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Module C > Inputs 

Defining Inputs

In defining the program’s purpose, we’ve answered the questions—do what? for whom? for what outcomes/benefits? This overview lets us plan what inputs will be necessary for the program.

Inputs are resources dedicated to or consumed by the program.

$$$ Money is a basic input, and will be necessary for some parts of nearly all projects (fees, overhead, salaries). However, it is more useful to list as inputs the things that money will buy (as we’ve done in other listings), than simply money itself. 

People: staff, volunteers, consultants

Materials: workbooks, software, brochures, artifacts

Standards: curricula, association requirements, educational standards

Equipment/Facilities: computers, web site, conference space

Information: database, research, surveys, front-end evaluation

Library example: inputs

The Riverton Memoir program will support a writing group on autobiography, including visits by Kentucky memoir writers and publication of participants’ work.

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