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COVID-related National Service cannot just be gap year for privileged youth

ASU Lodestar Center

It has the potential not only to help build or rebuild much-needed community support systems ravaged by this pandemic, but also — if designed intentionally — to be an integral part of the nation’s intergenerational poverty-interruption arsenal. They will support schools in closing the educational gaps that have widened by schools shuttering.

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Guest Post: Why it’s worth allowing volunteers to lead (even when it’s uncomfortable)

Twenty Hats

All was going well until I made the first of many mistakes in volunteer coordination: my ego and inexperience prevented me from fully supporting a volunteer leader’s new, creative ideas. For the past 16 years, I have coordinated volunteer programs within local government. I did not want to give away the good stuff. The result?

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How can nonprofit organizations improve accountability to the populations they serve?

ASU Lodestar Center

posted by Natalia Winberry Graduate Alumna, ASU Master of Nonprofit Leadership & Management. Nonprofit organizations seeking to amplify the voices of clients face decisions about selecting the right combination of mechanisms as they aim to implement tools and processes conducive to the local operating environment of the nonprofit.

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Announcing the Third Impact Lab on Climate Justice

Saleforce Nonprofit

Recognizing that the effects of climate change aren’t equal, this lab aims to co-design a technology solution to support low-income communities of color that are most impacted by the climate crisis. Impact Labs convenes community experts across sectors to co-create new technology solutions to support specific issue areas.

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MEET AN ALLY: Samira Amin

ASU Lodestar Center

Public Allies Arizona ’s 13th class will graduate in June 28, the completion of a 10-month AmeriCorps program that places emerging young leaders at local nonprofits for full-time paid apprenticeships. How supportive the cohort is, and how much they believe in me. posted by Samira Amin Class 13 Public Ally.

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Life at Double the Donation | Meet the Team, Career Experience & More

Double the Donation

The company was founded in 2011 when Adam Weinger, Double the Donation’s President, was working at a major bank and made donations to his university, the local Big Brothers Big Sisters organization, and LLS. We aim to support a culture and environment where high performers feel challenged, are empowered, and want to work.

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MEET AN ALLY: Iyamidé May

ASU Lodestar Center

Public Allies Arizona ’s 13th class will graduate in June, the completion of a 10-month AmeriCorps program that places emerging young leaders at local nonprofits for full-time paid apprenticeships. The leadership development and building capacity focus within the Public Allies description pulled me right in.

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