Why Pitch Competitions Matter in Spurring Nonprofit Innovation

Pitch competitions are fun. I know because I just went to one. And it was exciting, energetic and just different (in a really good way).

Full disclosure here. The event I attended wasn't about or for nonprofits. Steve Case—co-founder of AOL and the Case Foundation and, now, Chairman and CEO of Revolution—and his merry band of entrepreneurial buddies came to town as a part of the Rise of the Rest Road Trip.

They literally stopped their bus in Charleston mid-way on a five-city tour aimed at celebrating and supporting entrepreneurship across America.