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10 Great Social Innovation Reads: June 2014

July 7, 2014 By Nell Edgington Leave a Comment

I have to admit, June was a busy month for me with lots of travel and events, so I was less tuned into social media. Thus, I am offering a far from definitive list of the best reads from the month. But here goes… New data on charitable giving and social fundraising, and a new effort to create […]

Catalyzing Nonprofit and Philanthropic Effectiveness: Fay Twersky

May 27, 2014 By Nell Edgington 1 Comment

In today’s Social Velocity interview, I’m talking with Fay Twersky. Fay, an expert on philanthropy and the nonprofit sector, serves as the Director of the Effective Philanthropy Group at the William and Flora Hewlett Foundation. In that capacity, she oversees five functions including cross-foundation support, evaluation and organizational learning as well as grantmaking in support […]

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 […]

Chatting About Social Entrepreneurship

July 27, 2012 By Nell Edgington 2 Comments

As I announced in an earlier post, yesterday I participated in a Live Chat organized by the Foundation Center about social entrepreneurship. Abby Chroman from Ashoka joined me as a fellow panelist, along with The Foundation Center’s Katie Artzner who moderated. We took questions from the audience about social entrepreneurship, social change, where nonprofits fit […]

Are You a Social Entrepreneur?

July 19, 2012 By Nell Edgington 2 Comments

I’m excited to report that a week from today, July 26th, I will be participating in a live online chat at the Foundation Center’s Grant Space website, titled “Are You a Social Entrepreneur?“. Abby Chroman, leader of global community curation for AshokaHub, and I will be fielding questions from the audience about social entrepreneurship, social […]

Can PRIs Support Fundraising and Capacity Building?

February 24, 2010 By Nell Edgington 1 Comment

Lucy Bernholz is hosting a great conversation on her Blueprint Research and Design website called “What Capital When?” As part of their work with the John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation in their Digital Media & Learning initiative, Blueprint is hosting this online conversation around the theories and strategies of program-related and mission investing […]

But Change We Must

November 10, 2009 By Nell Edgington 2 Comments

The social sector, or perhaps more appropriately, those writing about the social sector, seem particularly analytical and reflective this past week. Perhaps its the looming end to a horrible year for the general economy, and nonprofits in particular.  Whatever the reason, the nonprofit sector and the philanthropy that funds it are at an important crossroads. […]

A PRI Experiment in Austin Pushes the Social Capital Market Forward

July 17, 2009 By Nell Edgington 8 Comments

I am so excited I can hardly contain myself.  There is something pretty amazing going on in the world of philanthropy in Austin, Texas.   I have been talking for awhile about how PRIs (Program Related Investments) could be used by foundations in new ways to build the revenue sustainability of a nonprofit organization. Just to […]

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