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Why Is It “Normal” to Limit Nonprofits?

Why Is It “Normal” to Limit Nonprofits?

March 9, 2020 By Nell Edgington

The other day I told a new coaching client something that I often say to the nonprofit leaders I work with: “Don’t worry, what you are experiencing is very normal in the nonprofit sector.” But suddenly it occurred to me, why are so many limits and restrictions “normal” in the nonprofit sector? Why do we […]

Is Your Frustrating Board a Symptom of a Larger Problem?

June 7, 2016 By Nell Edgington Leave a Comment

One of the biggest complaints I hear from nonprofit leaders is that their board is not working well enough for them — most often around fundraising. From board members who are largely in name only, to others who refuse to fundraise, to those who meddle or micromanage, to those who don’t understand the organization or its programs, […]

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 […]

New Financing Not Fundraising, Vol. 3 E-book

December 10, 2013 By Nell Edgington Leave a Comment

I am delighted to announce today’s release of the newest volume in the Financing Not Fundraising e-book series, Financing Not Fundraising, vol. 3. The idea behind Financing Not Fundraising is that the traditional way nonprofit leaders, boards and donors have approached funding the work of nonprofits doesn’t work anymore. Traditional nonprofit fundraising forces nonprofits to […]

Financing Not Fundraising: Enlighten Your Donors

September 19, 2013 By Nell Edgington 1 Comment

It used to be that a nonprofit leader receiving a check from a donor would smile politely, say a big “Thank You” and go on her way. But just as (seemingly) every aspect of the world as we know it is changing, so too is philanthropy.  We are starting to question long-held assumptions about how […]

3 Things Philanthropists Can Do To Move Nonprofits Forward

June 20, 2013 By Nell Edgington 1 Comment

Could it be that philanthropists and nonprofits are starting to have real conversations about what nonprofits need? I was encouraged by GuideStar, Charity Navigator and BBB Wise Giving Alliance‘s open Letter to the Donors of America earlier this week asking donors to stop focusing on nonprofit overhead expenses. At the same time, (as I mentioned […]

5 Reasons Your Nonprofit Isn't Raising Enough Money

April 17, 2013 By Nell Edgington 6 Comments

The majority of nonprofits struggle to bring money in the door. And they often don’t know why. When you are on the inside of an organization that is used to doing things a certain way it can be nearly impossible to see new opportunities, to understand what you could do differently. There can be many […]

Reader Question: How to Convince People to Give

April 1, 2013 By Nell Edgington Leave a Comment

This month’s Reader Question is about convincing people to give. A reader wants to know why it’s so hard to get people to understand that their nonprofit’s work is important. Here’s the question: I am tired of trying to convince people who don’t understand the importance of our work to give us money. It’s so […]

The Nonprofit Sector Needs to Get Over The Fear Thing

March 20, 2013 By Nell Edgington 13 Comments

It needs to be said, and I’m going to say it. The nonprofit sector must get over the fear thing. The sector is known for being risk-averse, and that comes from a lack of resources. I get it. But it’s time to move beyond that. I’m starting a new series today about the many different […]

How Nonprofits Can Face the Challenge of Change

February 22, 2013 By Nell Edgington 2 Comments

There was a really interesting article in the Chronicle of Philanthropy recently about a Los Angeles nonprofit for aging Hollywood actors that was in danger of closing its doors but is now raising hundreds of millions of dollars. It’s a rags to riches story that demonstrates how nonprofit leaders who embrace change when change is […]

From Nonprofit Scarcity to Social Change Abundance

February 11, 2013 By Nell Edgington 11 Comments

Bill Shore, founder of Share Our Strength, a nonprofit aimed at ending childhood hunger in America, wrote a really interesting post recently. He argues that nonprofits must be more bold, that the risk aversion that defines the sector is itself holding nonprofits back from creating change. Shore encourages nonprofit leaders to figure out exactly what […]

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