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Supporting Latinx nonprofits by training leaders and fundraisers 

Candid

Meanwhile, thousands of small and midsize Latinx-focused nonprofits are serving our communitiesfrom a womens shelter in Chicago to a scholarship program in Tucson. How do we advance any policy or issue while ignoring 20% of the population as allies, donors, and activists? They cannot meet the needs of our growing community.

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10 Instagram Best Practices for Nonprofits

Nonprofit Tech for Good

That said, stay away from using general hashtags, such as #beautiful and #happy, and instead narrow your focus to hashtags relevant specific to your nonprofit, such as causes ( #foodinsecurity ), special campaigns ( #endfoodwaste ), your location ( #Tucson ), and relevant emojis ( # – that’s right! Emojis can be hashtags).

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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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Research Friday: Who grants the most? Who gets the most?

ASU Lodestar Center

Some of the other large private foundations in Arizona include the Lincoln Institute for Land Policy and the Flinn Foundation. As 52% of our quiz takers recognized, this is not a local affiliate of the MDA, but is the national headquarters, located in Tucson, Arizona. million in grants and contributions.

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Five ways to incentivize volunteers

ASU Lodestar Center

View the NMI registration page for information on upcoming courses in Phoenix, Tucson, and online. Keep an open door policy with your volunteers. Increase your volunteer management skills with NMI 104 - Managing Staff & Volunteers. Keep open channels of communication.

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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. The terms advocacy and lobbying are generally used interchangeably to describe how nonprofits influence legislation and public policy. However, volunteers can also be advocates.

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Diversity recruitment key to nonprofit boards achieving mission

ASU Lodestar Center

posted by Joseph Garcia Director of Communication, ASU Morrison Institute Director, ASU Morrison Institute Latino Public Policy Center. He grew up in Flagstaff, lived many years in Tucson and has lived in the Valley since 2005. To act on diversity, a board must first talk about diversity with the focus always on mission.