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A Monster List of Social Changemakers on Twitter

October 31, 2016 By Nell Edgington 4 Comments

Today is Halloween, which means it’s time for another monster list. In keeping with my Halloween tradition on the blog, today I’d like to add to past monster lists (of social change blogs, conferences, books, and resources) with a monster list of social changemakers to follow on Twitter. I know, I know, Twitter is struggling.  Maybe […]

Learning From Philanthropy’s Past: An Interview with the HistPhil Blog

November 10, 2015 By Nell Edgington Leave a Comment

In today’s Social Velocity interview I’m very excited to be talking with the co-founders and editors of the new History of Philanthropy blog: Benjamin Soskis, Stanley Katz, and Maribel Morey. The HistPhil blog launched this past June and focuses on how history can shed light on current philanthropic issues and practice. Because how can we hope to create […]

The Social Innovation Fund Six Years On

June 30, 2015 By Nell Edgington 1 Comment

There is an interesting report out today on the effectiveness of the Social Innovation Fund (SIF). Authored by the Social Innovation Research Center (SIRC), a nonpartisan nonprofit research organization, the new report details what has worked and what hasn’t in the six year history of the SIF. Launched by the Obama administration in 2009, the SIF — a program within […]

Why Social Entrepreneurship Shouldn't Abandon the Nonprofit Sector

July 11, 2013 By Nell Edgington 1 Comment

Note: I was asked by UnSectored, a community platform for rethinking social change, to write a post as part of their month-long conversation leading up to the William James Foundation’s Annual Gathering about how we sustain social enterprise. Below is that post. It originally appeared on the UnSectored blog where you can see the other […]

Real Innovation in Social Change Lies in Reinvention

March 26, 2012 By Nell Edgington 12 Comments

I’m excited to announce that I have a new post up at the Chronicle of Philanthropy’s Mission:Innovation blog. It is reprinted below. The Chronicle’s Mission:Innovation blog is one of my favorites and was launched last year. Nicole Wallace, a senior writer at the Chronicle, manages the blog, which “reports on nonprofits that are taking bold, […]

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 […]

What Social Entrepreneurs Can Teach The Nonprofit Sector

June 22, 2011 By Nell Edgington 1 Comment

I’ve written before that with the excitement around the social entrepreneurship movement there is a danger that we are abandoning the nonprofit sector. Indeed, there is sometimes a tendency to dismiss the sector that was working on social change long before it was “cool”. Often the older nonprofit sector is left behind, partly because the […]

Unlocking New Philanthropic Capital: An Interview with Dennis Cavner

March 8, 2011 By Nell Edgington Leave a Comment

In this month’s Social Velocity interview we are talking with Dennis Cavner. Dennis is an investment advisor and philanthropist who, along with a few other philanthropists in Austin, has launched a new philanthropic investment vehicle called Innovation+. Through an extensive due diligence process over the last 6 months, Innovation + has identified and vetted a […]

A More Transformative Corporate Philanthropy

January 11, 2011 By Nell Edgington Leave a Comment

Deloitte, the consulting firm, just released a new series of documentaries about the nonprofits they support. Two years ago they made a three-year commitment of $50 million in pro bono nonprofit work. They’ve already completed 200 projects, with many more in the pipeline. Their focus is taking the specific skills their employees have and applying […]

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