The process of designing, implementing, and assessing the effectiveness of programs and services that address community needs and promote social justice.
Needs Assessment: This involves identifying the needs and problems of the target community or population that the program is intended to serve.
Goal Setting: Setting clear and specific goals that the program aims to achieve.
Program Design: Developing a comprehensive plan for the program that includes its goals, objectives, target population, strategies, and timeline.
Program Implementation: Carrying out the program plan, including staffing, resources, and logistics.
Monitoring and Evaluation: Collecting and analyzing data to assess the effectiveness of the program and make necessary modifications.
Stakeholder Engagement: Engaging with community members, organizational leaders, and other stakeholders to build support for the program and ensure its success.
Resource Mobilization: Identifying and securing the resources needed to carry out the program, such as funding, volunteers, and partnerships.
Advocacy and Policy Change: Using the program and its outcomes to advocate for policy change and support for social justice initiatives.
Cultural Competence: Understanding and addressing the cultural factors that influence program planning and evaluation in diverse communities.
Ethical Considerations: Addressing the ethical considerations that arise when planning and evaluating programs, such as privacy, confidentiality, and informed consent.
Needs Assessment: A systematic process of identifying and prioritizing community needs and gaps in services or resources.
Logic Model: A visual representation of the inputs, activities, outputs and outcomes of a program.
Social Network Analysis: A method for mapping and analyzing the relationships and interactions between individuals, groups, and organizations within a community.
Stakeholder Analysis: A process for identifying and engaging key partners, groups, or individuals who are affected by or can influence the success of a program.
Outcome Mapping: An approach that focuses on defining and measuring behavioral changes that arise as a result of a program's activities.
Cost-benefit Analysis: A financial assessment of the resources invested in the program compared to the economic benefits of that program.
Participatory Action Research (PAR): A form of research that seeks to involve the community in the development and implementation of research studies, leading to improved outcomes.
Impact Assessment: An evaluation method that examines whether a program has achieved the desired impact on the target population.
Theory of Change: A methodology used to map out the causal relationship between a program's activities, outputs, and outcomes.
Formative Evaluation: A type of evaluation that is conducted during program implementation to inform program improvements and modifications.
Summative Evaluation: A type of evaluation that is conducted at the end of a program to assess its overall impact and effectiveness.
Retrospective Evaluation: An assessment of a program that has already been completed, aimed at determining its overall effectiveness and impact.
Process Evaluation: An evaluation of a program's implementation process, which assesses the degree to which the program was delivered as planned.
Impact Evaluation: The examination of a program's critical assumptions and output to determine its effectiveness and achievement of objectives.