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How can effective leadership succession planning result in nonprofit sustainability?

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posted by Syvan Diamond Fall 2021 Alumna, ASU Master of Nonprofit Leadership and Management. Leadership succession planning, similar to donor succession planning, is often addressed when the concern arises rather than preemptively within a nonprofit organization’s fiscal year. Illustration by Yuxin Qin. Recommendations.

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Are nonprofit volunteer retention strategies vital to a thriving team?

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posted by Brian Hetzer Spring 2021 Alumnus, ASU Master of Nonprofit Leadership & Management. These important team members give their time, talents, and resources, unmotivated by financial compensation or contractual obligations. Volunteers feeling a lack of trust and faith in organization’s leadership.

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Five ways to retain quality employees at your nonprofit

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posted by Chelsea Guffy Spring 2021 Alumna, ASU Master of Nonprofit Leadership and Management. Nonprofit employees are leaving at a rapid rate for a variety of reasons, including low pay and benefits packages, lack of long-term career opportunities, poor work-life balance, and even faulty leadership. Illustration by Yuxin Qin.

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How can nonprofits grow sustainable revenue by retaining fundraising professionals?

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posted by Christopher Cordes Fall 2021 Alumnus, ASU Master of Nonprofit Leadership and Management. Turnover reduces current and future revenue and erodes institutional knowledge while diminishing a donor's connection to the mission. Now is the time to invest in fundraising professionals. Illustration generated by DALL·E.

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How can small nonprofits be successful in strategic human resources management?

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posted by Kelsey Duman Fall 2021 Alumna, ASU Master of Nonprofit Leadership and Management. But nonprofit leaders at all levels can still pursue SHRM systems, even with limited time and resources. Kelsey Duman is a 2021 graduate of the Master of Nonprofit Leadership and Management program at Arizona State University.

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Ready to embrace episodic volunteers? Six questions to ask your nonprofit

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posted by Samantha Wessel, Fall 2019 Alumna, ASU Master of Nonprofit Leadership & Management. Some organizations have received legacy donations and major gifts as a result of a well-executed one-time volunteer event. You just may get a lifetime donor or long-time volunteer out of it all! Illustration by Jocelyn Ruiz.

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How can nonprofits convince funders to invest in capacity building?

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posted by Emily Wojcik Grunspan Fall 2020 Alumna, ASU Master of Nonprofit Leadership & Management. Infrastructure has three main components: administrative (technology, systems, and software), human capital (people, paid and volunteer, and their knowledge and experience), and financial capital (money for short- and long-term operations).

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