Legend has it that Ernest Hemingway once penned a 6-word short story and judged it to be his best work. Although this post in the Stanford Social Innovation Review isn’t actually channeling the literary giant and Nobel Prize winner, they share a similar spirit of brevity and clarity. Continue reading
Author: Eugene Vaynberg
Not as easy as 1-2-3
Part of what makes data collection and evaluation so challenging is that it’s not always clear what the most useful data to capture actually is. Last time, I talked about how an organization might determine what the most useful data is for evaluating performance of volunteers. It’s not as easy as it seems. Continue reading
Hitting it Out of the Park
Last week I wrote about football and the value of punting. This week, I’m moving to baseball and considering another question: How can we determine what the most useful data is for evaluating performance? Continue reading
4th Down Conversion
Since 2003, Pulaski Academy, a high school in Little Rock, Arkansas, has compiled a 111-21 record in football, winning the state championship 3 times. Why do I tell you this? Because they’ve done this without punting! Continue reading
Alternative Leadership Models
Meet ANP. ANP is an Arbitrary Nonprofit that was started by a charismatic individual with a love for delivering quality programming to high-need communities in Philadelphia. ANP is well-known within its neighborhood and the Philadelphia nonprofit sector, but remains relatively small, employing just a handful of staff and operating on a modest annual budget of $300,000. Continue reading
Fairmount4Free Selection Announcement
Following a long and difficult discussion, we are excited to announce the winning recipient of Fairmount4Free’s inaugural pro bono consulting services. This year, we will be working with PhilaSoup, an organization that hosts a monthly micro-grant dinner that brings together innovative and dynamic Philadelphia-area educators, highlights the great work they are doing and funds exciting projects for implementation in the classroom. Continue reading
Absolutely Free Consulting Services
There are only two weeks remaining (!) to submit Letters of Intent for Fairmount4Free, our newest initiative to support small, innovative nonprofits. Continue reading
Fairmount’s New Free Initiative (Yes, It’s Free)
We here at Fairmount are really excited to launch our newest initiative for supporting small, innovative nonprofits. We’re calling it Fairmount4Free because – well, it is. Continue reading