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Performance Management for Every Nonprofit: An Interview With Isaac Castillo

May 17, 2016 By Nell Edgington Leave a Comment

In today’s Social Velocity interview, I’m talking with Isaac Castillo, Director of Outcomes, Assessment, and Learning at Venture Philanthropy Partners, where he leads VPP’s approach to data collection, data reporting, and outcome measurement. Prior to coming to VPP, Isaac served as the Deputy Director for the DC Promise Neighborhood Initiative (DCPNI).  At DCPNI, Isaac led efforts to […]

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, […]

Creating UnSectored Social Innovation: An Interview with Jeff Raderstrong

October 9, 2012 By Nell Edgington 3 Comments

In this month’s Social Velocity blog interview, we’re talking with Jeff Raderstrong, founder and editor of UnSectored, an online platform for people interested in developing collaborative efforts to create social change. In addition to the online platform, the UnSectored community uses offline events and activities to identify intersections, facilitate discussions, encourage cross-sector collaboration, and promote […]

Next Generation of High Engagagement Philanthropy: An Interview with Carol Thompson Cole

September 9, 2011 By Nell Edgington 1 Comment

In this month’s Social Velocity blog interview, we’re talking with Carol Thompson Cole. Carol is President & CEO of Venture Philanthropy Partners (VPP), a philanthropic investment organization (co-founded by Mario Morino) that helps great leaders build strong, high-performing nonprofit institutions. She has over thirty years of management experience in the public, private, and nonprofit sectors. […]

Sparking a Movement Toward Outcomes: An Interview with Mario Morino

July 20, 2011 By Nell Edgington 8 Comments

In this month’s Social Velocity blog interview, we’re talking with Mario Morino. Mario is co-founder and chairman of Venture Philanthropy Partners, one of the oldest venture philanthropy funds, and chairman of the Morino Institute, a nonprofit focused on technology for social change. His career spans more than 45 years as entrepreneur, technologist, and civic and […]

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 […]

My Wish List for SoCap 2011

October 11, 2010 By Nell Edgington 6 Comments

Despite my frustration in an earlier post about this year’s Social Capital Markets Conference inability to fully integrate philanthropic and government capital into the discussion, I was reminded by a friend that we have actually come a long way in three short years. A keynoter at the first SoCap conference in 2008 noted that “we […]

We Need an Ecosystem for The Bottom 80%

April 15, 2010 By Nell Edgington 1 Comment

In response to my post last week on the Change.org blog about the Social Innovation Fund, Sean Stannard-Stockton, of the Tactical Philanthropy blog, wrote a comment that really got me thinking. My post argued that the $50 million federal Social Innovation Fund is only one small piece of the capital the nonprofit sector needs. The […]

Let's Take a Step Back in the Outcomes Debate

January 21, 2010 By Nell Edgington 14 Comments

There is a growing discussion among social impact organizations and those who fund them about how to measure impact.  It is indeed a very slippery endeavor. Mario Marino, Chairman of Venture Philanthropy Partners (a venture philanthropy fund in Washington D.C. that makes growth capital investments in nonprofits) has been encouraging nonprofits to measure outcomes for […]

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