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

ASU Lodestar Center

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. When I am seeking new board members I start with our own volunteer base. When I am seeking new board members I start with our own volunteer base. Happy Recruitment!

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Were We Crazy to Pursue Service Enterprise Certification? Our Rewarding Journey with SEI

ASU Lodestar Center

posted by Susan Nusall Director of Volunteers at Arizona Foundation for Legal Services & Education/Arizona Bar Foundation. What comes to mind when you hear Diagnostic Survey? What we came to realize more deeply is that it’s not all about me as the Director of Volunteers. How about Certification Rubric?

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What strategies can nonprofit leaders use to move program beneficiaries into program partners?

ASU Lodestar Center

However, after looking at the benefits that might arise, leaders in the sector may change their mind. So, once their mind is changed, what are some strategies that leaders can utilize to move program beneficiaries into program partners? Ask beneficiaries to volunteer with projects and events. Obstacle 1: “We have no money.”.

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Bigger is always better…(Except when it’s not!)

ASU Lodestar Center

Courtney, a new executive director of a relatively small nonprofit, was anxious to learn as much as possible in order to manage her work. So Courtney enrolled in a workshop entitled “Volunteer and Board Development” at the community college nearby, and networked ferociously with her fellow directors. she wondered. Get another!

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The 2019 Best Nonprofit Conferences Calendar

The Science Behind Engaging your Supporters

Our institute is designed to advance the skills and knowledge of nonprofit professionals, volunteers, board members, and community leaders. Social Capital 2019 is a content-rich, invitation-only conference bringing together the brightest nonprofit and corporate minds for a candid exchange on growing strategic partnerships. Mar 17 - 19.

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Ctrl+Alt+Delete: Rebooting Your Digital Community Building

NTEN

What if the executive director tweeted about the upcoming gala? Building community takes many forms and is done for many different reasons: to raise money, pass legislation, connect with like-minded people, have fun, learn new things. If the program staff posted Facebook photos of the successful food drive? and on and on.

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Mentoring Staff New to Nonprofit Work

ASU Lodestar Center

posted by Sheryl Keeme , Executive Director, Cystic Fibrosis Foundation. Encourage the employee to spend a few days doing information "downloads" from fellow staff members or if it’s a smaller nonprofit, from key volunteer leadership. Click here to read Shelley Gillespie's "Recruiting Volunteers: The Lifeblood of Nonprofits.".