Outcomesin HumanitarianWork:A ModestExampleof Effectiveness
June13,2023
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Thereareafewtimeseachyearthatthoseofusthatrun non-profitsneedtogetouraccounting-andwriter-hatson. Oneannualtaskistocompletestateandfederaltaxfilings, anotherisanannualreportorreviewofwhat’sbeendone andwhat’scomingupintermsoftheworkandprojects. SomeofthesecandodoubledutyasupdatestoGuideStar ratingsorGreat-Nonprofitsrankings.
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OutcomesinHumanitarianWork:AModestExampleofEffectiveness
Thereareafewtimeseachyearthatthoseofusthatrunnon-profitsneedtogetour accounting-andwriter-hatson.Oneannualtaskistocompletestateandfederaltax filings,anotherisanannualreportorreviewofwhat’sbeendoneandwhat’scoming upintermsoftheworkandprojects.Someofthesecandodoubledutyasupdates toGuideStarratingsorGreat-Nonprofitsrankings.
AsaLinkedInTopVoice,Ithoughtitmaybeefficienttotakeallthatworkand additionallymakepublicapieceonoureffortsandoutcomes,andtoperhapsadda dashofinspirationandabighelpingoftoolsandresourcesthatweprovide,alwaysfree-all-the-time.Someofwhatfollowsisnew,andforthoseofyoualreadyfamiliar withourwork,somewillbehopefullyahelpfulrefresher.
Mygoalshavealwaysbeentochampionthepowerofthesmallproject(withatipof-the-hattoWilliamEasterly),toreducethedifficultyandfrictionforthose interestedinwantingtodosomethinggoodforothersinneed,andtoopen-source humanitarianinterventionbyprovidingvarioustoolsandresourcesatnocost.Inthe processofthoseconcomitantactions,thefollowinghasevolved.
Ihopeyoufindthisofuse.-Chris
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