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Supporting Latinx nonprofits by training leaders and fundraisers 

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The Latinx community is often missing from philanthropic discussionsboth about donors and about nonprofit organizations. Latinx community had the equivalent of a $3.6 Meanwhile, thousands of small and midsize Latinx-focused nonprofits are serving our communitiesfrom a womens shelter in Chicago to a scholarship program in Tucson.

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The voice and vision of the volunteer

ASU Lodestar Center

By investing in resources, such as workshops, conferences and online courses from accredited colleges and universities, nonprofits have benefited from their improvement of incorporating volunteers into nonprofit organizations. Standardization of who manages volunteers is the next step in maximizing the effect of volunteer management.

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Priceless Board Members

ASU Lodestar Center

He mentioned business CEOs, lawyers, university presidents, HR professionals, marketing gurus, etc. 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. People want to be around others doing great things, right?

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Research Friday: Why Give to International Charities?

ASU Lodestar Center

I am a student in the Master of Nonprofit Studies program at Arizona State University and work for the ASU Lodestar Center. 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. Over 75,000 refugees came to the U.S.

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Research Friday: The Self-Sufficiency Standard

ASU Lodestar Center

Since its publication in May, the Women’s Foundation of Southern Arizona has worked to raise public awareness about the Self-Sufficiency Standard and encouraged its use in a variety of ways: Government : The Mayor’s Commission on Poverty in Tucson, Ariz. is using the Self-Sufficiency Standard to define poverty.

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How Nonprofits Can Engage Volunteers in Advocacy

ASU Lodestar Center

posted by Carletha Sterling Summer 2018 Alumna, ASU Master of Nonprofit Leadership & Management Volunteer Board Member Wings for Women, Tucson, Arizona. For passionate volunteers, micro-advocacy is an easy way to extend their impact throughout the community, beyond the organization’s usual volunteer tasks.

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AOL tries to discuss a difficult issue

ASU Lodestar Center

Register now for NMI 1 05 High Impact Leadership, a Tucson course from February 28-March 1. Armstrong violated a basic rule of public disputes: You can’t enter into a rational discussion of a community problem when your poster child lives next door to everyone, and is viewed as a powerless victim. Like this article? Get another!