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IDENTIFYING NEEDSIDENTIFYING NEEDS

Grantsmanship and FundraisingGrantsmanship and Fundraising

College of Public and Community ServiceCollege of Public and Community Service

University of Massachusetts at BostonUniversity of Massachusetts at Boston

©2008 William Holmes©2008 William Holmes

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TYPES OF DATA FOR NEED TYPES OF DATA FOR NEED IDENTIFICATION: 1IDENTIFICATION: 1

• Data Descriptions of Data Descriptions of CommunityCommunity– CensusCensus– Population ReportsPopulation Reports– Specialized StudiesSpecialized Studies– Local StudiesLocal Studies

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TYPES OF DATA FOR NEED TYPES OF DATA FOR NEED IDENTIFICATION: 2IDENTIFICATION: 2

• Data on Causes of NeedData on Causes of Need

• Data on Results of Data on Results of NeedNeed

• Data on Consequences Data on Consequences of Needof Need

• Data Comparing across Data Comparing across Time and LocationTime and Location

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TYPES OF DATA FOR NEED TYPES OF DATA FOR NEED IDENTIFICATION: 3IDENTIFICATION: 3

• Data from Similar Data from Similar OrganizationsOrganizations

• Data on Demand Data on Demand for Servicefor Service

• Data from Data from Experts, Experts, PolicymakersPolicymakers

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SOURCES OF DATA FOR NEED SOURCES OF DATA FOR NEED IDENTIFICATION: 1IDENTIFICATION: 1

• Client Needs Client Needs AssessmentAssessment

• Community Needs Community Needs AssessmentAssessment

• Expert Needs Expert Needs AssessmentAssessment

• Governmental Data Governmental Data ArchivesArchives

• Focus groupsFocus groups

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SOURCES OF DATA FOR NEED SOURCES OF DATA FOR NEED IDENTIFICATION: 2IDENTIFICATION: 2

• Community Community Planning AgenciesPlanning Agencies

• University Research University Research CentersCenters

• JournalsJournals

• NewspapersNewspapers

• InternetInternet

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SOURCES OF DATA FOR NEED SOURCES OF DATA FOR NEED IDENTIFICATION: 3IDENTIFICATION: 3

• Client RecordsClient Records

• Manager InterviewsManager Interviews

• Government Government PublicationsPublications

• Personal KnowledgePersonal Knowledge

• Statutes, Case Law Statutes, Case Law and Regulationsand Regulations

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DIFFERENT BASES DIFFERENT BASES FOR DEFINING NEEDS: 1FOR DEFINING NEEDS: 1

• Problems to ReduceProblems to Reduce

• Strengths to Build On Strengths to Build On

• Policies and Laws to Policies and Laws to Comply WithComply With

• Funder InterestsFunder Interests

• Community BuildingCommunity Building

• Event ResponsesEvent Responses

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DIFFERENT BASES DIFFERENT BASES FOR DEFINING NEEDS: 2FOR DEFINING NEEDS: 2

• Public concernPublic concern

• TheoriesTheories

• Poignant casesPoignant cases

• SuccessesSuccesses

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INTERVENTIONS NEEDED: 1INTERVENTIONS NEEDED: 1

• Expansion of Existing Expansion of Existing ProgramsPrograms

• Modification of Existing Modification of Existing ProgramProgram

• Introduction of Existing Introduction of Existing Program to New AreaProgram to New Area

• Creating New Program Creating New Program for unmet for unmet NeedNeed

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INTERVENTIONS NEEDED: 2INTERVENTIONS NEEDED: 2

• Different Results for Different Results for this Programthis Program

• Different Levels of Different Levels of Intervention neededIntervention needed– IndividualIndividual– GroupGroup– CommunityCommunity

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PLANS FOR MEETING NEEDSPLANS FOR MEETING NEEDS

• Specify Strategic Relevance of Specify Strategic Relevance of NeedNeed

• Specify Tasks, Resources, Specify Tasks, Resources, Target PopulationTarget Population

• Specify Responsibility for TasksSpecify Responsibility for Tasks

• Specify How Overcome Specify How Overcome BarriersBarriers

• Specify How Monitor Specify How Monitor ImplementationImplementation

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PLANS FOR SUSTAINING PLANS FOR SUSTAINING PROGRAM AND RESULTSPROGRAM AND RESULTS

• Income SourcesIncome Sources

• Follow-upFollow-up

• Alternative FundingAlternative Funding

• Institutionalization of Institutionalization of ProgramsPrograms

• Phase-out of programPhase-out of program

NEEDS ASSESSMENT TIPSNEEDS ASSESSMENT TIPS

• Identify Strategic InformationIdentify Strategic Information

• Reduce Data volumeReduce Data volume

• Integrate data elementsIntegrate data elements

• Focus on simple needsFocus on simple needs

• Separate outputs from outcomesSeparate outputs from outcomes

• Be logical, organized, clear, focussedBe logical, organized, clear, focussed

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