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10 Great Social Innovation Reads: Jan 2016

February 2, 2016 By Nell Edgington Leave a Comment

From an historic blizzard that blanketed the country, to tackling poverty, to the leadership of Black Lives Matter, to technology in the new year, to using social media to stop ISIS, to advice for Charity Navigator, January was an interesting month in the world of social change. Here is my pick of the 10 best reads […]

10 Great Social Innovation Reads: April 2015

May 5, 2015 By Nell Edgington 2 Comments

April was another busy month in the world of social change writing. From Google’s shift to mobile, to the Baltimore protests, to using sitcoms to change public opinion, to the pace of social change, to teens and social media, to a new way to measure a country’s performance, there was much to read and digest. Below are […]

10 Great Social Innovation Reads: December 2014

January 6, 2015 By Nell Edgington Leave a Comment

December is often a fairly quiet month in the world of social change writing because of the holidays and time off, but there was still some great stuff to read. From Giving Tuesday, to Teach for America’s 25th anniversary, to philanthropy buzzwords, to social media trends to watch, to a critique of Charity Navigator’s naughty and nice […]

Overcoming The Nonprofit Starvation Cycle: An Interview With Ann Goggins Gregory

November 10, 2014 By Nell Edgington 1 Comment

In today’s Social Velocity blog interview, I’m talking with Ann Goggins Gregory, Chief Operating Officer at Habitat for Humanity Greater San Francisco where she oversees programs, the social enterprise called the ReStore, HR and Operations. Previously, Ann was a Senior Director at the Bridgespan Group, where she led the organization’s work on organizational learning; managed […]

Making Nonprofit Giving Smarter: An Interview With Jacob Harold

August 12, 2014 By Nell Edgington 2 Comments

In today’s Social Velocity blog interview, I’m talking with Jacob Harold, CEO of GuideStar, the clearinghouse of information on nonprofits. Jacob came to GuideStar from the Hewlett Foundation, where he led grantmaking for the Philanthropy Program. Between 2006 and 2012, he oversaw $30 million in grants that, together, aimed to build a 21st-century infrastructure for smart giving. Jacob was […]

Can We Move Beyond the Nonprofit Overhead Myth?

February 13, 2014 By Nell Edgington 5 Comments

Ever since last year’s Letter to the Donors of America from GuideStar, Charity Navigator, and BBB Wise Giving Alliance there has been a growing movement to debunk the “nonprofit overhead myth,” the notion that donors should evaluate nonprofits based on the percent they spend on “overhead” (fundraising and administrative) costs. More and more articles (a most […]

Shifting More Money to Social Good

October 10, 2013 By Nell Edgington Leave a Comment

I’m really excited to announce that, as promised, I’m starting to move the Social Velocity Interview Series to video interviews, via Google Hangouts (for those interviewees who are willing). I launch next week with an interview, on the Social Velocity Google+ page, with Hope Neighbor, CEO of Hope Consulting and author of the Money for […]

Debunking the Nonprofit Overhead Myth: An Interview with Laura Zumdahl

August 22, 2013 By Nell Edgington 1 Comment

In this month’s Social Velocity blog interview, I’m talking with Laura Zumdahl, Vice President of Nonprofit Services at Donors Forum. Donors Forum provides networking, education, leadership and advocacy for philanthropists and nonprofits in Illinois. Laura provides leadership to Donors Forum’s efforts to strengthen nonprofits. I wanted to talk to Laura and Donors Forum primarily because […]

10 Great Social Innovation Reads: June 2013

July 2, 2013 By Nell Edgington Leave a Comment

June was all about attacking some pretty fundamental roadblocks in the way of social change. From the pivotal “Pledge Against The Overhead Myth,” to a new database for all nonprofit organizations, to moving philanthropists from innovators to capacity builders, to ideas for growing the level of giving, it seems June was about putting everything on […]

3 Things Philanthropists Can Do To Move Nonprofits Forward

June 20, 2013 By Nell Edgington 1 Comment

Could it be that philanthropists and nonprofits are starting to have real conversations about what nonprofits need? I was encouraged by GuideStar, Charity Navigator and BBB Wise Giving Alliance‘s open Letter to the Donors of America earlier this week asking donors to stop focusing on nonprofit overhead expenses. At the same time, (as I mentioned […]

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