ASU Lodestar Center

JULY 13, 2021

Hager Associate Professor of Nonprofit Leadership and Management, Arizona State University. Results from my most recent Volunteer Management Capacity Study are now posted at the Association of Leaders in Volunteer Engagement (AL!VE) Honestly, the new study reveals that a lot of things have NOT changed much since 2003.

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Kindful

APRIL 28, 2021

In a survey of 1,997 nonprofit professionals, OneCause found that: 48% cancelled an event. 42% of those surveyed plan to hold a hybrid fundraising event in 2021, compared to the 19% that held hybrid events in 2020. A wider pool of attendees also means a higher ceiling on engagement and revenue associated with your fundraising event.

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Candid

JANUARY 6, 2023

Candid’s Issue Lab provides access to more than 33,000 philanthropic resources, which include reports, studies, surveys, and toolkits that cover a variety of issue areas and are contributed by social sector organizations from around the world.

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sgEngage

JULY 24, 2023

do not feel their education was worth the cost, colleges and universities have to work harder and smarter to recruit, enroll, and retain students. With fewer young individuals entering the age cohort traditionally associated with college attendance, institutions face the risk of lower enrollment rates.

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ASU Lodestar Center

AUGUST 24, 2022

Additionally, in a study conducted by Yordanos Eyoel, Millennials have reportedly low levels of trust in civil society and demand accountability from organizations. 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.

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Bloomerang

JANUARY 7, 2022

The Current State of Donor Retention The Association of Fundraising Professionals (AFP) and the Center on Nonprofits and Philanthropy at the Urban Institute worked together to establish and maintain the Fundraising Effectiveness Project. Each year, FEP releases the findings of its annual survey. Surveying donors.

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ASU Lodestar Center

OCTOBER 19, 2022

In one study, 51% of fundraisers planned to quit their current jobs and 75% considered quitting in a given year. Professional development: Professional association memberships. Survey employee needs and opinions. He earned his undergraduate degree from Arizona State University in 2004. Add monetary bonus structure.

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Association TV

JULY 29, 2022

Today, we’re going to talk about the three major categories your association — and really any business — can optimize to make a kick-ass workplace. This category covers the look, feel and operation of your association. How to make your association a kick-ass workplace. After all, if it’s not broke, why fix it? Corporate Culture.

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ASU Lodestar Center

SEPTEMBER 16, 2011

As part of a continuing weekly series, each Friday we invite a nonprofit expert to highlight a research report or study and discuss how it can inform and improve day-to-day nonprofit practice. a survey monkey sent out to e-mail contacts), which is then touted as portraying some universal understanding of the nonprofit sector.

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Connection Cafe

JANUARY 26, 2012

Getting people to respond to surveys is a hard nut to crack. Surveys, specifically online, get lost in the deluge of work and personal email, texts, Facebook updates, RSS feeds etc. Well, here's a survey you should take as a nonprofit professional and a few good (and simple) reasons why you should participate.

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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. The goal of diversifying revenue is to mitigate risks associated with uncertainties in funding. Those who control the resources hold the power. How and When to Diversify.

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Media Cause

JANUARY 26, 2024

A Boston University student told Input that photo dumps are a “personal scrapbook,” saying, “posting what I want takes stress and pressure out of posting on social media.” Studies show influencers with 1,000 to 10,000 followers generate more than twice the engagement rate of larger influencers.

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ASU Lodestar Center

AUGUST 28, 2017

In 2014, the Center for Effective Philanthropy conducted a survey of 235 nonprofit leaders to identify the main practices used by nonprofit organizations to engage clients (Buteau, Gopal, & Buchanan, 2014). Among those surveyed, almost all of the nonprofit leaders indicated their organizations gathered client feedback (Buteau et al.,

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ASU Lodestar Center

APRIL 9, 2019

The 2017 Nonprofit Employment Practices Survey results show that organizations’ top three greatest talent challenges are hiring qualified staff within limited budget constraints, maintaining salary budgets against market pressures, and finding qualified staff. Challenges recruiting qualified staff only intensify the need to retain them.

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ASU Lodestar Center

MARCH 2, 2012

posted by Sharon Brooks , Development Associate. As part of a continuing weekly series, each Friday we invite a nonprofit scholar or practitioner to highlight current nonprofit research reports or studies and discuss how they can inform and improve day-to-day practice. United Cerebral Palsy. of Central Arizona.

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ASU Lodestar Center

JULY 9, 2018

According to the 2018 Volunteer Management Progress Report, the top five training needs within volunteer management are supporting volunteers, recruiting efforts, developing volunteer leaders, outcome metrics, and recognition and retention efforts, according to Johnson and Associates in "Volunteer Management Progress Report.".

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Association TV

JULY 29, 2022

Today, we’re going to talk about the three major categories your association — and really any business — can optimize to make a kick-ass workplace. Corporate Culture This category covers the look, feel and operation of your association. After all, if it’s not broke, why fix it? How do people interact with each other?

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Achieve

JUNE 1, 2023

You might send surveys or host meetings with high-level supporters to get their input on your organization’s strategies. Your nonprofit’s mission might be associated with a specific affinity or awareness month. However, by studying your donor engagement metrics regularly, you can determine what makes online donors tick.

