In The News

In this section you will find news about The Lodestar Foundation grantees and projects. We encourage you to contact us if you are aware of any articles that should be referenced on our website.

Lodestar Gets Nearly 700 Nominations for $250K Collaboration Prize
The Culture of Collaboration, July 21, 2008.  The Lodestar Foundation has received 600 to 700 nominations for its first annual $250,000 collaboration prize. Today is the deadline, and I just got off the phone with Lois Savage, the foundation’s president. Lois tells me that the impetus for the prize is the lack of models for collaboration among non-profits...

Lodestar Foundation Announces Final Selection Panel Members for The Collaboration Prize
Forbes Online, July 8, 2008.  The Lodestar Foundation, an organization dedicated to maximizing the impact of philanthropy by efficiently and effectively leveraging philanthropic resources, today announced the members of the Final Selection Panel for The Collaboration Prize. This distinguished panel includes nationally recognized philanthropic and nonprofit leaders, accomplished business professionals who...

Making every nonprofit dollar count
Jewish News of Greater Phoenix, June 6, 2008. Jerry Hirsch's formula for building a successful nonprofit organization is simple: Run it like a business.
A prominent businessman who helped develop the Camelback Esplanade project in Phoenix...

Lodestar Foundation announces $250,000 Collaboration Prize
ASU News, June 4, 2008. The Lodestar Foundation, an organization dedicated to maximizing the growth and impact of philanthropy by efficiently and effectively leveraging philanthropic resources, announced the Collaboration Prize, a $250,000 prize...

Finance Alliance For Sustainable Trade Launches Global Membership Drive
CSR Wire, May 20, 2008. Two major milestones for the Finance Alliance for Sustainable Trade (FAST) this month include the successful launch of its global membership drive - generating more than 40 new members, and two new grants $150,000 from Citi Foundation and $75,000 from Lodestar Foundation totaling US $225,000 donated.

Lodestar Foundation Launches Collaboration Prize
Philanthropy News Digest, May 18, 2008. The Phoenix-based Lodestar Foundation has announced a new Collaboration Prize designed to inspire nonprofit collaborations that achieve exceptional impact and significantly eliminate duplication of efforts...

Volunteer organization launches new Web site
ASU News, February 25, 2008. Volunteer Information and Referral Services at Arizona State University is a one-stop shop for charities looking for volunteers, organizations searching for volunteer group activities and people contemplating ways to connect to a cause...

Weekly Interview: Navann Meas, Youna Jin and Miranda Daigle
Biddeford-Saco-Old Orchard Beach Courier, December 20, 2007.  Youna Jin has learned her lesson about perseverance. The Biddeford Middle School student decided to enter the Dreams to Reality contest sponsored by Youth Organizing for Better Opportunities, or YOBO, but at the first meeting, she had not come up with an idea for a project and had no partners to help her carry out a plan...

Lodestar's $5 million gift launches new era for ASU nonprofit center
ASU News, October 26, 2007. Arizona’s more than 20,000 nonprofit organizations will be the big winners from the multi-million dollar contribution to Arizona State University’s Center for Nonprofit Leadership and Management. The Lodestar Foundation’s $5 million gift, the largest donation in its history...

ASU law students win U.S. mediation title
Arizona Republic, April 14, 2006. After years of getting to the final round, Arizona State University's Sandra Day O'Connor College of Law finally won a national American Bar Association Representation in Mediation Competition. Third-year law student Mikel Steinfeld...

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