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Learning the Steps – instruction on the method of creating
a Theory of Change, including multi-media learning formats
such as video

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Glossary

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Examples

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Virtual Consultant – tips and pitfalls presented on screen at
each step

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Library of theories

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Links to other online resources that can help create a Theory
of Change (e.g. Lee Schorr’s Pathways Mapping Initiative)

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Online chats among users

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Tool for the creating and editing of Theories of Change

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Tool for drawing and changing the TOC graphic directly
(each user’s theory will be password protected and allow for
review or editing only by permission of the original author)

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Annotations by stakeholders to a Theory of Change to facilitate
discussion and revisions

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Comments and advice posted to a Theory of Change by
ActKnowledge (fee-based)

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Library of articles on Theory of Change-related topics

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Ability to store a Theory of Change in a database, save several
versions, and have all elements of a theory (outcomes, indicators,
activities, assumptions) stored in a database

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Multiple color views for printing, including by outcomes,
indicators, timeline or other options

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Multiple formats for printing, including poster-size charts for
meetings

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Integration with tools on Innovation Network’s Evaluation
Engine, such as their Logic Model Builder and Evaluation Plan
Builder

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Facilitator’s guides for conducting stakeholder meetings

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Materials for meetings, such as agendas, tips for facilitators,
graphics

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Customization of process and output for specific users, such
as connecting grantee theories to an overall foundation theory;
providing a format for submitting proposals, custom output for
dissemination (may be fee-based or supported by individual
user groups)