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The voice and vision of the volunteer

ASU Lodestar Center

Everyone loves to save money, but when is saving money more important than taking care of the people that help implement and accomplish the ever-changing objectives and strategic plans? The main distinction was that nonprofits existed not to make money and for-profits existed to make money and as much of it as possible.

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Five ways to incentivize volunteers

ASU Lodestar Center

While setting up an awareness concert to raise money for cancer, the Garage grouped high school students from different locations. The satisfaction in making a difference can act as a substitute for money. View the NMI registration page for information on upcoming courses in Phoenix, Tucson, and online. more supporters.

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Bringing “NOW Generation” Leaders to the Forefront

ASU Lodestar Center

We are a group of individuals that have passion, motivation, and competencies to succeed, and we don’t let age get in our way. It is a selfless act for someone to choose to enter a world where money is not a driving factor, but helping others is.

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

ASU Lodestar Center

Moves the Needle, a Tucson Arizona consulting firm, writes “Impact Innovation programs are designed to help organizations learn before executing to optimize their results and sustainability in government, nonprofit, philanthropy, higher education, and social enterprise.".

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Diversity recruitment key to nonprofit boards achieving mission

ASU Lodestar Center

These are nonprofit organizations with a primary focus on Latinos – the nation’s largest ethnic minority group – with no Latino board members. Unlike business, the bottom line of a nonprofit is not necessarily money; it’s all about outcomes, which often manifest themselves as intangible results not easily measured by metrics.

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Why investing in leadership development is a wise strategy

ASU Lodestar Center

According to a 2015 study by The Bridgespan Group, one in four C-suite leaders left their position in the last two years and nearly as many planned to do so in the next two years. According to a Bridgespan online assessment of nonprofit organizations, their two biggest obstacles to investing more into leadership are time and money.

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Changing the World One Gift at a Time: An Interview with Deron Beal of the Freecycle Network

Have Fun - Do Good

It's pretty amazing what these folks have created, like Dan Newman, the Executive Director and Co-founder of MAPLight.org , a non-partisan non-profit that illuminates the connection between money and politics (you can read my interview with him here ). So you don't even have to carry it out to the curb. I'll call it Freecycle."