Scott Andrew

Posted June 20, 2020.

Intentions and outcomes

My boss's boss's boss is famous for stating that good intentions alone aren't enough. You need a mechanism to enforce those intentions. Because intentions don't matter, outcomes do.

As a newly-minted 50-something white guy who spent his childhood in rural West Virginia, I haven't felt my voice is one anyone should be hearing from right now. I don't intend to be seen as staying silent -- but that's an outcome I want to avoid.

So, three short observations:

Black lives matter.

If you're going to be around other people, you should wear a mask.

And if you're looking to make an impact with your wallet rather than your voice, I'm a big fan of Charity Navigator which makes it easy to manage multiple, recurring charitible donations.