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Researching Current Programs and Policies

Know Your Issue Modules (Part 2)

Bonner Education Curriculum

Workshop Goals:

Understand the following:

• Theory of change, Logic

Models, and how they relate to Evidence-Based Programs Skills:

• Interviewing Skills

Project Completion:

• Continue Issue-Brief research

(Schedule and Prepare Interviews)

Workshop Agenda:

1.Analyze Key Individuals / Organizations 2.Understand Evidence- Based Programs 3.Identify Missing Information 4.Preparing Interviews 5.Reflections

Discovering Public, Private and Nonprofit Relationships

Map it Out!

• Who is involved within this issue area? Categorize the

groups.

• Who are the funders? What are the funding
• pportunities?
• What government agencies are involved?
• Who are the corresponding key individuals that

represent or work in these organizations?

The Validity of Evidence-Based Programs

Evidence-Based Programs

START

Desire to alleviate community challenges.

Challenges can range:

Hunger Health Housing Education

Theory of Change

Evidence-Based Programs

Theory of Change

Defines a cause-and-effect relationship between a specific intervention/activity and an intended outcome.

Community Problem / Need Specific Intervention Intended Outcome

1. 2. 3.

Evidence-Based Programs

Theory of Change

Gather local data on extent and severity of issue.

Community Problem / Need Specific Intervention Intended Outcome

1.

• Factually documents the need of assistance
• How many individuals are affected?
• What’s the severity of how they are affected?
• What will happen if nothing is done to alleviate the issue?
• Why does the need exist?

Evidence-Based Programs

Theory of Change

Evaluate the intended outcome - What is the change you hope to make?

Community Problem / Need Specific Intervention Intended Outcome

• Change can be thought of as:
• Change in Knowledge
• Change in Behavior
• Change in the Environment
• Change in Policies

2. Long Term Goal!

Evidence-Based Programs

Theory of Change

Find interventions to achieve the goal.

Community Problem / Need Specific Intervention Intended Outcome

Interventions: most effective set of activities to deliver or implement within the community that will likely lead to the intended change.

3.

Evidence-Based Programs - Review

Theory of Change

Community Problem / Need Specific Intervention Intended Outcome

Families suffer from poor nutrition-related health problems

Nutrition Education and Referral Services

Healthier Families

Example:

Evidence-Based Programs - Review

Theory of Change

Defines a cause-and-effect relationship between a specific intervention/activity and an intended outcome.

Community Problem / Need Specific Intervention Intended Outcome

Statistics documenting and outlining the community need

Evidence

Guides choice of intervention Supports cause-effect relationship

Evidence-Based Programs

Logic Model

The visual representation of the intended theory of change in action.

Inputs Outputs Outcomes - Impact What is being invested? What do we do? Who participates? What are the short term results? What are the medium term results? What is the ultimate impact sought?

Evidence-Based Programs

Logic Model

Inputs Outputs Outcomes - Impact

Resources Activities Outputs Outcomes/Impact Long-Term Goal

Certain resources are needed to

• perate your

program. Utilize resources to to accomplish your planned activities Accomplish planned activities, deliver amount of services intended Accomplish planned activities to the extent intended, participants will benefit in a certain way. If benefits to participants are achieved, certain changes in

• rganizations,

communities, or systems might be expected to

• ccur.

Planned Work Intended Results

Evidence-Based Programs

Logic Model

Inputs Outputs Outcomes - Impact

Resources Activities Outputs Outcomes/Impact Long-Term Goal

• Money
• Time off of work
• r school
• good weather
• good hotel
• transportation

(drive or fly)

• Book flights,

hotels, transportati

• n
• create trip

itinerary

• Flight, hotel,

confirmation

• Money

saved

• Friends, family,
• r I enjoy

vacation

• Helping mental

health by taking a break from work/ school

Trip Planning Intended Trip Results

Evidence-Based Programs

Data Collection

Based off of parameters set in theory of change & logic model.

Inputs Outputs Outcomes - Impact

Community Problem / Need Specific Intervention Intended Outcome

Evidence-Based Programs

Data Collection

Inputs Outputs Outcomes - Impact

Community Problem / Need Specific Intervention Intended Outcome

Design of program

Evidence-Based Programs

Data Collection

Inputs Outputs Outcomes - Impact

Community Problem / Need Specific Intervention Intended Outcome

Dosage of program

Evidence-Based Programs

Data Collection

Inputs Outputs Outcomes - Impact

Community Problem / Need Specific Intervention Intended Outcome

Outcome goals of program

Evidence-Based Programs

Evidence-Based Practices: rigorously evaluated in experimental evaluations - randomized controlled trials - shown to make a positive, statistically signifiant difference in important

• utcomes.

Measurable, reliable, viable.

Now it’s your turn!

Try to create a Theory of Change and Logic Model for your service site!

Application Practice

• Who are you serving why?
• What are the ways the program is changing the status of the need?
• What are the specific implementation parameters of the program?
• What is the long-term impact sought by the program? By the
• rganization?

Use the handout provided!

Additional Reflection

• What are your overall observations from this activity?
• What need did you observe?
• Give a brief synopsis of what you presume to be the theory of

change in your service.

• What data does your site collect? If it does not collect any, what

data could they collect to measure impact?

• Are there any service sites here that overlap in their theory of

change or intervention? Which ones? How so?

Identifying Missing Information

Missing information

• n community

programs?

ASK

What are challenges your

• rganization faces that is

specific to [location]?

Missing information on community-specific challenges?

ASK

What is your organization’s approach to intervening in [issue area]?

When Interviewing…

Preparing Interviews

Mock Interviews…

Thank the individual for their time. Ask if you can record your conversation to transcribe later. Give the purpose of the interview and what you or they may hope to get out of it. Go through some of your brainstormed questions.

Helpful Hints:

Inputting Data

Inputting Data

Gather 2-3 robust and concrete informative data points on the local community Make sure references are documented appropriately Make sure issue-brief is able to provide a good picture of the issue and programs

Issue Brief Checklist:

Reflections:

• What new information did I learn?
• What did we complete this

session?

• What information are we looking

forward to learning from interviews?

• What do we need to work on

before the next meeting?

Next Up - Know Your Issue

Part 3 - Identifying Proven Programs & Practices