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October 13, 2016 By Nell Edgington Leave a Comment

Nonprofit Leaders Have the Power to Create Capacity Funding

I was in a meeting with a group of nonprofit leaders the other day, and one of them voiced an often-heard complaint: “There just aren’t many foundations funding nonprofit capacity building.” I was instantly reminded of my mother’s admonishment when I would come home from school with complaints about a classroom rule or a frustrating teacher. She would say, “Well, […]

Filed Under: Capacity Building, capacity capital, Financing, Foundations, Fundraising, growth capital, Individual donors, Innovators, Inspiration, Leadership, Nonprofits, outcomes, Philanthropy, Planning, return on investment, Roadblocks, scale, Social change, Strategy Tagged With: Board of Directors, capacity capital, capacity capital campaign, Fundraising, nonprofit, nonprofit capacity, nonprofit leaders, Philanthropy

September 13, 2016 By Nell Edgington Leave a Comment

What Unique Value Can a Foundation Create?

I’ve started working in a new area of the social change space that I’m really excited about. Recently I’ve been helping some foundations figure out what market they are (and should be) in. Because if a foundation can be smarter and more strategic about figuring out where they should focus their efforts within a particular social problem, they […]

Filed Under: evaluation, Foundations, government, Innovators, Inspiration, Leadership, Nonprofits, outcomes, Philanthropy, Planning, return on investment, Roadblocks, scale, Social change, Strategy Tagged With: Center for Effective Philanthropy, foundation strategy, Foundations, nonprofit, Philanthropy, social change

September 1, 2015 By Nell Edgington Leave a Comment

10 Great Social Innovation Reads: July & Aug 2015

Since I was out of the office for a good chunk of July and August, I’ve decided to combine both months into one 10 Great Reads list. But let me be clear, there was still lots going on, I just happened to be (somewhat blissfully) missing it. From philanthropy’s role in inequality, to climate change preparation, to […]

Filed Under: Capacity Building, capacity capital, Economy, evaluation, Financing, Foundations, Fundraising, impact measurement, Individual donors, Innovators, Inspiration, Leadership, Marketing, Nonprofits, outcomes, Philanthropy, return on investment, Roadblocks, scale, Social change, social impact bonds, Social Investing, social media, Strategy Tagged With: civic engagement, climate change, Facebook, Ford Foundation, Fundraising, ice bucket challenge, Katrina, Knight Foundation, nonprofit, nonprofit reserves, Philanthropy, social impact bond, social media

August 5, 2015 By Nell Edgington Leave a Comment

Guest Post: Is Maximizing Returns the Right Approach for Foundation Endowments?

Note: As I mentioned earlier, I am taking a few weeks away from the blog to relax and reconnect with the world outside of social change. But I am leaving you in the incredibly capable hands of a rockstar set of guest bloggers. Next up is Phil Buchanan, President of the Center for Effective Philanthropy (CEP), the leading […]

Filed Under: Foundations, impact investing, outcomes, Philanthropy, Planning, return on investment, scale, Social change, Strategy Tagged With: Center for Effective Philanthropy, Clara Miller, endowment, FB Heron Foundation, nonprofit, Phil Buchanan, Philanthropy, social change, social impact, Social Investing, social investment

June 30, 2015 By Nell Edgington 1 Comment

The Social Innovation Fund Six Years On

There is an interesting report out today on the effectiveness of the Social Innovation Fund (SIF). Authored by the Social Innovation Research Center (SIRC), a nonpartisan nonprofit research organization, the new report details what has worked and what hasn’t in the six year history of the SIF. Launched by the Obama administration in 2009, the SIF — a program within […]

Filed Under: Capacity Building, capacity capital, Competitions, evaluation, Financing, Foundations, Fundraising, government, growth capital, Innovators, Nonprofits, outcomes, Philanthropy, Planning, return on investment, Roadblocks, scale, Social change, social impact bonds, social return on investment, Venture Philanthropy Tagged With: evaluation, nonprofit, nonprofit capacity, pay for success, performance management, Philanthropy, social change, social impact bonds, social innovation, Social Innovation Fund, Venture Philanthropy

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