ASU Lodestar Center

JULY 9, 2018

Evaluating volunteer programs within nonprofit organizations is a key step in continual improvement and data collection. Evaluating a volunteer program is exactly like evaluating any other program. It is a useful tool that can define whether the program is meeting expectations, outcomes and goals.

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JUNE 17, 2011

of Academic Programs. The Corporation for National and Community Service , using the Current Population Survey (CPS), reported that by 2020 more than 13 million older Americans will volunteer — a 50 percent increase. Click here to take a survey about their involvement. of how to help Arizona best utilize the 50+ volunteer crowd.

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ASU Lodestar Center

JANUARY 26, 2022

Through collaboration with stakeholders, an organization can implement specified programs, leading to higher success. For nonprofit organizations, this means increased program outcomes leading to community awareness, funding from donors or grants, and increased employee morale. Where to begin. Seek diversity, equity, and inclusion.

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ASU Lodestar Center

APRIL 17, 2019

posted by Susan Nusall Director of Volunteers at Arizona Foundation for Legal Services & Education/Arizona Bar Foundation. What comes to mind when you hear Diagnostic Survey? That took off and I have since involved an intern in creating Powtoons for specific program volunteers. How about Certification Rubric?

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ASU Lodestar Center

OCTOBER 19, 2022

Only 54% of organizations implement recognition programs and 35% of fundraisers cited dissatisfaction or disengagement with their current organizational culture. Benefits: Create a sabbatical program. Internal mentoring program. Survey employee needs and opinions. Pay and compensation: Increase base salaries.

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ASU Lodestar Center

JUNE 3, 2020

posted by Whitney Herr-Buchholz, Fall 2019 Alumna, ASU Master of Nonprofit Leadership & Management Director of Operations & Advancement | University of Arizona School of Dance. Kellogg Foundation , PM is no longer about proving something works, but about generating information to better understand how and why programs work.

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ASU Lodestar Center

FEBRUARY 16, 2022

Leaders need to take time to include input from many stakeholders through surveys, focus groups, conversations, and meetings. Bob Sell is a 2021 graduate of the Master of Nonprofit Leadership and Management program at Arizona State University. Focused but not constrained.

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ASU Lodestar Center

FEBRUARY 11, 2020

Businesses and other associations are always looking for team-building activities that give back to their local communities as part of their corporate social responsibility programs. The best part: You don’t need a fully staffed volunteer program to make this work. You just may get a lifetime donor or long-time volunteer out of it all!

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ASU Lodestar Center

FEBRUARY 10, 2021

Use transformational leadership traits such as being a role model for the use of new technology, survey organization staff to identify training needs, familiarize themselves with the tools they are already using, and get comfortable with and create policies and procedures that include the use of technology.

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ASU Lodestar Center

JANUARY 27, 2021

With charity watchdog groups scrutinizing every dollar spent and pressure to keep salaries low and funding to programming high, competitively compensating nonprofit executives may seem impossible. Pay scale surveys show that nonprofit employees typically earn less than their counterparts in the for-profit world. Heart work has value.

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ASU Lodestar Center

SEPTEMBER 8, 2021

The 2018 State of the Sector Survey from the Nonprofit Finance Fund found that 86% of nonprofits saw increasing demands for services and 57% would not be able to meet those demands. From the funder’s perspective, the components not directly related to program delivery are many times labeled “overhead.” Illustration by Yuxin Qin.

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ASU Lodestar Center

AUGUST 5, 2011

Understanding the determinants of Hispanic volunteering and the types of volunteer work that interest Hispanics can help nonprofit organizations target their recruiting efforts and tailor their programs to the Hispanic population. Using data from three surveys conducted in the U.S. — About 40% of Hispanics in the U.S. Get another!

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ASU Lodestar Center

SEPTEMBER 22, 2021

A 2017 survey from Board Source shows that 84% of members on nonprofit boards identify as Caucasian, which does not sway far from the 2015 survey. Jen Nation is a graduate of the Master of Nonprofit Leadership and Management program at Arizona State University.

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ASU Lodestar Center

JUNE 22, 2022

Survey responses suggest that systemic racial barriers may be the cause of these inconsistencies. Disparities in access to mentorship programs. Brittney Riedinger is a 2021 graduate of the Master of Nonprofit Leadership and Management program at Arizona State University. Lack of social capital.

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ASU Lodestar Center

MAY 5, 2020

Raymond Flandez writes that “ of the 61 [major] institutions they surveyed, 17 percent of fundraisers were members of minority groups. David Chappell is a graduate of the Master of Nonprofit Leadership and Management program at Arizona State University. in History from Arizona State University in 2008 and earned an M.A.

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AUGUST 17, 2021

Arizona State University (ASU), for instance, needed an easier way for its students, faculty, and staff to communicate, share lesson plans, and gather feedback. Professors are also creating surveys in Slack, allowing them to gauge student interest and retention of new material. Empowering Social Responsibility Programs.

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AUGUST 24, 2022

For example, leaders might survey who makes up a board of directors or determine if there are groups that would benefit from an organization’s services that currently are not. Emily Santeler is a 2021 graduate of the Master of Nonprofit Leadership and Management program at Arizona State University.

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AUGUST 28, 2017

By improving downward accountability, defined as accountability to the populations nonprofits serve, organizations can meet their obligations to clients and others affected by the services and programs of a nonprofit (Ebrahim, 2003). 2014; Twersky et al.,

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ASU Lodestar Center

JANUARY 23, 2019

posted by Deborah Robles Summer 2018 Alumna, ASU Master of Nonprofit Leadership & Management Program Manager, A New Leaf - Mesa, AZ. In this survey, results show that 48 percent of employees want to enhance job satisfaction. The following results provide a great deal of insight into the question at hand.

