Methodologies to Use in Implementing & Facilitating Theories of Change in different contexts

In this webinar we will discuss ways of facilitating Theory of Change development including exciting new tools we have recently used with success for drawing outcomes out of your opportunities and threats analysis. The webinar will relate real-time facilitation to the use of online tools to capture, illustrate and communicate your Theory.

This webinar will cover the following points:

  1. Theory of Change (ToC) Facilitation:
    • Facilitating large groups – should participants be broken into separate meetings sessions due to power relationships, or locations?
    • Small group exercises
    • Prompts to clarify Long-term outcome and Top-line Preconditions
  2. Conducting ToC sessions online using Theory of Change Online (TOCO)
  3. Using Survey Monkey to prepare for ToC planning sessions
    • Pre ToC Workshop Survey
    • Post ToC workshop Survey
  4. How to draw out outcomes (preconditions) using existent documents such as:
    • Strategic Planning
    • Logic Models
    • Proposals
  5. Individual or group interviews by phone with key stakeholders to further analyze Theory of Change outcomes framework

  • Testimonial

    • “I am actually loving this work more than almost anything else I have done in my professional life so far.” Elizabeth Jaeger, Ph.D., Assistant Professor of Psychology, St. Joseph’s University, and evaluator for Philadelphia’s Early 2 Learn (E2L) program.