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Logic Model Template In this document, you will find the following information: Why Logic Models?
Why Monitoring, Evaluation, and Learning Plans?
Instructions
Guidance to Complete the Logic Model Template
Cover Sheet
Logic Model Template
Appendix:
FAQs
Resources<br>
Why Monitoring, Evaluation, and Learning Plans?
Instructions
Guidance to Complete the Logic Model Template
Cover Sheet
Logic Model Template
Appendix:
FAQs
Resources<br>
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Why Logic Models? Logic models are visual representations of how an organization does its work and the theory and assumptions underlying a project's design. They define the inputs, outputs, and outcomes in order to explain the thinking behind project design and show how specific activities lead to desired results.
Using logic models for project planning, implementation, scalability, and evaluation results in effective programming that offers greater learning opportunities and better documentation of outcomes. Logic models can also support succinct communications about complex projects and facilitate shared understanding of project goals and methods. Adapted from the W.K. Kellogg Foundation Logic Model Development Guide.
For more information and additional resources, please see the appendix.<br>
Using logic models for project planning, implementation, scalability, and evaluation results in effective programming that offers greater learning opportunities and better documentation of outcomes. Logic models can also support succinct communications about complex projects and facilitate shared understanding of project goals and methods. Adapted from the W.K. Kellogg Foundation Logic Model Development Guide.
For more information and additional resources, please see the appendix.<br>
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Why Monitoring, Evaluation, and Learning (MEL) Plans? A Monitoring, Evaluation, and Learning (MEL) plan is a framework that should follow from the Logic Model.
The information produced from a MEL plan can be used to inform decision-making and ensure that activities are effectively meeting outputs and short-term outcomes during the grant period.
Monitoring is the ongoing collection of information about the implementation of the activities of the proposed project or organization. Monitoring can help an organization identify what is and is not working.
Evaluation is the systematic collection, analysis, and interpretation of data to determine whether proposed activities reached intended outputs and outcomes.
Learning is the use of data and insights to inform your organization’s internal strategy and decision-making.<br>
The information produced from a MEL plan can be used to inform decision-making and ensure that activities are effectively meeting outputs and short-term outcomes during the grant period.
Monitoring is the ongoing collection of information about the implementation of the activities of the proposed project or organization. Monitoring can help an organization identify what is and is not working.
Evaluation is the systematic collection, analysis, and interpretation of data to determine whether proposed activities reached intended outputs and outcomes.
Learning is the use of data and insights to inform your organization’s internal strategy and decision-making.<br>
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General
Completing the Logic Model Cover Sheet and Template are required as part of the online application.
Be as succinct as possible. Feel free to use bullet points and other formatting in the Template.
See the appendix to review Frequently Asked Questions and external resources.
Applicants should upload their completed Logic Model Cover Sheet (slide 8 in this document) and Template (slide 9 in this document) as one document in Section C: Project Information of the online application. Cover Sheet
Please ensure the Organization Name and Project Title matches what you provided in the online application.
Mark the Foundation program to which you are applying and the investment area(s). For more information on the Foundation programs, see Section A: What We Fund of the online application Instructions<br>
Completing the Logic Model Cover Sheet and Template are required as part of the online application.
Be as succinct as possible. Feel free to use bullet points and other formatting in the Template.
See the appendix to review Frequently Asked Questions and external resources.
Applicants should upload their completed Logic Model Cover Sheet (slide 8 in this document) and Template (slide 9 in this document) as one document in Section C: Project Information of the online application. Cover Sheet
Please ensure the Organization Name and Project Title matches what you provided in the online application.
Mark the Foundation program to which you are applying and the investment area(s). For more information on the Foundation programs, see Section A: What We Fund of the online application Instructions<br>
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Logic Model Template
In the Template provided on slide 9 in this document, use the open fields to list your project's inputs, activities, outputs, and outcomes.
Be sure to include specific metrics that the activities are expected to achieve or meet. For example, if a proposed activity is to convene stakeholders in a set of working groups, the outputs should provide a specific number (e.g., 50 stakeholders attending 10 working groups)
The information you provide serves as a summary visual representation of the ideas presented in the online application. For example, in the Template you are asked to outline succinctly your project's Activities. In the online application, there is an open field titled Project Activities, where you can provide additional detail.
See slide 7 in this document for guidance on how to construct each component of the logic model. Instructions (cont.)<br>
In the Template provided on slide 9 in this document, use the open fields to list your project's inputs, activities, outputs, and outcomes.
Be sure to include specific metrics that the activities are expected to achieve or meet. For example, if a proposed activity is to convene stakeholders in a set of working groups, the outputs should provide a specific number (e.g., 50 stakeholders attending 10 working groups)
The information you provide serves as a summary visual representation of the ideas presented in the online application. For example, in the Template you are asked to outline succinctly your project's Activities. In the online application, there is an open field titled Project Activities, where you can provide additional detail.
