Project Proposal and Report Writing Skill course

Introduction

Training on Project Proposal and Report Writing is an important concept in the project management arena. This is because without the skills the project managers cannot be in a position to request for grants from the funders/donors of a project. It is thus paramount for the project managers and other stakeholders to train on this course to be better placed when managing projects. A good proposal that addresses a real need will attract a donor. Organizations require personnel well equipped with an understanding of the proposal development process. This is a highly practical and participative workshop that will provide organizations with staff grounded in knowledge and skills for developing marketable project proposals.

Course Objective:

•          Organizing   facts and ideas effectively
•          Conveying  a clear and persuasive message
•          Strengthen support for ideas in reports and proposals to get results
•          Construct well-planned sentences and paragraphs leading to logical exposition of thought
•          Intuitively write business reports with good structure
•          Handling  various reports such as: informative, persuasive, evaluative, problem-solving, project and feasibility reports
•          Formulate a logical document into a specific action request based on a real concern

Duration

5days

Who should attend?

The course will target programme officers, managers, and other humanitarian and development agencies staff whose roles involve producing proposals and reports for their organization. This will help them gain skills on how to write appropriate projects and proposals.

Course content

•          Introduction
•          Resource mobilization principles and practices.
•          Current funding environment for non-profit organizations.
•          Relevance of strong proposals and quality reports in a competitive scenario.
•          Proposal elements, proposal formats, and proposal summary.
•          Project concept development, formulation of the project objectives and a preliminary work plan.
•          Needs assessment, project design frameworks, problem statement, problem justification, project goals and objectives setting, project output and outcomes, project strategy and approaches, and Project implementation planning.
•          Monitoring and evaluation framework and plan, organizational frameworks.
•          Developing a Gantt chart and a PERT diagram, establishing a complementary partnership, discussion on impact and exploitation issues.
•          Quality reporting in a competitive business environment.
•          Suitable reporting for different audiences.
•          Key elements of technical reporting.
•          Monthly progress reports, activity reports, routine reports, field trip reports, meetings reports.
•           Elements of a good budget.
•          Clear writing skills for proposals and reports
•          Eliminating common language mistakes
•          Reducing unnecessary story details and unnecessary documentation
•          Proposal objectives, types, formats and styles
•          Understanding what motivates people to read
•          Preparing and outlining a proposal
•          Preparing effective proposal  reports
•          Organizing your ideas and generating the outline in an effective format
•          Linking the report to the reader’s needs
•          Making predictions and recommendations 
•          Finalizing the proposal with the Budget Development discussing final issues