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Is the charity sector a place for true disruption and can embracing failure help tackle some of the world’s most pressing issues? What is the difference between organisations which learn from failure and those which don’t? Permission to fail shines a light on setting crazy ambitions, failing and rising from the ashes, to then succeeding. It tells the story of SolarAid, an organisation which succeeded, then failed, to succeeding again by bringing 12 million people clean, safe renewable light. ...
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In this last episode of Permission to Fail we ask ourselves - what now? Over the past five episodes we’ve been on a journey together, exploring the topic of failure and learning. We’ve listened to anecdotes from the people who have been there from the start, explored stories of both difficult times, and success. This episode is about new directions…
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What can failure, learning and success look like when designing a new programme? Do we, as development organisations recognise the domino effects that our well meaning interventions can have on rural communities and the environment? And when recognising these, how can we turn them into opportunities? This is a case study of that. In this episode ho…
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Images and stories are fundamental for charities to spread awareness about the problem they are trying to solve, to harness support and show impact of the funds they are receiving. These images and stories are being used for campaigning, fundraising and advocacy. But with charities operating in complex environments, and often with people in vulnera…
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Is restrictive funding holding back innovation for sustainable development? What is high risk philantropy? And can funding with permission to fail work hand-in-hand with accountability? In the third episode of Permission to Fail, host Kirsty Adams together with Dr. Ewan Kirk (technology entrepreneur and philantropist), John Keane (SolarAid CEO) and…
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In the second episode of Permission to Fail, host Kirsty Adams together with Tokozile Ngwenya (Monitoring and Evaluation specialist in Zambia) and Kat Harrison (Director at 60dB) explore what is means for non-profit organisations to really listen to the people and communities they work with on the ground as they innovate to drive change. What are s…
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In the first episode of six, host Kirsty Adams, together with guests from SolarAid, John Keane (CEO), Richard Turner (Director of Fundraising) and Brave Mhonie, (General Manager in Malawi), explores setting big ambitions and daring to fail. John, Richard and Brave make some interesting points on: The importance of setting ‘Big, Hairy, Audacious, Go…
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Is the charity sector a place for true disruption and can embracing failure help tackle some of the world’s most pressing issues? What is the difference between organisations which learn from failure and those which don’t? Permission to fail shines a light on setting crazy ambitions, failing and rising from the ashes, to then succeeding. It tells t…
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