evaluation plan - cofund - katie graciela

8/9/2019 Evaluation Plan - CoFund - Katie Graciela

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Graciela Kincaid

Katie Goddard


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Project Update

We are open for donations!

Track the progress of James, Juan, Makayla, and

Maritza at http://alpha.u-fund.org/students

Reached $1,291in donations, with an average

donation size of $28

Check out The CO-Fund Blog

http://cofund.wordpress.com/

We will launch publicly on May 14th!


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2010 CO-Fund Fellows


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Logic Model


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Inputs

yPeople & their time: CO-Fund staff, CO-Fund Fellows, CO-Fund MentorsyMoney: website design, legal services, donations to FellowshipsyMeeting space, computer supplies, other equipment

ActivitySelect CO-Fund Fellows anddesign their online profiles.Help Fellows fundraise for

their scholarships.

ActivityPromote CO-Fund locally

and through onlinemediums.

ActivityEnter funding competitions,

apply for grants, andfundraise for internal costs.

Build website and seeklegal advice.

Output4 CO-Fund Fellowsselected. Micro-

scholarships raised ($2,500per student per year).Students matriculate tocompetitive institutions.

OutputAmount of press coverage(mentions through blog,Facebook, Twitter, and

Linked-in; newspaper andmagazine articles).

OutputCompetition placements.Amount of money raised,

number of fundraisingevents held. Number of

business partners.Improved website.

Outcomes (Intended)

yImproved college access for low-income students.yFellows attend the best school they are accepted to.yFellows more able to contribute to society through increased job opportunities, higherincome, greater civic engagement (voting, volunteering, donating to charity).yLowered barriers of participation for individuals nationwide to contribute to studentscollege funds.y

Inclusion of CO-Fund in the discussion on college access.


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Metrics and Measurement Plan: Outputs Full scholarships for CO-Fund Fellows

Metric: amount of money

Target: $2500 per student

Timeline: by first tuition date (August)

Amount of money raised for CO-Fund internal costs

Metric: amount of money Target: $35,000

Timeline: by September

Press Coverage Metric: # blog and Facebook post comments; # followers on Twitter,

Facebook, & Linked-In; # Twitter & Facebook tags, # mentions inarticles or blog posts

Target: 12 blog comments, 24 Facebook comments

300 Twitter followers, 300 Facebook followers, 100 Linked-In followers

20 article mentions or blog posts

Timeline: make contact by end of May, receive press by September


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Metrics and Measurement Plan: Outcomes Inclusion of CO-Fund in the college access discussion (Intermediate)

Indicators: press coverage (blog and Facebook post comments; followers on Twitter, Facebook,and Linked-In; Twitter and Facebook tags; mentions in articles/blog posts)

Target: CO-Fund will be a relevant name mentioned in the college access arena

Timeline: by next January

Lowered barriers of participation for individuals nationwide to contribute to

students college funds (Intermediate and long-term) Indicators: # of donors on website who check that they personally know and support a Fellow;

# donors registered on website; survey of all the donors who have profiles on website;roundtable event with CO-Fund Fellows and their immediate networks for feedback

Target: 75% of all donations made correspond to a registered donor; 75% of all donations aremade by individual donors; 30% donors located in same state as the recipient

Timeline: ongoing process, first results by September

Improved college access for low-income students (Long-term) Indicators: # of students who decline college, attend community college, matriculate to less-

competitive institutions (not their first-choice schools), and/or work through college;graduation rates

Target: we want these numbers to be close to zero; graduation rates close to 100%

Timeline:ongoing trend, first results by summer of 2014 (first class of Fellows graduates)

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