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Queer man who knits, keeps bees, loves to cook, and has three feline familiars. I'm a systems thinker and evaluator committed to bringing an antiracist lens to nonprofit and public human services.
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It's really weird to demand accountability from a NYC mayoral candidate for a deadly NYC shooting rather than the current NYC mayor, an ex-cop who campaigned on a "tough on crime" platform and promptly got indicted for crimes
July 31, 2025 at 4:53 PM
It's really weird to demand accountability from a NYC mayoral candidate for a deadly NYC shooting rather than the current NYC mayor, an ex-cop who campaigned on a "tough on crime" platform and promptly got indicted for crimes
Partnerships implode because you're doing it wrong. Stop pretending everyone's the same. My rules for REAL teamwork: Assume good intent, listen hard, find the mission, use superpowers, demand accountability. No fluff. Just results. #TeamworkTruth #NoExcuses
July 5, 2025 at 5:13 PM
Partnerships implode because you're doing it wrong. Stop pretending everyone's the same. My rules for REAL teamwork: Assume good intent, listen hard, find the mission, use superpowers, demand accountability. No fluff. Just results. #TeamworkTruth #NoExcuses
We're tearing down essential human services—and handing the spoils to the elites. That’s not change. It’s chaos. Real revolution means: Emergency Bridge Funds, co-designed metrics, real-time budgets & pay tied to community well-being. #FundTheFrontLines
July 3, 2025 at 3:28 PM
We're tearing down essential human services—and handing the spoils to the elites. That’s not change. It’s chaos. Real revolution means: Emergency Bridge Funds, co-designed metrics, real-time budgets & pay tied to community well-being. #FundTheFrontLines
Reductionism is killing your people.
Splitting human lives into symptoms and stats ignores the systems that made them sick.
Systems heal. Reductionism maims.
Splitting human lives into symptoms and stats ignores the systems that made them sick.
Systems heal. Reductionism maims.
July 2, 2025 at 1:55 PM
Reductionism is killing your people.
Splitting human lives into symptoms and stats ignores the systems that made them sick.
Systems heal. Reductionism maims.
Splitting human lives into symptoms and stats ignores the systems that made them sick.
Systems heal. Reductionism maims.
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The passage of this bill, that does so much damage–just to give tax breaks to the ultra-wealthy–is a clear call for change in Washington.
I will continue to stand up and fight for working Americans across the country.
I will continue to stand up and fight for working Americans across the country.
July 1, 2025 at 4:08 PM
The passage of this bill, that does so much damage–just to give tax breaks to the ultra-wealthy–is a clear call for change in Washington.
I will continue to stand up and fight for working Americans across the country.
I will continue to stand up and fight for working Americans across the country.
Stop wasting cash on dead-end "outcome evaluations." Real-time feedback and constant adaptation win. Your old methods? OBSOLETE. Innovate or get left behind. #EvaluationRevolution #AdaptOrDie
July 1, 2025 at 11:00 AM
Stop wasting cash on dead-end "outcome evaluations." Real-time feedback and constant adaptation win. Your old methods? OBSOLETE. Innovate or get left behind. #EvaluationRevolution #AdaptOrDie
Nonprofit boards: you’re crippling your mission. Teaching people to survive a broken system lets that system skate free. Charity alone perpetuates injustice. Stop patching holes. Demand policy reform, power shifts & systemic fixes. #SystemsChange #NonprofitLeadership
June 30, 2025 at 4:00 PM
Nonprofit boards: you’re crippling your mission. Teaching people to survive a broken system lets that system skate free. Charity alone perpetuates injustice. Stop patching holes. Demand policy reform, power shifts & systemic fixes. #SystemsChange #NonprofitLeadership
Your systems‐change plan is broken—master these 3 pillars: Build Capacity. Forge Networks. Ignite a Movement. Capacity builds strength. Networks fuse power. Movements shatter systems. Ignore one—and watch your “change” collapse. Real impact or empty scores? Your call.
June 29, 2025 at 2:43 PM
Your systems‐change plan is broken—master these 3 pillars: Build Capacity. Forge Networks. Ignite a Movement. Capacity builds strength. Networks fuse power. Movements shatter systems. Ignore one—and watch your “change” collapse. Real impact or empty scores? Your call.
More evidence this is about white, christian, nationalism
Iranian Christians fleeing persecution for their faith in Iran find persecution in the United States.
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ICE Goes After Church Leaders and Christians Fleeing Persecution - Christianity Today
On Tuesday, Iranian asylum-seekers were detained in Los Angeles, adding to the count of church members taken despite lawful status.
