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Logic Model

The basic structure for a logic model. This image includes text boxes and relational arrows with the following phrases: “PURPOSE or MISSION of your program, effort, or initiative; INPUTS or RESOURCES: raw materials used the program; CONSTRAINTS or BARRIERS to program objectives; ACTIVITIES: what the program does with the resources to direct the course of change; OUTPUTS: direct evidence of having performed the activities; EFFECTS or results, consequences outcomes, impacts of having taken action (intended and unintended): short-term, mid-term, longer-term; CONTEXT or CONDITIONS of your work.”

Logic Model Example for a Community Vegetable Garden Initiative

A flow chart depicting the inputs, activities, outputs, and outcomes (short-term, mid-term, and long-term). The inputs are Committees, Teachers, Land, Gardening supplies, Equipment, Educational materials, and Funding. The activities are Locate and divide garden, advertise gardening opportunities, Teach beginners gardening skills, and Planting and harvesting parties. The outputs are System of garden plots, Community response, Skilled gardeners, and Abundant vegetables. The short-term outcomes are Cultivated land, Cooperative community members, Productive use of surplus land, and Recreation opportunities for youth. The mid-term outcomes are Harvested produce, Better acquainted neighbors, Increase of vegetable consumption, and Youth more convinced of vegetables' health effects. The long-term outcomes are Established habit of gardening, Community cohesiveness, Improved nutrition and health, and Lifelong improved food choices. There are arrows leading to each of the categories. Under the chart, it says the arrows are optional, showing how planned strategies lead to desired objectives. 

Gantt Chart

A table with the titles ID; Task Name; September 10th, 17th, and 24th; October 1st, 8th, 15th, and 22nd; November 5th and 19th; and December 3rd. The legend at the bottom of the chart says the bars represent time duration and the diamonds represent milestones. In the first row, it lists the ID as 1 and the Task name as Deliverable - 2, and the time duration is during September 10th and stops right before September 17th with a milestone at the stopping point. In the second row, it lists the ID as 2 and the Task name as Deliverable - 3, and the time duration goes from the middle of the column under September 10th, all the way to the end of September 17th. In the third row, it lists the ID as 3 and the Task name as Deliverable - 4, and the time duration goes from the middle of the column under September 17th, all the way to the end of September 24th. In the fourth row, it lists the ID as 4 and the Task name as Deliverable - 5, and the time duration is from the end of September 24th to the end of October 1st; it stops right before October 8th and there's a milestone where it stops. In the 5th row, it lists the ID as 5 and the Task name as Deliverable - 6, and the time duration is from the beginning of September 24th to the end of October 8th. In the 6th row, it lists the ID as 6 and the Task name as Deliverable - 7, and the time duration is during October 15th and stops right before October 22nd. In the 7th row, it lists the ID as 7 and the Task name as Deliverable - 8, and the time duration is during October 22nd and stops right before November 5th with a milestone at the stopping point. In the 8th row, it lists the ID as 8 and the Task name as Deliverable - 9, and the time duration is during November 5th and stops right before November 19th with a milestone at the stopping point. In the 9th row, it lists the ID as 9 and the Task name as Deliverable - 10, and the time duration is from November 19th to the middle of the column under December 3rd. In the 10th row, it lists the ID as 10 and the Task name as Deliverable - 11, and the time duration goes from the middle of the column under November 19th to the end of December 3rd with a milestone at the stopping point. In the 11th row, it lists the ID as 11 and the Task name as Documentation, and the time duration goes from the middle of the collumn under September 10th to the end of December 3rd. In the 12th row, it lists the ID as 12 and the Task name as Process Management, and the time duration goes from the middle of the collumn under September 10th to the end of December 3rd. The 13th row lists the ID as 13 and the Task name as Project Management, and the time duration is from all of September 10th to the end of December 3rd.