Measuring Our Success
Metrics and Benchmarks:

Jefferson LandWorks Collaborative strives to quantify our success through the use of Metrics and Benchmarks.  The chart below outlines the performance goals set for 2007- 2009 and the accomplished results.

Benchmarks

  2007 Goal

 2007 actuals

  2008 Goal

 2008 actuals

  2009 Goal

 2009 actuals

1.   LWC farmer or forester clients 4 6 10 9 15 12 
2.   Part-time or full time (FTE) 3 4 full, 2 part 8 7 13 8.5

3.        Acres in land use

·       Farm

·       Forestry

·       Conservation/Salmon habitat

·

20

30

10

215

68

34

100

200

15

353

120

46

130

700

50

395

141

40

4.   Revenue generated from farmer/forester $150K $522K  $200K $911K $250K $1. 017 M
5.   % of revenue sold to local markets 75% Avg. 76% 75% Avg. 60% 75% 68%
6.   Number of variety of products sold 17 11 20 36 25 25
7.   % of expenses bought locally 25% Avg. 67% 30% 47% 35% 70%
8.   Number of acres under working conservation easement 40 40  50   60 319
9.        Revenue received from environmental services $100K $16K $125K $15K $500K $1.4 M
10. #of people employed (FTE) 10 9.3 12 17 15 27
11.  $ invested in capital improvements $15K $133K $80K $295K $275K $575 K
12.  Number of hours spent in professional development 40 188 60 60 80 355
13.  Number of hours of participation in industry associations  100 0  125 10  150 45