ASU Lodestar Center

APRIL 18, 2017

It is therefore imperative for an organization’s survival that all costs be measured and considered in accepting grants or funding contracts. An educated and engaged board of directors can be the key for a nonprofit to find new funding and maximize currently available resources. She makes her home in Tucson.

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ASU Lodestar Center

FEBRUARY 16, 2016

posted by Maureen West Project Manager, Social Impact Measurement ASU Lodestar Center. A student at Ochoa Elementary in Tucson proudly displays her bounty of carrots after harvest day. The garden program leaders are therefore collecting deeper data to measure the real impact of the gardens. Photo by Nick Henry).

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ASU Lodestar Center

MAY 30, 2012

Engaging members of a nonprofit Board of Directors in the organization’s financial affairs can be challenging, given the diverse skills and expertise Board members bring to the work. Training for members without financial expertise is essential for any effective Board of Directors. How can I make the reports more meaningful?

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ASU Lodestar Center

MAY 3, 2016

posted by Joseph Garcia Director of Communication, ASU Morrison Institute Director, ASU Morrison Institute Latino Public Policy Center. Unlike business, the bottom line of a nonprofit is not necessarily money; it’s all about outcomes, which often manifest themselves as intangible results not easily measured by metrics.

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ASU Lodestar Center

JULY 23, 2018

According to The Chronicle of Philanthropy, “nonprofit leaders must focus more attention on innovation, measuring the impact of their efforts, and creating funding structures that encourage risk taking, according to a report from Independent Sector." She and her husband Lyle have two grown daughters and reside in Tempe.

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Have Fun - Do Good

AUGUST 1, 2007

It's pretty amazing what these folks have created, like Dan Newman, the Executive Director and Co-founder of MAPLight.org , a non-partisan non-profit that illuminates the connection between money and politics (you can read my interview with him here ). I'm the Founder and Executive Director of the Freecycle Network.

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