Logic Models Defining Impact and Change 1 28/06/2013 One Tool, - PDF document

28/06/2013 Logic Models Defining Impact and Change 1

28/06/2013 One Tool, Many Names Logic Models or intended impact models Simplification of a program, initiative, or intervention that is a response to a given situation. These tools have real potential but there are Roadmap for program some challenges to overcome. management How is social impact achieved? Inputs Activities Outputs Outcomes Impact 2

28/06/2013 Why Logic Models? Motivated by a real desire to increase operational effectiveness Driven by competition. Fueled by interest among funders in performance accountability. What is a Logic Model? Set of claims about how an organization produces something of value. Starts with inputs and leads to outcomes/impacts. Shows the logical relationships among the resources that are invested, the activities that take place, and the benefits or changes that result. Usually causal in nature. Tells an organization’s story and explains why the organization exists. 3

28/06/2013 Elements of a Logic Model INPUTS: What an organization needs to do its work (facilities, staff, volunteers, grants, etc.) ACTIVITIES: The work that is done in an organization’s main programs OUTPUTS: Units of production (number of hours of service delivered, number of clients served, etc.) OUTCOMES: What happens to clients (new skills gained, milestones reached: short, medium, and long term) IMPACT: Ultimate result of achieving mission Types of Logic Models Circular Logic Model to show Program evaluation support Logic Model explaining longterm outcomes 4

28/06/2013 Types of Logic Models Two Levels, Two Targets • A logic model can be focused on an entire organization or it can cover a program within the organization • Logic models can be focused on the work of grantees or funders 5

28/06/2013 INPUTS ACTIVITIES OUPUTS OUTCOMES IMPACTS HEALTH: increased increased kids at # of shoes community health; school decreased anemia, physical and mental # of children increased stunting childhood protection against reached over Shoes deaths Health fairs soil-transmitted & over with and other diseases EDUCATION: Education replenishment increased Educational about shoe shoes reduced intestinal educational programs parasite achievement rates wearing for prevalence general public # of (community) and CULTURE SHIFTS: Rural outreach communities load (average per increase in % of children wearing child) Program staff helped Specific health own (not donated) shoes (very long- programs increased TOMS logistics # of families term) emphasis from the reached with community on PUBLIC HEALTH: wearing own concurrent integration of shoe shoes (very long- education giving into major term) programming 6

28/06/2013 Gardens for Health INPUTS: ACTIVITIES: OUTPUTS: OUTCOMES: IMPACT: PLWHA Access to Land Harvests from Improved nutritional Every HIV+ Community Community Gardens community status individual will have Associations Home Gardens gardens access to nutritious Improved food Land Training in food, grown by security Seeds sustainable agriculture Harvests from members of their Tools Training in home gardens immediate Improved knowledge Agronomists HIV/AIDS specific Saved seeds community of HIV/AIDS specific Nutritionists nutrition nutritional needs Advocacy Trained PLWHA Slower disease agricultural progression and PLWHA community cooperatives improved quality of organization and life for PLWHA mobilization around sustainable agriculture Example: RGK Center INPUTS ACTIVITIES OUTPUTS OUTCOMES IMPACT Grants Number of Research Increased publications knowledge A stronger Contracts base more Number of Teaching effective Endowment UT classes Trained and nonprofit and students skilled leaders sector Staff Engagement for nonprofit Number of sector Faculty exec. educ. courses and participants #consulting projects 7

28/06/2013 How Do You Use a Logic Model? Drive planning Guide implementation Connect to performance measurement Improve internal alignment and commitment Secure external support Real World Social Challenges Causality weakens as one moves left to right. The time horizon of programs and patience of funders are too short to measure many long-term outcomes. 8

28/06/2013 One Major Limitation The problem of “noise” is most fields where problems are complex and important (Low r-square associated with most models) Adjusting to What Is Possible 9

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28/06/2013 FD Logic Model INPUTS ACTIVITIES OUTPUTS OUTCOMES IMPACT Short term •Escape •#campers •Skills built •Define and draw •#camps •Campers •Renewed interest attention to the •#camper days •Staff in activity 18-39 cancer pop. •#locations •Kayak trips •Board •Sense of •#ref. docs •Rafting •Volunteer confidence and •Altering •Geographical •Mountain climbing •Grants community perspective on dispersion •Bridge Jumps •Event revenue •Network of support cancer •Diversity •Google groups •Donations •Remove crutch •New vs. •Emb. Program •Founder •Creating a returning •Community events •Equipment Long term movement campers •Infrastructure •Confidence to live •#of messages •In kind gifts to fullest •Reduce impact of on google •Media •Letting people cancer on society •#facilities visited •Alums breathe •#cancer prof •Community •Altering rel. with reached cancer •#articles placed •Turning victims •#new people into survivors into reached masters •#emb engaged •Extending life El Museo del Barrio: Outreach Programs INPUTS ACTIVITIES OUTPUTS OUTCOMES IMPACT Donors # festivals hosted / # participants Increased public Caribbean Festivals Volunteers understanding # educational and Latin of C&L art programs offered/ American Educational Board/Staff # students & participants cultural Outreach New generation identity of C&L museum Programs Grants/Corp. # art educator goers cultivated appreciated support/ training programs offered/ and Public Fees Art educators # participants enhanced Programs are trained and # distinct Partner engaged communities/ Organizations/ schools served Schools # education- related theater Theater and rentals Building 11

28/06/2013 Example: Episcopal Diocese of MA INPUTS ACTIVITIES OUTPUTS OUTCOMES IMPACT Bishop Theological  # of members Vital Just and Ordinations  Average congregations Peaceable Clergy Confirmations Sunday Kingdom attendance Shaping public Congregations Social  # of religious policy Urban Work services Funding Overseas work  Amount of Strengthening Outreach grants faith Buildings  # of outreach Financial activities Growth of Identity Grants  Hours of leadership Spending training Redistribution $  # of new Human congregations transformation Managerial  # kids at Governance camp Training Education 12

28/06/2013 INPUTS ACTIVITIES OUPUTS OUTCOMES IMPACTS increased kids Public health: attending increased educational Classroom- # of children in community health; programs decreased child style programs mortality educational increased Program staff programs # of nearby protection against Education: youth gangs increase in % of villages Volunteers children with higher Rural outreach affected increased literacy protection against Educational Specific public # of hours of Empowerment: child prostitution material increase in % of health instruction children continuing reduced exposure programs education beyond to various train platform (showers, etc.) diseases and infections Three Lenses of Logic Models Accountability Performance Knowledge Building 13

28/06/2013 Other examples Nontraditional Employment for Women NEW creates long-term, livable wage employment opportunities for women who had been victims of domestic violence. 14

28/06/2013 4 3 3 3 2 1 MPower Labs INPUTS ACTIVITIES OUTPUTS OUTCOMES IMPACT Company Invest in early- # Successful Reduced product to stage companies companies market time Capital serving Improved product quality Provide low-cost underserved Underserved Infrastructure Integrated, global network “back-office” markets communities of products and services services are financially #companies Community empowered Increase the number of Provide expert screened products and services for capacity-building underserved markets consulting #hrs of Increase access to basic consulting financial services Provide access to given to Increase access to relevant asset-building proprietary portfolio products technology & companies Reduce number of people infrastructure who operate in cash $ leveraged economy from other investors 15