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A presentation for agencies who wanted to apply for United Way funds in the spring of 2011
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Seeking Funds from United Way
Describing Your Program through the Application Process
Thank you United Way!
My Role at the Library• Reinventing Government
county department• Use outcomes budget
model• Board of Commissioners
funds our budget based on the outcomes we will create
Grant Experience• Scarce financial resources• Since 2007 = $141,763• New technology• Planning for library
service• Big Read project
Plans for today:• Walk through process to describe your
program• Focus on outcomes• Application should be clear and concise.• What will you do?• How will you do it?• What do you expect the result to be?• What change do you expect in your
target audience?
Before you begin…
KNOW YOUR FUNDER!
“GOALS FOR THE COMMON GOOD: THE UNITED WAY CHALLENGE TO AMERICA”
The Logic Model
INPUTS ACTIVITIES OUTPUTSOUTCOMES
Long-TermIntermediateShort-Term
INPUTSInputs = the resources used in your
program activities.
Example: Library “Bookbaggers” program
ACTIVITIESActivities = strategies, processes, events,
or services that are undertaken with the inputs.
Things you do to achieve your results.
OUTPUTSOutputs = Products or units of service
that you create with your inputs and activities.
Usually quantitative measures
OUTCOMESOutcomes = specific statements of the
desired changes in the target population due to a program’s
activities.
Preschool children will develop a love of books and reading and enter school
ready to read, write, and listen.
OUTCOMESShort-Term Outcomes
Intermediate Outcomes
Long-Term Outcomes
Changes in:LearningAwarenessKnowledgeAttitudesSkillsOpinionAspirationsMotivation
Changes in:ActionBehaviorPracticeDecisionsPoliciesSocial action
Changes in:Conditions such as - HumanEconomicCivicEnvironment
INDICATORSIndicators = specific pieces of
information that demonstrate your program’s success.
• Observable• Measurable• Relevant• Accessible
Using the Logic Model Logically• Recommend that you start by defining your
results – your outcome and your target audience
• Consider your resources – your inputs – can you allocate enough resources to achieve?
• Consider how you will use the inputs to create activities and outputs
• Create an evaluation system to measure success by identifying the indicators you will track – and assign this from the beginning of the project
LOGIC MODEL EXERCISEInsert giant disclaimer
statement here!
ResourcesGoals for the Common Good: The United Way Challenge to Americahttp://unway.3cdn.net/f122651502d3bbc605_afm6b6f5c.pdf
Logic Model Handbookhttp://www.vsuw.org/file/logic_model_handbook_updated_2008.pdf
Everything You Wanted to Know About Logic Models But Were Afraid To Askhttp://www.insites.org/documents/logmod.htm
How Libraries and Librarians Help: A Guide to Identifying User-Centered Outcomes (book) by Durrance and Fisher
The United Way Model of Outcomes Assessment as Applied to the Public Library (paper) by Lynne Bolick Reed