Ellen Iverson, MESI Graduate Assistant Director of Evaluation at the Science Education Resource Center (SERC) at Carleton College 1 Logic Models for Smarties - MESI Ellen Iverson

Logic Model Theory of Change Theory of Action Program Theory Funnell and Rogers, 2011, W.K. Kellogg Foundation’s Logic Model Development Guide 2 Logic Models for Smarties - MESI Ellen Iverson

Logic Model Theory of Change Theory of Action Program Theory How a given program, project, strategy, or policy is understood to influence or contribute to specific outcomes Funnell and Rogers, 2011, W.K. Kellogg Foundation’s Logic Model Development Guide 3 Logic Models for Smarties - MESI Ellen Iverson

Logic ModelA systematic and visual way to show relationships among the resources of a program, project, strategy, or policy as well as the activities and the intended results Theory of Change Theory of Action Program Theory Funnell and Rogers, 2011, W.K. Kellogg Foundation’s Logic Model Development Guide 4 Logic Models for Smarties - MESI Ellen Iverson

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Logic Model Theory of Change How change comes about and what are the central processes/drivers for change in a given program, project, strategy, or policy Theory of Action Program Theory Funnell and Rogers, 2011, W.K. Kellogg Foundation’s Logic Model Development Guide 7 Logic Models for Smarties - MESI Ellen Iverson

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Logic Model Theory of Change Theory of Action What the program, project, strategy, or policy does (activities and level of success needed) to influence or contribute to outcomes Program Theory Funnell and Rogers, 2011, W.K. Kellogg Foundation’s Logic Model Development Guide 10 Logic Models for Smarties - MESI Ellen Iverson

* Plan program or strategies * Define scope * Visualize complexity to anticipate uncertainties * Facilitate a shared understanding * Engage stakeholders * Document perceptions * Disseminate more broadly * Identify evaluation opportunities and monitor progress 11 Logic Models for Smarties - MESI Ellen Iverson

Logic Model Theory of Change Theory of Action Program Theory How a given program, project, strategy, or policy is understood to influence or contribute to specific outcomes 12 Logic Models for Smarties - MESI Ellen Iverson

* Articulate “mental models” of key stakeholders * Analyze via artifacts (documents, reports, forms) * Infer through observation of program including interviewing staff and participants Funnell and Rogers, Logic Models for Smarties - MESI Ellen Iverson

* Visioning * Describe how you now serve clients? * What specific improvements have been made? * What are people saying about the program now? * What problems have been solved? * What specific outcomes have been achieved? * How are people behaving differently? Bens, I. (2012). Facilitating with ease! Jossey-Bass: San Francisco 14 Logic Models for Smarties - MESI Ellen Iverson

* Visioning * Write individual responses * Compare with partner * Compare with another partner * Facilitate discussion Bens, I. (2012). Facilitating with ease! Jossey-Bass: San Francisco 15 Logic Models for Smarties - MESI Ellen Iverson

* Focus Group (Bens, page 22) * Reflective listening * Getting the right people to the table (even if “virtually”) * Iterate * Return and revise * Disseminate Bens, I. (2012). Facilitating with ease! Jossey-Bass: San Francisco 16 Logic Models for Smarties - MESI Ellen Iverson

* Snow Cards (Keystone, page 15) * Brainstorm Pre-Conditions * What change? * For whom? * How good? * By when Bens, I. (2012). Facilitating with ease! Jossey-Bass: San Francisco 17 Logic Models for Smarties - MESI Ellen Iverson

* What would a simple logic model look like? * What might a theory of change look like? * What might the models miss? * What outside forces might influence the program? * What might be some unexpected outcomes (positive/negative) * What questions would you have about the program and program theory? 18 Logic Models for Smarties - MESI Ellen Iverson

Funnell and Rogers, 2011, W.K. Kellogg Foundation’s Logic Model Development Guide 19 Logic Models for Smarties - MESI Ellen Iverson

* W.K. Kellogg Foundation’s Logic Model Development Guide foundation-logic-model-development-guide Funnell, S. C. & Rogers, P. J. (2011). Purposeful program theory: Effective use of theories of change and logic models. San Francisco, CA: Jossey- Bass. Keystone. (2009). Developing a Theory of Change from g%20a%20theory%20of%20change.pdf McLaughlin, John A., & Jordan, Gretchen B. (1999). Logic models: A tool for telling your program’s performance story. Evaluation and Program Planning, 22(1), Milstein, Bobby, & Chapel, Tom. (N.D.). Developing a Logic Model or Theory of Change. The Community Toolbox. Retrieved 12 March 2014, from 20 Logic Models for Smarties - MESI Ellen Iverson