WELCOME TO PROPOSAL DESIGNS FOR HUMAN SERVICES UNIT 4 SEMINAR Tina Smith, MA

Outline for Unit 4 Seminar  Goals  Objectives-Examples of Measurable Objectives  Hands On Activity  Building Partnerships/Collaborations in the Community

Goals  Goals: Goal of agency is similar to mission statement, but discusses overall purpose for organization’s existence-Example: Improve education system in the community Should also have goals associated with the projects you write your proposals for  Programs should always be designed related to a problem that exists!!

Objectives  Objectives: Outcomes that can be expected from the project  Need to be able to be measured-Something like “Participants will feel happier at the end of the program” is not measurable-But we can make something like this measurable. How?  Remember the goals and objectives of your program should be in line with the goals and objectives that the funder has identified

Goals and Objectives  How do you make your program’s objectives fit with those of the funder without losing the whole purpose of the program?

Examples of Measurable Objectives (p in textbook)  Objective 1: Improved Behavior. By the end of the first six months of the project, participants in the after-school basketball project will demonstrate improved behavior in school as a result of project requirements and activities, as measured by incident reports and teacher observations before the league started and six months later.  Objective 2: Reduction in Violent Incidents. By the end of the basketball project, participants will demonstrate a 50 percent decrease in violent incidents as measured by school incident reports.  Objective 3: Improved School Attendance. By the end of the basketball project, participants will have a 40 percent better school attendance record than students who did not participate in project activities.

Realistic/Unrealistic?  Which of the following objectives are realistic for a one year career education course for unemployed adults?  Sixty percent of the participants will remain employed for three years after the program ends.  Participants will show improved attitudes toward work after completing the year long course.  Participants in the one year program will attend an average of 85 percent of the sessions.

Hands On Activity  Choose one of the programs that the agency you are using for your final project offers  Write at least 2 measurable objectives  We will share these objectives with the class and give each other feedback

Building Partnerships/Collaborations in the Community  Important to find other professionals/organizations to partner with when looking at writing a grant proposal that calls for community collaboration  Different agencies will have different points of view about something and may bring new and exciting ideas  Idea is to work with others and share funding-Different agencies may get different amounts of money depending on what role they play  Doesn’t always make sense to collaborate depending on what the project is, but it can be useful at times and is necessary if grant calls for it

Building Partnerships/Collaborations in the Community (cont.)  Often if funders are asking for proposals related to agencies collaborating, they are looking to help a problem that can’t be completely served through one agency- Example: Decreasing childhood asthma  Regardless of applying for grant money together, agencies should work more closely to determine if they are replicating services, if all of the needs for a particular problem are being filled, etc.  Should approach other agencies to have open conversations about how best to help the population you are working with

Building Partnerships/Collaborations in the Community (cont.)  Example of establishing partnerships with other organizations  Administration on Aging funds a program called the Aging and Disability Resource Centers  pdf  Alamo Service Connection 

Building Partnerships/Collaborations in the Community (cont.)  On page 184 of the book, the authors state “Collaboration must become a way of life, a natural response, not just a grant response.”  What does this statement mean to people?