Is your Arizona nonprofit ready to unlock the power of volunteers?
The Service Enterprise Initiative is a national program that provides training and certification to nonprofits that are committed to implementing exemplary volunteer management practices to achieve operational efficiency and greater social impact.
said their organization was better equipped to engage volunteers to meet their mission
report an increase in both traditional and skill-based volunteers, averaging a 23% annual increase in volunteers
annual increase in volunteers on average for certified Service Enterprises, representing $63,000 in valued labor
The ASU Lodestar Center offers nonprofits throughout Arizona access to the Service Enterprise Initiative, together with AL!VE and Points of Light. We equip nonprofit and public organizations to increase their return on volunteer investment and meet their missions. See which organizations have already experienced our Service Enterprise diagnostic, team training and one-on-one coaching. They represent the top 11% of nonprofits in the nation, reporting some of the highest volunteer numbers and labor hours in the country.
Service Enterprise certification signifies that organizations have the capability and management expertise to strategically use volunteers to improve the performance of their organization.
For every $1 invested in effective volunteer engagement, organizations can expect $3-$6 in return through more effective program delivery. Service Enterprises are significantly more adaptable, sustainable and better resourced to do their work.
In fact, research conducted by the TCC Group found that Service Enterprises are equally as effective as their peers without volunteers, at half the median budget.
Is your organization ready to join the next cohort at the ASU Lodestar Center for Philanthropy and Nonprofit Innovation? Or is your organization considering recertification? Get started by completing this form. For more information, email us at nonprofit@asu.edu.
