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We are what we eat

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A student at Ochoa Elementary in Tucson proudly displays her bounty of carrots after harvest day. In 2013, the Food Bank partnered with the University of Arizona’s Mel and Enid Zuckerman College of Public Health to begin the measurement process. Photo by Nick Henry).

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Nonprofit Start-Up Fever Hits the Valley, Sweeps the Nation

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The graph and the data I used to create it is material for one of my graduate seminars at ASU called The Nonprofit Sector , and students always seem interested in thinking about why exemptions might bounce around from year to year. In a normal month, 40 to 50 Arizona nonprofits will gain ‘public charity’ status from the IRS.

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Research Friday: The Self-Sufficiency Standard

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continuing weekly series, each Friday we invite a nonprofit scholar, student, or professional to. Consequently, many hard-working, low-income families look to public supports like food stamps, WIC, KidsCare and subsidized child care to keep their heads above water. Kunz, CFRE , ASU Lodestar Center. NMI Instructor. Associates, LLC.

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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”.