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How Funders Can Help Overcome the Overhead Myth

How Funders Can Help Overcome the Overhead Myth

February 14, 2017 By Nell Edgington

Note: In April I will be moderating a panel at the Center for Effective Philanthropy Conference about what funders can do to support nonprofit sustainability. To promote that panel and the conference, the Center for Effective Philanthropy asked me to write a post for their blog, which is reprinted below. You can see the original post […]

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Nonprofit Leaders, Reclaim Your Social Change Power

June 25, 2019 By Nell Edgington Leave a Comment

Whenever I’m meeting with a prospective client one of the first questions I ask is, “What is your vision for your organization? What do you want ultimately to accomplish.” It never ceases to amaze me how often the answer is either: Some version of “I hadn’t really thought about that”, or worse, “Just a bit […]

5 Nonprofit Trends to Watch in 2017

December 8, 2016 By Nell Edgington 1 Comment

It’s that time of year again, where we take a look back at the year drawing to a close, and forward to the year ahead. We all know that 2016 was rough (and if you want to wallow for a minute or two, check out John Oliver’s cathartic send off to 2016). But I am […]

The Future of the Nonprofit Sector [Slideshare]

September 15, 2016 By Nell Edgington Leave a Comment

I’m excited to be heading to Pennsylvania next month to speak at the 2016 Nonprofit Day Conference. My keynote address for the conference will be “The Future of the Nonprofit Sector.” I wanted to share an abbreviated version of the speech with you here via the Social Velocity Slideshare library. In my mind, there are some fundamental […]

5 Nonprofits Trends to Watch in 2016

December 10, 2015 By Nell Edgington 2 Comments

This is my favorite time of year. Despite the darkness of the last few months, December is often about reflecting on the year that is drawing to a close and hopes for the new one coming. And as is my tradition on this blog, I like to look ahead at the trends that may affect the nonprofit sector […]

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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 […]

Does Sexism Hold the Nonprofit Sector Back?

June 15, 2015 By Nell Edgington 2 Comments

There was a great post on the Stanford Social Innovation Review blog last week that clearly articulates a dysfunction in the nonprofit sector and when recognized by nonprofit leaders and their funders could reshape the sector. Just like the Overhead Myth and other myths that hold the nonprofit sector back, the historic sexism the sector operates under is […]

What Do Your Programs Really Cost?

January 20, 2015 By Nell Edgington Leave a Comment

There was an historic victory last month in the battle to rid the nonprofit sector of the Overhead Myth. The federal Office of Management and Budget adopted new Uniform Guidance rules that when any local, state or federal agency contracts with a nonprofit at least 10% of the contract must fund the nonprofit’s administrative costs (what the government calls […]

5 Myths The Nonprofit Sector Must Overcome

January 15, 2015 By Nell Edgington 7 Comments

Almost two years ago three nonprofit rating organizations launched the Overhead Myth campaign aimed at eradicating “the false conception that financial ratios are the sole indicator of nonprofit performance.” Call me an optimist, but I think it might be working. I see more nonprofit leaders and funders discussing the radical idea that overhead might not be a bad thing. […]

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 […]

Why Nonprofits Must Stop Being So Grateful

September 30, 2014 By Nell Edgington 10 Comments

The other day I was talking to a nonprofit executive director who was delighted because he finally convinced a reluctant board member to become board chair. Over the past year, this board member had been delinquent in his meeting attendance and fundraising requirements. But since the executive director had no other viable candidates for the chairmanship, […]

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