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Why Don’t We Make Big Bets On Nonprofits?

October 31, 2018 By Nell Edgington 2 Comments

One of the Giving Pledge philanthropists and co-founder of Microsoft, Paul Allen, recently died. But at his death he was worth more than he was when he signed the Giving Pledge, a pledge that 186 of the wealthiest philanthropists have made to give away half of their net worth before they die. This inspired Alana […]

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Could This Be Modern Philanthropy’s Day of Reckoning?

August 29, 2018 By Nell Edgington Leave a Comment

Something pretty interesting is happening in the world of philanthropy. Anand Giridharadas, journalist and former Aspen Institute fellow, has just written a  pretty major indictment of modern philanthropy in his new book, Winners Take All: The Elite Charade of Changing the World. Giridharadas takes big philanthropists to task for reinforcing the social problems they claim to […]

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A Brand New Social Velocity Website — Go Take a Look!

July 18, 2018 By Nell Edgington Leave a Comment

Today I’m delighted to announce the launch of a brand new Social Velocity website. I hope you will go take a look! As you know, last Fall I took a 4-month break from social media. I stopped writing the blog and checking Twitter, Facebook and LinkedIn and spent more time reading books, meditating and figuring out where […]

Is This 21st Century Philanthropy’s Defining Moment?

May 8, 2018 By Nell Edgington Leave a Comment

The Grantmakers for Effective Organizations’ (GEO) conference wrapped up last week leaving participants with much to ponder. (If you missed the three guest posts in the GEO conference blog series, you can still read Kathy Reich’s post, Sean Thomas-Breitfeld’s post, and Pia Infante’s post.) Over the course of the three days of the conference, I […]

GEO Guest Post: From Uncomfortable Truths to Courageous Action

May 3, 2018 By Nell Edgington 2 Comments

Note: The third guest blogger in the Grantmakers for Effective Organizations (GEO) conference blog series is Pia Infante, Trustee and Co-Executive Director of The Whitman Institute. Her post is below. The 2018 GEO National Conference came to a close yesterday, and 950 of us headed back to our respective cities, families, teams, and desks with fresh […]

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Why Some Nonprofits Fail to Survive

December 2, 2019

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Stop Fundraising on Bended Knee

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How to Overcome the Social Change Overwhelm

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The Antidote to Nonprofit Scarcity is a Plan and a Leap

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