Speak United

A Conversation with United Way's New President

Meghan Keaney Anderson — Thu, 17 Jan 2008 15:14:21 -0500

Michael K. Durkin, or Mike, as he's quickly becoming known around here, took a seat across from me yesterday and told me a bit about his first week and a half as president and CEO of our organization. read more »

Measuring long-term progress

Meghan Keaney Anderson — Wed, 09 Jan 2008 14:06:28 -0500

On Sunday, the New York Times ran an article, Can Foundations Take the Long View Again, which suggested that the increased focus on measurability in the nonprofit sector may be harming long-term strategies for social change in favor of short-term quantifiable projects that, on paper, appear to be more efficient... read more »

About speakunited

Meghan Keaney Anderson — Tue, 08 Jan 2008 15:01:34 -0500

We began these blogs because we wanted to start a conversation. We wanted to provide a place where this community can come to check its own pulse, discuss the challenges in front of us and learn about solutions that are working to drive real lasting change. read more »

Can nonprofits Google effectiveness?

Meghan Keaney Anderson — Sun, 06 Jan 2008 18:53:05 -0500

There's an important conversation going on over at Tactical Philanthropy, one that I think will greatly influence the next stage of how the public measures the effectiveness of nonprofits. It all began with Sean Stannard-Stockton's predictions for philanthropy in 2008. A list of his expectations for changes to the nonprofit sector in the coming year. Before I get into the prediction that started all of the clamor, I do want to mention one that struck home to our own little (ok, not so little) organization... read more »