LOGIC MODELS
A logic model is a map that graphically
illustrates how your program activities will lead to the expected
short-term—and long-term— outcomes. A logic model will make it clear
whether your program makes sense and whether the expected outcomes are
realistic given the planned activities.
In short, the model shows what your
program is expected to achieve and how it is expected to work, based on an
expected chain of events that:
Link the clear specification of the
problem/issue you are addressing to:
What you believe is needed to change the
problem (the investments) to:
The procedures, activities, and products it
produces to:
The shorter term outcomes to:
The final consequences --long-term
outcomes!
(Adapted from
University of Wisconsin Evaluating Collaboratives: Reaching
the Potential, July 1999, G3658-8)
WK Kellog Foundation
Logic Model Development Guide
The logic model synthesizes the main
program elements into a picture of how the program is supposed to work.
Often displayed in a flow chart, map, or
table, the logic model portrays the sequence of steps leading to program
results. A simple logic model might look like this:
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Problem or
issue and
Data Facts
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Resources
And
Investments |
Procedures,
activities, and products |
Process
Objectives
Short-term
outcomes |
Outcome
Objectives
Longer-term
outcomes |
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Pregnant
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If:
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then:
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then:
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teens are
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There is an
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to develop
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teens will
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teens will be
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not using
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investment
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a resource
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be informed
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able to gain
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prenatal
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of time and
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directory
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about available
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access to
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services
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money
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services
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the services
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to meet
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their needs
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