Alec

For your project you seem to have two ways to go. The first is to define a specific problem that seniors are having (e.g. can’t get to the grocery store), measure how often it is occurring, implement your solution, and then re-measure.

The harder way to go is to measure the intangible “satisfaction” the seniors have in daily life. This would be done with surveys.

Hope this helps. Good luck! It sounds like a very worthwhile project.

Alec

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My question relates to number 5. I’m working for a non-profit and we are developing a program to assist seniors with daily life. I am currently in a grant writing class and was told that I need to come up with a way to measure success from a manageable standpoint…but how? What else can I do besides creating surveys and asking for comments? How do I quantify? I want the grant funding of course, but more importantly, I want our project to be successful (and be able to prove it was successful).

Any ideas would be greatly appreciated.

Georgette

Thanks for your comment.

You’re right. They do all sort of support and feed into each other. The good news is that they get more automatic with time. I’m still working on the consistently positive attitude, though. Being snarky is so tempting at times!

Wish you well,
Alec

Perhaps developing steady, positive habits will help build a consistently positive attitude – leading one to believe in their abilities, make wise choices and so forth!