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Bloomerang

AUGUST 30, 2021

Giving USA 2021 , produced by Giving USA Foundation and Indiana University Lilly Family School of Philanthropy , reports total giving grew 5.1% In fact, marketing research shows the one factor most associated with brand loyalty is shared meaning. Giving 2020 facts that may surprise you. on a year-over-year basis in 2020 (3.8%

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ASU Lodestar Center

OCTOBER 28, 2011

Associate Professor. Texas A&M University. As part of a continuing weekly series, each Friday we invite a nonprofit expert to highlight a research report or study and discuss how it can inform and improve day-to-day nonprofit practice. We surveyed 121 community foundation executives from across the United States.

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ASU Lodestar Center

MARCH 18, 2011

Associate Professor, ASU School of Community Resources & Development Welcome to Research Friday ! As part of a continuing weekly series, each Friday we invite a nonprofit expert from our academic faculty to highlight a research report or study and discuss how it can inform and improve day-to-day nonprofit practice. One in three.

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ASU Lodestar Center

OCTOBER 11, 2013

highlight current research reports or studies and discuss how they can. 1 The report was based on 310 survey responses and 30 in-depth interviews with people identified as next gen donors. The Johnson Center at Grand Valley State University and 21/64. Indianapolis: Indiana University Center of Philanthropy. As part of a.

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ASU Lodestar Center

NOVEMBER 17, 2011

As part of a continuing weekly series, each Friday we invite a nonprofit expert to highlight a research report or study and discuss how it can inform and improve day-to-day nonprofit practice. This research post is based upon the Pew's social networking site survey of October 20-November 28, 2010. in Residence. ASU Lodestar Center.

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ASU Lodestar Center

APRIL 18, 2017

A study cited by Nobel (2015) showed that individual donors are averse to funding organizations with high overhead rates. The higher the level of overhead associated with a donation to charity…the lower the percentage of participants who chose to donate to it.” She makes her home in Tucson.

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ASU Lodestar Center

JUNE 22, 2012

highlight current research reports or studies and discuss how they can. Nezhina of DePaul University and Jeffrey L. Brudney of Cleveland State University, a base for the future has been identified from this short period of history. What did these studies find? Welcome to Research Friday ! As part of a.

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ASU Lodestar Center

SEPTEMBER 14, 2012

highlight current research reports or studies and discuss how they can. While driving to work recently I heard an NPR report about philanthropic giving in the US; but it was not the numbers I had just read in Giving USA 2012 published by the Giving USA Foundation and compiled by the Center on Philanthropy at Indiana University.

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NetWits

JANUARY 29, 2009

I'm excited to report that I've been invited to speak on the American Marketing Association radio program next Wednesday, February 4, at 11am Central Time. So what are the universally accepted basics of website marketing?

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ASU Lodestar Center

JANUARY 27, 2012

As part of a continuing weekly series, each Friday we invite a nonprofit expert to highlight a research report or study and discuss how it can inform and improve day-to-day nonprofit practice. 2 Again, the study surveyed nonprofit financial managers such as CEOs and CFOs. posted by Pat Lewis , Senior Professional. in Residence.

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Tech Soup

JUNE 22, 2015

Aerial surveying for wildlife preservation. According to a recent economic study by the Association for Unmanned Vehicle Systems International , the potential for the civilian drone industry in the U.S. Image 2 : Simon Fraser University - University Communications / CC BY. Assessing disaster-stricken areas.

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ASU Lodestar Center

JANUARY 11, 2017

Though the practice is decades old, the term was only coined in 2008, making it a relatively new field of study. The study of their combined narratives revealed several common themes. Annual Impact Investor Survey. Bayan Dwaik is a graduate of Arizona State University. Many Donors Would Give More if They Saw More Results.

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DNL OmniMedia

FEBRUARY 9, 2022

Brian Lacy & Associates – Nonprofit Marketing Support. Employee surveys and workplace investigations. Feasibility studies for major campaigns. Custom compensation survey development and execution. Feasibility study design and execution for major campaigns. PaperSave – Workflow Optimization.

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Tech Soup

AUGUST 6, 2015

While a 2014 IBM study on organizational change found that 88 percent of respondents believed leveraging new technologies would be the biggest change they would encounter in the next five years, 74 percent also admitted that their organizations were not fully prepared to adapt to an increasingly digital world. Case Study: Power Poetry.

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NonProfit Hub

MAY 8, 2015

They found the lack of women leaders wasn’t attributed to a lack of want—of the 650 women who participated in the survey, 57 percent said they aspired to lead a nonprofit. According to studies by the American Association of University Women, women are paid less than men in female-dominated, gender-balanced and male-dominated occupations.

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Connection Cafe

AUGUST 26, 2020

In June, the Johns Hopkins Center for Civil Society Studies’ 2020 Nonprofit Employment Report indicated that the nonprofit sector has faced sweeping layoffs—to the tune of 1.6 Fauci and others working to find a cure, as well as universities that are hosting trials. We did a member survey not just for donors but members of the society.

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ASU Lodestar Center

MAY 3, 2016

A first-of-its-kind, comprehensive national survey found that 86 percent of nonprofit board members in the United States are non-Hispanic whites. This study raises basic questions about the ability of many boards to truly represent and respond to the diversity of the public they serve,” said the research author Francie Ostrower.

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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. The abrupt move to digital communication technologies and social media likely widened the equity gap associated with access. and Canada about their technology use.

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Connection Cafe

JANUARY 28, 2015

Smaller non-profit organization may not have the resources to hire market research consultants or conduct large-scale studies, but this doesn’t mean they can’t complete basic market research on a regular basis. Go online to find trade association reports, government data, academic research, and databases such as CPANDA.

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