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How can nonprofits implement a strategic public policy agenda to achieve greater impact?

ASU Lodestar Center

Public policy and the nonprofit sector. Public policy at all levels of government has the ability to threaten the work of all nonprofits (National Council of Nonprofits, 2019). Despite the importance of public policy to the nonprofit sector, there is a severe lack of engagement among nonprofits. Illustration by Yuxin Qin.

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To Complete or Not to Complete?

sgEngage

While most university-bound students apply to their four-year school of choice with the intent of completing a program of study and attaining a degree, a community college student’s “why” is typically neither as clear nor as linear.

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Funding & Grant Resources For Nonprofits Focused On Education

Kindful

They work with colleges, universities, and other organizations that embrace equity in higher learning, with a focus on historically underserved populations, including nontraditional and incarcerated students. . The National Education Association Foundation is a national nonprofit and philanthropic organization based in Washington, DC.

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Comfort vs. Action: The Internal Debate

ASU Lodestar Center

Tan , University Service Learning /. Nelson Mandela spent four-plus decades as an activist and freedom fighter and 27 years in prison because the demeaning National Party policy of apartheid in South Africa impeded black South Africans’ ability to live with human dignity. AmeriCorps Coordinator. ASU Mary Lou Fulton Teachers College.

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NetSquared Volunteers Help Nonprofits Like You Master Technology

Tech Soup

National Volunteer Week has come and gone, but I ask you to join me every week in celebrating the amazing contributions of TechSoup's NetSquared community. Los Angeles, California: Data Visualization with Tableau Public and Power BI. Chicago, Illinois: Justice Data Lab: Unlocking Government Administrative Data.

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A simple, but profound, change in how we think about volunteers

ASU Lodestar Center

President , Sigma Kappa National Housing Corporation. In the publication “ Strategic Volunteer Engagement: A Guide for Nonprofit and Public Sector Leaders ,” Sarah Jane Rehnberg, PhD, and her colleagues describe the Cycle of Poorly Managed Volunteer Engagement. posted by Lisa Humenik. Faculty Associate.

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Coming to Your Town, The Art of Relevance in Hand

Museum 2.0

But here's a quick list of the conferences, public events and workshops where I'll be appearing in the next few months. PUBLIC EVENTS TO WHICH ALL ARE INVITED September 28, 2016: St. Registration info TBA October 20, 2016: San Francisco, CA at University of San Francisco, 5-8pm - Free! I'd love to meet you there.

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