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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. For passionate volunteers, micro-advocacy is an easy way to extend their impact throughout the community, beyond the organization’s usual volunteer tasks. Grimm R, T., Talbert, M.

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How Can Nonprofits Make the Most of Overhead Funds?

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GEO quotes a 2004 evaluation that “found that grantees that received general operating support were more likely than those that received project support to report that their funding had a ‘great’ impact on building the sustainability of their organizations.”. She makes her home in Tucson. Increase board engagement.

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Recruiting New Board Members? Here’s how our geographically-focused nonprofit does it!

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Jessie Singer , Executive Director. Being an Executive Director of a small organization, I often get asked how I recruit board members and where I find them. It is important to note that the board and executive director do have a matrix, at least in mind, of the skills that are needed on the board of directors.

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We are what we eat

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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 Nonprofit Organizations Build High-Performing Employees?

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Regardless of the form, recognition needs to be as specific as possible by citing what the accomplishment was, how it exceeds expectations and how it impacted the whole organization. She has five years of experience as the Director of Compliance in a social work company in Tucson, and most recently supported volunteers at Girl Scouts.

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Diversity recruitment key to nonprofit boards achieving mission

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posted by Joseph Garcia Director of Communication, ASU Morrison Institute Director, ASU Morrison Institute Latino Public Policy Center. The two key words are “meaningful impact.” He grew up in Flagstaff, lived many years in Tucson and has lived in the Valley since 2005.

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

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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." She and her husband Lyle have two grown daughters and reside in Tempe.

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