Same approach-no changes to the “bones” Updated statistics Modern graphics, icons, images Teaching enhancements

o Time guidelineso Enrichment activitieso Fidelity checklists

CHANGES TO STANDARDSFACT SHEETPROGRAM COSTSFUNDING STRATEGIESDETAILED EVALUATION ABSTRACTSVIDEOhttp://www.blueprintsprograms.com/

Motivating to implementersImprove program fidelityHelp garner funds from

stakeholders for sustainability

Staff meetings With students With parents during conferences Newsletters Press releases Annual agency or school reports School or Agency boards Collaborative boards Funding agencies

What is an evidence-based program?Reach

How many students being served & how many of them are getting the complete program

Improvement in student outcomes Decreases in antisocial behavior & improvements in social

emotional learning skills

Fidelity data How well you are implementing

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Programs can be placed along a continuum of confidence based on their evidence or theory

How confident are we that this program or practice is a good use of resources AND improves outcomes for children and families?

Very Confident

Evidence‐based“This program has been rigorously evaluated and shown to work”

Research‐based“This program is based on sound theory informed by research”

Promising Approaches“We really think this will work…  but we need time to prove it”

Best Practices“We’ve done it and we like it”

EFFECTIVEHARMFUL

Iatrogenic (Harmful)“This program has been rigorously evaluated and shown to be harmful”

Ineffective“This program has been evaluated and shown to have no positive or negative effect”

PromisingIneffective unknownVery 

Confident

*Bumbarger & Rhoades, 2012

Concise. Your pitch should take no longer than 30-60 seconds.

Clear. Use language that everyone understands. Don't use fancy words thinking it will make you sound smarter. Your listener won't understand you and you'll have lost your opportunity to hook them.

Powerful. Use words that are powerful and strong. Deliver the "Sis-Boom-Bang" to grab their attention!

Visual. Use words that create a visual image in your listeners mind. This will make your message memorable.

Tell a Story. A short story, that is. A good story is essentially this: someone with a problem either finds a solution or faces tragedy. Either type of story can be used to illuminate what you do.

Targeted. A great elevator pitch is aimed for a specific audience. If you have target audiences that are vastly different, you might want to have a unique pitch for each.

Goal Oriented. A kick-ass elevator pitch is designed with a specific outcome in mind. What is your desired outcome? You may have different pitches depending on different objectives. For instance do you want to: make a sale, gain a prospect, enlist support for an idea, or earn a referral.

Has a Hook. This is the element that literally snags your listener's interest and makes them want to know more. This is the phrase or words that strike a chord in your listener.

School/Non-Profit Partnership Budget Planning Case for Funding

Program Fact Sheet

Effective Elevator Speech/Speaking Points

Brochure – Highlight various funding opportunities and levels

PowerPoint

Outcomes Report

Email and mailing list

Blueprints website resourcesPCCD funding streamsEPISCenter resources

For more information including materials from this presentation:

EPISCenter206 Towers Building

University Park, PA 16802Phone: (814) 863-2568

Fax: (814) 865-3936

Email: EPISCenter@psu.eduWeb: www.episcenter.psu.edu

The EPISCenter is a project of the Prevention Research Center, College of Health and Human Development, Penn State University, and is supported by funding from the Pennsylvania Commission on Crime and

Delinquency and the Pennsylvania Department of Public Welfare as a component of the Resource Center for Evidence-Based Programs and Practices.