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July 16, 2014 By Nell Edgington Leave a Comment

Guest Post: Philanthropy Must Get Better at Funding Scale

Note: Second in my list of esteemed guest bloggers this summer is Adin Miller. Adin is Senior Director of Community Impact and Innovations at the Jewish Community Federation and Endowment Fund, but his post is his personal viewpoint, not necessarily that of his employer.  Here is his guest post:   Readers of the Social Velocity blog know […]

Filed Under: Financing, Foundations, Fundraising, growth capital, impact investing, Individual donors, Innovators, Inspiration, Nonprofits, outcomes, Philanthropy, Roadblocks, scale, Social change, social finance, social impact bonds, Social Investing, Strategy Tagged With: Foundations, Gates Foundation, nonprofit, Philanthropy, scale, social change, Social Innovation Fund

June 20, 2014 By Nell Edgington Leave a Comment

How Do We Scale Social Change?

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 […]

Filed Under: Financing, Foundations, growth capital, impact investing, Individual donors, Nonprofits, outcomes, Philanthropy, return on investment, scale, Social change, social finance, social impact bonds, social return on investment, Strategy Tagged With: Antony Bugg-Levine, Black Male Achievement, GuideStar, Jacob Harold, networked nonprofit, nonprofit, Nonprofit Finance Fund, Pipeline Crisis, root cause, scale, Skillman Foundation, social change, social impact exchange

May 8, 2014 By Nell Edgington Leave a Comment

The Tricky Work of Scaling Nonprofits

The idea of “scale,” or growing to a point at which you are solving the underlying social problem, is a tricky one in the nonprofit sector and something that is a growing topic of conversation. Jeff Bradach from The Bridgespan Group launched a new 8-week blog series on the Stanford Social Innovation Review blog last month […]

Filed Under: Capacity Building, capacity capital, Financing, Foundations, government, growth capital, impact investing, Innovators, Inspiration, Leadership, Nonprofits, outcomes, Philanthropy, Roadblocks, scale, Social change, Social Enterprise, Social Entrepreneurship, social impact bonds, Social Investing, social return on investment, Strategy Tagged With: Amy Celep, Antony Bugg-Levine, Bill Shore, Growth Philanthropy Network, Heather McLeod Grant, Jeff Bradach, Nancy Lublin, nonprofit, Paul Carttar, Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, scale, Scaling Impact Conference, Share Our Strength, Social Entrepreneurship, social impact exchange, social innovation, Stanford Social Innovation Review, The Bridgespan Group, Tonya Allen, transformative scale, Wendy Kopp

May 1, 2014 By Nell Edgington 1 Comment

10 Great Social Innovation Reads: April 2014

Controversy about whether Millennials will spend money differently than their parents to create change, arguments for greater philanthropic risk, examples of innovation in the arts, use of “Moneyball” in conservation and policymaking efforts, and the lure of online media to create social change. What more could you want from a month of social innovation reading? Below are my 10 favorite […]

Filed Under: Convergence, Economy, Foundations, government, impact investing, Individual donors, Innovators, Millennials, Nonprofits, outcomes, Philanthropy, scale, Social change, social finance, social media, Strategy Tagged With: Foundations, Millennials, nonprofit, outcomes, Pew Research Center, Philanthropy, scale, Social Entrepreneurship, social innovation, the arts, The Bridgespan Group

September 7, 2012 By Nell Edgington 3 Comments

10 Great Social Innovation Reads: August 2012

There was much discussion in August about money. We heard that foundations should be more open to risk and should engage with nonprofits to find the best solutions. And we found out some fascinating information about how Americans give. And there were some exciting developments in the newest social sector funding vehicle, the social impact […]

Filed Under: Convergence, Economy, Education, Financing, Foundations, Fundraising, government, impact investing, Individual donors, Innovators, Inspiration, Nonprofits, Philanthropy, return on investment, scale, Social change, social finance, social impact bonds, Social Investing, social media, social return on investment Tagged With: American poverty, Foundations, Gates Foundation, nonprofit fundraising, nonprofit social media, Philanthropy, public library, scale, social change, social impact, social impact bonds, social innovation, World Wildlife Fund

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