Community Development Field

A Recipe for Failure

In a large mixing bowl, stir in these ingredients: 1 cup Good Idea 3 cups Vision 2 tbl Great Site 16 oz Capital 2 pints Community Support When fully blended, […]

recipe: mixing bowl with flour

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In a large mixing bowl, stir in these ingredients:

1 cup Good Idea
3 cups Vision
2 tbl Great Site
16 oz Capital
2 pints Community Support

When fully blended, leaving just a few lumps, heat in a medium skillet. Just prior to serving, mix in:

2 cups Market Realities
1/4 tsp Project That Just Doesn’t Work

(For quicker failures, omit ingredients in the blend such as Capital, or Community Support.)

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