ASU Lodestar Center

APRIL 2, 2020

posted by Erin Larkins, Fall 2019 Alumna, ASU Master of Nonprofit Leadership & Management. Professional development (PD) is the "process of improving and increasing capabilities of staff through access to education and training." However, training can positively influence the bottom line. Illustration by Jocelyn Ruiz.

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NonProfit Hub

SEPTEMBER 2, 2021

For nonprofit leaders, perhaps it’s the belief that you’re not qualified, or that you’re the best thing to ever happen to the cause sector. Let’s take a look at some common beliefs that nonprofit leaders may have. As I write this, I can sense some nonprofit leaders nodding their heads in understanding.

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ASU Lodestar Center

JULY 14, 2021

posted by Jennifer Kirksey Fall 2020 Alumna, ASU Master of Nonprofit Leadership & Management. In a survey of the charitable community through the Independent Sector (PDF), nonprofit professionals admitted that they need more engagement with their stakeholders. Illustration by Yuxin Qin.

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Volunteer Hub

MARCH 7, 2022

It’s no secret that a dedicated group of volunteers is an important cornerstone of many nonprofit organization. If you dig deeper, however, you’ll learn that Susan is volunteering to get away from the stress of her day job, and that she really wants to become part of the volunteer training team. Recognition of Service.

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VQ Strategies

DECEMBER 14, 2020

At the start of 2020, we at VQ Volunteer Strategies were training and coaching four different cohorts of organizations. Next, we extended deadlines, adjusted training topics, and, of course, recalibrated our expectations. Why were they successful even amid one of the most challenging years in nonprofit history?

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Neon CRM

NOVEMBER 16, 2023

Your nonprofit’s mission is the foundation of everything you do. Your nonprofit mission statement is how you communicate your organization’s impact to supporters, clients, and the community at large. What Is a Nonprofit Mission Statement? Why does your nonprofit exist? All right, let’s get started.

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Bloomerang

MARCH 30, 2023

Has your nonprofit identified an unaddressed need within your community? Volunteers provide nonprofits with the on-the-ground support they need to further their missions, whether that means helping to build homes, providing meals for food-insecure families, mentoring local youths, or cleaning up trash at local parks.

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Qgiv

FEBRUARY 17, 2022

Byte Back is a nonprofit computer skills and career training center located in Washington, D.C. Byte Back was named “One of the Best” nonprofits by the Catalogue for Philanthropy in 2019, 2014, 2018, and 2019. Glenn taught himself the skills needed to maintain and repair computers. DC needs you and this.

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ASU Lodestar Center

OCTOBER 5, 2020

posted by Jessica Cooper, RD, CD, CSSD, Spring 2020 Alumna, ASU Master of Nonprofit Leadership & Management. Nonprofits that want to close the revolving millennial door should look to the 5 C’s of millennial retention: Coaching: Millennials don’t want a boss but rather a coach. Culture: Most millennials despise the idea of a 9 a.m.

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Qgiv

NOVEMBER 16, 2021

She’s a creative content creator focusing on delivering information about the importance of volunteerism for nonprofit organizations. That’s why it’s a good idea to start your peer-to-peer recruitment efforts with them. Another reason you should reach out to long-time engaged volunteers is because they’re experts on your nonprofit.

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Achieve

NOVEMBER 3, 2022

To get the greatest possible impact from your board, engage them with these five best practices: Provide fundraising training for board members. Collaborate with board members on nonprofit strategic planning. Provide fundraising training for board members. provide fundraising training for the board. Webinars and panels.

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Candid

SEPTEMBER 13, 2021

Further, the study found that union members were more likely to volunteer for charity and to be more engaged in the community in less formal ways (such as going to meetings, tutoring, and mentoring). According to Zullo, the likeliest explanation for this correlation is the way unions have embedded themselves in local charitable networks.

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Bloomerang

MAY 6, 2022

In this post, I’ll share funding and grant resources for nonprofits involved in the education sector. Educational Assistance and Training Programs. The Foundation’s mission is to create opportunities to inspire, mentor, and enable youth to reach their full potential through culinary, nutrition, and arts education. First Book.

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sgEngage

OCTOBER 17, 2022

After you’ve considered your foundation’s readiness and decided this approach makes sense, here are some practical, actionable ideas for developing participatory grantmaking in your funding institution. Perhaps you’ll start by reading about other models , watching webinars, or developing ideas. Is this you?

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Media Cause

MARCH 8, 2021

We launched RiseUP last year because we saw, and believed, that there weren’t enough opportunities out there for diverse, talented, and ambitious folx—regardless of background, education, or experience—to get their feet in the door of the marketing, advertising, and nonprofit industries. There’s always a catch, right?

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MARCH 17, 2017

Wake’s Tech2Empower program organizes delegations of volunteer Technology Advisors, women who work for Silicon Valley companies like Google, Salesforce, Mozilla, YouTube, GE Digital and IRC, to provide training for women’s rights and girls empowerment NGOs in developing countries and here in the United States.

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Saleforce Nonprofit

MARCH 31, 2021

IJM’s newest effort, the Center to End Online Sexual Exploitation of Children , partners with governments, industries, nonprofits, and other key stakeholders to fight the online sexual exploitation of children around the world. Brandon has been with IJM since 2016, when he left his nearly 18-year career in U.S.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

SEPTEMBER 16, 2015

For the past few months, I’ve been facilitating a Nonprofit Emerging Leaders online peer learning project with Third Plateau Impact Strategies. We created The Emerging Leaders Playbook which served as the “text book” or content for the training. Emerging nonprofit leaders who engage in reflective listening are more likely to succeed.