See slide 7 in this document for guidance on how to construct each component of the logic model. Instructions (cont.)<br>
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Monitoring, Evaluation, and Learning (on-line application question)
In Section C of the online application, there is a question asking you to describe your MEL Plan. In the space provided, please answer the following three questions in your response:
How will you measure the success of the proposed project in this application? (How will you measure whether, and how, the project reached the proposed outputs and outcomes)?
What data sources will you use? For example: surveys of participants, interviews with foresters, employment data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics
What is the timeline or milestones you will use to reflect on the findings from the data collected? For example: We will administer surveys before the start of the program and at the end of the program, comparing the results of responses to determine if students gained knowledge. Instructions (cont.)<br>
In Section C of the online application, there is a question asking you to describe your MEL Plan. In the space provided, please answer the following three questions in your response:
How will you measure the success of the proposed project in this application? (How will you measure whether, and how, the project reached the proposed outputs and outcomes)?
What data sources will you use? For example: surveys of participants, interviews with foresters, employment data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics
What is the timeline or milestones you will use to reflect on the findings from the data collected? For example: We will administer surveys before the start of the program and at the end of the program, comparing the results of responses to determine if students gained knowledge. Instructions (cont.)<br>
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Logic Model Template Guidance Inputs are the resources needed to create the project, implement its activities, and attain the desired outputs and outcomes.
They include financial, personnel, and in-kind resources from any source. They can be both material items and nonmaterial items.
For example: Curriculum, equipment, funding, staff time, community support, specialized knowledge and skills, volunteers
* Be explicit: Which curriculum? What types of equipment? Activities are the processes, actions, and events implemented in the project.
They describe what is done with the project input/resources in order to achieve the intended outcomes. These may include services, products, and infrastructure.
For example: Conducting workshops, developing curriculum, engaging stakeholders, mentoring youth, monitoring species, collecting and analyzing data
*Be explicit: Who is developing the curriculum? Which stakeholders will be engaged? What youth will be participating? Outputs are direct products of proposed activities or processes.
They are usually described in terms of the size and/or scope of the services and products delivered or produced by the project. While outputs provide information derived from the completion of project activities, they cannot indicate whether a change has occurred. For example, an output can tell you how many people attended a training but not whether the training increased their knowledge of the training topic.
For example: 50 teachers trained, 1000 trees planted, 20 hours of training delivered per workshop, 100 clients served, 50% of graduates obtain certification Outcomes are the expected changes in attitudes, behaviors, knowledge, skills, or status expected to result from project activities. Outcomes are required to demonstrate a project's success and can be short-term, intermediate, or long-term. Which outcomes are included in a logic model depends on your project's goals.
Short- term outcomes are effects that can be measured immediately from outputs. Intermediate outcomes necessitate aggregation & analysis of multiple short-term effects and can take months or years to emerge. Intermediate outcomes typically build toward long-term outcomes.
For example: Improved behavior, increased knowledge, improved status, increased skills<br>
They include financial, personnel, and in-kind resources from any source. They can be both material items and nonmaterial items.
For example: Curriculum, equipment, funding, staff time, community support, specialized knowledge and skills, volunteers
* Be explicit: Which curriculum? What types of equipment? Activities are the processes, actions, and events implemented in the project.
They describe what is done with the project input/resources in order to achieve the intended outcomes. These may include services, products, and infrastructure.
For example: Conducting workshops, developing curriculum, engaging stakeholders, mentoring youth, monitoring species, collecting and analyzing data
*Be explicit: Who is developing the curriculum? Which stakeholders will be engaged? What youth will be participating? Outputs are direct products of proposed activities or processes.
They are usually described in terms of the size and/or scope of the services and products delivered or produced by the project. While outputs provide information derived from the completion of project activities, they cannot indicate whether a change has occurred. For example, an output can tell you how many people attended a training but not whether the training increased their knowledge of the training topic.
For example: 50 teachers trained, 1000 trees planted, 20 hours of training delivered per workshop, 100 clients served, 50% of graduates obtain certification Outcomes are the expected changes in attitudes, behaviors, knowledge, skills, or status expected to result from project activities. Outcomes are required to demonstrate a project's success and can be short-term, intermediate, or long-term. Which outcomes are included in a logic model depends on your project's goals.
Short- term outcomes are effects that can be measured immediately from outputs. Intermediate outcomes necessitate aggregation & analysis of multiple short-term effects and can take months or years to emerge. Intermediate outcomes typically build toward long-term outcomes.
