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This is truly a book for our moment. Nell Edgington gives concrete, actionable advice for how social change leaders can move from a scarcity mindset to one of abundance, and in the process heal our broken world. Her mantra, change yourself, change the system, change the world has never felt more urgent or more necessary. Kathy Reich, director, BUILD (Building Institutions and Networks) at the Ford Foundation If you're working to make social change, this book will help you break free of the dogmas that so often hold nonprofit leaders and other changemakers back. In crisp and hard hitting prose, Nell Edgington offers a roadmap for how leaders can empower themselves and those around them, articulate desired outcomes and align resources to achieve them, and fundraise to cover the real costs of what it takes to make change. Both inspirational and practical, Reinventing Social Change helps leaders get the best out of themselves, their staff, board, volunteers, and broader network-in service of changing the world at a time of unparalleled challenge. Edgington draws on her decades of experience working with-and deep respect for-social change leaders to call on all of us to be our very best. Phil Buchanan, president, Center for Effective Philanthropy, and author of Giving Done Right: Effective Philanthropy and Making Every Dollar Count In Reinventing Social Change, Nell Edgington helps us see how nonprofit and philanthropic leaders can become more powerful, well-resourced, and energized agents of social change. Full of tactical frameworks and compelling case studies, this book helps social change leaders understand how to overcome what may be holding them back, and attract and mobilize the money and people they need to achieve their goals. Informed by her almost twenty-five years of experience consulting to nonprofits and philanthropy, this book is sure to be an important playbook for social change leaders in the post-pandemic world. Kathleen P. Enright, president and CEO, Council on Foundations Nell Edgington's new book provides a roadmap for nonprofit leaders who need to navigate in a post-pandemic world with limited resources to create positive change. It is a must-read for nonprofit leaders to help them attract more people and resources to their work. Beth Kanter, nonprofit innovator, and author of The Happy, Healthy Nonprofit Equal parts love letter and forceful call to action, Reinventing Social Change challenges social change leaders to step into our power and avoid the traps that hold us back as leaders. Written from a deep well of insights about the nonprofit CEO experience, and the social sector as a whole, it is a scathing indictment of 'what has been' and an inspiring and practical guide for achieving 'what could be.' Anne Wallestad, president and CEO, BoardSource

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Nell Edgington has spent her twenty-five-year career innovating in the social change sector. As president of Social Velocity, she helps create more strategic, financially savvy, and confident nonprofit and philanthropic leaders and organizations. Nell is a popular writer, speaker, and blogger, and co-author of The Strategic Management of Charter Schools: Frameworks and Tools for Educational Entrepreneurs. She is a member of the national Leap Ambassadors Community, a network of more than 250 social change thought leaders. Nell holds an MBA from the Kellogg School of Management at Northwestern University.

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