ASU Lodestar Center

OCTOBER 3, 2017

I tell my students that the deduction is a “tool of government”: the federal government gives us financial incentives to spend our money in certain productive ways. In fact, my family gives to some nonprofits each year only because of the charitable deduction, or because of the generous tax credits available to Arizona donors.

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ASU Lodestar Center

MAY 11, 2011

ASU Home ASU A-Z Index My ASU Colleges & Schools Directory Map About Blog Academics Organizational Assistance Emerging Leaders Professional Development Philanthropy Research News & Events You are here: Home → Blog Pages Blog Home Write for us! Second, use tools and practices. The Future is You: Philanthropy in the 21st Centur.

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ASU Lodestar Center

DECEMBER 14, 2012

Increased use of productive meeting tools, such as consent agendas (60%), web-based board portals (37%), and telecommunications (47%). One large local organization that has made tremendous strides in their governance is the Arizona Sports Foundation, which operates the Fiesta and Buffalo Wild Wings bowl games. Document retention.

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ASU Lodestar Center

MARCH 4, 2011

ASU Home ASU A-Z Index My ASU Colleges & Schools Directory Map About Blog Academics Organizational Assistance Emerging Leaders Professional Development Philanthropy Research News & Events You are here: Home → Blog Pages Blog Home Write for us! The headline in the East Valley Tribune was, "More Arizona public schools are excelling."

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ASU Lodestar Center

JANUARY 11, 2013

Some of the challenges that nonprofits face are: Lack of funding to conduct evaluations: even though an increasing number of nonprofits understand the importance of evaluation as a management and strategic tool, the majority claim that they need more financial help from foundations. The Center for Effective Philanthropy. Concept Note.

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ASU Lodestar Center

AUGUST 22, 2012

Lars Ward is a graduate student in the Lodestar Center's Master of Nonprofit Studies program at Arizona State University. Lars currently works for the ASU Lodestar Center as a Research Aid, helping manage the AzGates platform, a free grant resourcing tool for Arizona nonprofits. Like this article? Get another!

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ASU Lodestar Center

APRIL 23, 2014

Our organizations have been measuring outputs in one way or another for as long as there has been philanthropy. While measuring social impact be a positive tool for showing just how much your work matters, in some ways it only really shows us an image of the past- what we have done well. This is not without good reason.

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ASU Lodestar Center

MAY 17, 2011

ASU Home ASU A-Z Index My ASU Colleges & Schools Directory Map About Blog Academics Organizational Assistance Emerging Leaders Professional Development Philanthropy Research News & Events You are here: Home → Blog Pages Blog Home Write for us! The Future is You: Philanthropy in the 21st Centur. The few, the proud, the Humaniacs!

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ASU Lodestar Center

APRIL 29, 2011

ASU Home ASU A-Z Index My ASU Colleges & Schools Directory Map About Blog Academics Organizational Assistance Emerging Leaders Professional Development Philanthropy Research News & Events You are here: Home → Blog Pages Blog Home Write for us! However, Banner operates in seven states and has facilities all over Arizona.

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ASU Lodestar Center

FEBRUARY 24, 2011

ASU Home ASU A-Z Index My ASU Colleges & Schools Directory Map About Blog Academics Organizational Assistance Emerging Leaders Professional Development Philanthropy Research News & Events You are here: Home → Blog Pages Blog Home Write for us! The Future is You: Philanthropy in the 21st Centur. Fear not, nonprofit professionals!

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ASU Lodestar Center

NOVEMBER 28, 2017

Meaningful tools to evaluate effectiveness are largely absent (Liket and Maas, 2015). Exponent Philanthropy. MacKenzie will graduate in December 2017 with a Masters of Nonprofit Leadership and Management from Arizona State University. National Resource Center. Strengthening Nonprofits: Capacity Builder’s Resource Library.

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ASU Lodestar Center

FEBRUARY 22, 2011

ASU Home ASU A-Z Index My ASU Colleges & Schools Directory Map About Blog Academics Organizational Assistance Emerging Leaders Professional Development Philanthropy Research News & Events You are here: Home → Blog Pages Blog Home Write for us! The Future is You: Philanthropy in the 21st Centur. Very thought-provoking post, Kayla.

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Non Profit Quarterly

DECEMBER 14, 2021

So, we assembled a research team at Arizona State University and set off on an ambitious research project to survey and interview volunteer managers across the U.S. Sure, there are tools out there, Google Translate and the like, but they are not yet robust enough to replace human interpreters and translators.

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Tech Soup

SEPTEMBER 1, 2017

Phoenix, Arizona: Storymakers 2017: Defining Your Nonprofit Narrative. Orlando, Florida: Microsoft Gives Back: Community, Education, and Philanthropy. Naples, Florida: Tools for Effective Email Communication. Phoenix, Arizona: Website Building 101: Quick and Easy Web Presence for Nonprofits. Wednesday, September 6, 2017.

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ASU Lodestar Center

APRIL 27, 2011

ASU Home ASU A-Z Index My ASU Colleges & Schools Directory Map About Blog Academics Organizational Assistance Emerging Leaders Professional Development Philanthropy Research News & Events You are here: Home → Blog Pages Blog Home Write for us! The Future is You: Philanthropy in the 21st Centur. and a Whole Lot of Communication!

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ASU Lodestar Center

APRIL 13, 2011

ASU Home ASU A-Z Index My ASU Colleges & Schools Directory Map About Blog Academics Organizational Assistance Emerging Leaders Professional Development Philanthropy Research News & Events You are here: Home → Blog Pages Blog Home Write for us! It can be seen in almost every aspect of philanthropy. But it IS tough.

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ASU Lodestar Center

MARCH 5, 2014

Data published last year in the Chronicle of Philanthropy shows this trend clearly: online donations to nonprofits increased 14% in 2012 relative to 2011, while overall donations increased by only 1.5% Testing, ultimately, might be the most useful tool in the online fundraiser’s toolbox. in the same period. The result? Get another!

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 4, 2016

I keynoted many conferences, including “ The Future of Social Media ” in London host by Social Misfits Media, Celgene Annual Meeting at ASCO, National Arts Marketing Project , Alliance of Nonprofit Management , Oregon Nonprofit Association, Iowa University Philanthropy Forum, Do-Good Data Conference , Arizona Alliance for Nonprofits, CRESSE, (..)

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ASU Lodestar Center

JULY 22, 2011

The Chronicle of Philanthropy , Nonprofit Times , Social Innovation Review , and Nonprofit Quarterly are a few industry specific publications that are considered "go to" sources of knowledge. The ASU Lodestar Center Nonprofit News (LCNN) is a free source of information sent to your inbox bi-monthly, and it's stuffed with knowledge and tools.

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ASU Lodestar Center

AUGUST 24, 2011

Quite simply, email signatures can be a no-cost, high-return marketing tool for your organization. In Storytelling as Best Practice , Andy Goodman states that "storytelling is the single most powerful communication tool an organization can possess.". Every nonprofit has a story. Like this article? Get another!

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ASU Lodestar Center

DECEMBER 8, 2011

These tools include skill development through volunteering, a sense of personal confidence, finding employment through social networks, information gained through participation, a trust in and willingness to help others, stronger government, and importantly, community attachment. Like this article? Get another! All you need is love.

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