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February 12, 2019 By Nell Edgington Leave a Comment

What Powerful Connections is Your Nonprofit Missing?

nonprofit connections

When I talk to a nonprofit leader for the first time I will often see opportunities for her to make powerful and transformative connections for her nonprofit — to influencers, networks, organizations, trends, advocates, and/or money — which she just doesn’t see. Let me give you an example. I was talking to a nonprofit leader […]

Filed Under: Advocacy, Board of Directors, Capacity Building, Financing, Foundations, Fundraising, Innovators, Inspiration, Leadership, Networks, Nonprofits, outcomes, Philanthropy, Roadblocks, scale, Social change, Strategy Tagged With: advocacy, Board of Directors, connections, Fundraising, networks, nonprofit, Philanthropy, social change

January 29, 2019 By Nell Edgington 4 Comments

A Letter to Nonprofit Leaders

letter to social change leaders

Note: The last couple of years have been particularly trying for nonprofit leaders — those of you who are working tirelessly to build a better world. I know that it can sometimes seem that your work is a thankless, never-ending list of tasks, while you face increasing challenges from every corner. So I wanted to […]

Filed Under: Capacity Building, Inspiration, Leadership, Nonprofits, Philanthropy, Roadblocks, Social change, Uncategorized Tagged With: inspiration, leadership, nonprofit, Philanthropy, roadblocks to social change, social change

January 9, 2019 By Nell Edgington Leave a Comment

The Opportunities The New Year Holds for Nonprofits

nonprofit new year

Happy New Year, Social Velocity readers! The beginning of a new year is usually, for me at least, a time of mixed emotions. I’m excited about the new experiences that wait around the corner, but fearful of the unknown that also lurks there. A new year by definition brings change, and that can be exciting, […]

Filed Under: Economy, Financing, Fundraising, Innovators, Inspiration, Leadership, Networks, Nonprofits, Philanthropy, Planning, Roadblocks, Social change, Strategy Tagged With: cities, innovation, journalism, nonprofit, Philanthropy, social change

November 14, 2018 By Nell Edgington Leave a Comment

Breaking the Nonprofit Financial Glass Ceiling

nonprofit glass ceiling

I received some great responses about my last post, “Why Don’t We Make Big Bets on Nonprofits?” One of the recurring questions in those responses was “How do we change nonprofits and the nonprofit sector to be able to absorb bigger investments?” The fact is that a financial glass ceiling exists for nonprofits — a […]

Filed Under: Board of Directors, Capacity Building, Financing, Foundations, Fundraising, Networks, Nonprofits, Philanthropy, Planning, Social change, Strategy Tagged With: financial model, Fundraising, nonprofit, nonprofit board, nonprofit strategy, Philanthropy, strategic plan, theory of change

October 31, 2018 By Nell Edgington 2 Comments

Why Don’t We Make Big Bets On Nonprofits?

poker chips

One of the Giving Pledge philanthropists and co-founder of Microsoft, Paul Allen, recently died. But at his death he was worth more than he was when he signed the Giving Pledge, a pledge that 186 of the wealthiest philanthropists have made to give away half of their net worth before they die. This inspired Alana […]

Filed Under: Capacity Building, capacity capital, Financing, Foundations, Fundraising, Individual donors, Innovators, Inspiration, Leadership, Nonprofits, Philanthropy, scale, Social change Tagged With: Giving Pledge, nonprofit, Paul Allen, Philanthropy, wealth inequality

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