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How nonprofits can successfully develop a diverse workforce

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According to Nonprofit HR's 2019 Nonprofit Diversity Practices Survey results , workforce diversity is the purposeful “recruiting, hiring, developing, and retaining” of employees who have divergent “backgrounds, educations, and experiences,” ensuring employees and leadership are reflective of the communities the nonprofits serves.

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Is a crisis management plan enough?

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In April of 2020, Charity Navigator surveyed over 4,000 nonprofit representatives and learned that of those surveyed, 83% reported suffering financial hardship due to the pandemic and the economic shut down. Natalia Hurley 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

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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? What we came to realize more deeply is that it’s not all about me as the Director of Volunteers. How about Certification Rubric?

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Research Friday: Senior Arizona volunteers -- how do they stack up against the rest of the nation?

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Professor and Director. The Corporation for National and Community Service , using the Current Population Survey (CPS), reported that by 2020 more than 13 million older Americans will volunteer — a 50 percent increase. Click here to take a survey about their involvement. These findings echoed those of the national PSID survey.

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Board diversity strategies to help nonprofits achieve success

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On top of it all is the reality that the diversity needle has not moved much in board of directors’ positions at nonprofit organizations. A 2017 survey from Board Source shows that 84% of members on nonprofit boards identify as Caucasian, which does not sway far from the 2015 survey.

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Seven solutions for nonprofits to effectively collaborate with stakeholders

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Include a former beneficiary on the board of directors. Including a former beneficiary on the board of directors will give the organization a more diverse perspective, allowing other board members to see where the organization is succeeding and where improvements could be made from an individual who has utilized the program.

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How can nonprofits and funders create mutually agreeable performance measures?

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posted by Whitney Herr-Buchholz, Fall 2019 Alumna, ASU Master of Nonprofit Leadership & Management Director of Operations & Advancement | University of Arizona School of Dance. Ben’s Bells Project and the University of Arizona teamed up to create surveys that measure outcomes from the nonprofit’s Kind Campus curriculum.

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