Glossary

Activities are concrete plans, actions, or investments that are oriented to smaller steps or shorter time-frames within the arc of a given strategy or set of strategies.

Milestones are indicators that you are making actual progress toward your outcomes. A Milestone is NOT checking off a set of “To Dos” on your list.  A Milestone tells you that the activities you have completed are actually getting you where you want to go (your outcomes). You will know you reach  a milestone, because there is a little story to tell. 

Outcomes are the changes in health, behavior, actions, attitudes, or policies that impact students, educators, people, groups and organizations with whom your work is connected. Some changes can be short-term and others can be long-term. What’s important is focusing on the specific kind of knowable change that would occur if your efforts were successful.

Strategies support your long-term outcomes and describe the approach you are planning to take. Strategies are typically implemented in one to three (and sometimes more) years. They may include a theory of action framework and consider resources, context, people and timelines.