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 Same approach-no changes to the “bones”  Updated statistics  Modern graphics, icons, images  Teaching enhancements

• Time guidelines
• Enrichment activities
• Fidelity checklists

CHANGES TO STANDARDS FACT SHEET PROGRAM COSTS FUNDING STRATEGIES DETAILED EVALUATION ABSTRACTS VIDEO http://www.blueprintsprograms.com/

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Motivating to implementers Improve program fidelity Help garner funds from

stakeholders for sustainability

 Staff meetings  With students  With parents during conferences  Newsletters  Press releases  Annual agency or school reports  School or Agency boards  Collaborative boards  Funding agencies

What is an evidence-based program? Reach

 How many students being served & how many of them are getting

the complete program

Improvement in student outcomes

 Decreases in antisocial behavior & improvements in social

emotional learning skills

Fidelity data

 How well you are implementing

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Programs can be placed along a continuum of confidence based on their evidence or theory

How confident are we that this program or practice is a good use of resources AND improves outcomes for children and families?

Very Confident  Evidence‐based

“This program has been rigorously evaluated and shown to work”

 Research‐based

“This program is based on sound theory informed by research”

 Promising Approaches

“We really think this will work… but we need time to prove it”

 Best Practices

“We’ve done it and we like it”

EFFECTIVE HARMFUL

Iatrogenic (Harmful)

“This program has been rigorously evaluated and shown to be harmful”

Ineffective

“This program has been evaluated and shown to have no positive or negative effect”

Promising Ineffective

unknown Very Confident *Bumbarger & Rhoades, 2012

 Concise.

• Concise. Your pitch should take no longer than 30-60

seconds.

 Clear

• Clear. Use language that everyone understands. Don't use

fancy words thinking it will make you sound smarter. Your listener won't understand you and you'll have lost your

• pportunity to hook them.

 Powe

• Powerful. Use words that are powerful and strong. Deliver

the "Sis-Boom-Bang" to grab their attention!

 Visual.

• Visual. Use words that create a visual image in your

listeners mind. This will make your message memorable.

 Tell a

ll a St Stor

• ry. A short story, that is. A good story is essentially this:

someone with a problem either finds a solution or faces tragedy. Either type of story can be used to illuminate what you do.

 Ta

• Targeted. A great elevator pitch is aimed for a specific audience.

If you have target audiences that are vastly different, you might want to have a unique pitch for each.

 Goal Orient

Goal Oriented.

• ed. A kick-ass elevator pitch is designed with a

specific outcome in mind. What is your desired outcome? You may have different pitches depending on different objectives. For instance do you want to: make a sale, gain a prospect, enlist support for an idea, or earn a referral.

 Has a Hook

Has a Hook. This is the element that literally snags your listener's interest and makes them want to know more. This is the phrase

• r words that strike a chord in your listener.

 School/Non-Profit Partnership  Budget Planning  Case for Funding

 Program Fact Sheet  Effective Elevator Speech/Speaking Points  Brochure – Highlight various funding opportunities and

levels

 PowerPoint  Outcomes Report  Email and mailing list

Blueprints website resources PCCD funding streams EPISCenter resources

For more information including materials from this presentation: EPISCenter 206 Towers Building University Park, PA 16802 Phone: (814) 863-2568 Fax: (814) 865-3936 Email: EPISCenter@psu.edu Web: www.episcenter.psu.edu

The EPISCenter is a project of the Prevention Research Center, College of Health and Human Development, Penn State University, and is supported by funding from the Pennsylvania Commission on Crime and Delinquency and the Pennsylvania Department of Public Welfare as a component of the Resource Center for Evidence-Based Programs and Practices.