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How Nonprofits Can Engage Volunteers in Advocacy

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posted by Carletha Sterling Summer 2018 Alumna, ASU Master of Nonprofit Leadership & Management Volunteer Board Member Wings for Women, Tucson, Arizona. Carletha Sterling has been on the board of directors for Wings for Women, Tucson and A New Way Of Life, Los Angeles, California. Grimm R, T., Maynard S, & Washburn S.

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How Can Nonprofits Make the Most of Overhead Funds?

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Although the amount of grant funds currently available for general operating expenditures is still somewhat limited, more and more foundations are offering grants that include full costs, and some are even awarding separate grants specifically for overhead expenses. She makes her home in Tucson. Increase board engagement.

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Why investing in leadership development is a wise strategy

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From 2005-2010, 93 percent of organizations participating in the Haas Fund’s Flexible Leadership Awards met or surpassed their mission-advancing goals, and 13 of 14 organizations saw budget increases averaging 64 percent (Kapila, 2014). He has also volunteered with the Tucson Interfaith HIV/AIDS Network.

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Changing the World One Gift at a Time: An Interview with Deron Beal of the Freecycle Network

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It's pretty amazing what these folks have created, like Dan Newman, the Executive Director and Co-founder of MAPLight.org , a non-partisan non-profit that illuminates the connection between money and politics (you can read my interview with him here ). I'm the Founder and Executive Director of the Freecycle Network.