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:

·         Learn resource mobilization methods

·         Identify project development and proposal writing principles

·         Arrange different proposal aspects logically

·         Develop and write an effective proposal

·         Utilize the monitoring and evaluation principals in developing a proposal

·         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

·         Importance of resource mobilization

·         Principles and practices of resource mobilization

·         Methods of resource mobilization

·         Framework of resource mobilization

·         Non-profit organization current funding environment

Overview of Proposal Writing

·         Understanding the meaning of proposal and its different types

·         Goal of proposals in mobilization of grants

·         Donor requirement

·         Format of proposal

·         Solicited versus Unsolicited Proposals

·         Development of a project and proposal writing

Project Planning and Development in Proposal Writing

Project Rationale

·         Background of the project

·         Needs Assessment

·         Justification of the project

Project Overview

·         Objectives of the project

·         Beneficiaries of the project

·         Hypothesis

·         Strategy of the project

Project Design

·         Monitoring and evaluation framework

·         Identification of inputs, output, activities and impacts of the project

·         Project findings and interpretation

·         Project model

·         Project strategies implementation

·         Project measurement via M & E frameworks

·         Budget for the project

Proposal’s Building blocks

·         Introduction

·         Cover letter

·         Cover  page

·         Researchers of the project

·         Budget for the project

·         Schedule of the project

·         Summary

·         Appendixes

Proposal Review

·         Criteria of proposal review

·         Process of proposal review

·         Agreement for grant

General Notes

·         All our courses can be Tailor-made to participants' needs

·         The participant must be conversant in English

·         Presentations are well-guided, practical exercises, web-based tutorials, and group work. Our facilitators are experts with more than 10 years of experience.

·         Upon completion of training the participant will be issued with a Foscore development center certificate (FDC-K)

·         Training will be done at the Foscore development center (FDC-K) centers. We also offer inhouse and online training on the client schedule

·         Course duration is flexible and the contents can be modified to fit any number of days.

·         The course fee for onsite training includes facilitation training materials, 2 coffee breaks, a buffet lunch, and a Certificate of successful completion of Training. Participants will be responsible for their own travel expenses and arrangements, airport transfers, visa application dinners, health/accident insurance, and other personal expenses.

·         Accommodation, pickup, freight booking, and Visa processing arrangement, are done on request, at discounted prices.

·         Tablet and Laptops are provided to participants on request as an add-on cost to the training fee.

·         One-year free Consultation and Coaching provided after the course.

·         Register as a group of more than two and enjoy a discount of (10% to 50%)

·         Payment should be done before commence of the training or as agreed by the parties, to the FOSCORE DEVELOPMENT CENTER account, so as to enable us to prepare better for you.

·         For any inquiries reach us at training@fdc-k.org or +254712260031

 

 

·         Website:www.fdc-k.org