Here's how you can salvage your professional reputation and integrity after a philanthropic failure.

La transparencia en la comunicación es un factor que se demuestra exponiéndonos con hechos y datos, por que una disculpa no es sincera cuando matizamos la realidad. En este camino es importante buscar medios y tiempos estratégicos para que el mensaje llegue a los grupos de interés que estamos interesados y así la interpretación se realizará según su experiencia previa con la organización; algunos apoyarán esa transparencia en la comunicación, tal vez otros la malinterpretarán o realizarán un calificativo frente a ésta; allí lo importante es dejar el canal abierto y no sesgar la participación

Focus on the positives. None of us are perfect; we all make mistakes. One failure does not a person make. By focusing on the positives in your philanthropy work and career, you can move forward. Learn from the mistake that you've made, acknowledging the steps that led you so that you can avoid a similar mistake in the future. Then, remember your overall goal in raising money for the mission of your organization and recommit yourself to that end, doing the good things that you've done in the past for success.

To err is human as Alexander Pope noted and we can all appreciate. Making mistakes is an innately human experience and although painful, it can be our efforts afterwards that compound or reduce the negative impact. After reflection of the situation, and upon conclusion that a mistake did occur, taking ownership for the error and a move to correct course may best serve our overall objectives. Admitting such mistakes can be a bold move, yet it denotes leadership that is seasoned and deliberate. The causes of the debacle and ways to remedy and get back on track, may at times find new opportunities and support, and if not then chalk it up to a learning experience, and consider how to mitigate such events in the future.

“Failure isn’t final and sometimes failure is not failure.” @ArthurLHuntjr Aim for Purpose: When engaging in philanthropic works, do the work that ‘supplies a need’ and you will not have to concern yourself with the failure reports. Failure is often misunderstood. What does it really mean? Does it mean that what you did, did not work? Or could it mean that there’s more work needed to be done? So up front as philanthropic support goes, it must be measured by a scale that understands motive and processes. When the motive is good and the effort gets any advancement, do not regard small as insignificant. Convey the good work, see how next steps can take it further, whether you are the next step or not, the work will be marked progress.

It's very important to remember that failure is not as bad as society has made it to be. Think of it as another opportunity to make amends and provide better quality of work via better time effort and resource management. Not only should the team as a whole acknowledge the failure but also prevent blame games as it will not benefit anyone. Also Introspect internally and externally the possible causes of failure and rework on them so that the second time the venture is a success

Reconhecimento de erros , nao e para uma gestao. E sim uma analise mais detalhada de onde ocorroeu a falha, por que e corrigir. Planejar novas ações, para melhor aprimoramento da equipe e seu.

It's not necessary that failure of a venture can be attributed to one particular reason. Failure of any kind leads to opportunities of better learning and enhancement of outputs. It can just be that change or opportunity for the team as a whole to unite and allow flexibility in thought and action such as using their unique skills to make the project a success

To salvage professional reputation post-philanthropic failure, key steps are essential: Acknowledge openly, analyze causes thoroughly, communicate transparently, improve processes for excellence, rebuild trust patiently, and maintain integrity. Continuous learning is vital for growth. Additional considerations include boosting productivity, transitioning to a nonprofit career, handling conflicting values effectively. These steps, coupled with a commitment to transparency and ethical standards, pave the way for redemption and future success in philanthropy.

When a program or project fails, it’s important to acknowledge and provide transparency, starting with the Organization’s leadership team, including the Executive Committee of the Board. When you have an action and communication plan drafted, notify staff with as much information as possible and seek input. They may have ideas on ways to communicate and additional key stakeholders. Next, it’s important to meet with key donors and acknowledge the failure and lessons learned. In order for donors to continue to support the organization, they need to know the answer to key questions: 1) Will the organization continue to be resilient? 2) What lessons and actions will be taken forward so the organization continues to have impact.

To quote the immortal words of Whitney Houston: "No matter what they take from me. They can't take away my dignity!" Anyone who is working on big ideas that can help a lot of people in new ways may find that experiments fail along the way. Ensure that you continue to live your values, privately and publicly. Turn to the relationships with colleagues you've formed over the years - those whom you've helped along the way will return your generosity of spirit and continue to speak well of you. Ask their advice on moving forward and deeply listen with gratitude. We're living in a volatile time where even the best intended initiatives can go sideways. Be honest about lessons learned as you plan your next endeavor.

Reputation is an organization’s most valuable asset, but nonprofits are held to a completely different standard than for-profit ventures, which routinely secure capital to take risks that sometimes pay off, oftentimes not. Suggest normalizing “failure” in philanthropy and follow MacKenzie Scott's example to open the floodgates on wealth and endowments to release more flexible investments that allow nonprofits to take bigger swings at achieving their ambitious missions, especially since their work in and alongside communities every day puts them in a position to have innovative ideas worth testing. Even if they (gasp) fail.

It likely depends on the situation I would say: 1. Is it about the organization's failure that you are leading for a philanthropic cause? 2. Is it about the organization's failure in which you are one of the stakeholders? 3. Are you implicated as one of the stakeholders of the organization? 4. Are you implicated without any organization being involved? etc. And depending upon the situation, one can take the right actions please.