ASU Lodestar Center

FEBRUARY 5, 2019

For my required Nonprofit Leadership Alliance internship, I chose to serve for a second year as an AmeriCorps volunteer in the Public Allies Arizona program at the ASU Lodestar Center, returning to Public Allies five years after I had served with Native American Connections. I nurtured the relationship.

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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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ASU Lodestar Center

JUNE 8, 2011

Disclaimer Wednesday, June 8, 2011 Crafting a Successful Third Generation Nonprofit-Business Relationship posted by Laura L. One way they do this is by building mutually beneficial relationships with businesses that are also interested in positively impacting local communities. Bush, Ph.D.

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ASU Lodestar Center

JUNE 15, 2011

This organization uses sports, specifically basketball, as a vehicle to help youth get motivated in school and learn life lessons while at the same time producing some seriously great athletes. Below are a few of those take-aways to help you and your organization get the most out of working with youth.

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Care2

NOVEMBER 23, 2012

Join us for our latest Care2 Expert Webinar with Dane Grams (formerly of nonprofit GLSEN) and Emily Logan (Senior Campaign Manager at Care2) as they reveal findings about what really works when it comes to welcome series messaging, so you can start your new online relationships with a bang.

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Nimble AMS

APRIL 9, 2022

Does your association’s volunteer program already have plenty of recruits? If so, your challenge may be with volunteer engagement and creating meaningful experiences for volunteers so they’re willing to give their time. . Volunteers have the power to save your association time and money. billion hours.

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ASU Lodestar Center

MAY 20, 2011

Disclaimer Friday, May 20, 2011 Research Friday: The Board Chair and the CEO: When is a Team Relationship a Team. None of us exists independent of our relationships with others. In each of these relationships we are different, new in some way." [1] Relationship built on mutual trust and respect. The answer? The challenge?

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ASU Lodestar Center

MAY 6, 2011

This information, and more, can be found in the Arizona Nonprofits: Scope of the Sector in Brief and the Arizona Giving and Volunteering reports. Turns out I know more than I thought (thanks to the fact that I helped edit the Giving and Volunteering Report. Research Friday: "Really, How Many People Volunte.

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ASU Lodestar Center

JUNE 1, 2011

After all, both are businesses, and both can help you provide the service you want to share. Nonprofit organizations comprise paid staff and volunteers; for-profits typically only have paid staff members. These are a few of the key differences that can help you make the right choice for your organization. Have questions?

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ASU Lodestar Center

MAY 24, 2011

I see community when someone asks me for a recommendation, and I can say, "Sure, I know exactly who can help you. Keeping the Volunteering Torch Lit Research Friday: Take our fun quiz on the Arizona. Research Friday: "Really, How Many People Volunte. Theyre just down the street." Fear not, nonprofit professionals!

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ASU Lodestar Center

MAY 27, 2011

Within an hour (and with a huge helping hand from social media), thousands had mobilized and gathered all over the United States to celebrate, remember, and embrace. This kind of communication breeds a new expectation of the relationship between organizations and the public. Research Friday: "Really, How Many People Volunte.

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ASU Lodestar Center

APRIL 19, 2011

Need more volunteers for an event? Invite your friends from the nonprofit down the street to participate with their volunteers. Plenty of resources are appearing to help guide and promote collaboration. Its packed with helpful information, as well as a searchable database of nonprofits who are looking for partners.

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ASU Lodestar Center

MAY 11, 2011

I carry with me a deck of "check-in" cards which I use as a practice to open meetings with staff, board members, and volunteers. Even setting up a basic Excel document will help you out when things start to get crazy. Finally, ask for help! Keeping the Volunteering Torch Lit Research Friday: Take our fun quiz on the Arizona.

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ASU Lodestar Center

APRIL 1, 2011

In our recent Arizona Giving and Volunteering* research, we asked respondents if they could recall a decision to stop giving to an organization they had previously supported. It is the relationships people form with each other that resonate and provide feelings of connection — much more than that weekly e-newsletter.

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ASU Lodestar Center

APRIL 27, 2011

posted by Sarah Hipolito , Program Coordinator, Senior ASU Lodestar Center If Ive learned anything in my brief six years, 10 months, and 27 days of marriage, its that, in addition to love, communication is key in growing and maintaining a good relationship. Maintain them and help them grow through communication! Dont worry!

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ASU Lodestar Center

FEBRUARY 15, 2011

This video really helped me get an idea of who Charles Best is, and how his philanthropic website, DonorsChoose.org , is making a huge difference in the lives of school children around the country — and even around the world. Keeping the Volunteering Torch Lit Research Friday: Take our fun quiz on the Arizona.

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ASU Lodestar Center

MARCH 4, 2011

Whether practitioners, volunteers, or donors, we want our end-users to understand issues in ways that help them become more efficient and effective within their nonprofit organizations and across their networks of nonprofits. Keeping the Volunteering Torch Lit Research Friday: Take our fun quiz on the Arizona.

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ASU Lodestar Center

MAY 17, 2011

Princess exemplifies the work of a successful community leader with her help in renovating the Museum and her efforts over the last 10 years to develop a true community center in the Central Neighborhood. Keeping the Volunteering Torch Lit Research Friday: Take our fun quiz on the Arizona. Fear not, nonprofit professionals!

