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How Nonprofits Can Engage Volunteers in Advocacy

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posted by Carletha Sterling Summer 2018 Alumna, ASU Master of Nonprofit Leadership & Management Volunteer Board Member Wings for Women, Tucson, Arizona. During my Master of Nonprofit Leadership and Management (MNLM) studies, I gained an appreciation for volunteers and an interest in how volunteers can engage in advocacy.

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The voice and vision of the volunteer

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Cockrell-Coleman, Fall 2019 Alumnus, ASU Master of Nonprofit Leadership & Management. According to the Independent Sector, a national advocate for the nonprofit sector, “A volunteer can impact the quality of services in charities and congregations while reducing costs.” Illustration by Jocelyn Ruiz. posted by Trehon A.

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How Can Nonprofit Organizations Build High-Performing Employees?

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Michelle Marion Summer 2018 Alumna, ASU Master of Nonprofit Leadership & Management Operations and Community Manager at CityCoHo - Philadelphia, PA. Nonprofit employees are vital in realizing an organization’s mission and goals. How can nonprofit organizations build high-performing employees? Training will help build talent.

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Ask A Nonprofit Specialist - Engaging the Board in Financial Reports

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Question: This question was recently posed to the ASU Lodestar Center’s “Ask a Nonprofit Specialist”: Every time the financial report is made at my organization’s Board meeting, the members seem to either fixate on a number that is not especially meaningful or the opposite: their eyes glaze over in boredom. What do you suggest?

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

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I think my tactics can be applicable for any geographically-based nonprofit, a start-up organization, or any smaller nonprofit seeking new members. Now the next step is how to do some basic board development training, but we’ll leave that for another blog post! Happy Recruitment! Like this article? Get another!

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Diversity recruitment key to nonprofit boards achieving mission

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Boards are the brain trusts of nonprofit organizations, responsible for providing leadership, oversight, expertise, guidance, accountability, vision, fundraising and an invaluable connection to community. So, how can diversity help nonprofit boards better accomplish their mission? Let that sink in a moment. percent of the U.S.

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Priceless Board Members

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Sure, they may need some basic training about the organization, but let them share their story and why they believe in the organization that you are representing. Jessie left Arizona at the end of 2012, but is fully committed to the nonprofit industry. Jessie is also a 2011-2012 Generation Next Nonprofit Leadership Academy.