Basic Logic Model Workshop

Dawn MartzSenior Program Officer, Foellinger Foundation

Mike StoneEvaluation Consultant, Impact Strategies, Inc.

Community Interests Grant ApplicationsDecember 2009

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Cheryl Taylor, President

Foellinger Foundation

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Strategic Intent

Serving children and families by supporting effective nonprofits

Guidelines by Calendar Year2009 2010

The Foundation will not accept grant applications for capital support.

No change to this guideline.

The Foundation will not accept grant applications for programs new to the organization.

No change to this guideline.

The Foundation will not accept grant applications for multi-year support.

The Foundation will accept grant applications for multi-year support in their strategic intent categories.

The Foundation will only accept one application from an organization per calendar year.

The Foundation will only accept one application for operating or program support from an organization per calendar year.

The purpose of the Strengthening Organizations grant category would be restricted to organizational strategic restructuring.

All eligible organizations may apply for Strengthening Organizations support to address organizational effectiveness as outlined in the Foundation’s evaluation materials or for an exploratory phase of strategic restructuring. Grant requests may not exceed $10,000.

See

www.foellinger.org

for applications

Effectiveness

“Organizational effectiveness is the ability of an organization to fulfill its mission by

measurably achieving its objectives through a blend of sound management, strong

governance and a persistent rededication to assessing and achieving results.”

Grantmakers for Effective Organizations

Uses of Evaluation

Adapted from Michael Q. Patton

Purpose Evaluation Type Uses Primary Audience

Render judgments

Outcomes Decisions about program funding, continuation, or

expansion

Internal(Foundation staff,

board)

Improve programs

Implementation Identify program strengths and

weaknesses, clarify a program’s model

Internal and External(Grantees,

foundation staff)

Generate knowledge

Cluster Inform future programming and/or

policy

External(Grantees, policy-

makers, other foundations)

Basic Evaluation Concepts

Outputs/Outcomes

• Outputs – “What did you do?”• Outcomes – “What difference did it make?”

Outcomes/Indicators• Outcomes – Benefits to participants• Indicators – Concrete evidence

Program/Operating

The Logic ModelA visual representation of the relationship among:

the various resources you have to operate your program;the activities you plan to do; the changes or results you hope to achieve.

Source: Logic Model Development Guide, W.K. Kellogg Foundation

Elements of the Logic Model

Inputs: “We need these resources to operate.”

Activities: “If we have those resources, then we can engage in these activities.”

Outputs: “If we engage in those activities, then we can deliver this amount of service.”

Outcomes: “If we deliver that amount of service, then our participants will benefit in these specific ways.”

Measurement Framework

Key outputs

Key outcomes

Indicators and targets

Key Outputs

Select outputs that reflect the program’s key activities

Identify targets as “productivity goals”

Describe how the data will be collected

Targets

Performance goals or benchmarks

How many?

How much?

How often?

Measuring Outputs: Example

Key Output: number of participantd

Target: 150 participants from 5 sites

Data Source/Collection: attendance sheets collected at the end of the program

Key Outcomes

Select two outcomes that reflect your organization’s core mission

Be realistic about how far out you want to go

Indicators

Concrete evidence that the outcomes are being achieved.

Indicators in Context

Outcome: Participants develop an interest in the performing arts

Indicator: Parents, youth workers, or teachers report increased level of interest among participants

Target: 90% will report an increase

Group Exercise

Group Exercise

Time to work on individual logic models