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Strengthening program evaluation in your nonprofit

ASU Lodestar Center

ECB involves a series of steps taken by an evaluator (internal or external) to build evaluative knowledge and skills, create a culture of continuous learning and accountability, and make resources readily available. Some things to consider include: What resources (technology, space, materials, time, finances, etc.) are available?

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Changing lives through financial empowerment

ASU Lodestar Center

For the past six months I have worked with YWCA Maricopa County , expanding its Own It Financial Education program , which provides low-income women and families a free education teaching them how to become financially stable and independent. There are no courses in our public school systems that teach students how to use a.

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How can professional development advance nonprofit performance and ensure sustainability?

ASU Lodestar Center

Professional development can be costly at times. The professionals who work for your organization, who are knowledgeable in subjects such as taxes and laws, will be better apt and able to rise to the challenges as they occur and will ultimately support with the sustainability of the organization.

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ASU Lodestar Center Blog: Research Friday: Take our fun quiz on.

ASU Lodestar Center

Disclaimer Friday, May 6, 2011 Research Friday: Take our fun quiz on the Arizona nonprofit sector! Manager of Knowledge Resources ASU Lodestar Center Welcome to Research Friday ! In the spirit of learning, weve put together a fun quiz on Arizonas nonprofit sector. Take this quiz to test your knowledge. I got a 4.

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Game On: How Gamification is Changing the Sector

ASU Lodestar Center

Yet not all organizations in the social sector have gained this knowledge, and some continue to fail when integrating gamification into their operations. In some cases, fundraisers become casino nights or raffles drive donors to purchase family vacations for two to three times more than their standard price, all just to support a charity.

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Research Friday: Don't Be Afraid to Ask

ASU Lodestar Center

Knowledge Resources. In the Arizona Giving and Volunteering Report , we at the Center report the differences in the rate of volunteering across race, gender, educational attainment, and income. Stephanie La Loggia is the Manager of Knowledge Resources for the ASU Lodestar Center. Stephanie La Loggia, M.A. Manager of.

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Research Friday: Does your nonprofit have an outcome-driven culture?

ASU Lodestar Center

1 Even those who are eager to conduct evaluations often lack the funding and knowledge to evaluate their programs appropriately. Outcomes usually imply changes in behavior, condition, skills, attitudes or knowledge in the individual, community or other target population. There are different approaches to evaluating a program.