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Advocating for the Value Nonprofits Create: An Interview with Tim Delaney

October 27, 2015 By Nell Edgington 1 Comment

In today’s Social Velocity interview I’m talking with Tim Delaney, President and CEO of the National Council of Nonprofits, the nation’s largest network of nonprofits. The National Council of Nonprofits helps nonprofits identify emerging trends, engage in critical policy issues, exchange proven practices across state lines, and advance their missions through advocacy. Previously, Tim served as […]

Guest Post: Nonprofits Must Be Able to Adapt

August 18, 2015 By Nell Edgington 1 Comment

Note: As you know, I am taking a few weeks away from the blog to relax and reconnect with the world outside of social change. I’ll be back later this week, but I have left you in the incredibly capable hands of a rockstar set of guest bloggers. The last, but certainly not least, is Antony Bugg-Levine. […]

Social Velocity Summer 2015 Guest Bloggers

July 7, 2015 By Nell Edgington Leave a Comment

As I mentioned earlier, it is so important to take time away to rejuvenate and reconnect with your passions, family and friends. So I am taking my own advice and taking some time off later this summer to connect with the world outside of social change. And so for the second summer in a row […]

The State of the Nonprofit Sector in 2015

April 30, 2015 By Nell Edgington 1 Comment

Earlier this week the Nonprofit Finance Fund released the results of their 7th annual State of the Sector survey about the financial health of the American nonprofit sector. This on-going survey, now in its 7th year, has become a fascinating marker to gauge how the nonprofit sector is evolving amid a changing economic climate. The Nonprofit Finance Fund launched […]

How Do We Scale Social Change?

June 20, 2014 By Nell Edgington Leave a Comment

This week I attended the 5th annual Social Impact Exchange Conference in New York City. It was an interesting gathering of funders, change makers and intermediaries all grappling with how to reach and sustain scaled social solutions. “Scale” is such a challenging concept, and as I mentioned earlier, there are many entities struggling with exactly what scale means. According to Heather McLeod […]

10 Great Social Innovation Reads: May 2014

June 3, 2014 By Nell Edgington Leave a Comment

Does it seem like there is more open debate lately in the social sector? Or maybe I’m just attracted to discussions where the gloves come off and (let’s hope) transformative conversation happens. That was the case in May where philanthropic transparency, nonprofit leadership, and donor acceptance policies were all up for debate. Add to that some really interesting developments […]

The Fundamental Flaws in How We Finance the Nonprofit Sector

April 7, 2014 By Nell Edgington Leave a Comment

Today the Nonprofit Finance Fund (NFF) released the results of their sixth annual State of the Nonprofit Sector survey and the data underlines a growing crisis in the financial sustainability of our nonprofit sector. 56% of nonprofit leader respondents reported that they were unable to meet demand for their services in 2013, this is the […]

What Do You Think of the State of the Nonprofit Sector?

January 21, 2014 By Nell Edgington Leave a Comment

It’s that time of year again – the Nonprofit Finance Fund’s annual State of the Sector Survey of nonprofit leaders. If you are a nonprofit leader struggling with increasing demand for services amid diminishing funding, if you are frustrated with funders’ lack of understanding of the challenges you face, if you want the sector to […]

Moving Social Finance Forward: An Interview with Ted Levinson

September 10, 2013 By Nell Edgington 5 Comments

In today’s Social Velocity interview, I’m talking with Ted Levinson. Ted is the Director of Lending at RSF Social Finance, a San Francisco-based financial services non-profit dedicated to transforming the way the world works with money. Levinson manages RSF’s flagship $75 million Social Investment Fund which provides debt capital to US and Canadian social enterprises. […]

10 Great Social Innovation Reads: August 2013

September 3, 2013 By Nell Edgington Leave a Comment

It becomes increasingly obvious to me the longer I am in this space that philanthropy must change just as much, if not more, than nonprofits. And perhaps change is on the horizon, particularly with some key debates happening in the philanthropic world lately. The biggest of which this month was the showdown between Bill Schambra […]

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