About | Social Velocity

Key Staff

Nell Edgington
President
nell@socialvelocity.net

Nell has over 15 years of experience innovating in the social sector. In addition to leading Social Velocity’s efforts to accelerate social innovation, she is a regular contributor to Change.org’s Social Entrepreneurship blog and has been a speaker at the leading social innovation gathering, the Social Capital Markets Conference in San Francisco.

Prior to Social Velocity, she transformed the fundraising and marketing functions at KLRU, Austin’s PBS station. She raised $5 million annually, led a team of 15 marketing and fundraising professionals, and helped lead the station’s strategic planning process. She conceived, secured funding for and implemented a new development plan which increased annual revenue by $1.6 million, with double or triple-digit percentage growth in major gifts, membership, corporate support and online giving. These accomplishments led KLRU to 5 national PBS Awards for fundraising excellence.

Previously, as Director of Development at the Capital Area Food Bank, she increased annual revenue by 40% to $2.5 million. Prior to that, Nell was a management consultant helping nonprofits create strategic, marketing, business and fundraising plans, launch earned revenue businesses, and develop their boards.

Before earning her MBA from the Kellogg School at Northwestern University, Nell worked at PBS headquarters in D.C. managing $1 million+ corporate sponsorship accounts and strengthening PBS’s marketing initiatives. Prior to that, she led fundraising, marketing and board development efforts at the Oregon Children’s Foundation.