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Financing Nonprofit Growth: An Interview with Susan Comfort

May 2, 2011 By Nell Edgington 1 Comment

In this month’s Social Velocity blog interview, we’re talking with Susan Comfort from KaBOOM!, a national non-profit dedicated to saving play and building community engagement. KaBOOM! helps communities across the country build playgrounds for their neighborhoods. As the VP for Philanthropy at KaBOOM!, Susan has a unique perspective on the next generation of sustainable philanthropic […]

10 Great Social Innovation Reads: March

April 5, 2011 By Nell Edgington Leave a Comment

In our ongoing blog series, 10 Great Social Innovation Reads, below are my picks for what really stood out in the world of social innovation in March. These are the discussions, posts, articles, etc. that I think added real value to the emerging world of social innovation over the past month. You can read January’s […]

Discussing the Future

October 16, 2009 By Nell Edgington 1 Comment

So this is kind of interesting, and I’m not sure yet what to make of it.  Independent Sector, a coalition of 600 charities, foundations, and corporate giving programs working to strengthen the nonprofit sector, has launched an online forum, called FutureLab to answer the question: “What can we do right now, as a nonprofit community, […]

Profile of a Social Entrepreneur: YouthBuild

December 15, 2008 By Nell Edgington 1 Comment

Social entrepreneurial organization YouthBuild rebuilds lives and communities by helping disadvantaged youth work toward a high school diploma or GED while they build affordable housing for their community.  They are simultaneously solving two problems facing communities across the country:  poverty and homelessness in an innovative way.  And they’ve seen great results.  In the 14 years […]

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