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Some new nonprofits take off, others flop – and nobody knows why

  • Written by Fredrik O. Andersson, Assistant Professor, Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis
imageIt's easier to appear destined for greatness on the drawing board than in real life.Syda Productions/Shutterstock.com

Wayne Gretzky’s observation that you will always miss 100 percent of the shots you don’t take holds true for charitable donors. They cannot expect great things to happen, or new innovations to take root, unless they are...

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