http://speakunited.org/category/free-tag/advancing-common-good The taxonomy view with a depth of 3. en http://speakunited.org/blog/elizabeth+curtis/2008/06/hometown-hero <p>Today's Boston Globe features <a href="http://www.boston.com/business/articles/2008/06/25/ex_red_sox_slugger_goes_to_bat_for_low_cost_housing/?s_campaign=8315"> a story about Mo Vaughn</a>, former Red Sox first baseman, and his work to increase affordable housing availability here in Boston and in other regions of the country. Vaughn achieved great personal success as a professional baseball player, and now appears to be focusing his second career on advancing the common good and working on behalf of the larger community. <span class='read-more'><a href="http://speakunited.org/blog/elizabeth+curtis/2008/06/hometown-hero">&nbsp;read&nbsp;more&nbsp;&raquo;</a></span></p> http://speakunited.org/blog/elizabeth+curtis/2008/06/hometown-hero#comments Affordable Housing Advancing the Common Good Wed, 25 Jun 2008 13:55:35 -0500 Elizabeth Curtis 1288 at http://speakunited.org http://speakunited.org/blog/elizabeth+curtis/2008/05/is-what-we-measure-what-weve-done <p> Meghan and Donna have already weighed in on the newly released report from United Way of America called &quot;<a href="http://www.liveunited.org/goals/upload/UW_Common_Good.pdf" title="Advancing the Common Good report">Goals for the Common Good: The United Way Challenge to America</a>.&quot; 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! </p> <p>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. <span class='read-more'><a href="http://speakunited.org/blog/elizabeth+curtis/2008/05/is-what-we-measure-what-weve-done">&nbsp;read&nbsp;more&nbsp;&raquo;</a></span></p> http://speakunited.org/blog/elizabeth+curtis/2008/05/is-what-we-measure-what-weve-done#comments Advancing the Common Good measurement outcomes Fri, 23 May 2008 09:51:33 -0500 Elizabeth Curtis 1044 at http://speakunited.org