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For organizations with other funding priorities, check out these specific areas: Education , Arts & Culture , Environmental Conservation , and Youth Programs. The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation funds a wide array of programs to help build a national culture of health. Areas served: US, Arizona, Ohio. The Meadows Foundation.

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For organizations with other funding priorities, check out these specific areas: Education , Arts & Culture , Environmental Conservation , and Youth Programs. The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation funds a wide array of programs to help build a national culture of health. Areas served: US, Arizona, Ohio. The Meadows Foundation.

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ASU Lodestar Center

JUNE 15, 2022

The Nonprofit Employment Practices Survey, administered by Nonprofit HR, found that 64% of the nonprofits surveyed did not have a formal strategy for recruiting employees, and 56% indicated that they had no structured plans to create one. He is a native Colorado Springs, Colorado, resident.

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ASU Lodestar Center

JUNE 16, 2021

Nonprofit organizations are constantly under pressure to continually expand their programs and services to enhance their efficiency, but rather, having a strong mission with a strategic plan will not only help enhance commitment among donors but will also make decision making within an organization much easier.

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ASU Lodestar Center

APRIL 18, 2017

It is no secret that nonprofits struggle to make ends meet when it comes to costs that cannot be directly attributed to a specific program. Heron Foundation, put it, ‘In the long run, you can’t have strong programs in weak organizations.’” Anna is the Comptroller at Critical Path Institute, a nonprofit organization in Tucson, Arizona.

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ASU Lodestar Center

DECEMBER 29, 2020

Typically, that money comes from donations, grants, or foundations tied to limited projects or programs, which limits the longevity the funding actually has and limits how long the organization can sustain a solution. Survey them about community issues. Explore More: Program Evaluation Jim Collins.

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NOVEMBER 30, 2012

of Academic Programs. What about volunteers in Arizona and particularly senior volunteers? Are Arizona seniors influenced by both formal and informal social networks to volunteer? These challenging questions were addressed by the 2010 Arizona Health Survey sponsored by the St. posted by Carlton Yoshioka, Ph.D.

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ASU Lodestar Center

JANUARY 2, 2019

A 2017 study found that over half of nonprofits surveyed reported resource constraints as being a top concern, followed by managing growth at 42 percent. If the organization is raising funds to sustain a long-term program, then relying on highly volatile revenue is a bad bet. Those who control the resources hold the power.

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ASU Lodestar Center

MAY 24, 2016

Kickback Schemes” or “Incentive Programs” are nothing new and most organizations think that this is what will drive people to purchase more of their products. Therefore, in order to create an effective gamification program within a nonprofit, research is needed to find the middle ground between a game and an incentive program.

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ASU Lodestar Center

JULY 13, 2011

Public Allies Arizona. Program Manager, ASU Lodestar Center. In Spring 2010, I administered an informal survey as part of a Public Allies independent study project. Laci Lester is a Program Manager with ASU Lodestar Center's Public Allies Arizona program and a board member of YNPN Phoenix. Laci Lester.

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ASU Lodestar Center

AUGUST 19, 2011

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. This is why children need to ride on fire trucks and dress up for Halloween, and this is why college programs have internships. (If and I showed up for a meeting.

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ASU Lodestar Center

FEBRUARY 13, 2018

Program Manager, Public Allies Arizona | Graduate Alumna, ASU Master of Nonprofit Leadership & Management. Nonprofits owe it to their donor base to hold their leadership, staff and programs to high standards in order to better meet the needs of their beneficiaries. posted by Fernanda Torres Maqueda Sr. Ethics,” 2017).

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ASU Lodestar Center

JANUARY 11, 2013

With the recent scarcity of grant funding, excellent program evaluation practices are becoming a distinguishing element of effective and grant-competitive nonprofit organizations. 1 Even those who are eager to conduct evaluations often lack the funding and knowledge to evaluate their programs appropriately. As part of a.

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ASU Lodestar Center

APRIL 2, 2020

According to a Stanford Social Innovation Review survey, 70 percent of social-sector leaders report that they learned their leadership skills outside of formal training; 67 percent identified "exposure to challenges and career transitions as development opportunities.". However, training can positively influence the bottom line.

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ASU Lodestar Center

APRIL 14, 2022

Diversity and inclusion remain one of the top nine challenges facing the charitable sector as reported by a survey of more than 1,000 diverse individuals, but disabled people are often left out of the inclusion conversation altogether. More than one in four Americans have a diagnosed disability.

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ASU Lodestar Center

JULY 15, 2011

For this week's post, we welcome Angela Francis, Senior Associate, from Nonprofit Finance Fund to discuss NFF's recently released State of the Sector survey findings. One source of data informing this work is our annual State of the Sector Survey. Welcome to Research Friday ! We welcome your comments, feedback, and suggestions!

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ASU Lodestar Center

MARCH 25, 2011

For this week’s post, we welcome Angela Francis from Nonprofit Finance Fund to discuss NFF’s recently released State of the Sector survey findings. Nonprofit Finance Fund recently completed its third annual "State of the Nonprofit Sector" survey with the help of nearly 2,000 nonprofit leaders nationwide.

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ASU Lodestar Center

OCTOBER 12, 2012

Click here to fill out our Nonprofit Compensation and Benefits survey! This year’s survey has been expanded to included specific questions about the type of insurance offered and the various ways the costs are borne by employees, including premiums, co-pay or deductibles. Health insurance coverage. Retirement plans. Like this article?

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