ASU Lodestar Center

DECEMBER 1, 2021

The COVID-19 pandemic has not been kind to the nonprofit sector and many organizations have had to undergo massive staffing cuts, eliminate programs, and struggle through maintaining minimal viable operations to avoid closing permanently. Illustration by Yuxin Qin.

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ASU Lodestar Center

AUGUST 3, 2022

Training, development and resource support are often scarce within the sector, leading to increased workload and decreased training for necessary roles, which adds to the “struggle to hire and train employees,” as Paul Light asserts. This is a common theme that lurks in the veins of many of our organizations.

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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. We have trainings, we have orientations, we have recognition… We thought we would just sail through the process. What comes to mind when you hear Diagnostic Survey? How about Certification Rubric?

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AUGUST 9, 2021

Arizona Community Foundation. early childhood development programs, supplemental learning opportunities, and innovative educational programming for indigenous children, migrants, refugees, child laborers, and children with disabilities. Arizona Community Foundation. The Denver Foundation. McCormick Foundation.

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Bloomerang

SEPTEMBER 12, 2023

Training and capacity building: Offer training programs, workshops, and resources for journalists to improve their skills, adapt to new technologies, and stay competitive. Collaboration with academia: Partner with educational institutions to create programs that benefit both students and local journalism.

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ASU Lodestar Center

JUNE 8, 2022

It also takes training. Significant resources have been invested in diversity training. There is a concern, however, as to whether these trainings are effective in reducing biases and changing behavior. Consider using a trained facilitator for this kind of training to address these concerns. This takes time.

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ASU Lodestar Center

MARCH 2, 2022

It is essential for organizations and nonprofits to understand that in order to produce the expected outcomes, there needs to be funding for the overhead costs to successfully introduce a program or provide a service. Implementing a recognition program is crucial to fostering a better employee culture. Beef up your benefits.

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ASU Lodestar Center

MARCH 23, 2022

A small amount of nonprofits indicated that one staff was involved in implementing the organization’s diversity efforts, and fewer than half of nonprofits indicate having a “formal diversity statement, providing diversity training for staff, or having formal policies to promote diversity in their organizations.”.

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ASU Lodestar Center

FEBRUARY 16, 2012

Kate Elliott, Training Administrator, Planned Parenthood Arizona. Providing formal training to staff and volunteers has obvious benefits for an organization, individual staff members and volunteers. For staff members and volunteers, training is a means of professional development many are eager to receive.

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ASU Lodestar Center

APRIL 22, 2020

I enrolled in the Nonprofit Leadership and Management Program at ASU to gain an expanded view on the sector. However, as with any successful endeavor, it takes formal training to advance potential and the social sector is no different.

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Twenty Hats

SEPTEMBER 14, 2021

Over the past year, our research team at Arizona State University has conducted the Technology Evolution in Volunteer Management, or “TEVA” project. When we’re in person, some of those clients weren’t able to access our programs because there was no transportation. That was the silver lining.

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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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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

JULY 21, 2022

They lack the robust nonmonetary resources that larger counterparts rely on to gain SHRM insight, experience, and training. Basic SHRM training for CEOs and executive directors should become standard and be viewed as an ongoing learning process that is key to the organizational health and success. Solutions.

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ASU Lodestar Center

SEPTEMBER 22, 2021

Nonprofit organizations that invest in training, creating diversity and inclusion statements and promoting these values to the organization as a whole, can help track success and fill in gaps when there are challenges. Invest in training. The Council on Nonprofits has samples to review. Laura Tancredi-Baese, CEO of Home Start, Inc.

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ASU Lodestar Center

FEBRUARY 16, 2022

Bob Sell is a 2021 graduate of the Master of Nonprofit Leadership and Management program at Arizona State University. Bob has over 25 years of experience supervising and managing staff with extensive experience developing and conducting Direct Support Professional training and supervisory development workshops.

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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. Gain staff buy-in.

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ASU Lodestar Center

JULY 25, 2022

Employee well-being is much more than including a wellness program into a professional's agenda. Paid time off, benefit packages and training opportunities are positively linked to achieving results. Kelly Hart is a 2021 graduate of the Master of Nonprofit Leadership and Management program at Arizona State University.

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ASU Lodestar Center

SEPTEMBER 8, 2021

From the funder’s perspective, the components not directly related to program delivery are many times labeled “overhead.” On average, funders allow 10-15% of funds to go towards overhead, but most nonprofits need to spend at least 20% for effective program delivery, according to the Bridgespan Group (PDF). Be transparent.

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ASU Lodestar Center

JUNE 22, 2022

Disparities in access to mentorship programs. A number of policies and practices can be implemented within nonprofit organizations to address these challenges and affirm equity in their leadership including: Providing staff with bias and cultural competence trainings that meaningfully address DEI issues. Lack of social capital.

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ASU Lodestar Center

MARCH 3, 2020

In order to cultivate volunteers to contribute in these ways, a strong foundational volunteer program must be in place. Develop an Integrated Volunteer Program. Effective volunteer engagement can only be implemented in conjunction with a robust volunteer program.

