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Figuring Out How to Do Better

Figuring Out How to Do Better

June 8, 2020 By Nell Edgington

These past few weeks have been heartbreaking and hopeful at the same time. The protests around the country, around the world, fighting for racial justice and equality are growing by size and number every day. And those protests are already starting to result in some policy changes that only a couple of weeks ago felt […]

Why Women Will Lead the Social Movement For Gun Control

Why Women Will Lead the Social Movement For Gun Control

February 16, 2018 By Nell Edgington

As a mother and a human being, the Parkland, Florida school shooting on Wednesday cut me to the core. As I know it did so many of you. And as someone who spends my time writing about and advising social change efforts, I am also curious about how growing momentum to create change to the […]

Understanding Movements for Social Change: An Interview with Sean Thomas-Breitfeld

Understanding Movements for Social Change: An Interview with Sean Thomas-Breitfeld

March 22, 2016 By Nell Edgington

In today’s Social Velocity interview, I’m talking with Sean Thomas-Breitfeld, Co-Director of the Building Movement Project, which brings a social movement perspective to research on nonprofit organizations. Prior to joining the BMP staff, Sean spent a decade working in a variety of roles at the Center for Community Change, where he developed training programs for grassroots […]

Using Digital to Win the Freedom to Marry: An Interview with Michael Crawford

Using Digital to Win the Freedom to Marry: An Interview with Michael Crawford

January 21, 2016 By Nell Edgington

In today’s Social Velocity interview, I’m talking with Michael Crawford, Director of Digital and Creative at Freedom to Marry, one of the organizations instrumental in the movement to legalize same-sex marriage. Michael Crawford led Freedom to Marry’s in-house creative team and directed its award-winning digital program. He led the Freedom to Marry’s shift to a storytelling-centered content strategy […]

Networks, Social Movements, and Civic Tech — Oh My!

Networks, Social Movements, and Civic Tech — Oh My!

November 3, 2015 By Nell Edgington

Last week I was in Miami for the Independent Sector conference, one of the largest gatherings of nonprofit and philanthropic leaders in the country. I really enjoyed it, in particular a few sessions that really got me thinking. Rather than give you a play-by-play of the conference (which you can get by viewing the Twitter feed) […]

Philanthropy in Troubled Times: Blogging the 2018 GEO Conference

April 24, 2018 By Nell Edgington Leave a Comment

Next week, as part of the 2018 Grantmakers for Effective Organizations (GEO) Conference, I’m excited to host some exceptional guest bloggers here on the blog. GEO’s biennial conference is where the most engaged philanthropists gather to talk about how they can more effectively support nonprofit leaders. GEO has asked me to host a blog series about […]

10 Great Social Innovation Reads: June & July 2017

August 1, 2017 By Nell Edgington Leave a Comment

Since I was on vacation (and off social media) for a chunk of June, I decided to combine the June and July 10 Great Reads lists into one. But that proved to be a tricky feat, since there was no shortage of activity in the world of social change during those two months. From the […]

What I Learned From My Time Off

July 6, 2017 By Nell Edgington Leave a Comment

I am back from vacation, and as I suspected it would, the space has given me a new lease on life. I have returned with more energy, more hope, more perspective, and less worry. As I said before I left, I really encourage you also to take some time off this summer. Reject the pervasive […]

10 Great Social Innovation Reads: May 2017

June 1, 2017 By Nell Edgington Leave a Comment

May was another fascinating month in the world of social change. There are some interesting shifts happening among the institutions and movements working to improve black lives, new polls point to a surging American liberalism (not conservatism), the suburbs are no longer the route to the American dream, anti-hunger efforts may actually be perpetuating the problem, and a […]

We Need Great, Courageous Leaders

May 11, 2017 By Nell Edgington Leave a Comment

I’ve been thinking about leadership a lot lately. Well, to be honest, I am often thinking about leadership. I’m perpetually fascinated by it in all of its forms — the good, the bad, the ugly. In particular, lately I’ve been mulling on Nancy Koehn’s definition of leadership. She spoke at this Spring’s Center for Effective Philanthropy conference on […]

10 Great Social Innovation Reads: April 2017

May 4, 2017 By Nell Edgington Leave a Comment

April saw a debate about whether or not crowdfunding is transforming philanthropy, critiques of Harvard Business School, a report on the lack of philanthropy in the Deep South, a first-person account of the effects of founder’s syndrome, and tools to help more funders engage in advocacy. Add to that a new Supreme Court Justice, some new […]

10 Great Social Innovation Reads: March 2017

April 3, 2017 By Nell Edgington Leave a Comment

March offered lots of insight about how philanthropy should respond in the age of Trump. From investing in social movements, to getting involved in advocacy, to strengthening local communities, to giving more than the required 5%, there was much advice. Add to that a growing interest in how to combat “fake news,” steps to creating a digital marketing strategy, […]

Nonprofit Capacity Building Works: An Interview with Kathy Reich

March 21, 2017 By Nell Edgington Leave a Comment

In this month’s Social Velocity interview, I’m talking with Kathy Reich. Kathy leads the Ford Foundation’s BUILD initiative both in the United States and in 10 global regions. BUILD is an essential part of the foundation’s strategy to reduce inequality, a strategy arising from the conviction that healthy civil society organizations are essential to driving and […]

10 Great Social Innovation Reads: January 2017

February 7, 2017 By Nell Edgington Leave a Comment

In January it seemed as though we moved into social change hyper drive. With the inauguration of a new president, a litany of controversial executive orders, numerous efforts to block or minimize them, and advice for or frustration with the nonprofit and philanthropic sectors’ responses, the world of social change moved at warp speed. Add to that […]

Speak Out and Be Counted

January 31, 2017 By Nell Edgington Leave a Comment

I had an ache in the pit of my stomach all weekend long. I get a stomach ache whenever something is very, very wrong. Friday’s Executive Order banning immigrants from seven Muslim-majority countries is so very wrong, and so fundamentally un-American. I am an American because my ancestors at one point or another immigrated to this country because they thought it […]

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