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Brave Enough to Fail Receives $25,000 Grant from Fairfield County’s Community Foundation
Brave Enough To Fail is proud to announce that it has been awarded a $25,000 grant from Fairfield County’s Community Foundation (FCCF)....

Brave Enough To Fail
Aug 12, 20242 min read


Union Savings Bank Foundation Awards $15,000 Grant to Brave Enough To Fail
Union Savings Bank Foundation has awarded a generous grant of $15,000 to Brave Enough To Fail (BETF), a nonprofit based in New Milford....

Brave Enough To Fail
Aug 5, 20241 min read


Brave Enough To Fail Receives $10,000 Gift in Honor of Henry “Bud” Boucher
Brave Enough To Fail (BETF) received an extremely generous $10,000 donation in memory of the late entrepreneur Henry “Bud” Boucher....

Brave Enough To Fail
May 23, 20242 min read


Wilton First Selectman Toni Boucher Receives Person Of Courage Award
Wilton First Selectman Toni Boucher was presented with Brave Enough To Fail’s Person of Courage award at the student-focused nonprofits...

Brave Enough To Fail
Mar 10, 20243 min read


BOSSES Empower Fellow Students at P-Tech Norwalk
A dynamic cohort of seniors at P-Tech Norwalk High School has taken the reins as mentors and role models for incoming freshmen,...

Brave Enough To Fail
Feb 16, 20242 min read


Inspiring students of the Danbury Summer Youth Employment Program!
The annual Summer Youth Employment Program hosted by Danbury Youth Services got off to an inspiring start! For the second year in a row...

Brave Enough To Fail
Jul 13, 20231 min read


This School Year was Inspiring
This school year we reached over 1,000 students across 5 cities and awarded $7,000 in new scholarships. From the Brave Enough To Fail...

Brave Enough To Fail
Jun 23, 20231 min read


M&T Bank Awards Brave Enough To Fail $2,500 for BOSS Academy Program
M&T Bank Foundation has awarded Brave Enough To Fail, a grant of $2,500 to support and expand it’s BOSS Academy Program. BOSS Academy is...

Brave Enough To Fail
May 17, 20231 min read


I Have a Problem with Black History Month
Each February we celebrate Black History Month. We take time to point out some of the myriad contributions of African Americans...

Brave Enough To Fail
Feb 25, 20222 min read


Boss Academy Inspires Students at Danbury Youth Services
New Milford based nonprofit, Brave Enough To Fail has just wrapped up a very successful Boss Academy class for the great students at...

Brave Enough To Fail
Aug 16, 20211 min read


Anonymous Donor Gives $15,000 To Inspire Students
Some people just want to see you succeed. Case in point, an anonymous donor has sown a $15,000 seed into Brave Enough To Fail’s online...

Brave Enough To Fail
Feb 15, 20212 min read


A Hedge Against The COVID-19 Achievement Gap
Brave Enough To Fail is a student-focused educational nonprofit that provides free motivational presentations, scholarships, and other...

Brave Enough To Fail
May 7, 20203 min read


Kiwanis Club of Norwalk CT Donates $750 to Brave Enough To Fail
Brave Enough To Fail Executive Director Wayne Winsley (center) with members of Kiwanis Key Club members from Norwalk high School. The...

Brave Enough To Fail
Oct 26, 20181 min read


Brave Enough To Fail Awards $2,000 in Scholarships to Faith Preparatory School
Brave Enough To Fail has added yet another “Brave” school to it’s growing ranks. Students at Faith Preparatory School in New Milford...

Brave Enough To Fail
May 6, 20181 min read


Jessica Rathmann Takes 2nd Nationwide in Short Story Contest
Jessica Rathmann is a 14 year old writing & reading fandom fan of San Antonio, Texas. She has always enjoyed writing and has taken it...

Brave Enough To Fail
Nov 4, 20171 min read


Sarah Tehuitoa Wins $1,000 Grand Prize in Nationwide Short Story Contest
Sarah Tehuitoa is a 21 year old English major from Pahrump Nevada, commutes weekly to classes at University of Las Vegas. She is working...

Brave Enough To Fail
Oct 1, 20172 min read


17 Yr Old Homeschooler Wins Top Youth Prize in Nationwide Short Story Contest
Isabel Adams is a 17 year old young lady from Weare, NH. who’s always had a passion for writing, photography, and singing gospel music....

Brave Enough To Fail
Sep 29, 20171 min read


An Inspirational Approach to the Achievement Gap
Closing the education achievement gap is tough. New results from the nation’s most widely used college admission test highlight in...

Brave Enough To Fail
Sep 11, 20173 min read


Poor, Black, & Unreachable At 14
By Wayne Winsley Founder & Executive Director of Brave Enough To Fail Inc. At age 14, I was living in an orphanage in Cleveland Ohio, had...

Brave Enough To Fail
Aug 25, 20173 min read


BETF Person Of Courage Tarick Walton
“Do not let the world dampen your dreams.” Those words are the motto of a poor Jamaican boy who grew up with a dream of public service....

Brave Enough To Fail
Jul 17, 20171 min read
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