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Jon Stewart's Wise Monologue About the Tucson Tragedy

Have Fun - Do Good

I've been struggling to figure out how to absorb the shootings that happened in Tucson, and have been inclined to blame people with different political values than mine whose commentary is nasty and violent, until I listened to Jon Stewart's monologue on Monday's Daily Show. You don't know what a troubled mind will get caught on.

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Recruiting New Board Members? Here’s how our geographically-focused nonprofit does it!

ASU Lodestar Center

Therefore, we focus our efforts on those who live west of the I-17 and look for other community groups with community-minded individuals. It is important to note that the board and executive director do have a matrix, at least in mind, of the skills that are needed on the board of directors.

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Bringing “NOW Generation” Leaders to the Forefront

ASU Lodestar Center

Young nonprofit leaders need to value education and experience — even though our resumes are not as extensive — because we can do anything we put our minds to. Jessie comes to Phoenix from Chicago before she made the move to Tucson to become a Wildcat for life!

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Get to Know the Lodestar Center: Elsbeth Pollack

ASU Lodestar Center

Elsbeth Pollack is a Program Manager for Public Allies Arizona (PAAZ) , an AmeriCorps program that engages service-minded young individuals in 10-months of paid leadership training, apprenticeships, and service opportunities in collaboration with local nonprofit partner organizations. Elsbeth Pollack Program Manager, Public Allies Arizona.

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Diversity recruitment key to nonprofit boards achieving mission

ASU Lodestar Center

Throughout the process of building a diverse board, which will have the inevitable ups and downs of any new initiative, there are two words to keep in mind and stay on track. He grew up in Flagstaff, lived many years in Tucson and has lived in the Valley since 2005. Perhaps surprisingly, those two words are not “race” and “ethnicity.”

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#BBCON 2016| What’s in It for Arts & Cultural Organizations

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October 26-28 in National Harbor, MD , some of the best and brightest minds in the social good space will come together to share ideas, gain inspiration, trade best practices, and discuss the ways that technology is empowering us to do more good. One of my favorite times of year is fast approaching—bbcon.

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Changing the World One Gift at a Time: An Interview with Deron Beal of the Freecycle Network

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We're redesigning the website with two things in mind. Because I'm sitting out here in Tucson, Arizona where there are more cows than computers. Our challenge right now is that we've grown so quickly, we've grown solely within Yahoo Groups, and we're looking to provide more services to our local members.