ASU Lodestar Center

NOVEMBER 17, 2021

Bank of America, in conjunction with Indiana University's Lilly Family School of Philanthropy, found that almost 1 in 4 high net worth individuals serve on nonprofit boards. Unsurprisingly, Boardsource’s 2017 study found that 84% of board members were Caucasian/White, 8% were African American/Black, 5% Hispanic/Latino, and 3% Asian.

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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. Kellogg Foundation in partnership with the University of New Mexico This report examines how W.K.

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Saleforce Nonprofit

OCTOBER 11, 2021

Profound Change Starts With Local Partners. Over the course of a three-year grant , Champions implement ambitious, goal-oriented projects and participate in advocacy campaigns aimed at changing local and national policies that hinder equal access to education. The game-changing part of Nayla’s platform?

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ASU Lodestar Center

SEPTEMBER 2, 2022

Not much has changed regarding why motivated and hopeful people enter the nonprofit sector – to work, volunteer or support. Therefore, for nonprofits to continue tackling such complex issues and systems, leaders must seek to create, support and sustain high-performing teams capable of enacting transformative change.

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ASU Lodestar Center

JUNE 22, 2022

Studies indicate that diversity in the workplace unlocks innovative environments, as organizations with diverse leadership both out-innovate and out-perform those with homogenous teams. empower participants, affirm employees that they have control over their biases, increase awareness of biases and focus on behavior change, etc.).

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Saleforce Nonprofit

APRIL 12, 2021

Most recently, we took a critical step in our climate action plan by including climate as a part of the company public policy platform, joining priorities like equal rights and privacy and security. “We Together, we must accelerate change to deliver progress at the scale the world needs.”. University of Massachusetts Amherst.

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Twenty Hats

MAY 3, 2021

As every experienced volunteer manager knows, volunteers want and need support, strong leadership, and clear policies and procedures. You cannot be scared or nervous that if you enforce policies and procedures, your volunteers will quit and leave your organization. And, despite this ‘freedom,’ retention was low.

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Saleforce Nonprofit

JUNE 1, 2021

By: Kelsey Long, Project Policy Analyst for the Center for Vulnerable Populations in the Division of General and Internal Medicine at Zuckerberg San Francisco General Hospital. A recent study estimates that for every dollar spent at partnering vendors, an average of $2.1 Over $500 billion a year is spent in the U.S. About the Author.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

FEBRUARY 13, 2019

Most recently, we co-authored a policy brief for the Toda Peace Institute on artificial intelligence and its implications for civil society. These insights can be used to solve social change problems. Allison Fine and I have been actively researching and writing about AI for Social Good and Nonprofits. and insights more quickly.

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sgEngage

AUGUST 28, 2023

This year, we are co-locating Blackbaud’s K–12 User Conference so education professionals can learn from thousands of other change-makers at the premier technology conference focused on social impact. Case Study: Let’s Talk Tuition Management! bbcon is back in-person October 22–24 in Denver, Colorado! Andrew Gray, St.

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ASU Lodestar Center

OCTOBER 16, 2020

As nonprofits attempt to tackle some of our communities' most difficult problems; funders, government agencies and the general public are actively calling for accountability, transparency and proof that a program is producing change. Does the environment support change, accountability, and communication?

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

OCTOBER 9, 2018

Algorithmic Bias: Better Policy and Practice for Civil Society: This podcast about #datadiscrimination and algorithmic bias was hosted by Digital Impact, an initiative of the Digital Civil Society Lab at the Stanford Center on Philanthropy and Civil Society (Stanford PACS). What should governments, universities and companies do?

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Forum One

MARCH 9, 2023

Alexis Bonnell is the former Chief Innovation Officer of USAID, where she had the privilege of working with thousands of innovators, inside and outside of USAID who are changing the world and helping millions of people become self-reliant. In 2018, USAID received a 10/10 in Innovation in the “Results for America” study of Federal Agencies.

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Achieve

JANUARY 3, 2018

Over the past year we have witnessed not only a change in administration and therefore policy, but there too has been a shift in the ways in which individuals engage in social issues and causes—many of which have been impacted by the new administration and associated policies. Will policy be created to support this movement?

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Achieve

OCTOBER 16, 2017

This year’s research study revealed that the greatest percentage of millennials are not happy with the direction our country is taking, and they are initiating action to affect the issues they are the most interested in – namely, matters of civil rights. And, by all indications they have what it takes to make the change they want to see.

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Candid

APRIL 13, 2021

Funders reported they had swiftly begun distributing emergency funds, had loosened requirements imposed on grantees, and realized the need to commit to deeper change in order to support long-term sector sustainability. Organizations identify funding, policy, and communication as the top ways they want funders to support their work.

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ASU Lodestar Center

APRIL 1, 2022

Studies show that donors ask less about where their money is spent and more about the impact their donation is making. End with a call to action to illustrate the outcomes such as behavioral change, financial support, volunteerism, community activism, and/or policy change.

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ASU Lodestar Center

AUGUST 16, 2017

One study has found that 47 percent of US jobs are at high risk of automation (Frey and Osborne, 2013). To successfully meet the challenge of a changing economy, nonprofit organizations will need to learn, plan and prepare now. Advocating for smart policies. Elon Musk doubles down on universal basic income.

