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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." Overhaul the governance model and committee operations.

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AOL tries to discuss a difficult issue

ASU Lodestar Center

Register now for NMI 1 05 High Impact Leadership, a Tucson course from February 28-March 1. Lance is a business consultant to local governments and nonprofit organizations. He served in a variety of local governments for twenty years before creating LL Decker & Associates, Inc.

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So, you’re thinking about serving on a board. Now what?

ASU Lodestar Center

It gives you a chance to have significant impact on the direction of an agency and issue you are passionate about. Need effective board governance training? Try ASU Lodestar Center's Effective, Motivated Board Governance training. To find out more about our upcoming training in Tucson on December 12, click here.

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Get to Know the Lodestar Center: Elsbeth Pollack

ASU Lodestar Center

The leadership development programming challenges and supports Allies to become leaders who connect across social boundaries, facilitate collaborative action, recognize and mobilize community assets, commit to continuous learning and self-development, and are accountable for creating impact. Meet Elsbeth. What were you doing before this?

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Research Friday: Why Give to International Charities?

ASU Lodestar Center

As I become more immersed in the nonprofit world, I learn more about dilemmas in philanthropy; questions like: "where will my contribution have the most impact?" Catholic Relief Services uses microfinancing to create alternatives to migration, and Solace International , headquartered in Tucson, invests in social entrepreneurship.

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Diversity recruitment key to nonprofit boards achieving mission

ASU Lodestar Center

Furthermore, greater than half of nonprofit boards (52 percent) serving clientele of 25 percent to 49 percent Hispanic also do not have any Latinos board members, according to The Urban Institute study, Nonprofit Governance in the United States: Findings on Performance and Accountability from the First National Representative Study.

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