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Learning from others

A place for NGOs to share & learn from failures
Non-profit, social cause

The Admitting Failure website aims to help charities around the globe
share, reflect upon and learn from the mistakes they've made. Users
can submit their stories plus view and comment on those of others.

Think Tanks:

American Institutes for Research: AIR is a large behavioral and social science research organization. AIR specializes in the areas of education and human development, health, international development, and workforce analysis.

Aspen Institute: The Aspen Institute fosters enlightened leadership and open-minded dialogue through seminars, policy programs, conferences and leadership development initiatives.

The Bank Information Center: BIC partners with civil society in developing and transition countries to influence the World Bank and other international financial institutions (IFIs) to promote social and economic justice and ecological sustainability.

The Brookings Institution: Brookings' mission is to provide high quality analysis and recommendations for decision makers in the U.S. and abroad on the full range of policy challenges facing an increasingly interdependent world.

Carnegie Endowment for International Peace: Through research, publishing, convening, and on occasion, creating new institutions and international networks, Endowment associates shape fresh policy approaches. Their interests span geographic regions and the relations among governments, business, international organizations and civil society, focusing on the economic, political, and technological forces driving global change.

The Center for International Relations: The Center for International Relations is devoted to the independent exchange of international affairs, intelligence and economics views and information.

Center for International and Strategic Studies: The Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS) seeks to advance global security and prosperity in an era of economic and political transformation by providing strategic insights and practical policy solutions to decision makers.

Development Executive Group: DevEx provides a range of business intelligence and recruiting services to members and non-members that keep them connected to the latest in international development and to each other.

Foreign Policy Association: FPA is a non-profit organization dedicated to inspiring the American public to learn more about the world. FPA provides independent publications, programs and forums to increase public awareness of, and foster popular participation in, matters relating to those policy issues.

Harvard University Bureau for Research and Economic Analysis of Development: Harvard think tank dedicated to research and scholarship in development economics. The two main activities are conferences and a working paper series.

Harvard University Center for International Development: Harvard’s primary center for research on sustainable international development.

Heritage Foundation: The Heritage Foundation is a research and educational institute whose mission is to formulate and promote conservative public policies based on the principles of free enterprise, limited government, individual freedom, traditional American values, and a strong national defense.

Interaction: Interaction is an alliance of U.S.-based international development and humanitarian NGOs. Interaction works to overcome poverty, exclusion, and suffering by advancing social justice and basic dignity for all.

International Center for Research on Women: ICRW seeks to improve the lives of women in poverty, advance women's equality and human rights, and contribute to their broader economic and social well-being. ICRW accomplishes this through policy-oriented research, capacity building, and advocacy on issues affecting women's economic, health and social status in low- and middle-income countries.

International Institute for Environment and Development: IIED is an international policy research institute and non governmental body working for more sustainable and equitable global development. IIED’s work focuses on natural resources, climate change, human settlements, sustainable markets, and governance.

International Institute for Sustainable Development: IISD contributes to sustainable development by advancing policy recommendations on international trade and investment, economic policy, climate change, measurement and assessment, and natural resources management.

NAFSA: Association of International Educators is a member organization promoting international education and providing professional development opportunities to the field.

Overseas Development Institute: Britain's leading independent think-tank on international development and humanitarian issues.

Society for International Development: SID is an international network of individuals and organizations with 65 local chapters, founded in 1957 to promote social justice and foster democratic participation.

Urban Institute: The Urban Institute is a think tank which analyzes policies, evaluates programs, and informs community development to improve social, civic, and economic well-being. The Urban Institute works in all 50 states and abroad in over 28 countries, and shares its research findings with policymakers, program administrators, business, academics, and the public online and through reports and scholarly books.

World Council of Credit Unions, Inc.: WOCCU is the world's leading advocate, platform for knowledge exchange, and development agency for credit unions. WOCCU serves its members by facilitating knowledge exchange, acting as a broker of global alliances, developing future leaders, and creating innovative products and services.