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The Tricky Work of Scaling Nonprofits

May 8, 2014 By Nell Edgington Leave a Comment

The idea of “scale,” or growing to a point at which you are solving the underlying social problem, is a tricky one in the nonprofit sector and something that is a growing topic of conversation. Jeff Bradach from The Bridgespan Group launched a new 8-week blog series on the Stanford Social Innovation Review blog last month […]

Nonprofits Must Leave the Kid’s Table: An Interview with Cindy Gibson

April 24, 2014 By Nell Edgington 7 Comments

In today’s Social Velocity blog interview, I’m talking with Cindy Gibson. Cindy is a consultant to national foundations and nonprofits providing support to improve capacity and program effectiveness. She is a widely published author and blogger on issues affecting the nonprofit and philanthropic sector. Cindy has been named one of the Nonprofit Times’ Power and Influence Top 50. […]

The Long View on the Nonprofit Sector: An Interview with Bill Shore

November 12, 2013 By Nell Edgington Leave a Comment

In today’s Social Velocity interview, I’m talking with Bill Shore. Bill is the founder and chief executive officer of Share Our Strength, a national nonprofit working to end childhood hunger in America. He has served on the senatorial and presidential campaign staffs of former U.S. Senator Gary Hart and as chief of staff for former […]

10 Great Social Innovation Reads: August 2013

September 3, 2013 By Nell Edgington Leave a Comment

It becomes increasingly obvious to me the longer I am in this space that philanthropy must change just as much, if not more, than nonprofits. And perhaps change is on the horizon, particularly with some key debates happening in the philanthropic world lately. The biggest of which this month was the showdown between Bill Schambra […]

10 Great Social Innovation Reads: July 2013

August 13, 2013 By Nell Edgington 1 Comment

Since I was out of the office for part of July and checked out of social media (which I highly recommend!), the below list is in no way comprehensive. But it is what caught my eye in the world of social innovation in July (when I was paying attention). More than ever, please add what […]

From Nonprofit Scarcity to Social Change Abundance

February 11, 2013 By Nell Edgington 11 Comments

Bill Shore, founder of Share Our Strength, a nonprofit aimed at ending childhood hunger in America, wrote a really interesting post recently. He argues that nonprofits must be more bold, that the risk aversion that defines the sector is itself holding nonprofits back from creating change. Shore encourages nonprofit leaders to figure out exactly what […]

Doing Good Work is No Longer Enough

July 31, 2012 By Nell Edgington 6 Comments

There is an increasing drumbeat in the world of social change that nonprofits must start measuring their work. Thought leaders like Mario Morino with Leap of Reason, Bill Shore’s recent blog post “What Does Success Look Like?” and David Henderson’s (recently interviewed on the Social Velocity blog here) ongoing Full Contact Philanthropy blog, to name […]

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