Melissa Kushner was only 25 when she decided to start Goods for Good, a New York organization that collects surplus inventory from U.S. retail companies to help orphaned and vulnerable children overseas.
Just five years later, Goods for Good has collected and transported more than 120 tons worth of school supplies, clothing, toys, and health supplies.
How did Ms. Kushner approach the challenge of starting a new nonprofit when she had so little experience? What lessons has she learned along the way?
By watching this video interview, you can learn about Ms. Kushner’s approach and hear her advice to others who want to start and build new nonprofit organizations.
Comments
1. tcf_staff - December 09, 2010 at 12:26 pm
It would be interesting to see advice for how to start a successful nonprofit balanced by discussion of how to close an unsuccessful nonprofit. Failure of unsuccessful organizations is often a taboo topic in the nonprofit sector and among philanthropic organization, but it is essential if we want the nonprofit sector to reach its full potential. In the for-profit world, multiple companies go out of business all the time. There has been growing acceptance of the many similarities between nonprofit and for-profit organizations, and the possibility of failure should be one of them.
Agnes Vishnevkin
http://www.agnesvishnevkin.com