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Identifying Targets and Agents of Change: Who Can Benefit and Who Can Help

  

Tools & Checklists

 Contributed by Marcelo Vilela, Jenette Nagy and Stephen B. Fawcett Edited by Marya Axner

Tools
Checklist

Tool # 1: Planning Sheet

Fill out the following sheet as part of your planning process. You can use the information to decide who can benefit and contribute when you write or revise your action plan.

Connecting targets and agents of change

Community issue or problem:____________________________________________________

What behaviors and conditions contribute to the issue or problem?

Who are the people who experience or contribute to the issue (the targets of change)?

Who are the people who can contribute to improvement (the agents of change)?



























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Checklist

Here, you'll find a checklist summarizing the major points contained in the text.

___You understand that targets of change are people who experience the problem or issue or are directly at risk and who contribute to the problem through their actions or inactions.

___You understand that agents of change are those who can influence the people and conditions that contribute to the problem or issue.

___You understand that targets and agents of change may be the same people.

You know what agents of change do:

___They establish strong relationships with the people most affected.

___They diagnose the issue or problem.

___They convince the people experiencing the issue of the need for (and the possibility of) a change.

___They help make that change happen.

___They help maintain that change.

You know how to identify targets and agents of change:

___You know the problem or issue you want to address.

___You know who might resist the changes you want to make.

For targets of change:

___You know who is affected by the problem.

___You know who has previously been affected by the problem.

___You know who the peers of those affected are.

For agents of change:

___You know who has the power to bring about change.

___You know who has the time, resources, and desire to bring about change.

___You know who might be able to do it, if your organization can convince them.

___You know who already has a relationship with your targets of change.

___You have considered people who were (or are) targets.

For both:

___You have thought about people from all parts of your community.

___You have considered those your organization particularly wants to target or work with.

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