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Happy Birthday! The Charitable Deduction Turns 100

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To provide some relief for these steep rates, the federal government provided ways for households to reduce their taxable income. I tell my students that the deduction is a “tool of government”: the federal government gives us financial incentives to spend our money in certain productive ways. Hager joined the faculty at ASU in 2008.

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How Can Systematic Evaluation of a Volunteer Program Positively Impact an Organization?

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Such outcomes and goals that pertain specifically to volunteer programs could be: volunteer retention rates, length of volunteerism, hours served on an annual basis, staff-volunteer relationships, volunteer satisfaction and volunteer impact within programs provided by the organization.

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Five ways to incentivize volunteers

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While setting up an awareness concert to raise money for cancer, the Garage grouped high school students from different locations. Even though the students did not know each other, their similar titles were a factor in bringing them together as a team. We gave these volunteers the titles “brand ambassador” and “brand promoter”.

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Donning the Sweatshirt of Service: Reflections from a Second-Year Ally

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Coordinator & Volunteer Coordinator, ADL Arizona and GLSEN Phoenix. Remind me again how this is linked back to reducing poverty in this country, or creating sustainable local food systems, or increasing graduation rates, or fighting institutional oppression? Angela Soliz , ASU Lodestar Center. Public Allies AZ Alumna /.

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Switching gears: How I found my place in volunteering

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During my last year as a student at ASU, I completed a youth ministry internship at the All Saints Catholic Newman Center on the Tempe campus. Vincent de Paul Church in Phoenix. See, early on in my career I was made well aware of the high turnover rate for youth ministers. Sarah Hipolito , Program Coordinator, Senior.

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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. Phoenix Nonprofit Institute. Phoenix Nonprofit Institute. Nonprofit Learning Lab / Phoenix, AZ / $125. Alliance Management Institute (AMI). Feb 21 - 24. Technology. Oct 10 - 13.

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ASU Lodestar Center Blog: Can You Teach a Watchdog New Tricks?

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Associate Professor, ASU School of Community Resources & Development This post is about a bad dog and the role that a class of ASU students is playing in its quest for redemption. Over the course of this past semester, teams of students have been working through the rating process for a pool of organizations.

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