Top Innovations in Education

Candi Cross / africa, asia, education, entrepreneurship, europe, features, genius, mentoring, middle east, north america, technology, women and girls / aarti naik, afghanistan, andrew mangino, anita, arnoud raskin, ashoka, belgium, black girls code, children's museum, comic books, dakar, girl stars, imagination afrika, italy, kanya balakrishna, karima grant, kimberly bryant, lisa heydlauff, mumbai, new delhi, parenting changemakers, plain ink, sakhi, selene biffi, senegal, start empathy, streetwize mobile schools, the beekeeper, the future project, U.S., vipin thekkekalathil /

Add these creative, enthusiastic and out-of- the-box educational initiatives to schools around the world, and we think you will have in-hand the best recipes for cool and engaged learning for all kids everywhere!

The “F” Word

Tara Roberts / entrepreneurship, features, funding, north america, well-being, women and girls / failure, fierce magazine, tara roberts /

Failure stings. But it is up to you to decide whether that sting will crush your soul or strengthen your spine. My biggest failure sent me into a deep depression for over a year and drove me into exile in a tiny town in the middle of New Jersey. I had launched and crashed my(…)

Top 5 Tips on How to Attract Angel Investors

Vanesa Kolodziej / features, funding, mentoring, south america, women and girls / 500 startups, angel investors, argentina, female entrepreneurs, founder institute, vanesa kolodziej /

Did you know that attracting an angel investor is easier than ever before? In 2013, only 24% of U.S. women-owned ventures received angel investment, according to the Center for Venture Research. But there are now more people investing as angels globally, and many are specifically looking to support women entrepreneurs. Here’s what you can do(…)

The “F” Word: Sapna Shahani

Tara Roberts / asia, education, entertainment, entrepreneurship, features, funding, mentoring, social issues, technology, video, women and girls / 000 women mba, 10, goa, goldman sachs, india, indian, indian school of business, sapna shahani, videoblogging /

Sapna Shahani started WAVE (Women Aloud Videoblogging Empowerment) in India in 2009. Her dream was to give young women from states throughout India video cameras and training as citizen journalists.

The “F” Word: Failure Quotes

Laura Wenner / africa, asia, entrepreneurship, features, north america, well-being /

WHAT THEY SAID “The greatest glory in living lies not in never falling, but in rising every time we fall.” –Nelson Mandela, former President of South Africa