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ASU Lodestar Center

MARCH 18, 2011

Disclaimer Friday, March 18, 2011 Research Friday: "Really, How Many People Volunteer?" A couple months ago, the ASU Lodestar Center released its 2010 report on Arizona Giving & Volunteering. The data were collected in the summer of 2009 by asking people to reflect on their volunteering during all of 2008. One in three.

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ASU Lodestar Center

APRIL 13, 2011

Disclaimer Wednesday, April 13, 2011 The cockroach under the refrigerator: scandal and malpractice in philanthropy posted by Travis Butterfield , Project Coordinator ASU Lodestar Center Ever since I worked with Laura Tan on editing her recent blog post , I have been thinking about the unintended effects that volunteer service can have.

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ASU Lodestar Center

MARCH 25, 2011

Nonprofit Finance Fund recently completed its third annual "State of the Nonprofit Sector" survey with the help of nearly 2,000 nonprofit leaders nationwide. Partnerships, fee-for-service models, social enterprise models, and networking are just a few avenues nonprofits can take to help navigate around the economy's traffic jam.

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ASU Lodestar Center

FEBRUARY 22, 2011

How does it go about restoring credibility with existing funders and position itself with possible new funders to help "bring them back" and make the organization stronger than before? Keeping the Volunteering Torch Lit Research Friday: Take our fun quiz on the Arizona. Research Friday: "Really, How Many People Volunte.

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ASU Lodestar Center

JUNE 10, 2011

million on their last return in 2006 , is the Helping Hands Agency in Page. Still, I called them up, and their voicemail message identifies them as Helping Hands, although no one was answering phones during their advertised office hours. Keeping the Volunteering Torch Lit Research Friday: Take our fun quiz on the Arizona.

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ASU Lodestar Center

JUNE 3, 2011

I'm hoping that some visibility will help raise awareness of his research on this topic. Keeping the Volunteering Torch Lit Research Friday: Take our fun quiz on the Arizona. Research Friday: "Really, How Many People Volunte. June 3, 2011 9:36 AM Mark Hager said. Thanks, Marissa. It's not my analysis.

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ASU Lodestar Center

FEBRUARY 25, 2011

Pay too much, and you’ll raise the eyebrows (or ire) of donors, clients, volunteers, and anyone else who looks up your 990 in one keystroke. Comparable compensation data helps recruitment and hiring, and protects against excessive compensation claims. Did a raise or a bonus help retain an effective CEO?

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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. Keeping the Volunteering Torch Lit Research Friday: Take our fun quiz on the Arizona. 18, Issue 1. households.)

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ASU Lodestar Center

APRIL 29, 2011

Such flaws also ignore the contributions of volunteers who live in neighborhoods and provide services away from the headquarters or branch locations. It's much more interesting to me to see how many people are being helped by nonprofits than to know how many nonprofits are out there. People matter. Fascinating.

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ASU Lodestar Center

APRIL 22, 2011

We havent seen the fruits of this policy change yet, but it will soon help us know how many federally recognized nonprofits are really operating. Keeping the Volunteering Torch Lit Research Friday: Take our fun quiz on the Arizona. Research Friday: "Really, How Many People Volunte. did I answer your question?

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ASU Lodestar Center

MAY 9, 2011

Disclaimer Monday, May 9, 2011 Keeping the Volunteering Torch Lit posted by Brittany Fasnacht , Office Assistant ASU Lodestar Center Todays youth generation has been stereotyped as the "me" generation — as obsessed with technology, social media, and constantly checking Facebook news feeds. check out this video.

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ASU Lodestar Center

MARCH 30, 2011

ASB is a great opportunity for college students who choose to spend their spring breaks volunteering in communities across the country. Since 2006, nearly 2,000 students have participated in ASB, volunteering over 64,000 hours of service. Shelina had no response. Its a pretty good question, right? This is such a great perspective.

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ASU Lodestar Center

MAY 4, 2011

Federated campaigns often "help" their donors make giving decisions by prominently publishing such ratios next to the organizations names. Anyone working in the nonprofit world should volunteer to do the same… to get an idea of how nonprofits might be measured in the future. Research Friday: "Really, How Many People Volunte.

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ASU Lodestar Center

APRIL 8, 2011

They want to be part of the change they are helping to make happen." [5] 5] There is a strong link between volunteering and giving: Women who volunteer often provide philanthropic gifts to those same organizations. Keeping the Volunteering Torch Lit Research Friday: Take our fun quiz on the Arizona. All You Need is Love.

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ASU Lodestar Center

FEBRUARY 28, 2011

The eight finalists presenting on March 2 include the following: Accept the Challenge Arizona Quest for Kids Back to School Clothing Drive Ear Candy Charity Helping Hands for Single Moms P.O.P.S.I.C.L.E. Keeping the Volunteering Torch Lit Research Friday: Take our fun quiz on the Arizona. Fear not, nonprofit professionals!

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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. I see the commercials and think "yeah, I should really do something to help."

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ASU Lodestar Center

MAY 13, 2011

In order to cope with the economic climate and achieve sustainability, well need to stay on the cutting edge of innovation and respond to sector changes, like shifts in giving and volunteering. Keeping the Volunteering Torch Lit Research Friday: Take our fun quiz on the Arizona. Research Friday: "Really, How Many People Volunte.

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