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The voice and vision of the volunteer

ASU Lodestar Center

These limitations can be decreased if nonprofits embrace the voice and vision of the volunteer. After years of acknowledging and working with more than capable school-aged youth while juggling a career as a test engineer in Tucson, Arizona, he is now a proud graduate of the MNLM Class of 2019!

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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. Every leader we train fights both internal and external voices saying, No, you cant. They cannot meet the needs of our growing community. For women leaders, its worse.

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Amazon’s Fire TV is adding local news in many more cities

The Verge

You can also quickly access local news with an “Alexa, play local news” voice command on the Fire TV remote. Tucson, AZ. Roku has also made live news part of The Roku Channel, so both leading streaming hardware companies seem to think it’s an important add. San Angelo, TX. San Antonio, TX. San Diego, CA. San Francisco, CA. Seattle, WA.

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Research Friday: Why Give to International Charities?

ASU Lodestar Center

While it is true that donors should inform themselves and balance their options carefully before contributing, I also believe that when it comes to giving, you should listen to your "gut feeling": that voice from your heart telling you where to help. Other examples are Global Giving , the Skoll Center and Ashoka.

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Lead or Follow: Arts Administrators Hash it Out

Museum 2.0

Roberto Bedoya : The "Yes And" Argument and its Civic Implications Bedoya, the Executive Director of the Tucson Pima Arts Council, makes a beautiful statement that arts administrators need to facilitate a multiplicity of leading voices, or as he puts it, "the courage of imagination and the plural." Here are three of my favorites.

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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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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. For how long have you worked at the ASU Lodestar Center?

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