INTRODUCTION

Most development organizations are failing in effective documentation of their activities as well as in coming up with highly saleable project proposals. This has resulted in limited capacity for resource mobilization among many organizations. A good proposal that addresses a real need will attract a donor. This training will impart the participants with knowledge and skills for developing marketable project proposals.

Participants who successfully complete the course will receive a Certificate of Participation.

OBJECTIVES

By the end of this course the participants will be able to:

·      Highlight the basic concepts on a project proposal and what a project report entails

·      Properly identify problems, understand the cause-effect, and means-ends relationships for identifying a meaningful project

·      Evaluate the log frame- a Project design and analysis tool

·      Assess the important writing skills needed and the steps to generate quality reports to share with readers/stakeholders

·      Develop highly competitive project proposal for donor funded projects.

·      Generate and compile high quality technical reports.

DURATION

 This course will take approximately 5 days

WHO SHOULD ATTEND?

This course targets programme officers, managers, and other humanitarian and development agencies staff whose roles involve producing proposals and reports for their organization.

COURSE OUTLINE

·      Introduction to resource mobilization principles and practices.

·      Current funding environment for non-profit organizations.

·      Importance of strong proposals and quality reports in a competitive scenario.

·      Basic proposal elements, proposal formats, and proposal summary.

·      Call analysis, 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.

·      Defining the work packages developing a Gantt chart and a PERT diagram, establishing a complementary partnership, discussion on impact and exploitation issues.

·      Importance of quality reporting in a competitive business environment.

·      Determining 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.

·      Finalizing the proposal with the Budget Development discussing final issues and introducing a real proposal.

·      Local and international trends in report and proposal writing

·      Why the business world is now trying to simplify reports.

·      Taking a reader-centered approach.

·      Concept to construction-a practical guide to report-building

·      How to produce a powerful one-page executive summary

·      Why knowing how to self-edit is a must for anyone writing a report

GENERAL NOTES

·      The instructor led trainings are delivered using a blended learning approach and comprises of presentations, guided sessions of practical exercise, web-based tutorials and group work. Our facilitators are seasoned industry experts with years of experience, working as professional and trainers in these fields.

·      The participants should be reasonably proficient in English as all facilitation and course materials will be offered in English.

·      Upon successful completion of this training, participants will be issued with a certificate.

·      The training will be held at Kincaid Training Centre. The course fee covers the course tuition, training materials, two break refreshments and lunch.

·      All participants will additionally cater for their, travel expenses, visa application, insurance, and other personal expenses.

·      Accommodation and airport pickup are arranged upon request. For reservations contact the Training coordinator at Email: training@kincaiddevelopmentcenter.org or Tel: +254 724592901

·      This training can also be customized to suit the needs of your institution upon request. You can have it delivered in our Kincaid Training Centre or at a convenient location.

For further inquiries, please contact us on Tel: +254 724592901 or send mail to training@kincaiddevelopmentcenter.org

Payments are due upon registration. Payment should be sent to our Bank account before commencement of training and proof of payment sent to training@kincaiddevelopmentcenter.org