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5 Conversations the Nonprofit Sector Should Have

5 Conversations the Nonprofit Sector Should Have

October 6, 2016 By Nell Edgington

Change is certainly happening within the nonprofit sector and the philanthropy that funds it. From efforts to make philanthropy better at addressing inequity, to movement away from the overhead myth (and other myths), we are witnessing important shifts in how we tackle (and fund that tackling of) social challenges. But I’m hungry for more. And more could emerge from honest and transparent conversations 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 […]

Social Change Requires a New Nonprofit Leader

March 24, 2016 By Nell Edgington 4 Comments

Note: Earlier this month I was asked by the Philanthropreneurship Forum to write a piece about nonprofit leadership, which follows. The piece originally appeared on the Forum here. The new millennium has been a difficult one. A struggling global economy, threatening climate change, crumbling education and healthcare systems, and a widening income gap are just a few of […]

Building Demand For Impact Measurement: An Interview with Tris Lumley

July 15, 2015 By Nell Edgington Leave a Comment

In today’s Social Velocity interview, I’m talking with Tris Lumley. Tris is Director of Development for New Philanthropy Capital (NPC), a U.K. think tank and consultancy that works with both nonprofits and funders. Tris focuses on both the demand and supply sides of innovation around social impact. His particular interest is putting impact at the heart […]

Does Sexism Hold the Nonprofit Sector Back?

June 15, 2015 By Nell Edgington 2 Comments

There was a great post on the Stanford Social Innovation Review blog last week that clearly articulates a dysfunction in the nonprofit sector and when recognized by nonprofit leaders and their funders could reshape the sector. Just like the Overhead Myth and other myths that hold the nonprofit sector back, the historic sexism the sector operates under is […]

The Nonprofit Sector’s Crisis of Confidence

April 14, 2015 By Nell Edgington 1 Comment

I sometimes wonder how many of the nonprofit sector’s challenges stem from a fundamental lack of confidence. Don’t get me wrong, there are deep structural dysfunctions at play in the nonprofit sector. The sector is held back by a lack of adequate financial resources and an on-going grantor/grantee power imbalance, to name just two. But how much is […]

What Kind of Nonprofit Leader Are You?

December 16, 2014 By Nell Edgington Leave a Comment

As the year draws to a close, and you (I hope) make time to relax, reconnect with friends and family, and reacquaint yourselves with some much-needed quiet, you may also want to reflect on your role as a social change leader. Effective leadership is really, really hard work, but it is also incredibly necessary and […]

Social Enterprise is Not the Answer to Fundraising Woes

October 21, 2014 By Nell Edgington 6 Comments

There is an article in Forbes this month that bothered me. Carrie Rich, co-founder and CEO of The Global Good Fund, argues that more nonprofits should move from a “donor-driven organization” to a “revenue-producing social enterprise.” Instead of “relying on donor funding” more organizations should “create revenue-producing services.” In essence she is encouraging more nonprofits to figure out how […]

Guest Post: The Language of Crowdfunding, Philanthropy and Impact Investing

August 20, 2014 By Nell Edgington Leave a Comment

Note: Fifth and last in my list of guest bloggers this summer is Laura Tomasko. Laura is a network developer at the Council on Foundations, where she follows trends related to private capital for social good. Here is her guest post: Perhaps like some of you, I dedicate a good portion of my internet reading to […]

New Book: Reinventing the Nonprofit Leader

May 15, 2014 By Nell Edgington 1 Comment

My focus this month at Social Velocity is nonprofit leadership. As I mentioned earlier, May’s webinar is Reinventing the Nonprofit Leader. And I’m delighted to release today, as promised, the companion book, Reinventing the Nonprofit Leader. Here is an excerpt from the new book: The new millennium has been a difficult one. A crippled global […]

Leave Your Charity at the Door

March 27, 2014 By Nell Edgington Leave a Comment

I hate the word “charity.” Don’t get me wrong, I’m not big on semantics. But “charity” is more than a word, it’s a destructive mindset that keeps the work of social change sidelined and impoverished. “Charity” harkens back to the beginnings of philanthropy, which was largely the purview of women and as such was viewed […]

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