John Porter (PhD)
Program Development for Non-Profit Organizations

Course Details

This online course prepares nonprofit leaders and aspiring leaders to focus on their mission and create innovative programs that will impact communities. As a participant, you will learn to design and develop meaningful and innovative programs with positive impacts. Participants will learn about inputs, processes, outputs (tangibles), outcomes (impacts), and feedback and how to provide funders with increasingly common outcomes-based evaluations. Students will learn how to plan for donations, grants, and other funding and to align their program with their mission and clients’ input. We will cover the Logic Model, as well as other program development methods.

Program Plan Design and Process Types of Program Components How to Present Your Program The Purpose of Performance Measures Key Indicators How to Use and Design a Logic Model Pursuing Donations, Grants, and Other Funding How to Determine Tracking Tools Program Costs Outcomes vs Outputs How to Create an Innovative and Fundable Program Community Impact The Importance of Revisiting and Revising Your Logic Model Short- and Long-Range Focus Collaboration

This online course prepares nonprofit leaders and aspiring leaders to focus on the mission and create innovative programs which impacts the community.

Lessons

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Lesson 1 - Program Development for Non-Profit Organizations

In our first lesson, we will talk about different program components (inputs, processes, outputs (tangibles) outcomes (impacts), and feedback). We will learn about the program planning process. We will discuss how to focus on outcomes and coordinate the new and current programs. You will learn about other concepts and tools like collaboration, key indicators, short- and long-range focus, innovation, pilot program, program review, and program costs.

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Lesson 2 - The Logic Model

In this lesson, you will learn how to specify goals, identify the resources you need, identify indicators of progress and measurements of success, and communicate the program’s potential value. We will talk about an effective Logic Model Design and how to implement it in your program development. We will cover performance measures, tracking, program presentation, and the importance of revisiting and revising your logic model.

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Lesson 3 - Develop Your Own Logic Model

In this lesson, you will be provided with a basic logic model template and will learn how to identify your goals, assumptions, and the influences and barriers affecting your non-profit organization.