Presented by Kenneth Steinman, PhD, at The HealthPath Foundation of Ohio's Community Connections Workshop on April 20, 2012.

1. Kenneth Steinman, PhD, MPH
kjsteinman@gmail.com
Community Connections Workshop
Gahanna, OH
April 20, 2012
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2. » Background/Significance
» Approach
» Organizational capacity
» How to list evidence
» Budget
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3. • the type(s) of family violence, and the target population(s) your project
will address
• the specific factors contributing to family violence that you hope your
project will influence
• a description of your approach, including what you will do and who,
Background/Significance
when and where you will do it
• a summary of any evidence that suggests your approach will have the
intended influence on the factors you identify
• a description of how any other community partners will collaborate on
the project
• a statement of the project’s approximate cost
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4. • the type(s) of family violence, and the target population(s) your project
will address
Approach
• the specific factors contributing to family violence that you hope your
project will influence
• a description of your approach, including what you will do and
who, when and where you will do it
• a summary of any evidence that suggests your approach will have the
intended influence on the factors you identify
• a description of how any other community partners will collaborate on
the project
• a statement of the project’s approximate cost
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5. • the type(s) of family violence, and the target population(s) your project
will address
Organizational capacity
• the specific factors contributing to family violence that you hope your
project will influence
• a description of your approach, including what you will do and who,
when and where you will do it
• a summary of any evidence that suggests your approach will have the
intended influence on the factors you identify
• a description of how any other community partners will collaborate on
the project
• a statement of the project’s approximate cost
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6. • the type(s) of family violence, and the target population(s) your project
will address
How to list evidence
• the specific factors contributing to family violence that you hope your
project will influence
• a description of your approach, including what you will do and who,
when and where you will do it
• a summary of any evidence that suggests your approach will have the
intended influence on the factors you identify
• a description of how any other community partners will collaborate on
the project
• a statement of the project’s approximate cost
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7. • the type(s) of family violence, and the target population(s) your project
will address
Budget
• the specific factors contributing to family violence that you hope your
project will influence
• a description of your approach, including what you will do and who,
when and where you will do it
• a summary of any evidence that suggests your approach will have the
intended influence on the factors you identify
• a description of how any other community partners will collaborate on
the project
• a statement of the project’s approximate cost
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8. Consequence
Risk factor
Family
Consequence
Violence
Risk factor
Consequence
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9. Inputs Process Outcomes Impact
program
component #1
CCGP contributing
funds factor #1
program
component #2 the problem
Other contributing
support factor #2
program
component #3

10. » Background/Significance
» Approach
» Organizational capacity
» How to list evidence
» Budget
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11. » Define the problem
˃Specific
˃Measurable
» Define the population
˃Who? Where?
˃Be specific
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12. Perhaps too vague Specific
» Domestic violence » Dating violence
» Child maltreatment » Child neglect
» Financial exploitation
of elders
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13. Perhaps too vague Specific
» Teens in SE Ohio » 10th – 12th graders in
Scioto county
» Children in our
county » Children ages 0-3 in
our county
» Women in our
county » Community-dwelling
seniors in Canton
» Low income women, 13
ages 35-64 in Xenia

14. » Yes, FV is complex
˃“I cannot do everything, but I can do something.”
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15. » Important
˃related to the problem
» Changeable
˃that $5,000 can change
˃smaller changes in many people
˃bigger changes in fewer people
» Measurable
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˃so you (and others) can tell if your approach works

16. Inputs Process Outcomes Impact
program
component #1
CCGP contributing
funds factor #1
program
component #2 the problem
Other contributing
support factor #2
program
component #3

17. » Background/Significance
» Approach
» Organizational capacity
» How to list evidence
» Budget
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18. » specific
» must link to all selected contributing factors
»evidence
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19. » Specific, measurable activities
» Who, what, where, by when?
Between 5/1 and 5/15/13, project staff will display
at least 1 poster on financial elder abuse at 35
bank branches in Trumbull and Mahoning counties
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20. This grant program has three goals. By December 31, 2012,
the program will:
1. enable 50 organizations that serve communities in the
HealthPath service area to write grant proposals for
projects using best and promising practices in family
violence prevention;
2. enable 40 organizations serving communities in the
HealthPath service area to use best and promising
practices to promote family violence prevention; and
3. engage 25 volunteers from organizations in the
HealthPath service area to become involved in reviewing
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21. » “program theory”
Between 5/1 and 5/15/13, project staff will display
at least 1 poster on financial elder abuse at 35
bank branches in Trumbull and Mahoning counties.
This will address bank tellers’ limited awareness of
elder financial exploitation.
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22. Inputs Process Outcomes Impact
program
component #1
CCGP contributing
funds factor #1
program
component #2 the problem
Other contributing
support factor #2
program
component #3

