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Bringing “NOW Generation” Leaders to the Forefront

ASU Lodestar Center

As a proud young nonprofit professional in the Phoenix valley, I believe it's important to remember that age is not a qualifying factor in one’s professional abilities. I love being in the nonprofit industry and have found my forever place helping those in need. We are not “Next Generation” leaders because we are here now.

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MEET AN ALLY: Channtal Polanco

ASU Lodestar Center

Public Allies Arizona ’s 13th class will graduate in June, the completion of a 10-month AmeriCorps program that places emerging young leaders at local nonprofits for full-time paid apprenticeships. There truly is not just one favorite experiences about Public Allies, but one of many is being able to have a mentor like my program manager.

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'I Can Honestly Say That My Life Has Changed Dramatically With Public Allies'

ASU Lodestar Center

I felt like I was stuck working in a place with no more room to grow and develop. We reached out to people from the City of Phoenix to find solutions for some of these problems. We did our part by getting people from the City of Phoenix out there and then let the community take the lead and make a difference. Data rescue.

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Ally Shares Her Experience in Program

ASU Lodestar Center

When looking for an organization to partner with during my term at Public Allies, I wanted to find an organization that would allow me to be myself, an organization that would allow the opportunity to create and one that would not try to place me into a box. Club Swift is an after-school program for teens in North Phoenix.

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ASU Lodestar Center Blog: Research Friday: The Office or the Impact?

ASU Lodestar Center

I always find that exclamation amusing, since truth-seeking is about understanding complex phenomena and overcoming huge methodological challenges—explanations of which are not always welcomed in a world that places a premium on superficial sound bites and speedy, surface-level interpretation. Central Ave.

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ASU Lodestar Center Blog: Making the Play: Successfully Engaging.

ASU Lodestar Center

As coaches, mentors, and teachers, we have to put our youth in situations where they learn the best ways to communicate with one another, help each other, and encourage one another. Click here to read "If you have to leave, why did you bother coming in the first place?" Crafting a Successful Third Generation Nonprofit-B.

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Leaders in Nonprofit Technology: Daniel Ben-Horin

Tech Soup

With initial funding of $2,500, he started the CompuMentor Project to match computer enthusiast volunteers called computer mentors with Bay Area nonprofits that needed the help. He took a psychology degree from the University of Chicago in 1969 and became a reporter and columnist for the Arizona Republic newspaper in Phoenix.