Developing a Program: Planning and Evaluation Methods / Grant and Proposal Writing

Primary NN/LM MAR Contact: Kate Flewelling / Outreach Coordinator / flewkate@pitt.edu

Program Development

• NN/LM Outreach and Evaluation Resource Center: Step-by-step planning and evaluation methods for Community-Based Outreach

• Community Tool Box: Practical information for every step of project planning from identifying a need, to program development and initiation, to sustaining a program long-term

• Centers for Disease Control Program Evaluation Toolkit
  •  Evaluation Steps
  •  Other Resources: including step-by-step Manuals, Logic Models, and Data Collection Methods

Writing Funding Proposals

• Community Tool Box: Getting Grants and Financial Resources

• Proposal Budgeting Basics: A resource from the Foundation Center--provides the basics of developing a project budget, including overhead costs, employee fringe benefits, and links to sample budget templates

• Proposal Writing Short Course: A resource from the Foundation Center, describing how to prepare of the various components of a funding proposal

• NN/LM MAR staff can provide online or in-person training on Grants and Proposal Writing to libraries and other organizations in NY, NJ, PA and DE