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Board diversity strategies to help nonprofits achieve success

ASU Lodestar Center

The Council on Nonprofits has samples to review. Jen earned a bachelor’s of recreation management from University of Northern Iowa. Examine current goals and objectives around board diversity and create benchmarks. In her free time Jen enjoys any and all outdoor activities, gardening and visiting the local farmers market.

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

ASU Lodestar Center

A small sample of the positive words they have shared include: empowered, humbled, motivated, grateful, awed, helpful, effective, connected, valuable, and inspired. She has also worked as the Director of Volunteer Services for health systems in Iowa, Ohio, and Illinois and as a Special Projects Manager for Points of Light/HandsOn Network.

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Candid community: Expanding equitable access to nonprofit resources 

Candid

Nonprofit staff can get assistance finding funders, access professional development courses like “Introduction to fundraising planning,” or download sample documents. 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.