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Priceless Board Members

ASU Lodestar Center

Register now for NMI 111 - Board Governance When I go on an “exploratory meeting” or I am going to meet a new company that I hope to partner with, it’s more effective for me to bring someone with a personal story tied to the cause than anything else. Jessie is a National Board Member for YNPN (ynpn.org) and YNPNsd (ynpnsandiego.org).

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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.

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Diversity recruitment key to nonprofit boards achieving mission

ASU Lodestar Center

A first-of-its-kind, comprehensive national survey found that 86 percent of nonprofit board members in the United States are non-Hispanic whites. percent nationally living below the poverty line) but make up only 7 percent of nonprofit board members. Similar disparities exist for blacks, who comprise 13.2 percent of the U.S.

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Get to Know the Lodestar Center: Elsbeth Pollack

ASU Lodestar Center

I worked at a nonprofit in Tucson called BorderLinks for about four years. I spent a lot of time in Tucson, Ambos Nogales, Douglas, Agua Prieta, the Copper Canyon, and Chiapas, connecting people, translating, putting together programming, and developing curriculum.

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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. Catholic Relief Services uses microfinancing to create alternatives to migration, and Solace International , headquartered in Tucson, invests in social entrepreneurship.