Impact

Question 1

Describe the 5 steps of a simple logic model and the two sections they fit into

Answer 1

Your planned work

1. Resources/Inputs
2. Activities

Your intended results

3. Outputs
4. Outcomes
5. Impact

Question 2

describe causal links

Answer 2

Like in systems diagrams,
causal links are specific,
clearly linking two nodes.
They explain how A leads
to B.

Question 3

describe mechanisms

Answer 3

Mechanisms will explain the “how” of the ToC. They are
broader than specific links.
Loops in a system diagram
are often mechanisms

Question 4

describe assumptions

Answer 4

Assumptions are broader
than mechanisms and are
typically untested or
untestable.

Question 5

what other model (not logic model) is helpful to rigorously develop and analyze change initiatives

Answer 5

Theory of Change models