I have not failed. I’ve just found 10,000 ways that won’t work.

– Thomas A. Edison –

Success is stumbling from failure to failure with no loss of enthusiasm.

– Winston Churchill –

Every adversity, every failure, every heartache carries with it the seed of an equal or greater benefit. 

– Napoleon Hill –

 
Too many nonprofits are too afraid to fail. 
 
Failures don’t count but successes do!
The great thing about failure is that no one ever really counts the number of times you fail. Tweet this!
In fact, you probably have no idea how many times you have failed.
Instead, what people remember are your successes.
Did you ever realize that you exponentially increase your chances of success if you take more risks, try more things, and, of course, fail more times?
 
That’s why I suggest you fail more.
 

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