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February 7, 2017 By Nell Edgington Leave a Comment

10 Great Social Innovation Reads: January 2017

In January it seemed as though we moved into social change hyper drive. With the inauguration of a new president, a litany of controversial executive orders, numerous efforts to block or minimize them, and advice for or frustration with the nonprofit and philanthropic sectors’ responses, the world of social change moved at warp speed. Add to that […]

Filed Under: Advocacy, Capacity Building, Financing, Fundraising, government, Individual donors, Innovators, Inspiration, Leadership, Marketing, Millennials, Networks, Nonprofits, outcomes, Philanthropy, Roadblocks, Social change, social media, Social Movements Tagged With: BoardSource, civic engagement, Foundations, Fundraising, GuideStar, immigration ban, nonprofit, nonprofit advocacy, Philanthropy, protests, resistance, social change, social movement

April 7, 2016 By Nell Edgington Leave a Comment

10 Great Social Innovation Reads: March 2016

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 […]

Filed Under: Board of Directors, Capacity Building, capacity capital, Convergence, Financing, Foundations, Fundraising, government, Innovators, Inspiration, Millennials, Networks, Nonprofits, outcomes, Philanthropy, Roadblocks, scale, Social change, social media, Social Movements Tagged With: advocacy, Bridgespan Group, civic engagement, financial management, Fundraising, nonprofit, nonprofit capacity, Pew Research, Philanthropy, social change, social innovation

September 1, 2015 By Nell Edgington Leave a Comment

10 Great Social Innovation Reads: July & Aug 2015

Since I was out of the office for a good chunk of July and August, I’ve decided to combine both months into one 10 Great Reads list. But let me be clear, there was still lots going on, I just happened to be (somewhat blissfully) missing it. From philanthropy’s role in inequality, to climate change preparation, to […]

Filed Under: Capacity Building, capacity capital, Economy, evaluation, Financing, Foundations, Fundraising, impact measurement, Individual donors, Innovators, Inspiration, Leadership, Marketing, Nonprofits, outcomes, Philanthropy, return on investment, Roadblocks, scale, Social change, social impact bonds, Social Investing, social media, Strategy Tagged With: civic engagement, climate change, Facebook, Ford Foundation, Fundraising, ice bucket challenge, Katrina, Knight Foundation, nonprofit, nonprofit reserves, Philanthropy, social impact bond, social media

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