I sympathize with you in not understanding or being able to relate to the culture of the EA community. I feel the same way (ie. I’m religious, do industrial work, etc) and at first I was turned off of the community for that reason until I realized that the community will not grow and become more mainstream – and therefore it’s ideas won’t receive widespread acceptance – unless more diverse people join it. I also had a hard time understanding what people were talking about on this forum, but after a while you learn the terminology/unorthodox views and it becomes comprehensible. Actually, I’ve noticed the writing on the forum gradually becoming better and easier to read.
Sounds like the NGO’s you deal with aren’t adequately measuring and evaluating their impact, and need technical assistance in that department. Unfortunately, I don’t know where to get this information but hopefully someone on the forum can point you in the right direction.
Great to hear from you, St. Claire!
I sympathize with you in not understanding or being able to relate to the culture of the EA community. I feel the same way (ie. I’m religious, do industrial work, etc) and at first I was turned off of the community for that reason until I realized that the community will not grow and become more mainstream – and therefore it’s ideas won’t receive widespread acceptance – unless more diverse people join it. I also had a hard time understanding what people were talking about on this forum, but after a while you learn the terminology/unorthodox views and it becomes comprehensible. Actually, I’ve noticed the writing on the forum gradually becoming better and easier to read.
Sounds like the NGO’s you deal with aren’t adequately measuring and evaluating their impact, and need technical assistance in that department. Unfortunately, I don’t know where to get this information but hopefully someone on the forum can point you in the right direction.