KPIs for success

So if you’re really after “success” and not just “systems that work well,” how do you define success?

And how do you identify steps that will take you in that direction?

And even better — how can you celebrate your successes in ways that support your mission?

ASAE dropped a great article on Tuesday covering the value of tracking and reporting Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) for volunteer programs.

Some key takeaways:

“I framed the discussion around our goals, the metrics we’ll use to measure impact, and the outputs and outcomes,” she said.

Identifying goals? Measuring outputs and outcomes? Winning!

Before ASID green lights any special initiative, the volunteer group must answer the “what” and the “what for”—in other words, what the project is and its purpose. … “The volunteer group would need to map it back to our core values.”

Planning and prioritizing based on mission impact? More winning!

“This framework removed a lot of ambiguity,” she said. “It was easy for us to say, ‘Here’s the initiative, here’s how it aligns with our core values, this is how the group will be able to accomplish these goals by doing x, y, and z.’”

Fostering engagement and buy-in by sharing the expected measurable outcomes? Most winning.

Take a look at the article here, and consider the possibilities for your own mission.

All the best,
A.