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Well-Designed and Implemented Nonprofit Programs: Pillar 3

September 22, 2015 By Nell Edgington Leave a Comment

This year on the blog I have been highlighting the Performance Imperative, a detailed definition of a high-performing nonprofit released by the Leap Ambassador community (of which I am a member) in March. Today I continue the ongoing blog series describing each of the 7 Pillars of the Performance Imperative with Pillar 3: Well-Designed and Implemented Programs and Strategies. […]

Guest Post: An Emergent Approach to Philanthropic Strategy

July 28, 2015 By Nell Edgington 1 Comment

Note: As I mentioned earlier, I am taking a few weeks away from the blog to relax and reconnect with the world outside of social change. But I am leaving you in the incredibly capable hands of a rockstar set of guest bloggers. Next up is Kelly Born, program officer at the Hewlett Foundation working on their […]

Building Demand For Impact Measurement: An Interview with Tris Lumley

July 15, 2015 By Nell Edgington Leave a Comment

In today’s Social Velocity interview, I’m talking with Tris Lumley. Tris is Director of Development for New Philanthropy Capital (NPC), a U.K. think tank and consultancy that works with both nonprofits and funders. Tris focuses on both the demand and supply sides of innovation around social impact. His particular interest is putting impact at the heart […]

What’s Your Nonprofit’s Theory of Change?

May 26, 2015 By Nell Edgington 3 Comments

Over the past few years I’ve developed a Social Velocity library of books, step-by-step guides, and webinars. My hope is that these tools can make the concepts I use with my consulting clients accessible to smaller and start up nonprofits who aren’t ready for or interested in a customized approach. The tools follow the methods I develop in […]

The Strategy of Social Change [Podcast]

April 28, 2015 By Nell Edgington Leave a Comment

I’ve gotten a few requests lately to participate in social change podcast series (see my podcast with Panvisio). I love discussing the many issues in social change work, so I’ve really enjoyed being part of these discussions. This month Greg Cherry of The Philanthropy Hour asked me to participate in a podcast conversation with him as part of […]

How Scarcity Thinking Holds Nonprofits Back

March 12, 2015 By Nell Edgington 12 Comments

There are many things that hold the nonprofit sector back, not the least of which is a lack of money. But perhaps a bigger impediment is the scarcity thinking that may actually contribute to that lack of money. Most nonprofit leaders, their staffs, board members, and even funders automatically think that resources will always be scarce. It is such […]

Creating Your Nonprofit's Message of Impact

January 22, 2015 By Nell Edgington 3 Comments

Today I’m in the beautiful mountains of Hailey, Idaho speaking to a group of nonprofit leaders about how to create a message of impact for their organizations. I so often hear from nonprofit leaders about how difficult it is to convince a donor to give to their organization. They will complain that it seems almost any other […]

Financing Not Fundraising: Moving Beyond Nonprofit Startup Mode

January 28, 2014 By Nell Edgington Leave a Comment

I get a similar question a lot, “We really want to move our nonprofit out of startup mode but don’t know what the right first steps are.” Although the definition of a “startup” is an organization that has been around for only a few years, there are many nonprofits that are still in startup mode […]

Starting a Movement Toward Higher Performing Nonprofits

December 6, 2013 By Nell Edgington 2 Comments

This week I attended the After the Leap conference in Washington D.C. and was blown away. As I mentioned in a post earlier this year, the conference was organized by Social Solutions and PerformWell partners Child Trends and Urban Institute and builds on the momentum Mario Morino has created around his book, Leap of Reason, […]

Sparking Conversation in the Nonprofit World

September 17, 2013 By Nell Edgington 2 Comments

Fall is here (at least by my calendar!) and that means new opportunities to spark conversation about how the nonprofit sector is changing and how nonprofit leaders, board members and donors need to as well. In recent months I’ve spoken in Phoenix, New York, Washington DC, Atlanta, and Australia (via Google). And what all of […]

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