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The voice and vision of the volunteer

ASU Lodestar Center

CEOs in the nonprofit sector are often considered visionaries who chart the voyage of the organization. When will nonprofits actually welcome volunteers as people who can also be a part of charting the voyage? Trehon Cockrell-Coleman is a graduate of the Master of Nonprofit Leadership and Management program at Arizona State University.

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Were We Crazy to Pursue Service Enterprise Certification? Our Rewarding Journey with SEI

ASU Lodestar Center

posted by Susan Nusall Director of Volunteers at Arizona Foundation for Legal Services & Education/Arizona Bar Foundation. What comes to mind when you hear Diagnostic Survey? How about Certification Rubric? We have trainings, we have orientations, we have recognition… We thought we would just sail through the process.

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Nonprofit Start-Up Fever Hits the Valley, Sweeps the Nation

ASU Lodestar Center

Associate Professor, ASU School of Community Resources & Development Early each semester I graph five years-worth of the number of Arizona nonprofits that gained status as income-tax-exempt under §501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code. In a normal month, 40 to 50 Arizona nonprofits will gain ‘public charity’ status from the IRS.

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'I Have Always Known That I Wanted to Make a Positive Change in Our Society and I Am So Honored to Have Been Given This Opportunity'

ASU Lodestar Center

In September 2017, I applied to be a Public Ally after first applying for a student worker position with Public Allies Arizona. I had recently moved to Arizona from Michigan for graduate school and was so excited to learn more about the nonprofit community in Phoenix. posted by Kendelle Brown Class 12 Public Ally.

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Busting the Overhead Myth: How can nonprofits convince stakeholders to invest in capacity building?

ASU Lodestar Center

Use Better Metrics to Show Impact (external): It is time to retire the organizational expenses pie-chart that has been used obsessively in the nonprofit sector, and replace it with stories on mission impact (Guidestar, 2016). Tyler completed his Master’s in Nonprofit Leadership and Management from Arizona State University in May of 2017.

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Diversity recruitment key to nonprofit boards achieving mission

ASU Lodestar Center

People are hard to chart, while numbers are perfect for spreadsheets. Joseph Garcia began work at Morrison Institute for Public Policy in April 2009 after a career in journalism that included experience as a top editor, columnist and news reporter at The Arizona Republic , The Daily Times , Tucson Citizen , USA Today and The Associated Press.

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Funding And Grant Resources For Nonprofits Focused On Mental Health

Bloomerang

Areas served: US, Arizona, Ohio. Their investments have helped to chart a new course for the NH children’s behavioral health system. See their specific funding opportunity for Toledo, Ohio. Anthem Foundation. Areas served: Connecticut. Endowment For Health.

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