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June 28, 2025 at 10:55 AM
More evidence this is about white, christian, nationalism
Through months 6–12, look for relational wins: partners explain each other’s programs; adapt to a shared agenda; back (not blame) each other; have tough resource talks; share ownership. Systems change isn’t a score, it’s a story. Educate donors & watch the needle move
June 27, 2025 at 5:40 PM
Through months 6–12, look for relational wins: partners explain each other’s programs; adapt to a shared agenda; back (not blame) each other; have tough resource talks; share ownership. Systems change isn’t a score, it’s a story. Educate donors & watch the needle move
Stop treating systems change like a quiz! A 95% score doesn’t mean your initiative is successful. Measuring client outcomes 6 months after a redesign? You’re fooling yourself. True change happens in relationships—providers collaborating toward a shared goal, not chasing quick numbers.
June 27, 2025 at 1:34 PM
Stop treating systems change like a quiz! A 95% score doesn’t mean your initiative is successful. Measuring client outcomes 6 months after a redesign? You’re fooling yourself. True change happens in relationships—providers collaborating toward a shared goal, not chasing quick numbers.
Real collaboration transforms you & the system. Take time to align, integrate programs & agree on shared metrics. Or keep pretending you’re ‘collaborating’—and watch your impact (and funding) slip away.
June 26, 2025 at 4:00 PM
Real collaboration transforms you & the system. Take time to align, integrate programs & agree on shared metrics. Or keep pretending you’re ‘collaborating’—and watch your impact (and funding) slip away.
Don’t collaborate if you won’t change. As a former funder, I saw fake collabs that were just money grabs. Red flags: One org leads & subs out the rest; 3 conflicting goals; no client journey map; no shared metrics/data.
June 26, 2025 at 1:00 PM
Don’t collaborate if you won’t change. As a former funder, I saw fake collabs that were just money grabs. Red flags: One org leads & subs out the rest; 3 conflicting goals; no client journey map; no shared metrics/data.
What if we replaced knowledge, skills and abilities, with joys, passions and gifts?
June 25, 2025 at 11:30 AM
What if we replaced knowledge, skills and abilities, with joys, passions and gifts?
Directors , face the truth : No evaluation = no improvement . Worried about cost or reflection on you ? Evaluate & uncover quick wins. No data = no credibility . Don't guess, know . # EvaluationMatters # DataDriven
June 24, 2025 at 3:20 PM
Directors , face the truth : No evaluation = no improvement . Worried about cost or reflection on you ? Evaluate & uncover quick wins. No data = no credibility . Don't guess, know . # EvaluationMatters # DataDriven
I've heard "People like you should die." But I refused to listen. Hate can't win when we tell our stories. Let's share ours & shatter the system designed to silence, separate & erase us. #TellYourStory #Resilience #Authenticity
June 23, 2025 at 5:46 PM
I've heard "People like you should die." But I refused to listen. Hate can't win when we tell our stories. Let's share ours & shatter the system designed to silence, separate & erase us. #TellYourStory #Resilience #Authenticity
Stop hiding behind “too expensive” or “no budget.” Evaluation isn’t costly. It’s just:
• Stop
• Think about what you want
• Measure what you are doing to get what you want
• Ask: “Is it working?”
If you can’t handle the truth, skip evaluation—and watch your project fail.
• Stop
• Think about what you want
• Measure what you are doing to get what you want
• Ask: “Is it working?”
If you can’t handle the truth, skip evaluation—and watch your project fail.
June 22, 2025 at 12:50 PM
Stop hiding behind “too expensive” or “no budget.” Evaluation isn’t costly. It’s just:
• Stop
• Think about what you want
• Measure what you are doing to get what you want
• Ask: “Is it working?”
If you can’t handle the truth, skip evaluation—and watch your project fail.
• Stop
• Think about what you want
• Measure what you are doing to get what you want
• Ask: “Is it working?”
If you can’t handle the truth, skip evaluation—and watch your project fail.
Wicked problems don’t play by the rules. 4 red flags:
1. No one agrees on the cause
2. Endless “solutions,” no single fix
3. Zero quick wins—results take ages
4. They only get ‘better’ or ‘worse’
All 4 true? You’ve got a wicked problem. Which # haunts your project?
1. No one agrees on the cause
2. Endless “solutions,” no single fix
3. Zero quick wins—results take ages
4. They only get ‘better’ or ‘worse’
All 4 true? You’ve got a wicked problem. Which # haunts your project?
