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. Practices also useful when sorting through challenging and complex issues include asking open-ended questions , taking notes , and repeating/confirming what you heard others say. Central Ave.

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Professional Phoenix Arizona Nonprofit 96

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. How to Start a Nonprofit Organization: Questions t. 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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Collaboration Arizona Texas Philanthropy 67

ASU Lodestar Center

JUNE 10, 2011

Only one of these four raises questions in mind about whether charitable assets might have gotten distributed in questionable ways. So, you're thinking that these small organizations didn't have to communicate with the IRS for however many years, and the PO box or other mailing address may have changed any number of times.

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ASU Lodestar Center

MARCH 22, 2011

How to Start a Nonprofit Organization: Questions t. Keeping the Volunteering Torch Lit Research Friday: Take our fun quiz on the Arizona. Research Friday: "Really, How Many People Volunte. How my mother and AmeriCorps made me a better man Research Friday: "Is Religious Giving Increasing o. Central Ave.

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ASU Lodestar Center

JUNE 8, 2011

How to Start a Nonprofit Organization: Questions t. Keeping the Volunteering Torch Lit Research Friday: Take our fun quiz on the Arizona. Research Friday: "Really, How Many People Volunte. How my mother and AmeriCorps made me a better man Research Friday: "Is Religious Giving Increasing o. Central Ave.

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Generation Arizona Phoenix Philanthropy 80

ASU Lodestar Center

APRIL 1, 2011

I like to be informed of what the organization is doing, but I dont want mail solicitations. An important aspect of this is the opposite question: why do people stop making donations? So, should we send them more e-mails? We welcome your comments and feedback. As a charitable donor, Ive become so fickle its almost embarrassing.

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ASU Lodestar Center

MAY 27, 2011

How to Start a Nonprofit Organization: Questions t. Keeping the Volunteering Torch Lit Research Friday: Take our fun quiz on the Arizona. Research Friday: "Really, How Many People Volunte. How my mother and AmeriCorps made me a better man Research Friday: "Is Religious Giving Increasing o. Central Ave.

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Social Media Research Media Social 77

ASU Lodestar Center

MARCH 10, 2011

How to Start a Nonprofit Organization: Questions t. Keeping the Volunteering Torch Lit Research Friday: Take our fun quiz on the Arizona. Research Friday: "Really, How Many People Volunte. How my mother and AmeriCorps made me a better man Research Friday: "Is Religious Giving Increasing o. Central Ave.

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Arizona Americorp Philanthropy Phoenix 40

ASU Lodestar Center

FEBRUARY 15, 2011

How to Start a Nonprofit Organization: Questions t. Keeping the Volunteering Torch Lit Research Friday: Take our fun quiz on the Arizona. Research Friday: "Really, How Many People Volunte. How my mother and AmeriCorps made me a better man Research Friday: "Is Religious Giving Increasing o. Central Ave.

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Arizona Americorp Philanthropy Phoenix 40

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 15, 2011

The study reveals that current leaders in the local nonprofit sector believe the skills most needed in the nonprofit workforce are financial literacy, communication (verbal and writing skills), knowledge of laws pertaining to the nonprofit sector, information technology, volunteer management, and donor cultivation. Central Ave.

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ASU Lodestar Center

APRIL 29, 2011

my colleague Professor Mark Hager dissected the conundrum faced by nonprofit researchers in answering that question. As researchers attempt to explain this and other questions, they are sometimes charged with the claim, "Oh, you people are just too academic!" So a better question than "Where is the office?" city, county, etc.).

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ASU Lodestar Center

FEBRUARY 17, 2011

The Finalists are: Adoption Coalition of Texas , Austin, Texas Community Voice Mail Federation , Seattle, Washington Feed More, Inc. How to Start a Nonprofit Organization: Questions t. 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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Collaboration Arizona Texas Philadelphia 40

ASU Lodestar Center

MAY 20, 2011

Thirty-two CEOs responded, and the results were extremely informative, leading to the greater question of how often this relationship is fun, exhilarating, and rewarding. Discuss the following questions: [2] What do you require from this position as Chair? How to Start a Nonprofit Organization: Questions t. The answer?

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ASU Lodestar Center

FEBRUARY 24, 2011

How to Start a Nonprofit Organization: Questions t. Keeping the Volunteering Torch Lit Research Friday: Take our fun quiz on the Arizona. Research Friday: "Really, How Many People Volunte. How my mother and AmeriCorps made me a better man Research Friday: "Is Religious Giving Increasing o. Central Ave.

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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. How to Start a Nonprofit Organization: Questions t. Research Friday: "Really, How Many People Volunte.

