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Nonprofit Startups: Apply for 501(c)(3) Status or Secure Fiscal Sponsorship?

Nonprofit Tech for Good

Inspiration has struck and you have an amazing, world-changing idea for a public good group that you would like to make a reality. Lean startup”, “bootstrapped startup”, “pre-seed startup”… Silicon Valley uses these terms all the time, but what is the nonprofit equivalent? What do you do to get started? According to the U.S.

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How can nonprofits build public trust through accountability to beneficiaries?

ASU Lodestar Center

The Trust Barometer 2021 Global Report reports that businesses are now the only institution trusted by the public, not nonprofits. Reading Tory Martin’s ideas for rebuilding public trust through participation and transparency led me to explore how nonprofits can rebuild public trust through accountability to beneficiaries.

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The 10 roles and responsibilities of a nonprofit Board of Directors

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Plus, it’s responsible for ensuring that you meet goals and keep promises to the public, donors, and beneficiaries. Every nonprofit has a Board of Directors. Yet most people don’t understand exactly what the Board’s job is. And this is a problem. It’s surprising. And concerning. And you know what? So, what EXACTLY should your Board be doing?

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Thought Leaders Blaze Trails of Discovery and Engagement

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The term was coined in 1994 by Joel Kurtzman , who was the founding editor-in-chief of Strategy+Business magazine and editor of the Harvard Business Review. While I might take a stab at making Shaking Beef, I’m still not going to style a Labradoodle or remove the stains from 50-year-old lace. For one compelling reason.

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Youth community service: Belonging, reciprocity, and agency 

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A report from the Center for Expanding Leadership & Opportunity (CELO) and The Allstate Foundation explores how Gen Z is expanding the definition of “community service” and seeking to maximize impact—for themselves and the communities they serve. reported for “informal helping.”

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How can nonprofits implement a strategic public policy agenda to achieve greater impact?

ASU Lodestar Center

Public policy and the nonprofit sector. Public policy at all levels of government has the ability to threaten the work of all nonprofits (National Council of Nonprofits, 2019). Despite the importance of public policy to the nonprofit sector, there is a severe lack of engagement among nonprofits. Illustration by Yuxin Qin.

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Onboarding the Board—Your Opportunity to Promote Peak Performance

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They are wise stewards of our resources and visionaries who identify strategies for future growth. a thorn in the side? They are contrarians lost in the weeds who impede our progress. inconsequential? They are crickets, disinterested or afraid to debate and express unique opinions. In a kinder, gentler marketplace coasting was allowed.

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