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How can nonprofits increase employee satisfaction while upholding organizational expectations?

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Kristi Kerner is a graduate of the Master of Nonprofit Leadership and Management program at Arizona State University. She received her undergraduate degree in elementary education from the University of Northern Iowa and has worked as a Child Life Specialist for the past seven years.

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What strategies can nonprofits implement to successfully navigate disruption?

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Vicki MacFarlane is a 2021 graduate of the Master of Nonprofit Leadership and Management program at Arizona State University and a member of the international Nu Lambda Mu Nonprofit Honor Society. An Iowa native, Vicki resides and works along the Mississippi River in Dubuque, Iowa, with her husband, Jeff.

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Board diversity strategies to help nonprofits achieve success

ASU Lodestar Center

Jen Nation is a graduate of the Master of Nonprofit Leadership and Management program at Arizona State University. Jen earned a bachelor’s of recreation management from University of Northern Iowa. By following the five strategies listed above, a nonprofit can diversify their board and set themselves up for future success.

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

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Iowa Healthiest State Initiative “To become the healthiest state in the nation by improving the physical, social and emotional well-being of Iowans.” Iowa Healthiest State Initiative ‘s mission statement answers the question one would ask once reading the nonprofit’s name: What does it mean to be the healthiest state?

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#14LCS Facilitator Series: Meet Deepa Kunapuli

NTEN

She''s a proud graduate of the University of Iowa and spends her free time at dance class. Previously, she ran online programs for the New Organizing Institute, trained thousands of progressive organizers in digital best practices, and ran online constituency outreach for the 2012 Obama campaign.

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

ASU Lodestar Center

Lisa Humenik has a master’s degree in public administration with a concentration in nonprofit leadership and has been a member of the faculty for the nonprofit management certificate program at Iowa State University Extension and for the volunteer management certificate program at the Union Institute in Cincinnati.

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Why Social Movements Need Stories

Tech Soup

But maybe it's easier to relate to Occupy, the Arab Spring, and Gaza because these stories are about universal human rights such as freedom. I was lucky enough to be part of the team that won marriage equality in Iowa in 2009. What happens when the issue becomes, as Ganz put it, more divisive?

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