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Why Women Will Lead the Social Movement For Gun Control

Why Women Will Lead the Social Movement For Gun Control

February 16, 2018 By Nell Edgington

As a mother and a human being, the Parkland, Florida school shooting on Wednesday cut me to the core. As I know it did so many of you. And as someone who spends my time writing about and advising social change efforts, I am also curious about how growing momentum to create change to the […]

Moving Toward a Network Mindset: An Interview with Jane Wei-Skillern

Moving Toward a Network Mindset: An Interview with Jane Wei-Skillern

October 27, 2016 By Nell Edgington

In this month’s Social Velocity interview, I’m talking with Jane Wei-Skillern. Jane Wei-Skillern is the co-author of the groundbreaking 2008 Stanford Social Innovation Review article, “The Networked Nonprofit,” and a leading researcher on networks for social change. She is a senior fellow at the Center for Social Sector Leadership at the University of California Berkeley’s […]

Understanding Movements for Social Change: An Interview with Sean Thomas-Breitfeld

Understanding Movements for Social Change: An Interview with Sean Thomas-Breitfeld

March 22, 2016 By Nell Edgington

In today’s Social Velocity interview, I’m talking with Sean Thomas-Breitfeld, Co-Director of the Building Movement Project, which brings a social movement perspective to research on nonprofit organizations. Prior to joining the BMP staff, Sean spent a decade working in a variety of roles at the Center for Community Change, where he developed training programs for grassroots […]

Using Digital to Win the Freedom to Marry: An Interview with Michael Crawford

Using Digital to Win the Freedom to Marry: An Interview with Michael Crawford

January 21, 2016 By Nell Edgington

In today’s Social Velocity interview, I’m talking with Michael Crawford, Director of Digital and Creative at Freedom to Marry, one of the organizations instrumental in the movement to legalize same-sex marriage. Michael Crawford led Freedom to Marry’s in-house creative team and directed its award-winning digital program. He led the Freedom to Marry’s shift to a storytelling-centered content strategy […]

10 Great Social Innovation Reads: May 2017

June 1, 2017 By Nell Edgington Leave a Comment

May was another fascinating month in the world of social change. There are some interesting shifts happening among the institutions and movements working to improve black lives, new polls point to a surging American liberalism (not conservatism), the suburbs are no longer the route to the American dream, anti-hunger efforts may actually be perpetuating the problem, and a […]

10 Great Social Innovation Reads: April 2017

May 4, 2017 By Nell Edgington Leave a Comment

April saw a debate about whether or not crowdfunding is transforming philanthropy, critiques of Harvard Business School, a report on the lack of philanthropy in the Deep South, a first-person account of the effects of founder’s syndrome, and tools to help more funders engage in advocacy. Add to that a new Supreme Court Justice, some new […]

10 Great Social Innovation Reads: March 2017

April 3, 2017 By Nell Edgington Leave a Comment

March offered lots of insight about how philanthropy should respond in the age of Trump. From investing in social movements, to getting involved in advocacy, to strengthening local communities, to giving more than the required 5%, there was much advice. Add to that a growing interest in how to combat “fake news,” steps to creating a digital marketing strategy, […]

Speak Out and Be Counted

January 31, 2017 By Nell Edgington Leave a Comment

I had an ache in the pit of my stomach all weekend long. I get a stomach ache whenever something is very, very wrong. Friday’s Executive Order banning immigrants from seven Muslim-majority countries is so very wrong, and so fundamentally un-American. I am an American because my ancestors at one point or another immigrated to this country because they thought it […]

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 […]

Making Philanthropy More Equitable: An Interview with Aaron Dorfman

September 20, 2016 By Nell Edgington Leave a Comment

In today’s Social Velocity interview, I’m talking with Aaron Dorfman, President and CEO of the National Committee for Responsive Philanthropy (NCRP), a research and advocacy organization that works to ensure America’s grantmakers are responsive to the needs of those with the least wealth, opportunity and power. Before joining NCRP in 2007, Dorfman served for 15 years […]

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 […]

10 Great Social Innovation Reads: May 2015

June 1, 2015 By Nell Edgington Leave a Comment

May was another busy month in the world of social change. For a start there was: a behavioral economics approach to social change, continued focus on civic tech, a tool for calculating a nonprofit’s true costs, new definitions of membership in the digital age, the evolving public library, digital sabbaticals, and much more. Below are my 10 favorite […]

Finding Hope

December 17, 2012 By Nell Edgington Leave a Comment

Every once in awhile the hurdles seem insurmountable, and we reach a point where the forces of ill seem to overpower the forces for good. Friday was perhaps one of those moments. As a mother of elementary school children, Friday’s events cut me to the core. But I think it is worth remembering that it […]

Empowering Teens to Make a Difference: An Interview with Aria Finger

June 5, 2012 By Nell Edgington 1 Comment

In this month’s Social Velocity blog interview, we’re talking with Aria Finger, COO of DoSomething.org. Aria oversees the programmatic and business development activities that empower millions of young people to take action each year around causes they’re passionate about. She reads economic theory for fun, loves vanilla cupcakes and thinks that “After Innocence” should be […]

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