Monday, September 13, 2010

Getting NGOs to Celebrate Failure, So They Can Learn From Others' Mistakes | Special English | Learning English

Getting NGOs to Celebrate Failure, So They Can Learn From Others' Mistakes | Special English | Learning English: "The creators of the event recently held their second FAILFaire. Members of the nonprofit community came together in Washington to talk about their projects, and why they failed.

FAILFaire is sort of like a celebration of failure. A prize is even given to the 'best' worst story. But why celebrate?

Katrin Verclas is with a nonprofit group in New York called MobileActive. She was the one with the idea for FAILFaire. She says the event provides an opportunity for people to learn from the mistakes of others."

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