Community Planning Ingredients

Mission Statement: Gather Constituencies Clarify purpose, players, place, and project Assessment Ingredients: Secondary Data: demographics, outcome indicators, etc from data collection sources i.e.: ask the computers Primary Data: first hand information from surveys, focus groups, interviews, etc. i.e. ask the folks Assets Analysis: resources and infrastructures available i.e. check the pantry Spheres of Awareness
Needed

Opportunity Prioritization: Find overlap of three assessment ingredients Identify your priority issue(s) Wanted Line up the dominoes

Possible

Vision

Goals

Objectives

Program Design

Vision Statement: Articulate the who, what, when, where, why and how of your desired outcomes/results o Goals: Long range chunks of the vision Outcome Evaluation criteria o Objectives: Annual steps toward each goal Output Evaluation criteria o Program Design: Tools to reach objectives, goals Process Evaluation criteria Implementation: Support networks: Board, committees with skills needed to help attain goals, objectives, and program activities Programs/activities Documentation Celebrations Evaluation: Measurable outcomes which will demonstrate effectiveness Collect the data/information to document progress Use the information to: o Adjust programs o Celebrate accomplishments o Report to constituents and supporters
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