# Build a logic model and performance measures for a public program

A logic model linking resources to outcomes, with output, outcome, efficiency, and equity measures you can report to councils, legislators, or funders.

- Topic: Data & Analysis
- Framework: RTF
- Level: Standard
- Tags: Plan, Code, Fill-in Template
- Source: https://www.thinkwithprompt.com/prompts/build-a-logic-model-and-performance-measures-for-a-public-program

## Prompt

```text
Help me build a logic model and performance measures for a public program.

**Program:** [NAME, purpose, who it serves]
**Goal the program supports:** [strategic plan goal, statute, grant objective]
**Activities:** [what staff actually do]
**Resources:** [budget, FTEs, partners]
**Data we already collect:** [systems, fields, how often]
**Who we report to:** [council, legislature, federal grantor, public dashboard]

Produce:
1. **Logic model table:** Inputs | Activities | Outputs | Short-term outcomes | Long-term outcomes, with the assumptions linking each column stated explicitly.
2. **Measures (8-12)** across four types: workload/output, efficiency (cost or time per unit), outcome (change for residents), and equity (results broken down by group or geography). For each give: name, exact definition, formula, data source, frequency, baseline [ADD], and target [ADD].
3. **A quality check** for each measure: is it within the program's influence, can it be gamed, and is the data reliable today?
4. **Gaps:** outcomes we care about but cannot measure yet, and the cheapest way to start.
5. **A one-page reporting layout** for elected officials.

Rules:
- Do not confuse outputs ("applications processed") with outcomes ("households stably housed after 12 months").
- Do not invent baselines, targets, or benchmarks. Mark them [ADD] or [CONFIRM].
- Flag measures that would require collecting new personal data, and note privacy and data-sharing considerations.
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## What to fill in

- NAME, purpose, who it serves
- strategic plan goal, statute, grant objective
- what staff actually do
- budget, FTEs, partners
- systems, fields, how often
- council, legislature, federal grantor, public dashboard
- ADD
- CONFIRM

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