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Ning: Phoenix or Fizzle?

Amy Sample Ward

Earlier this year, Ning announced that it would be dropping 40% of it’s staff and dropping the free service which came as a shock to much of the community, including author of the Ning for Dummies book Manny Hernandez and spurring many forums and blogs to create lists of Ning alternatives that were still free. Phoenix or Fizzle.

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Research Friday: Branding in the nonprofit sector

ASU Lodestar Center

One example of a nonprofit organization rebranding in order to create a more positive impact on the community they serve is the Arizona based nonprofit formally known as Phoenix Youth At Risk. Phoenix Youth At Risk decided to undertake the task of rebranding and changed the name of their organization to New Pathways For Youth.

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How Can Nonprofits Increase Leadership and Staff Diversity?

ASU Lodestar Center

Author Jeanne Bell states, “while the nonprofit sector regularly discusses and addresses programmatically issues of race and class, recent studies reveal a sharp disconnect between our values and our leadership’s demographics” (Ostrower, 2007). of households in Phoenix, Arizona speak Spanish. Sources: Cecala, K. 2016, October 3).

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Digital Communications: A Wise Investment

ASU Lodestar Center

HMA Public Relations. Fink is vice president/general manager of Phoenix-based HMA Public Relations. Fink , Vice President /. General Manager. Do you have a fan page? What’s the hashtag for that conference? Did you see that great blog post? Will you write a LinkedIn recommendation for me?

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So, You're Being Audited.

ASU Lodestar Center

Imagine my surprise when in my new position as Director of Research, Behavioral Health and Wellness, I was subjected to audits by not one or two regulatory bodies, but by four: the Food and Drug Administration, the State, the County, and the Regional Behavioral Health Authority.

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Nonprofit as Shibboleth

ASU Lodestar Center

Some academic authors are going to use the hyphen. Nonprofit Quarterly (a leading trade publication). Before moving to Phoenix, he was a Senior Research Associate in the Center on Nonprofits and Philanthropy at the Urban Institute, a Washington D.C. Urban Institute publications. Hager joined the faculty at ASU in 2008.

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Five ways to incentivize volunteers

ASU Lodestar Center

As they become more experienced, granting the authority to make decisions on behalf of the organization will only increase this sentiment. View the NMI registration page for information on upcoming courses in Phoenix, Tucson, and online. The satisfaction in making a difference can act as a substitute for money. Give out team “jerseys”.