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Overcoming the Government-Nonprofit Dependency

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posted by Kate Albaugh-Wayan Fall 2018 Alumna, ASU Master of Nonprofit Leadership & Management Partnership Ambassador for Excelsior College. Federal, state and local governments increasingly depend on Social Service nonprofit organizations and, because of that dependency, have been willing to help fund them.

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Research Friday: Lessons in board governance

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The Central Asia Institute is only one nonprofit organization that has fallen from grace due to poor nonprofit governance. Thankfully, a recent survey conducted by BoardSource in 2012 shows signs of increased governance among nonprofits 2. Increased understanding of their legal and governance responsibilities.

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

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posted by Kurtis Espino Spring 2021 Alumnus, ASU Master of Nonprofit Leadership and Management. Services that were once provided primarily by the government have slowly shifted to the nonprofit sector to reduce government spending. He is the Marketing & Development Coordinator at Arizona's Children Association.

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How nonprofits engaged volunteers during the COVID shutdown

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Hager Associate Professor of Nonprofit Leadership and Management, Arizona State University. For the past year, I have been studying how volunteer managers (in nonprofits and government) have approached various technologies during the pandemic. federal government agency. Illustration by Yuxin Qin. posted by Mark A.

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What strategies can nonprofits implement to successfully navigate disruption?

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posted by Vicki MacFarlane Fall 2021 Alumna, ASU Master of Nonprofit Leadership and Management. While the COVID-19 pandemic may be unprecedented, it is not the only disruption nonprofit leadership will face. Empowered (embraces shared leadership). Train and develop leadership attributes. Illustration generated by DALL·E.

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The Three P’s of Board Performance

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posted by Bo Buchanan Spring 2019 Alumnus, ASU Master of Nonprofit Leadership & Management. A 2015 Stanford study on boards of directors in nonprofit organizations found that “over two thirds (69 percent) of nonprofit directors say their organization has faced one or more serious governance related problems in the past 10 years.”

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Nonprofit Leadership Alliance: AMI 2014 Reflections

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Steve Blakeslee, Nonprofit Leadership and Management Major “When discussing the Alliance Management Institute it reminded me of the people who helped provide me with this opportunity. The leaders I met weren’t just there to tell you how to get a job, but to also live a leadership life. posted by Lyn McDonough , Program Coordinator Sr.