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ASU Lodestar Center

MAY 17, 2011

Many of these students worked part and full-time jobs, parented children, volunteered their time, and much more while fulfilling their coursework and requirements. How to Start a Nonprofit Organization: Questions t. Keeping the Volunteering Torch Lit Research Friday: Take our fun quiz on the Arizona. Central Ave.

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Group Student Arizona Philanthropy 45

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

APRIL 22, 2011

Oy, such an easy question to ask. This is one of those common questions that doesnt have an easy answer. So, are those the ones you meant when you asked the question? did I answer your question? It's amazing to me that such a simple question has such a complicated answer. We welcome your comments and feedback.

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ASU Lodestar Center

MARCH 25, 2011

Our laid off staff put in over 1000 hours of volunteer time during that period… " Although stories like these are incredibly inspiring, we know that sweat equity is not sustainable; nonprofit professionals can not be volunteers on a permanent basis. How to Start a Nonprofit Organization: Questions t. Central Ave.

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ASU Lodestar Center

APRIL 27, 2011

Take a look at the video below in which participants answer the question, "What does the forum mean to you?" How to Start a Nonprofit Organization: Questions t. Keeping the Volunteering Torch Lit Research Friday: Take our fun quiz on the Arizona. Research Friday: "Really, How Many People Volunte. Dont worry!

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Phoenix Virginia Philanthropy Arizona 40

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. These are important questions. How to Start a Nonprofit Organization: Questions t. Keeping the Volunteering Torch Lit Research Friday: Take our fun quiz on the Arizona.

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ASU Lodestar Center

FEBRUARY 22, 2011

How to Start a Nonprofit Organization: Questions t. Keeping the Volunteering Torch Lit Research Friday: Take our fun quiz on the Arizona. Research Friday: "Really, How Many People Volunte. How my mother and AmeriCorps made me a better man Research Friday: "Is Religious Giving Increasing o. Central Ave.

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ASU Lodestar Center

JUNE 3, 2011

How to Start a Nonprofit Organization: Questions t. Keeping the Volunteering Torch Lit Research Friday: Take our fun quiz on the Arizona. Research Friday: "Really, How Many People Volunte. How my mother and AmeriCorps made me a better man Research Friday: "Is Religious Giving Increasing o. Central Ave.

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ASU Lodestar Center

MARCH 11, 2011

Much like Robert Ashcrafts previous blog post , this is a glass "half full" or "half empty" question – for research provides evidence on both sides. How to Start a Nonprofit Organization: Questions t. Keeping the Volunteering Torch Lit Research Friday: Take our fun quiz on the Arizona. Giving USA began tracking U.S.

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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. Its a pretty good question, right? Shelina had no response.

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NTEN

APRIL 16, 2009

When I started at NTEN back in 2006 as an AmeriCorps Volunteer, my first task was to sort through a pile of returned mail and fix bad addresses. So, we backed up and started with the question, " How do we know if our organization is succeeding? My second task was to take charge of our Organizational Dashboard.

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ASU Lodestar Center

MAY 4, 2011

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. How to Start a Nonprofit Organization: Questions t. Keeping the Volunteering Torch Lit Research Friday: Take our fun quiz on the Arizona. It’s an eye-opener. Central Ave.

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ASU Lodestar Center

FEBRUARY 28, 2011

How to Start a Nonprofit Organization: Questions t. Keeping the Volunteering Torch Lit Research Friday: Take our fun quiz on the Arizona. Research Friday: "Really, How Many People Volunte. How my mother and AmeriCorps made me a better man Research Friday: "Is Religious Giving Increasing o. Central Ave.

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Philanthropy Arizona Phoenix North America 40

ASU Lodestar Center

APRIL 8, 2011

5] There is a strong link between volunteering and giving: Women who volunteer often provide philanthropic gifts to those same organizations. Further research verifies that sense of connectedness that volunteering provides – connectedness to the cause and to the community. Women are emerging as philanthropic leaders and ".Nonprofits

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ASU Lodestar Center

APRIL 5, 2011

How to Start a Nonprofit Organization: Questions t. Keeping the Volunteering Torch Lit Research Friday: Take our fun quiz on the Arizona. Research Friday: "Really, How Many People Volunte. How my mother and AmeriCorps made me a better man Research Friday: "Is Religious Giving Increasing o. Central Ave.

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ASU Lodestar Center

JUNE 7, 2011

How to Start a Nonprofit Organization: Questions t. Keeping the Volunteering Torch Lit Research Friday: Take our fun quiz on the Arizona. Research Friday: "Really, How Many People Volunte. How my mother and AmeriCorps made me a better man Research Friday: "Is Religious Giving Increasing o. Central Ave.

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Philanthropy Arizona Americorp Phoenix 79

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. To answer this question, we need a meaningful understanding of what trends are going to have the most impact and reach. Central Ave.

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