Stakeholder influence

Key stakeholders are your governing body, the participants, those who contribute time (partners) and money (funders). They decide whether to start the program, to participate in it, and to keep it going.

Stakeholders influence OBPE because of what they want to know and how they will use the answers they get.

Stakeholder: Target audience
What they want to know: Is this fun? Educational? Useful? Is it worth my time? Am I interested in the topic?
How answers will be used: To decide to participate, To recommend the program

Stakeholder: Your organization
What they want to know: Is the program meeting the target audience's need? Does it serve our mission?
How answers will be used: To improve the program, To end program, To start another program

Stakeholder: Program Funders
What they want to know: Who does the program serve? Is the program effective?
How answers will be used: To decide on continued funding, To promote replication

Stakeholder: Program Partners
What they want to know: Is there equal responsibility? Which services produce outcomes?
How answers will be used: To change the process, To add partners, To change responsibilities