Theory of Change

Modeling an Intervention

Benefits of Modeling and Intervention

• Program/Policy Development• Community Organizing• Program Management• Communication• Consensus-building • Grant Applications• Evaluation

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ProcessProduct

Phases of the Process

1. Understand the situation, priorities, aims, etc.

2. Define population and general goals/needs

Phases of the Process

3. Develop a theory of change

What do we want to get?What do we need to do to get there?

EBPTheoryPractice wisdom

Zooming in … Zooming Out

Theory of Change

Logic Model

Detailed account of the relationships:

ResourcesActivitiesOutputsOutcomesImpact

Phases of the Process

4. From theory of change …Develop a Logic Model

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Combine the right ingredients

Chemical reaction in

oven

Good tasting cookies

Theory of Change:Cookie Making

Phases of the Process

5. Identify…

AssumptionsExternal factorsWeak linkages

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Phases of the Process

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