How to Draft a Logic Model (Step-by-Step Template)

Start implementing a systematic way to visually represent the relationships between your program's resources and activities with its outputs, outcomes, and impact.

In this way, your team members can plan and evaluate their strategies while communicating with funders and stakeholders about how a program is expected to work.

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How to Draft a Logic Model

Follow our easy guide to get started with your own logic model for your business to use internally or share with stakeholders.

Step 1: Identify the Purpose of Your Logic Model

A logic model should have a clear intention as to who it is aimed at but also, what process it is trying to encapsulate.

Step 2: Download Our Template

Once you have jotted down some ideas of where you would like to begin and the arc your logic model will take, you can download the template below as a further guide:

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Step 3: Familiarize Yourself with Each Component

A typical logic model consists of the following aspects:

• Inputs (Resources)

What resources (funding, staff, equipment, etc.) are needed?

List the resources required for your program (e.g., funding, staff, materials, equipment, partnerships).

• Activities

What specific tasks or actions will be implemented?

Outline the key actions the program will undertake (e.g., workshops, outreach, training, service delivery).

• Outputs

What are the direct results or products of the activities?

Specify the measurable products of the activities (e.g., number of participants trained, reports generated, services provided).

• Outcomes

What changes or benefits are expected in the short, medium, and long term?

Short-Term: Immediate changes (e.g., increase in knowledge or awareness).

Intermediate: Changes that occur after short-term outcomes (e.g., changes in behavior, skills).

Long-Term: Sustained changes in the target population or system (e.g., improved health, reduced poverty).

• Impact

What is the overall, long-lasting effect or goal?

Describe the broader and long-lasting changes or goals the program aims to achieve in society or a specific community.

Next, have a look at this example of a logic model that would be used for a health promotion program. We can see that there is a clear progression from the input stage to the impact that it has on the community, or perhaps in your case, the "customers".

Example: Logic Model for a Health Promotion Program

Step 5: Connect the Components

Draw arrows to show the logical flow and relationships between inputs, activities, outputs, outcomes, and impact.

Step 6: Review and Refine

Review your logic model to ensure it accurately reflects your program’s theory of change. Once you are satisfied, you can have an internal review or share it with your business partners.

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By implementing processes like draft logic models, your employees and those with a vested interest in the operations of your business can get a clear understanding of the financial and human resources needed to complete a project as well as the expected outcomes and necessary outputs of a proposed venture.