About this course

Proficiency Area: Learning.

Population Needs is an organization's ability to assess the needs of a target population in relation to its programs, services, or strategies.

In the third (and final) lesson toward your silver Merit badge, you'll explore:

  • A refresher on the science behind goal-setting.

  • Three suggested goals to get you digging deeper and using your findings in your work with your population served.

  • Four key benefits of organizational goal-setting.

  • Examples of organizational goals that build this important capacity.

Course curriculum

    1. Goal Setting to Build Population Needs

    1. Population Needs Assessment: Goal-Setting for Success

    2. Goal-Setting at the Organizational Level: Building Further Capacity in Understanding Population Needs

    3. Check your learning

    1. More Population Needs Resources

    2. Population Needs Silver Badge Wrap-Up

    3. Before you go...

About this course

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  • 7 lessons
  • 0 hours of video content

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