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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. During my Master of Nonprofit Leadership and Management (MNLM) studies, I gained an appreciation for volunteers and an interest in how volunteers can engage in advocacy.

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How Can Nonprofits Make the Most of Overhead Funds?

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It is no secret that nonprofits struggle to make ends meet when it comes to costs that cannot be directly attributed to a specific program. As reported by Knowlton (2016), “…only 7 percent of nonprofits report that foundations always cover the full cost of projects they fund.”. Change the unrealistic expectations of contributors.

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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. I think my tactics can be applicable for any geographically-based nonprofit, a start-up organization, or any smaller nonprofit seeking new members. Get another!

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Ask A Nonprofit Specialist - Engaging the Board in Financial Reports

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Question: This question was recently posed to the ASU Lodestar Center’s “Ask a Nonprofit Specialist”: Every time the financial report is made at my organization’s Board meeting, the members seem to either fixate on a number that is not especially meaningful or the opposite: their eyes glaze over in boredom. What do you suggest?

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How Can Nonprofit Organizations Build High-Performing Employees?

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Michelle Marion Summer 2018 Alumna, ASU Master of Nonprofit Leadership & Management Operations and Community Manager at CityCoHo - Philadelphia, PA. Nonprofit employees are vital in realizing an organization’s mission and goals. How can nonprofit organizations build high-performing employees? Create a recruitment strategy.

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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. Despite increased awareness of this intrinsic link, as well as some laudable efforts over the last couple of decades, research shows nonprofits are frustratingly far from that goal.

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Priceless Board Members

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posted by Jessie Singer Executive Director, American Lung Association in California A philanthropist recently asked me, knowing that I’d be looking for new Board Members soon, what types of people I was in need of. Many of you may recognize Jessie’s name as she was the previous Executive Director for Dysart Community Center in El Mirage, AZ.