Information Access Categories III and IVResource DevelopmentEquipment Acquisition

Resource Development

To support an organization to meet the needs of their clients or communities by developing specific educational or informational materials such as culturally or language specific fact sheets, bibliographies, guides or other products.

Equipment Acquisition

To improve access to electronic AIDS and other health-related information resources which may require the purchase of hardware (computer equipment), software, or contractual relationships necessary to obtain a connection to the Internet for the purpose of accessing AIDS-related information or sharing AIDS-related information.

Project Examples 3

Produce and syndicate culturally and linguistically appropriate messagesReady Reference Guides to person with HIV/AIDS or at high risk for HIVCulturally competent and age appropriate information in English and Spanish emphasizing prevention, risk reduction and skills buildingDevelop and facilitate access to factsheets on the treatment of HIV/AIDS and related information written in nontechnical language and translated into several languages

Measures 3Resource needs Target population needs assessment/types of resources neededResource developmentResource materials created: type such as cultural specific, bibliography Resource materials utilized/sustained/maintained/updatedPurchases of hardware/software to develop resourcesUtilization of consultants/contractual relationships to develop resources AccessPurchases of hardware/software to access and share informationUtilization of consultants/contractual relationships to access and share information

Evaluation Questions 3Resource needs Has a resource needs assessment been conducted for the target population?If so, what were the outcomes of that needs assessment?Resource developmentWhat types of resource materials are being developed?How are the resource materials being utilized/sustained/maintained/ updated?Was hardware/soft purchased to develop resource material? If so, what kind and how was it used?Were consultants/contractual relationships used to develop resource material? If so, who and what work did they complete?

Evaluation Questions 3 (cont’d)AccessWas hardware/soft purchased to help agencies provide access/share materials? If so, what kind and how was it used?Were consultants/contractual relationships used to help agencies provide access/share materials? If so, who and what work did they complete?

Sample Evaluation Tools 3Resource needs Outcomes of Community/resource needs assessmentResource developmentResource development templateResource material tracking (How utilized/sustained/maintained/updated)Comparison checklist for equipment/software purchasesConsultant/contractual reportsAccessEquipment/software inventoryUtilization logConsultant/contractual reports

Resources 3TeamLab-University of Southern California

Designing materials for particular audiences/understanding culture http://teamlab.usc.edu/learn/roadmap/audience.html

CenterLink-The Community of LBT CentersConducting Needs assessment

http://www.lgbtcenters.org/how-to-do-a-community-needs-assessment.aspx

Resources 3 (cont’d)Harvard Family Research Project Evaluation Exchange, Understanding Cost-Benefit and Cost-Effectiveness Evaluation

http://www.hfrp.org/evaluation/the-evaluation-exchange/issue-archive/methodology-15/at-what-price-benefit-cost-analysis-and-cost-effectiveness-analysis-in-program-evaluation

TechSoup.orgWebsite for Non-Profits and technology. Planning and how to articles

http://www.techsoup.org/support/articles-and-how-tos/articles-by-subject?subjectid=14