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The 2019 Best Nonprofit Conferences Calendar

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The Alliance Management Institute (AMI) is a capstone experience for students seeking the Certified Nonprofit Professional (CNP) credential. Learn about new and proposed accounting and auditing standards and how they will impact not-for-profit entities and their auditors. 2019 Peer-to-Peer Professional Forum Conference.

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How can leadership development strategies improve retention in nonprofits?

ASU Lodestar Center

Even when employees feel a strong connection to the mission, staff may not stay with that nonprofit if they feel their organization does not invest in their development as a nonprofit professional. Participating in drafting portions of grant proposals. Eric has sixteen years of development experience in the Phoenix nonprofit sector.

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How Can Nonprofits Address the Challenges and Opportunities of Disrupting Technologies?

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Uber is not the only company debuting this newest innovation- Waymo, a Google subsidiary, and General Motors are both testing their own self-driving cars in the Phoenix area. For example, universal basic income or a tax on robots have both been proposed by various CEOs of technology firms.

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ASU Lodestar Center Blog: How to Start a Nonprofit Organization.

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ASU Home ASU A-Z Index My ASU Colleges & Schools Directory Map About Blog Academics Organizational Assistance Emerging Leaders Professional Development Philanthropy Research News & Events You are here: Home → Blog Pages Blog Home Write for us! Are there other organizations in the community that do what it is I propose to do?

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Busting the Overhead Myth: How can nonprofits convince stakeholders to invest in capacity building?

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Therefore, other factors such as program performance, governance structure, staff professionalism, fundraising efficiency, and other practices should be considered as part of the bigger picture. Looking at overhead alone is a poor way to measure a nonprofit organization’s overall performance (Letter to the Donors of America, 2014).

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Mentoring Staff New to Nonprofit Work

ASU Lodestar Center

But, when considering helping young graduates transition to a career in nonprofit or even helping a mid-career professional make the leap from a for-profit vocation to one in the nonprofit sector, there are a few basics to keep in mind when mentoring a new nonprofit worker.

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How a small nonprofit organization survived the Great Recession

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Defenders of Children headquartered in Phoenix has served statewide some 6,000 at-risk children and kinship during that time. I filled out “wild-card” grant applications and wrote first-time proposals to national and government groups. Three fundraisers per year took place, calling on different populations of attendees.