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Board diversity strategies to help nonprofits achieve success

ASU Lodestar Center

A board diversity policy amplifies what is expected of board members and describes how people who have been historically marginalized can participate effectively as board members, as mentioned by Kathleen Buse, Ruth Sessler Bernstein and Diana Bilimoria in their article " The Influence of Board Diversity."

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Muslim Giving 101: An Introduction for Fundraisers & Nonprofits

Nonprofit Tech for Good

It is this idea that propels the work of Lake Institute on Faith & Giving at the Indiana University Lilly Family School of Philanthropy. Recently, Lake Institute paired up with the Institute for Social Policy and Understanding (ISPU) to learn more about American Muslims’ giving practices.

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Healthcare Ad Awards Winners Announced

Forum One

County Health Rankings & Roadmaps Silver – Apps and Interactive County Health Rankings & Roadmaps , a collaboration between the University of Wisconsin Population Health Institute and the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, uses data to show how where we live matters to our health.

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How can nonprofits use technology to increase their impact?

ASU Lodestar Center

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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What Best Practices Exist in the Nonprofit Sector to Improve Operational Effectiveness and Achieve Greater Impact?

ASU Lodestar Center

Currently, nonprofit organizations are measuring effectiveness in a variety of ways including benchmarking, organizational effectiveness evaluations, key performance indicators, and outcome based evaluation. Benchmarking. This means an increased demand for more and better evaluation (Renz and Murray, 2010) is needed. Jossey-Bass.

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Introducing the 2021 Classy Awards Leadership Council

Classy

The Fletcher School & Tisch College of Civic Life, Tufts University. National University. Leads the innovative efforts at National University for military, veteran, and military family educational degree programs . Has expertise in international development, foreign policy, diplomacy, and advocacy . Alnoor Ebrahim.

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What happened to the FUN in Fundraising?

ASU Lodestar Center

The report provides excellent recommendations on what can be done to reroute the current direction in which the fundraising profession is headed, including strengthening talent, sharing accountability, and creating achievable benchmarks. Here are some other helpful starting points: Build cohesiveness. She earned a B.A.

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