Integrating Diversity into Organizational Program Planning Process

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Integrating Diversity into Organizational
Program Planning Process

• Rachelle Vettern Sandra Holbrook
• North Dakota State University

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A diversity challenge avoiding the silo effect
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Reasons for the silo effect

• Resistance
• Whats diversity got to do with Extension work?
• Ignorance
• Whats the problem?
• Sense of inadequacy
• I dont know enough.
• Time constraints
• My plate is already full!

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The Logic Model one strategy for addressing the
silo effect

• Advantages
• Familiar to people in the organization as a
  program planning tool.
• Credible model beyond our own organization.
• Form now for the Federal Plan of Work.
• Emphasis on outcome and impact.
• Accountability for evaluation.

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Logic Model Program Performance Framework
SITUATION
PRIORITIES
INPUTS
OUTPUTS Activities Participation
OUTCOMES IMPACT Short-Term
Medium-Term
Long-Term
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L E A R N I N G C H A N G E S
I N D I C AT O R S
C O N D I T I O N C H A N G E S
I N D I C AT O R S
A C T I O N C H A N G E S
I N D I C AT O R S
ENVIRONMENT Influential Factors
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University of Wisconsin- Extension
Example One component of a comprehensive parent
education and support initiative
Situation
During a county needs assessment, majority of
parents reported that they were having difficulty
parenting and felt stressed as a result
OUTCOMES
INPUTS
OUTPUTS
Parents increase knowledge of child dev.
Parents identify appropriate actions to take
Develop parent ed curriculum
Staff
Improved child-parent relations
Targeted parents attend
Parents better understanding their own parenting
style
Money
Deliver series of interactivesessions
Parents use effective parenting practices
Strong families
Partners
Parents gain skills in effective parenting
practices
Research
Facilitate support groups
Assumptions
External factors
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Activity usingthe NDSU CAS Logic Models

• In groups of 3
• Review one of the NDSU CAS logic models in your
  small group and make revisions/ suggestions.
• Pick a spokesperson and be ready to share the
  results of your work with the large group.

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Integrating diversity into state program planning
process

• An example -
• Leadership Systems Logic Model

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Activity Creating Your Own Logic Model

• Think about your scope of work
• Pick one diversity related outcome/impact to
  incorporate into your work
• Individually work through the logic model on that
  piece (work from right to left)
• Share your work in small group
• Large group discussion

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Obstacles to Eliminating the Silo Effect

• Lack of administrative validation and support
  (real or perceived)
• Lack of buy-in by program planning team chair
  (real or perceived)
• Peer resistance (real or perceived)
• Inability to find relevance of diversity to
  subject matter

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