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LOGIC MODELS

101:MAPPING YOUR

IMPACT

Brandi Olson Consulting

Authentic impact doesn’t happen just

because you have good intentions. You

have to know where you are going to get

there—and not get lost along the way.

Logic Models

Logic Models

o Make it easy to collaborate(a visual picture of your program)

Logic Models

o Make it easy to collaborate(a visual picture of your program)

o Show your smarts(explain why and how your program works based on evidence and

logic)

so you don’t end up

with mother goose

logic.

Logic Models

o Make it easy to collaborate(a visual picture of your program)

o Show your smarts(explain why and how your program works based on evidence and

logic)

o Keep you from getting lost(a map to let you know when you are on track or veering off

course)

Logic Models

o Make it easy to collaborate(a visual picture of your program)

o Show your smarts(explain why and how your program works based on evidence and logic)

o Keep you from getting lost(a map to let you know when you are on track or veering off course)

o Convince stakeholders to be part of your story(more money, committed volunteers, stronger relationships with participants)

Invent A Logic model

o Share your name + organization

o Unpack Lingo Cards

o Organize cards into a logical progression

o Identify the starting point + use arrows to guide

us through the map

Invent a logic model

Family Involvement Project (FIP) Logic Model

Inputs Activities Short-Term Outcomes Long-Term Outcomes

see ip

positions

Establish FIP

sustainability

Increase parents’

levels of involvement

in their children’s

education – parents

work closely with

school systems and

k leadersh

Increase

involvement of

parents associated

with FIP in their

children’s education

Increase awareness

of and commitment

to FIP and its

sustainability

Build or strengthen

local collaborations

at each site to

promote and sustain

parent involvement

Increase parent

knowledge on how

to become involved

in their children’s

education

Increase # of parents

in communities who

are trained by parent

leaders on parent

involvement

Build relationships

with potential local or

national long-term

funders

Disseminate FIP

materials to local and

national funders and

organizations

Develop coalitions of

local parent

involvement programs

and organizations

Build relationships

with schools

Develop and

disseminate materials

on parent involvement

to parents

Provide technical

assistance to parent

leaders

Recruit and train

parent leaders

Planning:

• Evaluation

• Program

sustainability

Collaborations:

• School

administrators

and teachers

• Local

organizations

• National

organizations

Resources:

• Funding

• National and

local program

staff

• Parents

Wilder Research

Impact Map Harvard Family Research Project

Non-Linear Model

Invent a Logic Model

o Inputs

o Activities

o Outputs

o Short-Term Outcomes

o Intermediate Outcomes

o Long-Term Outcomes

Impact Map Traditional Logic Model

o Resources

o Action

o Numbers

o Learning Impact

o Changing Impact

o Transforming Impact

Map It out

Impact Map

Visual map to the

impact your

program creates.

Shows how people

are learning,

changing, and

transforming

Tells a story—with

a beginning, middle,

and end.

The Brand Lab’s Impact Map

Restorative Justice Impact Map

Impact Map Traditional Logic Model

Restorative Justice Impact Map

Drawing your Map

1

Meet up + dig down.

2

Get clear on where you are going,

3

and how you will get there.

4

Map it out,

5

and get specific.

Meet up + dig down

o Who cares about

your work?

o Who are your

investors?

o Who will be affected

if you fail?

1

Meet up + dig down

o Who cares about

your work?

o Who are your

investors?

o Who will be affected

if you fail?

1

Get clear on where you are going

o What is the big

vision?

o How will you know

when you’ve

arrived?

o Why do you think it

matters?

2

Get clear on where you are going

o What is the big

vision?

o How will you know

when you’ve

arrived?

o Why do you think it

matters?

2

And how you will get there.

o Start at the

beginning.

But, why?

o Work backwards

from the end.

But, how?

3

And how you will get there.

o Start at the

beginning.

But, why?

o Work backwards

from the end.

But, how?

3

Map it out

What resources are needed to make this happen?

What numbers should we track to understand our reach?

What changes can we expect?

4

Map it out

What resources are needed to make this happen?

What numbers should we track to understand our reach?

What changes can we expect?

4

And get specific

Really, how will you

know when you are

there?

What will it look like?

What will it sound

like?

5

And get specific

Really, how will you

know when you are

there?

What will it look like?

What will it sound

like?

5

who + action verb =

impact you can recognize

Resources

www.brandiolsonconsulting.com

o Wilder Research

o Community Toolbox

YIPA Training:

Making Data Work For YouTuesdays, 11:00-12:30pm

October 7-November 4

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