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10 Great Social Innovation Reads: April 2017

May 4, 2017 By Nell Edgington Leave a Comment

April saw a debate about whether or not crowdfunding is transforming philanthropy, critiques of Harvard Business School, a report on the lack of philanthropy in the Deep South, a first-person account of the effects of founder’s syndrome, and tools to help more funders engage in advocacy. Add to that a new Supreme Court Justice, some new […]

10 Great Social Innovation Reads: Sept 2016

October 4, 2016 By Nell Edgington Leave a Comment

A lot of the conversation in September centered around inequality, philanthropy and data. When do data and philanthropy address inequality and when do they actually reinforce it? And if you add to that discussion about whether donors really care about impact; concern about the distracting, addicting influence of social media; and a call for philanthropists to be more supportive of nonprofit […]

10 Great Social Innovation Reads: October 2015

November 4, 2015 By Nell Edgington Leave a Comment

October brought some great discussions in the blogosphere, including a forum on whether regulations around donor advised funds should change, concerns that we are working too hard, the need to better retain donors, and a debate about whether social media is (or can be) an effective fundraising tool. Round that out with examples of successful crowdfunding and volunteer skill crowdsourcing, […]

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5 Fundraising Delusions Nonprofits Suffer

May 18, 2015 By Nell Edgington 7 Comments

Fundraising is, for the most part, a fundamentally misunderstood activity. There are a lot of misconceptions, among nonprofit leaders, board members — even donors — about effective ways to bring money in the door. Here are are a few of the worst delusions about fundraising that persist in the sector: Events Are Fundraisers Very few nonprofit events […]

5 Nonprofit Trends to Watch in 2015

December 11, 2014 By Nell Edgington 13 Comments

I love this time of year. Not just because of the approaching space for relaxation, friends and family, and great food, but more importantly because it is a time for reflection. The end of the year offers a natural analytic marker between what was and what is yet to come. And as is my end of the […]

Fundraising’s Shiny Object Syndrome

September 2, 2014 By Nell Edgington 6 Comments

I have to be honest. I am so sick of hearing about the ice bucket challenge that I am loathe to write about it. But I wonder if many in the nonprofit and philanthropic sector are falling victim, yet again, to shiny object syndrome, so I feel compelled to say something. To me the ice bucket challenge is […]

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 […]

Is Crowdfunding for Social Change More Than Hype?

May 21, 2014 By Nell Edgington 1 Comment

Crowdfunding is quickly becoming the new shiny object in the world of social change. From Giving Days, to new giving platforms, to lots of articles and studies (here and here to start), it seems that crowdfunding is everywhere lately. I’m all for innovations in the funding of social change, but I’m not convinced that crowdfunding is really creating anything […]

5 Nonprofit Trends to Watch in 2014

December 17, 2013 By Nell Edgington 16 Comments

Among other obvious things, December is a time for reflection on the past year and predictions for the coming year. There have already been some great forecasts about what 2014 will bring the social change sector (here, here, and here). And as is my tradition, I want to add my thoughts about the trends to […]

10 Great Social Innovation Reads: November 2013

December 3, 2013 By Nell Edgington Leave a Comment

There was a lot of talk in November about how we actually make the shift toward measuring outcomes in the nonprofit world. And the resounding theory was that we should start with funders and funding for evaluation. Let’s hope philanthropists are listening! And speaking of funding, there were some fascinating articles about the financing of […]

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