Project Development and Proposal Writing Course
Details
Introduction
Donor funding is crucial since it helps researchers implement their project ideas. To access these funds a well written proposal is required for consideration by potential donors. The results of a project ought to be effectively communicated by the aid of a proposal. Therefore, organizations need to be able to develop high quality proposal to ensure the implementation of project ideas. The goal of this course is to equip participants with the skills to develop and write an effective proposal.
Course Objectives
By the end of this course the participants will be able to:
o Learn resource mobilization methods
o Identify project development and proposal writing principles
o Arrange different proposal aspects logically
o Develop and write an effective proposal
o Utilize the monitoring and evaluation principals in developing a proposal
o Write quality reports with respect to the targeted audience
Duration
5 Days
Who Should Attend
This course target project officials, managers, and staff working in organizations whose responsibilities include developing projects, and writing proposals and reports
Course Outline
Introduction to Resource Mobilization
o Importance of resource mobilization
o Principles and practices of resource mobilization
o Methods of resource mobilization
o Framework of resource mobilization
o Non-profit organization current funding environment
Overview of Proposal Writing
o Understanding the meaning of proposal and its different types
o Goal of proposals in mobilization of grants
o Donor requirement
o Format of proposal
o Solicited versus Unsolicited Proposals
o Development of a project and proposal writing
Project Planning and Development in Proposal Writing
Project Rationale
o Background of the project
o Needs Assessment
o Justification of the project
Project Overview
o Objectives of the project
o Beneficiaries of the project
o Hypothesis
o Strategy of the project
Project Design
o Monitoring and evaluation framework
o Identification of inputs, output, activities and impacts of the project
o Project findings and interpretation
o Project model
o Project strategies implementation
o Project measurement via M & E frameworks
o Budget for the project
Proposal’s Building blocks
o Introduction
o Cover letter
o Cover page
o Researchers of the project
o Budget for the project
o Schedule of the project
o Summary
o Appendixes
Proposal Review
o Criteria of proposal review
o Process of proposal review
o Agreement for grant
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