[dcarr]

I see where you're coming from, but I'm curious if you have any concrete ideas of universal metrics that could possibly encompass the incredible variety in a teams' individual goals and mission, its location and community surroundings, and other qualities that make every team (and its outreach) completely and necessarily unique.

The best metrics are your own. Do you see the impact of your efforts in your community? Do you feel like you should/could have won Chairman's, but another team was even more deserving? That's how you know FIRST is really working.