FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Contact: Allison Washington | Director of Communications & Community Engagement | allison@volunteermississippi.org | (601) 432-6228
Volunteer Mississippi and the Center for Population Studies Roll Out Design with Data Workshop Series to Support Laurel Area Organizations Serving Rural Mississippi.
Design with Date Workshop Series will help organizations submit high quality applications for grants funding evidence-based or evidence-informed interventions.
LAUREL, Miss. — Volunteer Mississippi, in partnership with the Center for Population Studies at the University of Mississippi, will host a 2-day Design with Data workshop on August 17th-18th from 9:00 am – 5:00 pm Thursday and 9:00 am – 1:00 pm Friday at the YWCO, located at 480 W. Oak Street, in Laurel.
This NO COST workshop is targeted toward organizations that are interested in applying for AmeriCorps State grants. During the workshop, Volunteer Mississippi and the Center for Population Studies staff members will provide organizations with guidance, tools, and instruction on creating logic, models, and share information on accessing and assessing research and data to support program design. Organizations that serve rural areas are encouraged to register.
“Organizations that serve rural areas in our state provide critical services for many Mississippians, which is why we want to ensure those organizations are equipped with the tools necessary to successfully apply for competitive grants,” said Caitlin Brooking, director of program development for Volunteer Mississippi. “The goal of this workshop is to produce stronger applicants in the grant process, so organizations can secure funding for key projects and continue doing great work in rural communities.”
Design with Data workshop attendees will learn how to design program interventions, identify and select meaurable program outcomes, create a logic model, use academic research and data to support program proposals, interpret research results, and incorporate research as evidence to support program proposals.
In addition to this workshop, Volunteer Mississippi and the Center for Population Studies will be hosting Design with Data workshops in Natchez on September 7th-8th, and Philadelphia on September 21st-22nd. To register for our Design with Data workshops, click here or contact Caitlin Brooking at 769.257.4827 or cbrooking@ihl.state.ms.us. To learn more about Volunteer Mississippi, visit www.volunteermississippi.org or call (888) 353-1793.
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