Chapter 5: Step 2: Strategic Design (Continued)

If you have decided to work with a partner, it is best to clarify responsibilities ahead of time to determine the role of each partner. Perhaps you will provide a local NGO with the formative research results and allow them to determine the design of program activities. Perhaps you will work together to make decisions about program activities. Regardless, it is important that the responsibilities of each collaborating party be clearly understood and put in writing in the form of a contract or cooperative agreement.

Timeline

Developing a timeline for your program is crucial for making concrete decisions about program design. Timelines ensure that program activities are feasible and can be completed in the duration of the project. Important elements to include in timelines are: dates for monitoring and evaluation surveys, duration of messages including at which time points message content might change, dates for hiring and training of all levels of program staff, dates for IPC outreach, and deadlines for material development.

Budgeting

Creating a budget [EXCEL] for your IPC program will also help guide your decision-making [PDF] about program activities. If funding is limited, your program may be limited to one geographic area to carry out program activities. Research, personnel, and material costs differ from country to country, so while it is impossible to provide budgets in this manual, it is possible to provide examples [EXCEL] of the financial requirements of certain types of activities.

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