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Telling the story in a new way: Should arts leaders use impact evaluation?

ASU Lodestar Center

To borrow from the song: “Art is a many splendored thing.” Art is also very subjective. Again borrowing: “One man’s trash is another man’s art.” So, what is the value of art? Recently, I attended a conference on arts education. Difficult to objectify and quantify. Math doesn’t have to be justified.

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5 steps for nonprofits to enact diversity, equity and inclusion strategies

ASU Lodestar Center

Mitch Menchaca is a graduate of the Master of Nonprofit Leadership and Management program at Arizona State University. He has spent the past 20 years in the arts and culture and philanthropy sectors with positions on the local, state and national levels.

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Do You Inform Donors Of These 2 Giving Opportunities?

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The $300 universal charitable deduction for non-itemizers is extended through 2021. For example, last year I was delighted to receive an email from the Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco including information informing supporters about new tax deduction benefits made possible through the CARES Act. What are they?

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Rethinking Revenue Diversity

ASU Lodestar Center

posted by Jonathan Short Executive Director, Grand Canyon Performing Arts. Modern Portfolio Theory and Nonprofit Arts Organizations: Identifying the Efficient Frontier.” The Relationship of Nonprofit’s Financial Health to Program Outcomes: Empirical Evidence from Nonprofit Arts Organizations”. 22(1), 37 – 51. and Ihrke, D.

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MEET AN ALLY: Channtal Polanco

ASU Lodestar Center

Prior to Public Allies I was a first-generation college student pursuing my Associate of Arts (AA) degree at Phoenix College, working part-time with the City of Phoenix Head Start and being a mother to my wonderful child. Shortly after I obtain my AA, I will attend Arizona State University. What drew you to Public Allies?

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Research Friday: Branding in the nonprofit sector

ASU Lodestar Center

One example of a nonprofit organization rebranding in order to create a more positive impact on the community they serve is the Arizona based nonprofit formally known as Phoenix Youth At Risk. Phoenix Youth At Risk decided to undertake the task of rebranding and changed the name of their organization to New Pathways For Youth.

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Walking the Tight Rope: Finding Work-Life Balance in the Nonprofit Sector

ASU Lodestar Center

Mary's Food Bank Alliance in Phoenix. Laci Lester is a Program Manager with ASU Lodestar Center's Public Allies Arizona program and a board member of YNPN Phoenix. Laci is an Adult Degree Program student at Prescott College , and she plans to receive her bachelor's of arts in psychology in Fall 2011. to 1:30 p.m.

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