For example: Improved behavior, increased knowledge, improved status, increased skills<br>
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COVER SHEET Below, mark the Foundation program to which you are applying and the investment area(s) with which your proposal aligns. Investment Areas
Select one or more within the program you identified. Program
Select one. Organization Name Project Title<br>
Select one or more within the program you identified. Program
Select one. Organization Name Project Title<br>
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Logic Model Template List of Research, Articles, or Other Supporting Data Informing the Logic Model:<br>
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Appendix: FAQs and Resources<br>
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Frequently Asked Questions Should I complete a logic model and associated MEL plan if I'm applying for operating support?
Yes, you should complete all elements of the logic model and MEL plan.
For the logic model, the inputs may be similar to the examples provided in additional guidance model. Activities could include project titles or specific operational initiatives (e.g. conduct strategic planning). Outputs and outcomes should reflect organization-wide accomplishments that you plan to achieve within the grant period. The MEL plan should correspond with proposed organization-wide outputs and outcomes.
If I am submitting a grant proposal for funds to support multiple projects, do I have to submit a different logic model and MEL plan for each?
Not necessarily. If you believe that you can present a logic model and MEL plan that covers more than one project and presents clearly the inputs through outcomes for the projects, then one logic model with corresponding MEL plan would suffice.
If you find that you would present a clearer idea of the proposed work by providing separate logic models and associated MEL plans for each project, you may opt to do so.
Should I provide a timeline for when outputs and outcomes will be achieved?
The logic model should describe the outputs and outcomes you expect to accomplish within the grant period, if you were to receive Foundation funding. Most Foundation grants provide one year of funding for operations or a project, and the Foundation typically does not expect grantees to identify outputs and outcomes that would be measured in less than one year. If you are seeking multi-year funding, then you should identify succinct outputs and outcomes for each year of funding requested.
The MEL plan should include a timeline by which you will measure and document, and then review and reflect, on whether the activities met their intended outputs and outcomes.
If I need clarification of the differences between outputs and outcomes, or examples of logic models and MEL plan for other organizations with similar goals, are there sources that I can consult? If so, do you have recommendations?
Yes, see suggested additional resources.<br>
Yes, you should complete all elements of the logic model and MEL plan.
For the logic model, the inputs may be similar to the examples provided in additional guidance model. Activities could include project titles or specific operational initiatives (e.g. conduct strategic planning). Outputs and outcomes should reflect organization-wide accomplishments that you plan to achieve within the grant period. The MEL plan should correspond with proposed organization-wide outputs and outcomes.
If I am submitting a grant proposal for funds to support multiple projects, do I have to submit a different logic model and MEL plan for each?
Not necessarily. If you believe that you can present a logic model and MEL plan that covers more than one project and presents clearly the inputs through outcomes for the projects, then one logic model with corresponding MEL plan would suffice.
If you find that you would present a clearer idea of the proposed work by providing separate logic models and associated MEL plans for each project, you may opt to do so.
Should I provide a timeline for when outputs and outcomes will be achieved?
The logic model should describe the outputs and outcomes you expect to accomplish within the grant period, if you were to receive Foundation funding. Most Foundation grants provide one year of funding for operations or a project, and the Foundation typically does not expect grantees to identify outputs and outcomes that would be measured in less than one year. If you are seeking multi-year funding, then you should identify succinct outputs and outcomes for each year of funding requested.
The MEL plan should include a timeline by which you will measure and document, and then review and reflect, on whether the activities met their intended outputs and outcomes.
If I need clarification of the differences between outputs and outcomes, or examples of logic models and MEL plan for other organizations with similar goals, are there sources that I can consult? If so, do you have recommendations?
Yes, see suggested additional resources.<br>
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Additional Resources (click on the links) HOW TO DEVELOP LOGIC MODELS
The W.K. Kellogg Foundation Logic Model Development Guide
The W.K. Kellogg Foundation Guiding Program Direction with Logic Models
The Institute for Education Sciences, National Center for Education and Evaluation Logic Model Guide
The Center for Disease Control and Prevention Program Performance and Evaluation Office Logic Model Resources
HOW TO DEVELOP MEL PLANS
Reimagining Measurement Initiative
International Labour Organization’s Basic Principles of Monitoring and Evaluation<br>
The W.K. Kellogg Foundation Logic Model Development Guide
The W.K. Kellogg Foundation Guiding Program Direction with Logic Models
The Institute for Education Sciences, National Center for Education and Evaluation Logic Model Guide
The Center for Disease Control and Prevention Program Performance and Evaluation Office Logic Model Resources
HOW TO DEVELOP MEL PLANS
Reimagining Measurement Initiative
International Labour Organization’s Basic Principles of Monitoring and Evaluation<br>