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What the Nonprofit Sector Could Leave Behind

What the Nonprofit Sector Could Leave Behind

April 14, 2020 By Nell Edgington

Last week Shari Graydon — editor at Informed Opinions, a Canadian nonprofit working to elevate women’s voices in the media — wrote a beautiful article about the opportunity that the pandemic is offering us. She argues that this crisis is an opportunity to decide what we want to take forward with us, and what we […]

Let’s Stop Counting Out the Nonprofit Sector

Let’s Stop Counting Out the Nonprofit Sector

March 31, 2020 By Nell Edgington

There is a growing drumbeat in the media about the looming demise of the nonprofit sector. It reminds me of Mark Twain’s famous line, “The report of my death was an exaggeration.” CNN, The New York Times, and The Wall Street Journal, to name a few, have all heralded the impending doom of the nonprofit […]

Why Is It “Normal” to Limit Nonprofits?

Why Is It “Normal” to Limit Nonprofits?

March 9, 2020 By Nell Edgington

The other day I told a new coaching client something that I often say to the nonprofit leaders I work with: “Don’t worry, what you are experiencing is very normal in the nonprofit sector.” But suddenly it occurred to me, why are so many limits and restrictions “normal” in the nonprofit sector? Why do we […]

Let’s Stop Undervaluing Our Nonprofit Leaders

Let’s Stop Undervaluing Our Nonprofit Leaders

September 12, 2018 By Nell Edgington

There is a fairly ubiquitous notion about the nonprofit sector. We as a society often believe (either consciously or subconsciously) that nonprofit leaders and their work are less valuable. Nonprofit leaders have been told for so long that they must scrape by without the amount of funding, people, or attention that they truly require. But […]

5 Conversations the Nonprofit Sector Should Have

5 Conversations the Nonprofit Sector Should Have

October 6, 2016 By Nell Edgington

Change is certainly happening within the nonprofit sector and the philanthropy that funds it. From efforts to make philanthropy better at addressing inequity, to movement away from the overhead myth (and other myths), we are witnessing important shifts in how we tackle (and fund that tackling of) social challenges. But I’m hungry for more. And more could emerge from honest and transparent conversations about […]

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5 Traits of a Nonprofit Ready to Take Off

March 5, 2019 By Nell Edgington 2 Comments

In consulting with a nonprofit my role is to guide the organization to the next level. Perhaps they want to dramatically grow their impact or influence, or they want to develop a truly sustainable financial model, or they want to become a national player. Whatever their aim, my role is to help them figure out […]

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The Opportunities The New Year Holds for Nonprofits

January 9, 2019 By Nell Edgington Leave a Comment

Happy New Year, Social Velocity readers! The beginning of a new year is usually, for me at least, a time of mixed emotions. I’m excited about the new experiences that wait around the corner, but fearful of the unknown that also lurks there. A new year by definition brings change, and that can be exciting, […]

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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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Overcoming the Divisiveness That Surrounds Us

October 10, 2018 By Nell Edgington Leave a Comment

Over the past few weeks I’ve found myself worn down by the state of our country. The divisiveness, the anger, the coming apart instead of coming together is increasingly hard to take. And I know many of you feel the same. It seems that as time marches on we increasingly find ourselves battling the differences […]

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The Gentle Art of Taking a Break

September 26, 2018 By Nell Edgington 1 Comment

In one of my coaching sessions with a nonprofit leader last week, we spent a good deal of time discussing how to take a break. But like so many leaders in the nonprofit sector, this exhausted, worn down, borderline burned-out nonprofit leader was very resistant to what every cell in her body was craving — […]

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The Nonprofit Sky May Not Be Falling

July 26, 2018 By Nell Edgington 2 Comments

Note: The Center for Effective Philanthropy recently released a report uncovering how foundation and nonprofit leaders are feeling about the potential impact of new tax legislation on charitable giving. I found the report fascinating and asked CEP if I could write a guest post on their blog about the report. Below is my post, which […]

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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 […]

Trusting Your Nonprofit Gut

June 27, 2018 By Nell Edgington 2 Comments

In the age of Big Data there has been a real push among funders, government, and thought leaders to encourage nonprofit leaders to make decisions based on data. I have been among the many who have heralded the importance of gathering and using data to improve performance. And I still believe data is incredibly important. […]

Why Nonprofit Leaders Should Play Big

May 31, 2018 By Nell Edgington 4 Comments

One of the many books I read on my social media hiatus last Fall, was Tara Mohr’s Playing Big: Practical Wisdom for Women Who Want to Speak Up, Create and Lead. Her argument is that there are countless women out there who could be contributing so much more to society but are holding themselves back […]

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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