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ASU Lodestar Center

JANUARY 27, 2021

For the modern executive, this looks like a generous PTO policy, the option to work from home or enjoy a flexible work schedule. Studies show that people are willing to work for less pay if they feel their work makes a difference, if they believe in the organization, or if the job allows them time for non-work pursuits.

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ASU Lodestar Center

APRIL 17, 2018

The tax law and jobs act (TCJA) presents many changes for nonprofits to consider in 2018. The Tax Policy Center projects that individual charitable giving will decrease by between 4 and 6.5 The following changes to the law are some of the most critical when considering the effect they may have on charitable giving to nonprofits.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MAY 7, 2009

Some definitions they used in the study: " House Social Network " refers to a socialnetworking community built on a nonprofit's own web site. " Commercial Social Network " An online community platform owned and operated by a corporation such as Facebook. Research Studies of Nonprofit and Social Media Adoption Overbook Foundation Web 2.0

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Amy Sample Ward

MAY 17, 2010

million grant from the Stanton Foundation to work with academic experts on Wikipedia articles related to public policy, which could include everything from political theory to legislative history and issues such as health reform and science. But what is in it for campaigners trying to bring about social change?

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Forum One

JULY 13, 2022

The City Health Dashboard provides a case study in data storytelling that is unique to their platform but provides universal lessons for any organization looking to use data to reach audiences or influence action. Develop a strategy for data storytelling. Know your audience. Tell your own stories.

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The Science Behind Engaging your Supporters

FEBRUARY 15, 2018

A recent study they released found that schools are not adequately teaching the history of American slavery. BlackPAC uses the power of political engagement to implement change in the country’s economic, justice, and political systems. Since then, the organization has evolved to address policy issues as well.

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ASU Lodestar Center

FEBRUARY 8, 2017

posted by Shayla Hubbard Project Coordinator, University of Arizona College of Medicine. However, several studies have been conducted on social capital and the benefits individuals can receive from various forms of community engagement. Nonprofit organizations have the ability to connect and mobilize individuals.

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ASU Lodestar Center

APRIL 10, 2017

Armed with such data describing the value of the arts for its participants, arts leaders can change the perception that art is merely a luxury to show that, instead, it is a vital necessity to human beings. Telling the wrong story. And they all lived happily ever after.

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NTEN

FEBRUARY 19, 2013

If you missed that post, check it out for case studies, webinars, and other resources that might help.) The idea is to create clear, measurable organizational change to participating nonprofits while sharing the learnings and findings with the whole community.

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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 That network supports local leaders in improving education policy through advocacy. And they’re certainly not exempt from a global pandemic.

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ASU Lodestar Center

JUNE 19, 2017

Functional Allocation Time Study (internal) : Many organizations classify all of their employees’ salaries to overhead, and many donors view employee salaries as overhead. Therefore, conducting these time studies will help organizations better allocate their employees’ time based on the work they do in a typical work-week.

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ASU Lodestar Center

MAY 3, 2016

posted by Joseph Garcia Director of Communication, ASU Morrison Institute Director, ASU Morrison Institute Latino Public Policy Center. 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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Tech Soup

MARCH 10, 2014

Recently, CTA conducted a study on mobile use by the homeless population of Santa Clara County (where CTA is located). I spoke with Allan Baez, project manager of the ConnectSCC project about the study and what CTA plans to do with the data. When we hear about nonprofits like Community Technology Alliance (CTA), we get really excited.

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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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ASU Lodestar Center

MARCH 1, 2013

As part of a continuing weekly series, each Friday we invite a nonprofit scholar, student, or professional to highlight current research reports or studies and discuss how they can inform and improve day-to-day nonprofit practice. Commercial options are in a position to change the market and drive the traditional nonprofit out of business.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

DECEMBER 9, 2013

The conference was framed around the question: Given the convergence of networks and big data and the need for more innovation, what evaluation methods should be used to evaluate social change outcomes along side traditional methods? These methods included: Developmental Evaluation , Shared Measurement , and Big Data. Degree of uncertainty.

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Association TV

JULY 29, 2022

And if it’s not broke and it boosts employee morale and productivity, why not make it company policy? University of Technology Research Fellow, Augustin Chevez and Senior Lecturer, DJ Huppatz note one early example of the office in classical art: Botticelli’s “Saint Augustine in His Study,” painted all the way back in 1480.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JUNE 27, 2006

Funding Perspectives: New Initiatives Connie Yowell (MacArthur Foundation), Franklin Madison (ITAC), Chinwe Onyekere (Robert Wood Johnson Foundation), Jee Kim (Surdna Foundation); moderated by Suzanne Seggerman (Games for Change) Description How can funders with a specific social goal ensure they get a useful game? University of Wisc.

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Have Fun - Do Good

AUGUST 29, 2010

Temra Costa's book, Farmer Jane: Women Changing the Way We Eat features the stories of over 30 women and how they are changing our food system for the better as farmers, educators, mothers, chefs, businesswomen, and policy wonks. Our conversation began with my asking Temra, "How are women changing the way we eat?"

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