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Meghan Keaney Anderson
Meghan Keaney Anderson
Sun, 01/06/2008

Can nonprofits Google effectiveness?

Touching in on a growing conversation
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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 »

Elizabeth Curtis
Elizabeth Curtis
Fri, 05/23/2008

Is what we Measure what we've Done?

A challenge posed by United Way's Advancing the Common Good report.
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Meghan and Donna have already weighed in on the newly released report from United Way of America called "Goals for the Common Good: The United Way Challenge to America." For the reasons they've already stated I am intrigued by what this report contains - and not just because it potentially has implications for my day-to-day work!

We talk about measurement and outcomes a lot here. I personally spend a significant part of my year discussing measurement with our partner agencies, and exploring ways to improve systems so that we all know what we've accomplished and how we could improve.  read more »

Meghan Keaney Anderson
Meghan Keaney Anderson
Wed, 01/09/2008

Measuring long-term progress

Can the focus on measurable results limit long-term progress?
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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 »

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