Monthly Archives: January 2012

Some Updates from Our Recent Endeavors

We’d like to take this opportunity to thank Carolyn Ramsdell for her great presentation of our partnering with the Hunger Project. Carolyn joined us during the second day of our Intensive Workshop Training in April, and spoke to our group with our very own Dana Taplin. We look forward to more collaborations like this in the future.

In other news, we’d also like to note that TOCO is undergoing some Read More…

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TOCO upgrade!

A TOCO upgrade is coming in a few months. Please post your favorite features and how you use them, along with improvements you’d like to see on the TOC Facebook. Provide a link.

IMPORTANT NOTE TO TOCO USERS: No symbols can be used in TOC titles. Read More…

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Theory of Change in Salt Lake City!

ActKnowledge has been invited by United Way of Salt Lake City to offer the opportunity to teach Theory of Change to UWSL partner organizations on March 14, 2012.

ActKnowledge will be guiding UWSL partner agencies through what a Theory of Change is, how it can inform strategies around a common agenda, and how local agencies might use ToC in their own communities to communicate a broad neighborhood Read More…

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How-to Video: Drawing on the TOCO canvas

Using TOCO: Canvas Details Read More…

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How did TOCO come about?

What makes it different from other planning models?

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Introduction to Theory of Change, in London

Join a lively workshop and learning opportunity with ActKnowledge, a global leader in Theory of Change. We will host a day-long Introduction to Theory of Change Workshop in Central London, UK  on September 9, 2011, 9:30 — 17:30. Click here for a printable flyer.

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Welcome

Outcomes, results, impact: these terms have tremendous currency in today’s world. In health care, education, social services, and anti-poverty work, agencies are looking for ways to chart and measure the results of their work. Outcomes Research seeks a U.S. health care system that pays for results rather than services. In Higher Education, reformers like Lumina Foundation for Education are trying to steer the system toward learning outcomes Read More…

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