As many in the farmers market have figured out, funders come with expectations attached to the check. It is important to remember that when markets ask for financial support, they need to return a completed project and some learning that forwards the funders goals. So it’s important to talk now about HOW, WHAT, WHY we measure our work, so that those measurements make sense for our mission and our part of the movement.
This quote is from a philanthropy newsletter:

Wouldn’t it be fun – fun being a big incentive these days — to extend the Consumers Union model into the philanthropic worlds of charity, development, and justice? Wearing our consumer hats, we could impartially and rigorously “test” our neighborhood soup kitchen, for example, and compare them with others. We could do the same with our nearby job training and employment service. And our state coalition for (or against) our favorite cause.
Instead of Consumers Union, we could have a Clients Union, or a Beneficiaries Union. What about a Members Union? Me, I’d like to be part of a Stakeholders Union.