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How can nonprofits increase employee satisfaction while upholding organizational expectations?

ASU Lodestar Center

These issues often lead to a decline in employee work performance and may even cause staff to seek additional opportunities for employment. It is vital to understand what is contributing to employees feeling dissatisfied and aim to amend these issues. Kerner resides in Windsor Heights, Iowa, with her husband and daughter.

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Board diversity strategies to help nonprofits achieve success

ASU Lodestar Center

With the recent pandemic, civil unrest and racism conversations front and center, nonprofit organizations are working overtime to serve communities deeply affected by these issues. Jen Nation is a graduate of the Master of Nonprofit Leadership and Management program at Arizona State University.

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How To Write A Nonprofit Mission Statement in 7 Steps (Plus 10 Great Examples)

Neon CRM

By speaking to the people directly impacted by your work, you can uncover issues with your programs, identify new opportunities, and better understand the challenges they face. Iowa Healthiest State Initiative “To become the healthiest state in the nation by improving the physical, social and emotional well-being of Iowans.”

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Busting the Overhead Myth: How can nonprofits convince stakeholders to invest in capacity building?

ASU Lodestar Center

Educating the Board of Directors and Reviewing Internal Policies (internal): By reviewing internal policies to make sure they are up-to-date with societal trends, the organization can be sure they accurately reflect their work in the current landscape of social issues. Harold, J., & & Berger, K.

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Funding Rural America: Bridging the Resource Gap

Tech Soup

More government grants are looking for collaborations among multiple organizations that are able to address an issue from different angles. She uses information from the University of Iowa College of Public Health's Rural Policy Research Institute. Almost every federal agency has a rural grant program.

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How Healthy Do You Want Your Nonprofit Board To Be?

BoardAssist

The committee can help maximize the effectiveness of each individual board member and address issues of disengagement or dysfunction head on. Anne serves on the board of Capital City Public Charter School and the regional advisory board for Drake University, where she earned a bachelor of arts degree in sociology and English.

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Candid community: Expanding equitable access to nonprofit resources 

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Our network of partners includes public libraries, university and community college libraries, public charities, and nonprofit resource centers, including nonprofit associations. The state library systems of Hawaii and Iowa even took advantage of this opportunity to provide access to Candid resources at every public library in the state.