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Community
Social Change
The Social Change Cycle:
We see social change as involving three overlapping stages that circle back on each other.
In the very beginning someone sees a problem or they wonder if there is anything that a group of people need. They assess the needs of their target community
(neighborhood, city, school, church, office, or whatever).
When they've found something their people need, they assess what could be done to improve the lives of these people. They come up with a solution and
put it in place. Then they look to see if things have improved. Usually, though, at this point they are not looking to see how they can improve their solution, they
just want to prove to others that their solution is working.
In most cases, this process is informal and based on hunches and assumptions.
There is a better way.
(continue...)
Needs Assessment
(Measuring needs: What changes are needed?)
Program Development
(Setting strategies: What will we do?)
Evaluation
(Assessing impact: How well are we doing?)
Developmental Evaluation
Process Evaluation
Outcome Evaluation
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