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Why your nonprofit must invest in outcome measurement and a culture of innovation

ASU Lodestar Center

Services that were once provided primarily by the government have slowly shifted to the nonprofit sector to reduce government spending. Although the HUD Exchange’s Continuum of Care focuses specifically on homelessness, other coalitions use a similar framework to address specific issues.

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Research Friday: The Real Impact of Collective Impact

ASU Lodestar Center

So you have a variety of nonprofits, government, and philanthropic organizations working together — they are doing their own things, but it’s mutually reinforcing that common agenda, it is tying those things together. So, by focusing collectively around the chronically homeless we’ve made some wonderful strides.

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Announcing the Third Impact Lab on Climate Justice

Saleforce Nonprofit

Our first Impact Lab cohort designed Service Match , an open-source app designed for case managers who connect people experiencing homelessness to vital human services. Before her time in Sacramento she worked for environmental NGOs throughout Arizona, California, and Bolivia. Meet Our Salesforce.org Impact Lab Climate Action Experts.

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Let’s Help AmeriCorps Alums Use Their Experience to Keep Giving Back

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

Last summer, I met a young man in Arizona named Kyle. He had spent his AmeriCorps term as a liaison between a mayor’s office and the homeless community, building relationships and creating resources. Ben Duda is executive director of AmeriCorps Alums and graciously agreed to share some thoughts on this as guest post. By Ben Duda.

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Goal Setting for Your Nonprofit

ASU Lodestar Center

Review the mission statement - cure cancer, end homelessness, provide affordable housing for working families - whatever it is, ask yourself if the programs from last year helped the organization reach its goals. Perhaps politics has played a role and you need to develop a plan that doesn’t involve government funding.

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Nonprofit Fundraising and Advocacy

ASU Lodestar Center

Protecting Arizona's Family Coalition. In the same conversation he lamented to me how much government funding he was losing because of state budget cuts for his core mission and programs. Funding for domestic violence, homelessness, aging, child welfare, and mental health services have all been cut substantially.

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Social Impact Investments

ASU Lodestar Center

Proponents of nonprofit impact investing cite that seven out of ten high-net-worth Americans have more faith in the private sector than the nonprofit or government sectors due to its utilization of social impact investing. Bayan Dwaik is a graduate of Arizona State University. Retrieved September 05, 2016, from [link].

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