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ASU Lodestar Center

APRIL 1, 2022

They often use financial ratios to measure a nonprofit's impact, but these do not most accurately showcase a program's efficiency. A step-by-step plan on how to train your staff and board members today. Training: Provide training on storytelling for impact to all staff and board members within your organization.

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ASU Lodestar Center

FEBRUARY 2, 2022

This awareness may need practical steps such as diversity trainings and workshops to build empathy and understanding for the need of the community. Putting the goals to action will be the final step in this phase and it will take time as it is a process rather than a program. Phase 2: Implementation. Phase 3: Evaluate and celebrate.

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ASU Lodestar Center

OCTOBER 5, 2022

Train and develop leadership attributes. Include staff in resilience training and preparation. Focus on creating training opportunities for employees and volunteers to improve skillsets and to find new ways of supporting the underserved. Empowered (embraces shared leadership). Recommendations. Enhance staff connectedness.

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ASU Lodestar Center

DECEMBER 4, 2018

posted by Carletha Sterling Summer 2018 Alumna, ASU Master of Nonprofit Leadership & Management Volunteer Board Member Wings for Women, Tucson, Arizona. To use volunteers effectively in advocacy, nonprofits should implement training programs such as a micro-advocacy program, according to Talbert.

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ASU Lodestar Center

NOVEMBER 19, 2020

Jeff Salisbury is a graduate of the Master of Nonprofit Leadership and Management program at Arizona State University. For more on topics like this, the ASU Lodestar Center offers Best Skills Best Churches , a training program for church leaders specially designed to meet the needs of communities of faith.

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ASU Lodestar Center

DECEMBER 1, 2020

Individual training sessions are not sufficient, and leaders should ensure that the three types of organizational learning are addressed: Internally Focused Learning centers around the needs of an organization’s clients or customers. Bring in subject matter experts quarterly to train staff and inform them of emerging trends and patterns.

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ASU Lodestar Center

APRIL 2, 2020

Professional development (PD) is the "process of improving and increasing capabilities of staff through access to education and training." However, training can positively influence the bottom line. Conferences or programs are great options for professional development, but they are not the only options.

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ASU Lodestar Center

JUNE 1, 2022

AI can help nonprofit leaders sift and segment this data into meaningful and actionable content such as customized messaging for individual donors or program updates for a specific population. Leaders should think strategically about what kind of potential patterns may exist to train AI machine learning. AI analytics.

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ASU Lodestar Center

SEPTEMBER 21, 2022

Prioritize internal accountability and training field staff. The Edelman Trust Barometer (2021) is based on public perception of nonprofits’ competence and improving programs through learning will certainly hit this mark. Emphasizing internal accountability (to the mission, core values, etc.) He holds a B.A. He holds a B.A.

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ASU Lodestar Center

JUNE 18, 2018

My name is Taylor Polen, I was born and raised in Arizona and am passionate about finding creative solutions to inspire systemic equality and opportunity for all. I found the program while searching for other sources of financial aid for college and applied late despite discouragement. My AmeriCorps service has been invaluable.

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ASU Lodestar Center

FEBRUARY 12, 2014

posted by Sentari Minor Director of Engagement and Education, Social Venture Partners Arizona Nonprofit leaders know that storytelling is paramount to advancing their organization’s mission. But SVP Arizona Fast Pitch presented by Social Venture Partners Arizona (SVPAZ) helps select Valley nonprofits do just that.

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ASU Lodestar Center

MAY 21, 2018

My name is Taylor Polen, I was born and raised in Arizona and am passionate about finding creative solutions to inspire systemic equality and opportunity for all. I found the program while searching for other sources of financial aid for college and applied late despite discouragement. My AmeriCorps service has been invaluable.

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ASU Lodestar Center

JULY 2, 2019

Developing a training program for new board members? Bo Buchanan is a graduate of the Master of Nonprofit Leadership and Management program at Arizona State University. Barry Casey Masonic Memorial Library & Museum of Arizona. Creating a new committee? How does it further the mission?

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ASU Lodestar Center

MAY 7, 2019

Public Allies Arizona ’s 13th class will graduate in June, the completion of a 10-month AmeriCorps program that places emerging young leaders at local nonprofits for full-time paid apprenticeships. Shortly after I obtain my AA, I will attend Arizona State University. posted by Channtal Polanco Class 13 Public Ally.

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ASU Lodestar Center

MARCH 9, 2021

Many valuable resources of the organizations are then spent on recovering from turnover including recruiting, hiring, and training new talent. It is important for the leadership of nonprofit organizations to invest in programs aimed at improving employee satisfaction.

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ASU Lodestar Center

MAY 14, 2019

From low compensation to lack of training, the pursuit of minimal overhead has resulted in anemic spending on human capital.”. Whether hiring a professional HR manager, outsourcing HR functions or recruiting an experienced board member, nonprofits need to cultivate a strategy to recruit, train and retain top talent.

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