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The Great Reset Requires a New Kind of Social Change

The Great Reset Requires a New Kind of Social Change

September 15, 2020 By Nell Edgington

2020 continues to uncover the many social problems we need to solve, and broken systems we need to reinvent. This is crystal clear most recently with the horrific wildfires that have demonstrated how desperate we are for a solution to climate change. 2020 has been crisis after crisis, but these crises are also incredible opportunities. […]

Our Social Change Moment is Dawning

Our Social Change Moment is Dawning

August 24, 2020 By Nell Edgington

I have been feeling lately that we social changemakers are on the cusp of something really big and new. It is an opportunity — an opportunity we have likely been training for our entire lives — to remake the world in ways we could formerly only imagine. Social change leaders, who have for so long […]

How a Single Nonprofit Leader Can Shift How Money Flows to Social Change

How a Single Nonprofit Leader Can Shift How Money Flows to Social Change

May 27, 2020 By Nell Edgington

I received a great comment from a reader of my recent post, “The System for Funding Nonprofits is Crumbling. That’s a Good Thing.” While blog reader Vanessa agreed with my assessment that how we fund social change is horribly broken, she very rightly wanted to know what an individual nonprofit leader can do to overcome […]

The System for Funding Social Change is Crumbling. That’s a Good Thing.

The System for Funding Social Change is Crumbling. That’s a Good Thing.

May 12, 2020 By Nell Edgington

There is much discussion lately about the financial doom that this pandemic is unleashing on nonprofits. Cancelled galas, shrinking corporate donations, fearful foundation donors, disappearing government coffers. It seems that the entire way nonprofits and social change are funded might be crumbling before our eyes. It’s about time! That’s because how money flows to the […]

The Way We Do Social Change is Broken, Let’s Fix It

The Way We Do Social Change is Broken, Let’s Fix It

February 18, 2020 By Nell Edgington

I’m excited to announce that I have finished the draft of my book, “Reinventing Social Change”, which has consumed my blog writing time (among other things) over the past few months. There is still much work to be done — editing, publishing, launch, etc. — but I feel that the hardest work is now done. […]

Bring Joy back to Social Change

Let’s Bring Joy Back to Social Change

October 23, 2020 By Nell Edgington Leave a Comment

Joy is such a foreign word in 2020, right? It feels — especially right now as we await the outcome of the election in the U.S. — that we are surrounded by everything but joy — anxiety, anger, tension, depression, restlessness, exhaustion swirl around us.  But here’s a radical idea for your consideration: we are […]

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What Is Holding Social Change Back?

February 24, 2020 By Nell Edgington Leave a Comment

Wow! What a great response to my last post where I laid out my vision for the social change sector. From the many Likes and Shares and Tweets and emails I received from people voicing their support, it is quite obvious that I am not alone in my view that it is time to reinvent […]

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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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A Letter to Nonprofit Leaders

January 29, 2019 By Nell Edgington 4 Comments

Note: The last couple of years have been particularly trying for nonprofit leaders — those of you who are working tirelessly to build a better world. I know that it can sometimes seem that your work is a thankless, never-ending list of tasks, while you face increasing challenges from every corner. So I wanted to […]

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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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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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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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