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We are what we eat

ASU Lodestar Center

posted by Maureen West Project Manager, Social Impact Measurement ASU Lodestar Center. A student at Ochoa Elementary in Tucson proudly displays her bounty of carrots after harvest day. The garden program leaders are therefore collecting deeper data to measure the real impact of the gardens. Photo by Nick Henry).

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How Can Nonprofits Make the Most of Overhead Funds?

ASU Lodestar Center

It is therefore imperative for an organization’s survival that all costs be measured and considered in accepting grants or funding contracts. Change the unrealistic expectations of contributors. Anna is the Comptroller at Critical Path Institute, a nonprofit organization in Tucson, Arizona. She makes her home in Tucson.

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Ask A Nonprofit Specialist - Engaging the Board in Financial Reports

ASU Lodestar Center

If not on course, the reports lend guidance to changing plans as necessary. Are changes necessary to accommodate changes? The key to effectively using a dashboard is isolating the essential metrics aligned with measures of expectations. What is the trend of revenue, expense and other activities?

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How Can Member-Based Nonprofits Use Lean Innovation to Remain Relevant?

ASU Lodestar Center

According to The Chronicle of Philanthropy, “nonprofit leaders must focus more attention on innovation, measuring the impact of their efforts, and creating funding structures that encourage risk taking, according to a report from Independent Sector." Empower the CEO and enhance staff expertise. Rigorously define the member market.

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Diversity recruitment key to nonprofit boards achieving mission

ASU Lodestar Center

But to truly achieve its nonprofit mission, board leadership must be as diverse as the organization’s ever-changing community and clientele – not only in relation to demographics of today but also of tomorrow. He grew up in Flagstaff, lived many years in Tucson and has lived in the Valley since 2005.

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

Have Fun - Do Good

BB: Can you give an example or tell a success story of how Freecycle has created positive change? That's the beauty of it, and that's why our motto is "Changing the world one gift at a time." Because I'm sitting out here in Tucson, Arizona where there are more cows than computers. Boy, it just took off from the get-go.