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Connection Cafe

DECEMBER 11, 2020

This guide will walk you through some of the top tips we have for recruiting volunteers during this time and even a list of top virtual volunteer ideas to try out. Explore this list of virtual volunteer ideas. Take your training online. Traditional volunteer training usually happens in person. Take your onboarding online.

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Bloomerang

MARCH 29, 2023

Volunteerism definition Volunteerism is the act of contributing free labor to conduct community service or support a nonprofit organization. Plus, nonprofit organizations can utilize these groups of passionate volunteers to help achieve goals in making the world a better and safer place. Let’s take a closer look at this phenomenon!

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Saleforce Nonprofit

MAY 5, 2021

We’ve supported groups with small microgrants at key times to help them mobilize people in their communities, and we’ve run a communications training program with some of the world’s most renowned environmental journalists to help parents build their media capacity. We’ve mentored, advised, and convened people from across the world.

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NTEN

OCTOBER 18, 2011

For the most part, nonprofit organizations' online communications suffer from an identity crisis: they have no identity. But what do you need to create, manage, and evolve a nonprofit blog that will both engage your supporters and attract storytellers from within — and possibly outside — your organization? They have no personality.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

OCTOBER 30, 2013

I am looking forward to the next chapter of work which will continue to focus on networks, but how they can be used by nonprofit for learning that leads to greater impact. Stay tuned. The idea of using social media for social impact was still pretty new, though it was certainly playing a pretty big role in the Presidential election.

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Tech Soup

JUNE 2, 2015

TechHire spans the corporate, nonprofit, government, and educational sectors and has the ambitious goal to "give Americans the opportunity they deserve, and the skills they need to be competitive in a global economy." People at the event got to hear first-hand from a Year Up graduate about the impact of this national nonprofit.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

NOVEMBER 29, 2012

Yesterday, KD Paine and I delivered an NTEN Webinar on measurement based on the ideas in our new book ” Measuring the Networked Nonprofit: Using Data to Change the World.” ” I hear this too often from nonprofits. ” I hear this too often from nonprofits. The skills are out there.

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Tech Soup

MAY 9, 2012

Grant Howe is VP of research & development for Sage North America's Nonprofit Solutions business, based in Austin, Texas. I've heard a lot employees and managers talk about "needing a mentor." " When I ask them what goals they are looking to accomplish with a mentor, most have no concrete answer.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

AUGUST 11, 2017

Note from Beth: This week I’ve been in Finland at the invitation of the US Embassy to do trainings. When you are stressed or overworked or feel like you’re out of ideas – talk to them. Find a training that sparks your interest. Flickr Photo by Sam Livingston. 7 Ways to Avoid Fundraising Burnout.

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Qgiv

JANUARY 13, 2022

Many nonprofits work in tandem with volunteers to move their mission forward and keep expenses down. Volunteers can certainly be a huge help for any nonprofit staffer, especially since cloning yourself isn’t an option… yet. Recruit Like Your Mission Depends on It. After volunteer onboarding is completed, keep them engaged!

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JULY 28, 2011

As part of my work this year as Visiting Scholar at the David and Lucile Packard Foundation, I’m designing and delivering peer training sessions for grantees all around the theme of social media, learning, and measurement. This is a hallmark of Networked Nonprofits. We used: I love grass-fed beef.

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Tech Soup

NOVEMBER 19, 2015

"By Youth, For Youth" is the motto of Business in the Streets (BITS), a Toronto-based Canadian Registered Charity that focuses on peer mentorship for struggling and low-income youth with a business idea. " From Peer Mentor to Program Manager. Veronika got her start at BITS by volunteering as a peer mentor in 2013.

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Tech Soup

NOVEMBER 19, 2015

"By Youth, For Youth" is the motto of Business in the Streets (BITS), a Toronto-based Canadian Registered Charity that focuses on peer mentorship for at-risk and low-income youth with a business idea. " From Peer Mentor to Program Manager. Veronika got her start at BITS by volunteering as a peer mentor in 2013.

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Tech Soup

JANUARY 10, 2012

Grant Howe is VP of research & development for Sage North America’s Nonprofit Solutions. are often thrust into leadership positions with little training and a. " Our initial move to a management position is often made with little to no training, mentoring, or support. business, based in Austin, Texas.

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Tech Soup

AUGUST 1, 2016

What if there was a place for your nonprofit to get free technology support from local experts? What if there were regular gatherings where nonprofit techies could come together to learn, laugh, and network with their peers? Most NetSquared organizers now have a peer mentor. Baltimore, Maryland: Web Dev Day for 3 Nonprofits.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MAY 2, 2012

Note from Beth: By the time you read this post, I’ll be in the air enroute to Rwanda for a training project. And how do nonprofits and schools with a long list of demands fit this in to their busy days? Photo by WhiteAfrican. As a parent of wired kids, I think teaching digital literacy is very important for parents to do.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

FEBRUARY 17, 2012

Note from Beth: This past year has been a deep exploration into how nonprofits can use measurement and reflection to improve their practices as a networked nonprofit and using social media. As part of my work at the Packard Foundation, I designed and facilitated several peer learning groups and exchanges. Flickr Photo by ESML.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MARCH 30, 2010

As part of my work as Visiting Scholar at the David and Lucile Packard Foundation this year, I have been leading some peer trainings with grantees. Over the years, I have developed and refined one-day or half-day workshops on social media strategy and tactics for nonprofits. Over the Shoulder Learning on Steroids: Social Learning.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

OCTOBER 12, 2015

Last week, I facilitated a peer learning session for Emerging Nonprofit Leaders and their mentors about healthy and productive meetings. We covered the best practices of meetings , both face-to-face and virtual meetings. In a few weeks, I’ll be facilitating a training in the Ukraine with Wake International.

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