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Let’s Help AmeriCorps Alums Use Their Experience to Keep Giving Back

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

Ben Duda is executive director of AmeriCorps Alums and graciously agreed to share some thoughts on this as guest post. Let’s Help AmeriCorps Alums Use Their Experience to Keep Giving Back. Last summer, I met a young man in Arizona named Kyle. Ben Duda is executive director of AmeriCorps Alums , a Points of Light enterprise.

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ASU Lodestar Center Blog: How my mother and AmeriCorps made me a.

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Disclaimer Wednesday, March 16, 2011 How my mother and AmeriCorps made me a better man posted by Michael Soto , 2nd Year Fellow – Public Allies Arizona / Arizona Citizens for the Arts Ever since I was a kid, I wanted to serve my country. My mother served her country by joining the Army at the age of 18.

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ASU Lodestar Center Blog: Crafting a Successful Third Generation.

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Recently, I interviewed the facilitators of " Third Generation: Nonprofit | Business | Relationships | Evolved ," a special three-hour workshop hosted by the National Bank of Arizona and organized by the ASU Lodestar Center. at the National Bank of Arizona in Phoenix. Ill see you there! Fear not, nonprofit professionals!

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Finding Pride in American Service

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Dianna Schwartz , Public Allies Arizona Alumna /. Not every country exports volunteers in the way our country does — the Peace Corps, AmeriCorps, Cross Cultural Solutions, Atlas Corps, Global Leadership Adventures. Program Associate, New Global Citizens. the list continues on ad infinitum. Like almost all youth in the U.S.,

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How Effective Branding Helps Achieve Nonprofit Mission

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Goodwill, AmeriCorps and Girl Scouts are good examples in the nonprofit sector. But what about most nonprofits, without national recognition? You can think about Goodwill, AmeriCorps, Girls Scouts and many more to witness branding success. Apple, Google and Starbucks all are famous brands in the for-profit sector.

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Volunteer administration: What has changed in recent decades?

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Hager Associate Professor of Nonprofit Leadership and Management, Arizona State University. It follows up on a study that I conducted back in 2003, when I reported the country’s first national snapshot on the readiness of nonprofit organizations to provide good experiences for their volunteers. Illustration by Yuxin Qin. VE) website.

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ASU Lodestar Center Blog: Research Friday: What It Takes to Lead.

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The ASU Nonprofit Management Institute (NMI) is one of only 56 continuing education professional development programs in the nation. [2] Current nonprofit leaders say that because of the recent downturn in the local and national economy, there is increased competition for nonprofit positions. Fear not, nonprofit professionals!