Welcome to

Local Food Leaders/RFSWGMarch 23rd, 2016

Plans of WorkAlice Topaloff

Let’s Imagine…

Trip Planning

– Determined a destination.

• Planned outcomes

– Determined a route.

• Travel plan was developed.

– Determined what you are going to do.

• Activities planned (itinerary) of how you were going

to accomplish what you wanted to do on your trip.

– Evaluate how the trip went.

• If things didn’t go as planned, you re-evaluate the trip.

Trip planning = Plan of WorkInputs

Outputs Outcomes -- Impact

Products / Activities Participation Short Medium Long

Assumptions External Factors

Step1

• List 3-5 goals/objectives/outcomes that you want to see happen this year:

– Short term (knowledge) – 1 year

– Medium term (behavior) – 1-5 years

– Long term (conditions) – 6+ years

Step1

• Some examples…

– Short term:

• 100 K-5 students learn nutrition and growing basics from a newly-established school garden

– Mid term:

• 10% increase in local food sales for the local

farmer group.

• 3 schools write new local food procurement policies

– Long term:

• Lower childhood obesity rates

Inputs Outputs Outcomes -- Impact

Publications/Activities Participation Short Medium Long

Assumptions External Factors

Step 2

Step 2

• What are the outputs that you need developed to accomplish the goals and objectives you

have listed?

Something you develop: presentation,

publication, workshop, etc.

Output Examples

Publications:

• Farm to school procurement guide

• Nutrition education curriculum for K-5

Output Examples

Programs/Meetings:

• Meet with all school food service directors in my

district

• Regional meeting for food service directors

• Presentation on local food procurement (webinar)

• Ensure presentations/training modules are

accessible via websites.

Inputs Outputs Outcomes -- Impact

Publications/Activities Participation Short Medium Long

Assumptions External Factors

Step 3

Step 3

• What needs to happen in order for the outputs to be generated and the outcomes to occur?

Input Example

1. Research will focus on

– Food service procurement guidelines

– Existing case studies

– Interviews with food service directors using local foods

– Talking to other local food coordinators

– Gardening and nutrition curriculum for K-5

Input Example

2. Developing relationships with:

• food service directors,

• food service staff,

• Wellness policy councils

From Logic Model to POWTopic/Priority/Tactic Input Output Outcome

From Logic Model to POWTopic/Priority/Tactic Input Output Outcome

Farm to School Research

Partnership development

Networking

Publications

Presentations

Community of Practice

Farm to school procurement guideNutrition education curriculum for K

Short term:

100 K-5 students learn

nutrition and growing basics

from a newly-established

school garden

Mid term:

10% increase in local food

sales for the local farmer

group.

3 schools write new local food

procurement policies

Beginning farmers Research

Public input sessions

Networking with other

organizations

Building trust

Website: resource guide

Facebook group

Community of practice with a

steering committee

Short term:

12 beginning and aspiring

farmers are meeting regularly

and developing a strategic

plan for beginning farmers in

the area

Mid term:

5 beginning farmers have

long-term access to land

Step 4

• When you look at each goal (time for input + outputs):

how many days (or % of time) out of the

year are needed to accomplish the goal?

• Assume there are 245 days out of each year (for a full-time worker) to accomplish your

established goals.

Step 4

• Don’t forget to count administrative time!

– Staff meetings

– Reporting

– Email/service provider

From Logic Model to POWTopic/Priority/Tactic Input - activities Time Output Time

Farm to School - 35%

(85 days)

Research

Partnership

development

Networking

Fundraising and

grant writing

10

10

10

10

Community of Practice

Farm to school

procurement guideNutrition education curriculum for KPresentations/webinars

10

10

10

10

Beginning farmers -

35%

(85 days)

Research

Public input sessions

Networking with

other organizations

Building trust

Website: resource

guide

Facebook group

Community of practice

with a steering

committee

Administrative (reporting, troubleshooting,

evaluation, etc.)

20% = 49 days

Professional development 10% = 12-24 days

Now What?

• Your Plan of Work is complete, now what do you do with it?

– Develop focus / Avoid “mission creep”,

– Communicate your strategy,

– Evaluate your progress toward your goals.

• Just like when taking a trip… you determine your

destination, route and route implementation,

itinerary, and then evaluate

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Questions

Any questions or comments?

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Thank You for This Opportunity!