Social Entrepreneurship
Turning Success into Failure
An essential skill for innovators and entrepreneurs is the ability to turn success into failure.
Tag: Failure
Socially Responsible Business
Too Good to Fail
In August 2010 the US government closed ShoreBank, one of the country’s leading social enterprises. Why did ShoreBank fail?
Nonprofit Management
“Oops, I Failed Again”
Face-to-face conversations among CEOs reminds and reassures them that that failure is, in fact, the norm and does not preclude success.
Technology & Design
Exploring Failure
Failure and its upside—a report from the 2010 PopTech conference.
Philanthropy
The Poster Child for Failure in Philanthropy
Confessing difficulties encourages organizations to take risks.
Nonprofits
Profiting From Failure
What nonprofits and donors can learn from the closing of a venture philanthropy firm.