23. » show me, don’t just tell me
» what evidence suggests this activity actually
influences this contributing factor?
˃Research studies (www.cdc.gov)
˃Awards/Nominations
˃Agency reports
˃Personal communication
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24. » Background/Significance
˃Problem statement
˃Contributing factors your program will influence
» Approach
˃How will your approach influence contributing factors
˃Process objectives
» Organizational capacity
˃Individuals, agencies, partners
» Budget 24
˃Other support

25. » Background/Significance
» Approach
» Organizational capacity
» How to list evidence
» Budget
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26. » Are the individuals responsible for
implementing the program well-qualified?
» Is the applicant agency well-suited to
implement the proposed activities?
» Does the applicant agency make the best
possible use of collaborative partners?
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27. » Who are they?
» Exactly what will they contribute?
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28. » Background/Significance
» Approach
» Organizational capacity
» How to list evidence
» Budget
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29. » show, don’t tell
˃Cite!
˃“Research1 shows that the program…”
» “suggested citation”
» authors’ (or agency’s) names, year, and
place of publication.
» URL (if available)
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30. » Background/Significance
» Approach
» Organizational capacity
» How to list evidence
» Budget
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31. Inputs Process Outcomes Impact
program
component #1
CCGP contributing
funds factor #1
program
component #2 the problem
Other contributing
support factor #2
program
component #3

32. » Be specific
» What monies to which components?
» Most may go to personnel
» Consider in-kind donations
˃Monetize
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34. Inputs Process Outcomes Impact
Pinwheels
CCGP For Prevention
funds in central location Community
awareness of
problem locally
Ribbon
Less
campaign on
child abuse
Child Abuse
Local FCFC and neglect
Prevention Day
donates Community belief
expertise, that problem
connections can be prevented
and time Endorsements
from mayors,
baseball
coaches, local
newspapers

35. Inputs Process Outcomes Impact
Local banks Local bank tellers’ ability
permit display to identify warning signs
Media campaign
and of vulnerability; available
through local banks
distribution of resources
materials
Speaker series on Local seniors’ ability to
financial
financial abuse of identify warning signs of
CCGP funds abuse
elders vulnerability; available
of elders
resources
Local Local adult children of
senior centers Flyers distributed seniors’ ability to identify
donate through Meals on warning signs of
meeting space;
Wheels vulnerability; available
newsletter
space resources

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37. Inputs Process Outcomes Impact
Train
Teens
CCGP local teachers
knowledge/skills
funds to implement
for how to respond
Safe Dates
Less
Schools
Implement teen dating
provides Teens’
Safe Dates violence
teachers, cultural acceptance
in 2 among
classroom of dating violence
high schools high school
time
students
Social media Community’s
campaign cultural acceptance
to publicize of domestic
Safe Dates violence

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40. Thanks for volunteering! Here’s a brainstorming exercise…
Identify a specific problem in a specific population that you might want to address through this grant.
The problem:
The population:
Describe a contributing factor that has all of the following characteristics:
(a) it contributes significantly to the problem in this population;
(b) it could be changed through this grant; and
(c) it would be feasible to measure these changes.
Example of a contributing factor:

41. Thanks for volunteering! Here’s a(nother) brainstorming exercise…
So you have an idea of what you want to do!? In the space below, describe one specific, measurable activity that you plan
to complete as part of the project. This process objective must include a deadline and indicate who is responsible for
implementing the activity. As much as possible, it should also include details, such as number of participants, location, etc.
that you could use to assess whether the program is being implemented as planned.
Process objective:
Extra credit:
Describe at least one contributing factor that the activity should influence. The contributing factor should have all of the
following characteristics:
(a) it contributes significantly to the ultimate family violence problem in this population;
(b) it could be changed through this grant; and
(c) it would be feasible to measure these changes.
Example of a contributing factor: