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Will the Women’s March Usher In a New Era of Civic Engagement?

January 24, 2017 By Nell Edgington Leave a Comment

Perhaps like many of you, I participated in the Women’s March on Saturday. In my hometown of Austin, Texas I stood with my husband and two teenage sons amid a sea of 50,000 other people, and I suddenly wondered whether we are witnessing the birth of a new era of civic engagement. Saturday was to me an […]

10 Great Social Innovation Reads: Dec 2016

January 10, 2017 By Nell Edgington Leave a Comment

Let’s be honest, December was about just trying to make it through the end of 2016. But where there is darkness there is also light. And many of the discussions and posts in December actually uncovered a lot of bright spots in an otherwise very trying year. From the success of the Dakota Access Pipeline protests, to a surge […]

Investing in Stronger Nonprofits: An Interview with Linda Baker

December 6, 2016 By Nell Edgington 1 Comment

In this month’s Social Velocity interview, I’m talking with Linda Baker. Linda is the Director of Organizational Effectiveness at the David and Lucile Packard Foundation. In this role, she leads the Organizational Effectiveness (OE) team as they invest in grantees to build their core strengths and maximize their impact. Through these investments, the OE team aims […]

10 Great Social Innovation Reads: Nov 2016

December 2, 2016 By Nell Edgington Leave a Comment

I don’t have to tell you that November was rough. A shocking end to an intensely divisive presidential campaign has left many in the social change world reeling. From trying to understand the underlying issues that are dividing our country, to figuring out how to move forward from here and what the future may hold, […]

10 Great Social Innovation Reads: Oct 2016

November 3, 2016 By Nell Edgington Leave a Comment

October was a bit of a whirlwind in the world of social change. Continued concerns that philanthropy is not positioned to truly impact wealth inequality, a confusing pivot by Charity Navigator in the Overhead Myth movement, some case studies of networked approaches to social change, and a great blog series on nonprofit financial health all […]

A Monster List of Social Changemakers on Twitter

October 31, 2016 By Nell Edgington 4 Comments

Today is Halloween, which means it’s time for another monster list. In keeping with my Halloween tradition on the blog, today I’d like to add to past monster lists (of social change blogs, conferences, books, and resources) with a monster list of social changemakers to follow on Twitter. I know, I know, Twitter is struggling.  Maybe […]

Making Philanthropy More Equitable: An Interview with Aaron Dorfman

September 20, 2016 By Nell Edgington Leave a Comment

In today’s Social Velocity interview, I’m talking with Aaron Dorfman, President and CEO of the National Committee for Responsive Philanthropy (NCRP), a research and advocacy organization that works to ensure America’s grantmakers are responsive to the needs of those with the least wealth, opportunity and power. Before joining NCRP in 2007, Dorfman served for 15 years […]

We Must Rise

June 21, 2016 By Nell Edgington Leave a Comment

It has been a rough several weeks. The horrifying brutality in Orlando was just another instance in what seems like an endless stream of gun violence. And that violence is just one of the challenges facing us, from an increasingly hate-filled presidential campaign, to growing wealth inequality, to racial unrest, to political polarization and gridlock. It seems now more than ever we need real leadership […]

10 Great Social Innovation Reads: March 2016

April 7, 2016 By Nell Edgington Leave a Comment

March was a whirlwind in the world of social change. From successful nonprofit advocacy efforts, to new ways to measure fundraising effectiveness, to finding inspiration in small American cities, to a disconnect between civic engagement funders and activists, to new technology to serve the homeless, and a lot more in between, there was much to read. Below are […]

The Network As Social Change Tool: An Interview with Anna Muoio

February 9, 2016 By Nell Edgington 2 Comments

In today’s Social Velocity interview, I’m talking with Anna Muoio, an expert on the use of networks in social change efforts. At Monitor Institute, a part of Deloitte Consulting, Anna leads the practice on how to drive large-scale social change through galvanizing networks around a shared agenda. She has led aligned action efforts for organizations such as New […]

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