development programs in the nation. [2] Current nonprofit leaders say that because of the recent downturn in the local and national economy, there is increased competition for nonprofit positions. Fear not, nonprofit professionals!

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ASU Lodestar Center

JUNE 3, 2011

Thirdly, Child digs into the Form 990 microdata in the Statistics of Income datafiles available from the National Center for Charitable Statistics. " discussion in "Nonprofit Nation" The dollars change over the decades, but the percentages really don't. ► April (9) Research Friday: The Office or the Impact?

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ASU Lodestar Center

MARCH 25, 2011

In Arizona, 35% of our survey respondents reported having less than 1 month of cash on hand (10% had none), which is fairly consistent with results nationally. A resounding 58% of respondents nationally, and 55% in Arizona, feel comfortable talking with their funders about program expansion, a generally positive topic.

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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. Keeping the Volunteering Torch Lit Research Friday: Take our fun quiz on the Arizona. ► April (9) Research Friday: The Office or the Impact?

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ASU Lodestar Center

FEBRUARY 25, 2011

What’s an impact-driven nonprofit organization to do? Or, how about this one: "Make sure these kids stay busy and have fun; but what we really need is for them to be successful in school, contribute at home, and work effectively with people from different cultures towards a better world." Two things come to mind.

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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. All You Need is Love.

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ASU Lodestar Center

MARCH 18, 2011

It provides the basis for regular reporting on volunteerism by the Corporation for National and Community Service. Through the 1980s and 1990s, such outfits as Gallup, Westat, and Princeton Survey Research Associates reported national volunteering estimates north of 40 percent and sometimes higher than 50 percent. One in four.

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MAY 4, 2011

Students get first-hand interaction with cutting edge innovations in our nations most well-known charity watchdog. I'm looking forward to learning more about how your students impact Charity Navigator--and even how nonprofits are empowered to evaluate and report about their work to donors and stakeholders. Its an exciting time.

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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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