Balanced Score Card for Neighborhoods

Neighborhood organizations need balanced score card to gauge the direction and progress of their activities. So, for example if you have projects that you've done in the past that are recurrent year after year; you'd want to put that on your scorecard. If there's something new that you'd want to accomplish this year - put that on your score card and designate the quarter of the year that you plan to implement the project.

I'll be publishing our neighborhood score card in the next month to give a visual of the idea.

Nothing is as easy as it looks

I knew this going in - I'm not surprised. The proponents that you thought you had either have other fish to fry or they are doing what's expected. Anyway, the M.A.C.C. (Fort McPherson Action Community Coalition) was established in December 2009. The members are working on the Community Presentation that will roll out in March 2010. I'm excited; this organization will serve as the advocate and voice of the Community when it comes to the stated Community Benefits.

Being involved in community is invigorating and empowering. I hope that all communities across the U.S. are making an assessment of their environment, health and safety, education, and transportation issues and are developing plans that will improve the lives of their citizens.

But getting back to not easy....it's been said that anything worth having is worth the trouble.