Rating Community Goals: Appraising of Importance and Feasibility

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Rating Community GoalsAppraising of Importance
and Feasibility
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What does it mean to rate community goals?

• It is a way to discover if the community believes
  its goals are desirable and realistic

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Why rate community goals?

• Reach consensus among members
• Continue to set priorities
• Validate the choices they have made about their
  goals

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When should you rate community goals?

• Before you set your action plan in stone, and
  certainly before you begin to take action

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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

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Why conduct a survey?

• Verify the importance of the goals
• Prioritize the goals
• Revise goals

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I. Develop a survey that lists and explains the
different objectives that your group hopes to
achieve
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II. Conduct a survey of constituents

• Members of your group
• Outside experts
• Funders
• Those people affected by the problem
• Other interested community members

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III. Review the ratings from the returned surveys
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IV. Use the survey results to finalize the plans