The Failure Ball | Denver Networking Event & Nonprofit | 2024

The Failure Ball

The black-tie charity gala & National

nonprofit that celebrates failure

in the name of suicide prevention.

September, 2026   

Denver, CO 

In the world of life

& business, biffing it

is bound to happen.

But Racking up a few fails

is the surest sign your

dreams are big enough.

The Failure Ball | Denver Networking Event & Nonprofit | 2024

Stroll into this black tie fundraiser for an evening of slaps on the back, secret handshakes & a series of unfiltered speeches from people who are wildly successful — not despite their screw ups, but because of them.

The Failure Ball | Denver Networking Event & Nonprofit | 2024

The Failure Ball exists

for 3 simple reasons.

The Failure Ball | Denver Networking Event & Nonprofit | 2024
The Failure Ball | Denver Networking Event & Nonprofit | 2024

№ 1


CELEBRATE

THE TRYINGS.

Don your best ballgown, tux, or old prom dress & let this be be your gold-gilded reminder that you’re doing great, sweetie. After all, failure is an inevitable side effect of effort — and effort is always worth celebrating.

№ 2


REVEL IN THE

FAILINGS.

Duck under the velvet rope & listen in as industry leaders spill their most shameful secrets and massive fails. This is a mansion full of business owners & whole humans you admire, giving tell-all toasts to their biggest f*ckups.

№ 3


RAISE THE

MONEY-ING.

Sip, snack & silent auction your way to donations for To Write Love on Her Arms, an American nonprofit that invests in hope, treatment & recovery for folks navigating tricky mental health matters. Because taking care of business starts with caring for our brains.

The Failure Ball | Denver Networking Event & Nonprofit | 2024

Failure isn’t

something to fear.

(And gosh, it is not shameful.)

It’s concrete proof that we’re putting in the effort. And it’s undiluted, potent ambition that deserves to be celebrated.

It’s simply an inevitable byproduct of dreaming at a scale that’s worth our time.

The Failure Ball | Denver Networking Event & Nonprofit | 2024

Item № 1 Of Our Manifesto 


Sharing dissolves shame

& community is a balm

for embarrassment.

You in?

September, 2026  ✹ Denver, CO