Philanthropy & Funding
Getting the Best Possible Failures in Philanthropy
What constitutes “good” failures in philanthropy, and how can we have more of them?
What constitutes “good” failures in philanthropy, and how can we have more of them?
Like games, classes aren’t interesting when the skills they require are too easy to master and there’s no chance of failure.
It’s time to move beyond our focus on failure in the social sector, and to develop ongoing and meaningful practices for learning and improvement.
The nonprofit funding process lacks transparency and fosters insecurity—and only funders can fix it.
For MMA fighters and social entrepreneurs alike, truly understanding failure is crucial to achieving success.
A cofounder of Cause, a recently shuttered “philanthropub,” reflects on the challenges of mixing business with charity.
Defaults in social finance and impact investing do happen: our experience and what the sector can learn from it.
Development professionals can learn from Silicon Valley aid efforts, and create more effective and transformative change around the world.
Let’s start telling social entrepreneurial aspirants the truth and get those who support the field financially to acknowledge that staying power and relationship-building are ineluctable partners to innovation. Part two of a series.