This year’s Annual Forum, taking place next Tuesday, June 11, is focused on how we can Dare to Fail on the Road to Discovery. Rich Cowles, former Executive Director of the Charities Review Council, took a moment to share his thoughts on risks and failure. His experiences highlight how a perceived failure in one instance… Read more
In keeping with the theme of this year’s Annual Forum, Dare to Fail on the Road to Discovery, our brave Board Chair, Anita Patel, who is Vice President of Racial Justice & Public Policy at the YWCA of Minneapolis, took the time to answer a few questions about taking risks. With the Annual Forum just… Read more
Last week, we received a two dollar donation from one of our loyal supporters. My initial reaction when I opened the envelope was, “Wow, this donor went through a lot of effort to write a check, purchase a stamp, and put it in the mail for just two dollars!” I took another look at the handwriting… Read more
The theme for this year’s Annual Forum is Dare to Fail on the Road to Discovery, inspired by keynote speaker Peter Sim’s best-selling book, ‘Little Bets: How Breakthrough Ideas Emerge from Small Discoveries’. With the event just a month away, Council executive director Kris Kewitsch took some time recently to reflect on taking risks, learning… Read more
By Amy Sinykin, Associate Director I’ve been thinking a lot about perspective lately and I realized I’ve been witness to an interesting cultural shift in the professional realm. This was evident at the Nonprofit Technology and Communications Conference yesterday, sponsored by Propel Nonprofits and Minnesota Council of Nonprofits. You see, I’m no longer surprised by the overwhelming… Read more
