by Trico | Jul 12, 2012 | Feedback, Trico Charitable Foundation
Performance measurement is truly important to ensure that you are on the right track to achieving your goal. Like any business or organization, at Trico Charitable Foundation, we too are taking the time to reflect on our past events and are looking into improving them. My name is Alyssa Kan and I am very glad to have joined Trico Charitable Foundation as Foundation Assistant this summer. For the past couple of weeks, I have been gathering all the past evaluations, comments and suggestions from our learning events, Facebook page and Twitter to figure out how we can add value to your learning in order to enhance your social enterprise. What We Heard What I have gathered from these evaluations is that many social enterprises want advice on how to “establish new revenue opportunities… while maintaining the primary mission”. Many of you in the “early learning” and “planning” stages of the development path have expressed that you want more insight on how to approach a feasibility study and how to write a sound business plan. As we move further along the development path, many have conveyed that it is a challenge to understand all the legal and accounting implications, develop brand recognition and pitch your idea to potential investors. Furthermore, finding a suitable consultant with experience in not-for-profit organizations can be difficult, as serving a social or environmental mission, rather than seeking profit, is often the priority. Connection, Voice, Value In response to these comments, we have come up with a few ideas that will hopefully answer to your needs. We have developed criteria – Connection, Voice, Value— to guide...
