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The voice and vision of the volunteer

ASU Lodestar Center

Being able to fully utilize volunteers and truly benefit from their skill sets can be addressed with the help of a volunteer manager. Standardization of who manages volunteers is the next step in maximizing the effect of volunteer management.

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Uber is bringing its EV and public transit features to more cities

The Verge

The new markets include Austin, Calgary, Houston, Miami, New York City, Tucson, Winnipeg, Washington, DC, and hundreds more. A new study from Carnegie Mellon found that the benefit from people ditching their cars to use ride-hailing services is negated by new vehicles added to the road by aspiring Uber and Lyft drivers.

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So, you’re thinking about serving on a board. Now what?

ASU Lodestar Center

Employers can be supportive of this work when they realize the benefits in terms of skills and increased moral that can come with service. Need effective board governance training? Try ASU Lodestar Center's Effective, Motivated Board Governance training. Now you have to make sure you schedule the time to do it.

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How Can Nonprofit Organizations Build High-Performing Employees?

ASU Lodestar Center

The most effective strategies to retain employees include: Creating a higher level of perception of organization support. Training is a cost-effective way to build a high-performing workforce. Nonprofits may struggle with offering better monetary benefits, but there is still room to show appreciation of employees in other ways.

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AOL tries to discuss a difficult issue

ASU Lodestar Center

Earlier this month Tim Armstrong, the CEO of AOL, stirred up a hornet’s nest of controversy with his comments about two distressed “million-dollar” premature babies born to employees that prompted him to suggest reducing the corporation’s 401(k) retirement benefits for everyone. Could this go any further south for Armstrong?

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We are what we eat

ASU Lodestar Center

A student at Ochoa Elementary in Tucson proudly displays her bounty of carrots after harvest day. The anecdotal stories are compelling: benefits overwhelmingly outweigh the costs in the usual cherry-picked examples. Through a cohort workshop process, organizations prepare to develop and execute effective evaluations.

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Why investing in leadership development is a wise strategy

ASU Lodestar Center

In addition to avoiding the financial burden onset by executive turnover, investing in leadership development also yields a wide array of benefits for an organization. At an individual level, leadership development has been proven as an effective strategy to prevent burnout and leads to improvements in soft skills overall performance.