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## Dahna Goldstein

Dahna Goldstein is a Bretton Woods II New American Fellow. Previously, she was the founder and CEO of PhilanTech. She teaches technology entrepreneurship at Georgetown University and was named one of BusinessWeek’s 25 Most Promising Entrepreneurs. Her Twitter handle is @dahnag.

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## [Don’t Do It: Don’t Start a Nonprofit](https://blog.boardsource.org/blog/dont-start-a-nonprofit)

 Posted by [Dahna Goldstein](https://blog.boardsource.org/blog/author/dahna-goldstein) on Jul 14, 2017, 12:37:06 PM

Do you want to make a difference? Great. Please do. But don’t start a nonprofit.

Are you concerned about what is currently happening to vulnerable populations, the environment, and media freedom? I am, too. Are you afraid it’s only going to get worse? You’re probably right. But don’t start a...

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