January 12, 2010
My Stream of Dreams ‘Measurable Results’
As with many non-profits, the Stream of Dreams Murals Society struggles with how to provide "measurable results" to potential funders. The fact that we have taught 100,000+ schoolchildren about their local watersheds -- how they function, and how to protect them -- and that those kids have painted over 100,000 Dreamfish that have been installed as schoolyard murals, never seems to be enough.
As president of the society's board of directors for several years, I write reports for each board meeting. Those reports have varied in length, and just for fun I graphed them the other day.
So, with tongue firmly in cheek, here are my measurable results:
As you can see, my productivity has increased sharply to start 2010!
Posted by Paul at January 12, 2010 03:24 PM