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How Can Nonprofits Make the Most of Overhead Funds?

ASU Lodestar Center

Any combination of approaches needs to consider both external and internal ways of achieving success. Nonprofits must consider not only external avenues of increasing unrestricted funding, but also internal solutions that can help make the most of resources already on hand. Engage in internal innovation.

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We are what we eat

ASU Lodestar Center

A student at Ochoa Elementary in Tucson proudly displays her bounty of carrots after harvest day. An intern working on a master’s degree in public health conducted the evaluation, so costs for the study were minimal. posted by Maureen West Project Manager, Social Impact Measurement ASU Lodestar Center. Photo by Nick Henry).

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Nonprofit Start-Up Fever Hits the Valley, Sweeps the Nation

ASU Lodestar Center

Associate Professor, ASU School of Community Resources & Development Early each semester I graph five years-worth of the number of Arizona nonprofits that gained status as income-tax-exempt under §501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code. posted by Mark Hager, Ph.D.

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Get to Know the Lodestar Center: Elsbeth Pollack

ASU Lodestar Center

Community organizing and resource development, connecting people with the appropriate and applicable organizations, communities, ideas, resources, and leaders that will support their development. I worked at a nonprofit in Tucson called BorderLinks for about four years. For how long have you worked at the ASU Lodestar Center?

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Ask A Nonprofit Specialist - Engaging the Board in Financial Reports

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Make certain the organization has sufficient resources to fulfill the organizational mission, otherwise known as fundraising and resource development. Are funds being generated and spent in alignment with internal and external expectations, restrictions and legal requirements? Understanding Financial Statements.

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

ASU Lodestar Center

The Race for Relevance, by Coever and Byers, looks at another angle, the internal structure of nonprofits as the place to evaluate the decline and influence change. This internal evaluation led them to five areas where member-based organizations should re-think their structure and focus their attention.

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Why investing in leadership development is a wise strategy

ASU Lodestar Center

Additionally, the costs in productivity are numerous and create a burden on the organization’s human resources. Beyond the short-term costs on human resources, the failure to invest in leadership development can have a long-term detrimental impact that will cripple an organization and stunt growth.