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Board diversity strategies to help nonprofits achieve success

ASU Lodestar Center

Board assessment tools comes in all shapes and sizes, and may include questions about the organizations mission, strategic direction, board meetings, supporting the CEO/ED and more. An assessment tool can help identify strengths, challenges and gaps and help the board hold themselves accountable to reaching benchmarks and goals.

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How can nonprofits increase employee satisfaction while upholding organizational expectations?

ASU Lodestar Center

Engagement techniques: Leaders should understand the importance of making employees feel like part of a team, rather than a tool to complete the necessary tasks. Kristi Kerner is a graduate of the Master of Nonprofit Leadership and Management program at Arizona State University. She loves to spend time with family, travel and hike.

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Happy, Healthy 2016: What’s Your Theme for the Year?

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

In the US, I gave workshops at nonprofit conferences in Iowa, San Antonio, Iowa, Tahoe, Palm Beach, Miami, and San Francisco on networked leadership skills. I was honored to lead a featured season at the United Way Leadership Conference on Networked Leadership and teach many workshops networked leadership skills.

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Around the TechSoup Global Blogosphere, April 17-23

Tech Soup

It's been a big week in the TechSoup universe. Conferencing Virtually : The Iowa Small Libraries Online Conference. GreenTech's TeleGreen Your Work campaign is underway. Sage is giving away fundraising software. Nonprofit Commons is opening a new island. We're all excited for NTC. It's time to vote! Who made the biggest impact?

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Funding Rural America: Bridging the Resource Gap

Tech Soup

INFOMINE is a comprehensive virtual library and reference tool for Internet resources, including websites and databases. Of course, GrantStation itself is a grantmaking online research tool. She uses information from the University of Iowa College of Public Health's Rural Policy Research Institute. Just for Libraries.

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Candid community: Expanding equitable access to nonprofit resources 

Candid

We now offer complimentary access to Candid services and tools, including GuideStar and Foundation Directory , at 1,250 Candid community locations. Our network of partners includes public libraries, university and community college libraries, public charities, and nonprofit resource centers, including nonprofit associations.

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How Healthy Do You Want Your Nonprofit Board To Be?

BoardAssist

BoardSource offers tools for both nonprofit board and CEO assessments if you need help. 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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