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The Value of Quiet for the Nonprofit Leader

August 28, 2014 By Nell Edgington 2 Comments

As summer draws to a close and my own downtime ends, it occurs to me that there is a real need, in our increasingly always-on world, for leaders to find time for quiet reflection, to reconnect with their core. And particularly in the nonprofit world, where a leader is constantly bombarded with suggestions – from funders, board members, staff, fellow leaders, Facebook friends – […]

10 Great Social Innovation Reads: March 2013

April 5, 2013 By Nell Edgington 6 Comments

Perhaps it had something to do with the SXSW Interactive conference last month, but March was all about using technology in interesting ways to further social change. From crowdfunding, to a new giving graph, to credit card donations to the homeless, to engaging people in the arts and beyond, people are experimenting with technology for […]

10 Great Social Innovation Reads: February 2013

March 4, 2013 By Nell Edgington 1 Comment

The gloves came off in February. There was enough criticism to go around from foundation decision making and use of evaluations, to Millennial social entrepreneurs, to American charity, to nonprofit versus for-profit, to the overwhelming politeness of the nonprofit sector, it seems everything was up for debate. But that’s okay with me — I think […]

The Rapid Evolution of the Nonprofit Sector: A Podcast

May 22, 2012 By Nell Edgington 1 Comment

I’m delighted to announce that I was interviewed last week for Georgetown University’s Social Strategist series. The Social Strategist: A Conversation on Cause Based Communication is an audio project of Georgetown University’s Center for Social Impact Communication that aims to create a dialogue on effective cause based communication while showcasing best practices of the most successful […]

Taking the Nonprofit Leap Into Social Media

September 16, 2011 By Nell Edgington 1 Comment

Heather Mansfield’s new book, Social Media for Social Good: A How to Guide for Nonprofits does a great job of breaking down the brave new world of social media and making it accessible to any nonprofit manager. Her very tactical book is a nice companion to Beth Kanter and Allison Fine’s Networked Nonprofit, which painted […]

Financing Not Fundraising: Moving From Push to Pull

August 25, 2011 By Nell Edgington 11 Comments

In part 10 of our ongoing blog series, Financing Not Fundraising, we are discussing moving nonprofits away from “push” fundraising and marketing efforts that force their message on innocent bystanders (like acquisition direct mail appeals) and towards “pull” activities that allow interested prospects to opt in to the organization (like social media, friend-raising events, partnerships). […]

Moving From Scarcity to Abundance: An Interview with Beth Kanter

June 13, 2011 By Nell Edgington 2 Comments

In this month’s Social Velocity blog interview, we’re talking with Beth Kanter.  Beth is a leading thinker and innovator around social media for nonprofits. She writes one of the longest running and most popular (and one of my favorite) blogs for nonprofits  Beth’s Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media. She also co-authored the seminal […]

Financing Not Fundraising: Finding Individual Donors

August 31, 2010 By Nell Edgington 5 Comments

In part four of our ongoing Financing Not Fundraising blog series, we are focusing on the most untapped, greatest sustainable funding opportunity facing the nonprofit sector. Individual donor dollars make up 80% of the private money entering the nonprofit sector each year, compared to 5% from corporate dollars and 12% from foundation dollars. Yet many […]

Don't Go Blindly Into That Social Media World

September 17, 2009 By Nell Edgington 2 Comments

Seth Godin has gotten everyone talking (some are even yelling) about his latest post that chastises nonprofits for not embracing change and getting on the social media bandwagon. Godin is irritated at nonprofits for not embracing these new tools to “focus attention and galvanize action” around their cause.  And the overwhelming amount of debate about […]

New Results in the Social Media Fundraising Debate

July 23, 2009 By Nell Edgington 1 Comment

There has been much debate about how effective social media, particularly Facebook, can be at fundraising for nonprofit organizations.  An article last April in the Washington Post touched off a heated debate by claiming that the Facebook Causes application, which helps supporters of a nonprofit get their friends to donate, has not done much to […]

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