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The Top 3 Charity Rating & Badge Programs for Nonprofits

Nonprofit Tech for Good

Eligible charities receive a zero to four-star star rating which is determined by the weighted sum of your nonprofit’s beacon scores (0-100), namely: Impact & Results (50%), Accountability & Finance (32.5%), Culture & Community (10%), and Leadership & Adaptability (7.5%).

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

ASU Lodestar Center

Associate Professor, ASU School of Community Resources & Development Early each semester I graph five years-worth of the number of Arizona nonprofits that gained status as income-tax-exempt under §501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code. The same graph using national data shows the same summer 2014 spike. posted by Mark Hager, Ph.D.

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The voice and vision of the volunteer

ASU Lodestar Center

According to the Independent Sector, a national advocate for the nonprofit sector, “A volunteer can impact the quality of services in charities and congregations while reducing costs.” A full-time volunteer manager can be just as important as the traditional leadership team that many nationally recognized nonprofits have in place.

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Priceless Board Members

ASU Lodestar Center

Well then send these Board Members out in the community because people like hearing from volunteers sharing a story, rather than a staff member pitching for money. Many of you may recognize Jessie’s name as she was the previous Executive Director for Dysart Community Center in El Mirage, AZ.

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Amazon’s Fire TV is adding local news in many more cities

The Verge

Amazon’s thoughtful expansion of local news content on its Fire TV devices is a strong testament to the power of local news to keep communities safe and informed through everything 2020 has brought us, and everything ahead in 2021,” Brian Lawlor, Scripps’ president of local media, said in today’s press release. Tucson, AZ. Seattle, WA.

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Research Friday: Why Give to International Charities?

ASU Lodestar Center

is a rich country and, as of 2011, ranks as the most generous nation in the world, 1 only five percent of its charitable giving goes to international causes. Imagine what they could do, for themselves and their communities, if they had the means and the hope to reach their potential in their own countries. In fact, though the U.S.

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AOL tries to discuss a difficult issue

ASU Lodestar Center

To make matters worse, one of the targets of Armstrong’s criticism had a mother willing to adamantly voice her displeasure with his proposed action on national TV, and sound like a mother bear protecting her cub in the process. Register now for NMI 1 05 High Impact Leadership, a Tucson course from February 28-March 1. Get another!