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diseases in their community and adapt effective practices to fit their target populations’ needs and
culture.
For examples of best practices and evidence-based programs, view the links below:
• The Community Guide: https://www.thecommunityguide.org/task-force/about-community-
preventive-services-task-force
• CDC’s High Impact in 5 Years: http://bit.ly/2qko8P7
• Kansas University Community Tool Box: http://bit.ly/1S8Gn2i
• Robert Wood Johnson Foundation and the University of Wisconsin Population Health Institute
County Health Rankings & Roadmaps “What Works for Health” http://bit.ly/1PTe3yB
EVALUATION
The Evaluation Resource Center (ERC) is Healthcare Georgia Foundation-directed and funded, and
offers evaluation tools and services designed to help nonprofit health organizations achieve better
outcomes. Please use the ERC’s free website and evaluation toolkit for assistance with the grant
application at www.georgiaerc.org.
• DIRECT SERVICES PRE-AWARD ON DEMAND EVALUATION WEBINAR. The Foundation offers a
Direct Services Pre-award Evaluation webinar to applicants and strongly encourages potential
applicants to utilize this service. The pre-recorded on demand webinar covers how to develop a
logic model and evaluation plan with SMART outcomes (Attachment B). This webinar is intended
to simplify the evaluation process and strengthen your proposal.
• REQUIRED LOGIC MODEL AND EVALUATION PLAN. Effective evaluation begins with describing
your program – what you are doing and why. Applicants are required to develop and submit a
logic model and evaluation plan for the proposed program. Applicants can use the logic model to
create a description of the proposed program, including resources needed, activities and direct
products of the program, participants, and intended short-term outcomes. Completing the
evaluation plan will help you decide what to focus on, what specific questions your evaluation will
answer, and what practical and realistic information you need to answer those questions. Please
use the logic model and evaluation plan templates provided with the application materials when
developing your own program logic model and evaluation plan. For your reference, Attachments C
and D serve as an example of a safety net clinic evaluating a diabetes management program.
• REQUIRED 10% OF BUDGET TOWARDS EVALUATION. Applicants are required to allocate a
minimum of 10% of their proposed budget towards evaluation for this program. The Foundation
recognizes that some health nonprofit organizations may choose to conduct evaluation activities
on their own, while others prefer to partner with an external evaluator. This 10% can be used
toward either allocating staff time for conducting evaluation activities or working with an external
evaluator, or a combination of the two. It is required that you describe the identified evaluator’s
experience in conducting evaluation and collecting, analyzing and reporting data for evaluation
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