June 21, 2025 at 7:19 PM
Wicked problems don’t play by the rules. 4 red flags:
1. No one agrees on the cause
2. Endless “solutions,” no single fix
3. Zero quick wins—results take ages
4. They only get ‘better’ or ‘worse’
All 4 true? You’ve got a wicked problem. Which # haunts your project?
1. No one agrees on the cause
2. Endless “solutions,” no single fix
3. Zero quick wins—results take ages
4. They only get ‘better’ or ‘worse’
All 4 true? You’ve got a wicked problem. Which # haunts your project?
Burning out?
- Learn to say "no"
- Prioritize self-care
- Ask friends for help
You can't help anyone else, if you haven't helped yourself.
- Learn to say "no"
- Prioritize self-care
- Ask friends for help
You can't help anyone else, if you haven't helped yourself.
June 20, 2025 at 7:58 PM
Burning out?
- Learn to say "no"
- Prioritize self-care
- Ask friends for help
You can't help anyone else, if you haven't helped yourself.
- Learn to say "no"
- Prioritize self-care
- Ask friends for help
You can't help anyone else, if you haven't helped yourself.
That fish proverb is a lie. Teaching self-sufficiency is BS if you assume a pole, clean water & fish exist. 46% of US streams are toxic. No water = no fish = no lifeline. Stop handing out poles for poisoned ponds. Roll up your sleeves—clean the river.
June 19, 2025 at 1:50 PM
That fish proverb is a lie. Teaching self-sufficiency is BS if you assume a pole, clean water & fish exist. 46% of US streams are toxic. No water = no fish = no lifeline. Stop handing out poles for poisoned ponds. Roll up your sleeves—clean the river.
I’m a jerk. I don’t give $ to “Homeless vet, need help.” Here’s the deal: the system built a wall. They sobered up, trained, got vouchers—yet no affordable apartments. It’s not their fault. My spare change props the lie that charity fixes it. Tear out the next brick.
June 18, 2025 at 8:00 PM
I’m a jerk. I don’t give $ to “Homeless vet, need help.” Here’s the deal: the system built a wall. They sobered up, trained, got vouchers—yet no affordable apartments. It’s not their fault. My spare change props the lie that charity fixes it. Tear out the next brick.
YOU’RE NOT SISYPHUS. YOU’RE MORTAL. Every day you push a boulder uphill—feeding, housing, protecting—only to watch it roll back. Nearly a third of caseworkers quit within two years. Compassion without change is self-harm. Demand a system overhaul. Crush the roots.
June 17, 2025 at 9:17 PM
YOU’RE NOT SISYPHUS. YOU’RE MORTAL. Every day you push a boulder uphill—feeding, housing, protecting—only to watch it roll back. Nearly a third of caseworkers quit within two years. Compassion without change is self-harm. Demand a system overhaul. Crush the roots.
We were trained to slice problems into parts and stare at them under a microscope. That’s reductionism. But wicked problems—poverty, climate, inequality—don’t live in labs. If you’re not thinking in systems, you’re not solving. You’re just playing whack-a-mole.
June 16, 2025 at 4:24 PM
We were trained to slice problems into parts and stare at them under a microscope. That’s reductionism. But wicked problems—poverty, climate, inequality—don’t live in labs. If you’re not thinking in systems, you’re not solving. You’re just playing whack-a-mole.
Systems thinking helps us understand how different parts of a community are interconnected. When we address a problem, we need to consider the ripple effects. How can we use this approach to create more effective solutions? #systemsthinking #nonprofitsolutions #communitydevelopment
April 24, 2025 at 5:59 PM
Systems thinking helps us understand how different parts of a community are interconnected. When we address a problem, we need to consider the ripple effects. How can we use this approach to create more effective solutions? #systemsthinking #nonprofitsolutions #communitydevelopment
One of the biggest mistakes I seen in program evaluation is focusing solely on outputs instead of outcomes. Are we really making a difference in people's lives? Let's shift the focus to measuring the change we desire. What are your thoughts? #programevaluation
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What Is An Outcome? | Partners for Impact
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April 21, 2025 at 6:50 PM
One of the biggest mistakes I seen in program evaluation is focusing solely on outputs instead of outcomes. Are we really making a difference in people's lives? Let's shift the focus to measuring the change we desire. What are your thoughts? #programevaluation
partnersforimpact.com/what-is-an-o...
partnersforimpact.com/what-is-an-o...