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How can nonprofits adopt social enterprise strategies to create sustainable revenue streams?

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Organizations that rely on donations and grants for funding are being forced to look at their revenue portfolios and determine whether their revenue streams will be sustainable in the foreseeable future. Marina Sandoval is a graduate of the Master of Nonprofit Leadership and Management program at Arizona State University (ASU).

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

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Do not submit a grant proposal that only covers a portion of the program; submit a proposal asking to cover all the expenses, including supplies and salary of the program director. To complete his degree, Tyler moved to Arizona for an internship at the Make-A-Wish Arizona chapter as an Events Intern.

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COVID-related National Service cannot just be gap year for privileged youth

ASU Lodestar Center

Chris Coons, addresses this inequity by proposing an increase of the AmeriCorps living allowance to offer greater financial support to all who are willing to serve. The ASU Lodestar Center has operated Public Allies Arizona since 2006.

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

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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.

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An Alternative to Writing RFPs for Nonprofit Websites and Technology

ASU Lodestar Center

Communications Director and Content Strategist Highway Twenty A Request for Proposal (RFP) is a common way nonprofit organizations invite bids for products and services. If you do issue an RFP, you should not assume all proposals you get back will be similar in scope, so that all you have to do is compare price tags. Bush, Ph.D.,

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ASU Lodestar Center Blog: How to Start a Nonprofit Organization.

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Nonprofit organizations are granted federal exemptions of certain taxes; for-profits are taxable. Are there other organizations in the community that do what it is I propose to do? "Are Are there other organizations in the community that do what it is I propose to do? So, lets say youve chosen the nonprofit route. Central Ave.

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How a small nonprofit organization survived the Great Recession

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Nonprofits, the fifth largest industry in Arizona, historically the recipient of a most generous donor base, now wear the burden of the downturn in the national economy. I filled out “wild-card” grant applications and wrote first-time proposals to national and government groups. New volunteers came in to fill staff positions.