December 11, 2008

Don't Let Standards Inhibit Risk Taking

To the Editor:

I applaud Steve Butz for his conscientious efforts to encourage social-service organizations to assess their own performance ("Making a Measurable Difference," November 13).

However, I fear that a standardized tool, if widely recognized by funders, could inhibit our sector from taking risks with the creative ideas that should be the hallmark of the nonprofit world. Further, a standardized tool could discourage

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