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Research Friday: Lessons in board governance

ASU Lodestar Center

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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Board Governance Versus Management: Where the Board Duties End

ASU Lodestar Center

posted by Sentari Minor , Development Officer, Arizona Humane Society. The more I work with boards of directors, the more the topic of board governance versus management comes up. It is obvious that many boards are unclear of their role within an organization. So what are the roles of each the board, the ED, and the staff?

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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 government funding comes with its challenges, it is not solely a barrier as these funds still enable nonprofits to scale programs and deliver necessary services.

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The Three P’s of Board Performance

ASU Lodestar Center

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.” Barry Casey Masonic Memorial Library & Museum of Arizona. Creating a new committee?

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Is your organization ready to innovate? Three strategies for accelerating social innovation within nonprofits

ASU Lodestar Center

Partner with corporations, nonprofits, and government entities to facilitate external job swaps. Leaders must decentralize decision-making and play a facilitative role within their organizations. Tosha Russock is a graduate of the Master of Nonprofit Leadership and Management program at Arizona State University. Decision-making.

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Announcing the Third Impact Lab on Climate Justice

Saleforce Nonprofit

This lab will bring together leaders from across the nonprofit, government, and for-profit sectors to lend their expertise to ideate and co-design technology solutions to advance progress on this issue. Before her time in Sacramento she worked for environmental NGOs throughout Arizona, California, and Bolivia. Isabella Gonzalez Potter.

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How Can Nonprofits Address the Challenges and Opportunities of Disrupting Technologies?

ASU Lodestar Center

21, 2017, the transportation company Uber debuted a new self-driving car program in Tempe, Arizona. Self-driving cars are not science fiction; they are a reality on Arizona roads today and will only continue to become more prevalent as technology reaches its full potential. Uber self-driving cars arrive in Arizona in Tempe debut.