Rating Community Goals Appraising of Importance and Feasibility

Rating Community Goals: Appraising of Importance and Feasibility Copyright © 2014 by The University of Kansas

What does it mean to rate community goals? • It is a way to discover if the community believes its goals are desirable and realistic Copyright © 2014 by The University of Kansas

Why rate community goals? • Reach consensus among members • Continue to set priorities • Validate the choices they have made about their goals Copyright © 2014 by The University of Kansas

When should you rate community goals? • Before you set your action plan in stone, and certainly before you begin to take action Copyright © 2014 by The University of Kansas

How to rate community goals? • • Develop a survey Conduct the survey Review the results from the survey Use the information you've obtained to fine-tune the plan Copyright © 2014 by The University of Kansas

Why conduct a survey? • Verify the importance of the goals • Prioritize the goals • Revise goals Copyright © 2014 by The University of Kansas

I. Develop a survey that lists and explains the different objectives that your group hopes to achieve Copyright © 2014 by The University of Kansas

II. Conduct a survey of constituents • • • Members of your group Outside experts Funders Those people affected by the problem Other interested community members Copyright © 2014 by The University of Kansas

III. Review the ratings from the returned surveys Copyright © 2014 by The University of Kansas

IV. Use the survey results to finalize the plans Copyright © 2014 by The University of Kansas