people
Jul. 8, 2016 8:15 am
Want your nonprofit to have a data-driven culture? You need an enforcer
Anti-poverty group ACHIEVEability has one: she's named Jamila Harris-Morrison.
funding
Jun. 20, 2016 2:41 pm
The shift from several small grants to a few big ones could make failure easier to accept
Funders such as the MacArthur Foundation are experimenting with making large grants to a single organization. NPR explores how that strategy increases the visibility of failure.
method
May 9, 2016 3:28 pm
How not to start a business, courtesy of #Failfest
Local business leaders, including a few social enterprise founders, shared lessons from their worst professional failures during the Philly Tech Week event.
results
Apr. 21, 2016 12:36 pm
Here’s why Media Mobilizing Project’s first crowdfunding campaign failed
A too-ambitious $20K goal and the wrong crowdfunding platform were two reasons why the nonprofit bailed on its Kickstarter campaign. Here's what it learned in the process.
results
Apr. 14, 2016 2:40 pm
How collaborations can fall apart if mission is the only priority
Four of Baltimore's leading social entrepreneurs shared lessons learned at a Light City panel on collaboration. The takeaway? People over purpose.
method
Mar. 24, 2016 12:55 pm
Here’s what you missed at this nonprofit leadership conference in the ‘burbs
Discussion about risk and failure that probably would have benefited small community-based and grassroots organizations.
results
Feb. 11, 2016 11:49 am
This founder raised $450K for a social enterprise that failed. Here’s what he learned
SuperMighty would have enabled charitable donations in popular mobile games. But doing good ain't always easy.
purpose
Jan. 6, 2016 12:44 pm
Quakers pioneered social enterprise. They were also the first to fail
When a local sect of early American Quakers underwent a social reformation, their businesses followed suit. Then, many went bankrupt.